- 出发，动身，起程：
The bus will start at 7:30 tomorrow morning.
汽车将于明晨7时30分准时开出。
In order to get out of the peak-hour traffic, we must start early.
我们得早点儿动身以避开交通高峰期。
- 开始，动手；发生：
When will the film start on TV?
电视上什么时候上演这部影片?
How can I start in such confusion?
情况这么混乱，让我怎么动手呀?
- 突然出现，呈现；突然活动(或升起、跳跃等)：
She saw a fish start from the water.
她看到一条鱼跃出了水面。
- 突然跳起，蹦起：
The rabbit started from the bush.
野兔从灌木丛中突然窜了出来。
I never thought such an old woman could start out of the sofa.
我怎么也不敢相信，这么老的老太太能从沙发上一蹦而起。
- 吃惊，吓了一跳：
You caused us to start.
你吓了我们大家一跳。
- 突然涌出，冒出：
The spring starts.
泉水冒出来了。
Blood started from the bandage.
血从绷带上又渗了出来。
- 开始立业，开始从事工作：
He started as a lawyer before he went in for politics.
他从政前做律师工作。
He started his first clinic when he was 20 .
他20岁时，开了他立业的第一个诊所。
- 鼓出，突出：
His eyes started out of his head in surprise when he saw she was still in the bed.
当他看到她依然睡在床上时，他惊愕得瞪大了眼睛。
- 起始，起头(常与at， with连用):
Now count the numerals, and start at 1, please.
数数吧，从1数起。
OK,let me start with the particles.
好吧，就让我从小品词开始讲起吧。
- (机器零件等)松动；脱落：
It doesn't matter; only a nut started.
没什么大毛病，就是有个螺母松动了。
- 变歪，变翘曲：
The beam has started.
横梁已经翘曲了。
- 参加比赛，上场：
I want to know if he could start in today's match.
我想知道今天的比赛他是不是能上场。