start

　　We won’t finish the job today, but we have made a start. 此句中的start用作名词,意为“开头,开端,起始”,这是start的常用法之一。

　　It started to rain. 此句中的start用作动词,意为“开始”,这是start的常用法之二。

　　除了以上用法外,start还有其它用法。如:

　　① The news gave me quite a start.(start用作名词,意为“吃惊,惊起”。)

　　② Isn’t it time we start back? It’s getting dark. (start back意为“动身返回”。)

　　③ What time do you start for work? (start for... 意为“动身去”。)

　　④ I told him the whole story, from start to finish. (from start to finish意为“自始至终,从头到尾”。)