start off

• • 开始走，出发；迅速移开[亦作 start away]：

    They started off to Normandie at midnight.

    他们在午夜踏上了开赴诺曼底的征程。

    My cat started off as soon as he smelt the little dog.

    我的猫咪一闻到小狗身上的气味便马上跳开跑掉了。

  • (使)开始，(使)从事；把…作为开始：

    to start off a book

    着手写一本书

    What made her start off on this weekend marathon?

    是什么使她卷入到周末的马拉松赛跑中去了呢?

  • (使)开始(喋喋不休地说起来)：

    She will start off if she begins.

    如果让她说起来，她就会说个不停。

  • [口语]先提出(某个特殊问题)开始其谈话：

    He started off by pointing out that we should go to the heart of the problem.

    他开始谈话时首先指出我们得抓住问题的要害。