to start

It was a chance to start afresh.

这是个重新开始的机会。

The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.

该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府。

We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.

我们坐着，焦急地等待电影开演。

The car stalled and refused to start again.

汽车熄火打不着了。

The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it .

这项工程几乎不需要启动工作，好就好在这里。

It was a chance to start afresh .

这是个重新开始的机会。

They determined to start early.

他们决定早点出发。

The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.

这次面试从头至尾使人备受煎熬。

The council has given the go-ahead to start building.

委员会已批准破土动工。

It was not a propitious time to start a new business.

那不是营业开张的吉时佳日。

The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it.

这项工程几乎不需要启动工作，好就好在这里。

He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.

他总是雄心勃勃地想自己创业。

Pull the lever to start the motor.

拉动手柄启动马达。

Click the OK button to start.

单击确认键启动。

I couldn't get the car to start this morning.

我今天早上没法让这汽车发动起来。

I lost count and had to start again.

我数着数着忘了，不得不又从头开始数。

He had no wish to start a fight.

他无意挑衅。

It suits me to start work at a later time.

对我来说，最好晚一点再开始工作。

It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming.

讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。

You mean we have to start all over again?

你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍？

After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up.

我们在赛季初表现不佳之后一直在努力追赶。

This year the company has been trying to penetrate new markets (= to start selling their products there) .

今年这家公司一直试图打入新市场。

I can't get the ruddy car to start!

我就是发动不了这破车！

Of course, it had to start raining as soon as we got to the beach.

可恶的雨，我们一到海滩它就非得下起来。

The car can be a swine to start.

这辆车有时很难发动。

We'll need to start at 7.00.

我们需要在7点钟出发。

We don't need to start yet.

我们不必马上开始。

You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up.

你得准备好从最基层干起，努力向上。

They emigrated to start a new life in Canada.

他们移居加拿大，开始了新的生活。

We collected dry sticks to start a fire.

我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。