start/stɑːt $ stɑːrt/

v. begin doing sth

v. [I; T] 开始：[start to do sth] The little girl suddenly started to cry. 这个小女孩突然哭了起来。

◇[start doing sth] He started laughing. 他笑了起来。

◇They start school in September. 他们9月份开学。

◇The class starts at 8 o'clock. 8点钟开始上课。

◇start a company 开办一家公司

to start with 首先：To start with we have to find out what's wrong. 首先，我们得弄清楚出了什么问题。

音组-art/-ɑːt $ -ɑːrt/

art; chart; part; smart; start

辨析begin; start