starting

🇬🇧 UK/'stɑ:tiŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Relating to or appropriate for the beginning of an activity or event.

开始的;起始的;出发的

n.

The act of beginning or initiating something.

开始;起动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
startother
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=starting

Common Collocations

  • 1.starting point出发点;起点
  • 2.starting line起跑线
  • 3.starting salary起始薪资
  • 4.starting position起始位置;首发位置

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The starting salary for this position is quite competitive in the industry.

  • 2.

    All runners gathered at the starting line, waiting for the signal.

  • 3.

    The starting point of the project was a simple idea sketched on a napkin.

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