starting

名词 starting:

1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
   同义词：start

动词 start:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   同义词：get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
2. set in motion, cause to start
   同义词：begin, lead off, start, commence
3. leave
   同义词：depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   同义词：begin, start
5. bring into being
   同义词：originate, initiate, start
6. get off the ground
   同义词：start, start up, embark on, commence
7. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
   同义词：startle, jump, start
8. get going or set in motion
   同义词：start, start up
9. begin or set in motion
   同义词：start, go, get going
10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    同义词：start, take up
11. play in the starting lineup
    同义词：start
12. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    同义词：begin, start
13. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    同义词：begin, start
14. bulge outward
    同义词：start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out

形容词 starting:

1. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
2. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

1. The carpets are starting to wear.
   地毯渐渐磨坏了。
2. It's starting to thaw.
   天暖得化冻了。
3. The cut is no longer weeping and is starting to heal.
   伤口已不流脓，渐渐愈合了。
4. The runners got into position on the starting line.
   赛跑运动员已进入起跑线上的位置。
5. Who is to blame for starting the fire?
   这场火灾应该追究谁的责任?
6. He has already eaten three cakes and is starting on the fourth.
   他已经吃完三块糕点，现在开始吃第四块了。
7. Miniskirts are starting to come back.
   超短裙又开始流行了。
8. I have to buy some kitchen utensils before starting cooking.
   开始做饭前，我还得去买些厨房用具。