start off

英 [stɑːt ɒf]

美 [stɑːrt ɔːf]

第一份工作是…; 从…开始; 从…着手; 使（某人）开始（做某事）; 使开始

牛津词典

• 以上各词均用以指事情开始发生或开始做某事。
  These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of sth.
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点：
  to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point
  1. When does the class start?
     什么时候上课？
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点、开始讲话：
  to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking
  1. When does the concert begin?
     音乐会什么时候开始？
• 指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是：
  ( rather informal ) to start happening or doing sth; to start by doing or being sth
  1. The discussion started off mildly enough.
     讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
• 尤指以…开始（活动）、（活动）以…开始：
  ( informal ) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. Tom will kick off with a few comments.
     汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。
  2. The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.
     节期从9月13日星期一开始。
• 指开始发生：
  ( formal ) to start happening
  1. The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
     会议定于午间召开。
• 指以…开始（活动）、（活动、电影或书）以…开头／开篇：
  to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, film/movie or book) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. The story opens with a murder.
     故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
• 指开始：
  to start
  1. Preparations have got under way for a week of special events in May.
     五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经开始。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 从…开始;从…着手
  If youstart off bydoing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.
  1. She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her...
     她先是指控他勒索，但他几乎不理睬她。
  2. Joe Loss started off playing piano background music for silent films in the 1920s.
     乔·洛斯先是于 20 世纪 20 年代为无声电影弹奏钢琴背景音乐。
• PHRASAL VERB 使(某人)开始(做某事)
  Tostartsomeoneoffmeans to cause them to begin doing something.
  1. Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.
     她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。
• PHRASAL VERB 使开始
  Tostartsomethingoffmeans to cause it to begin.
  1. He became more aware of the things that started that tension off...
     他越来越清楚地认识到引起紧张局势的原因。
  2. Best results are obtained by starting the plants off in a warm greenhouse.
     要想取得最理想的结果，一开始就应该让植株在温暖的温室里生长。
• → see:start 4

双语例句

• So it's better to start off with a simple story and refine it slowly over time.
  所以最好从一个简单的故事开始，然后随着时间的流逝慢慢精制它。
• Whether or not we can start off tomorrow will depend on the weather.
  明日能否出发，须视天气而定。
• I'll start off by filling you in on the background of this research.
  首先我要提供各位这个研究的背景。
• I'm not certain when we start off.
  我拿不准我们何时动身。
• If you still lack confidence in your conversational skills, start off by talking to your family and friends.
  如果你对自己的谈话技巧缺乏信心，那么从与家人交谈和与朋友交谈开始。
• She'll start off tomorrow.
  她将在明天出发。
• Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.
  她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。
• Even if it rains tomorrow, I will start off.
  即使明天下雨，我还是要动身。
• You may grow complacent over time or you may never start off on the right foot.
  你可能会越来越自满或你可能永远做不对下一件事情。
• It equips you with a very small set of simple rules to start off.
  只需了解很小的一套简单规则，你就可以“盛装出发”了。