start off

名词 start off:

1. a start given to contestants
   同义词：kickoff, send-off, start-off

1. If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.
   要是刚一发动就用最高挡，那就会熄火。
2. I start off as a kitchen helper.
   我开始是干厨房帮手的活。
3. Don't light a cigarette when you meet the boss; you'll start off on the wrong foot.
   见老板时不要点烟，要不然，你和他一开始就会处不好。
4. They will soon start off.
   他们很快就要动身了。
5. We can make it if we start off now.
   现在我们出发还赶得上。