false start
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A false start is an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin. 失敗的開端
Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes. 他說任何經(jīng)濟改革都面臨過一些不成功的開始和錯誤。
2. N-COUNT If there is a false start at the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal. 起跑犯規(guī)
He powered away after two false starts to win comfortably. 他在兩次起跑犯規(guī)后奮力猛沖而輕松獲勝。
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false start (false starts)
劍橋詞典
false start noun [C usually singular] (RACE)
the start of a race in which one competitor starts too early, before the official signal to begin
搶跑，起跑犯規(guī)
If an athlete makes a false start , the race must be restarted . 如果運動員搶跑，比賽就得重新開始。
false start noun [C usually singular] (PROBLEM)
an attempt to do something that fails because you are not ready or not able to do it
失敗的開端
We had a couple of false starts because of computer problems , but now the project has really begun . 由于計算機方面的問題，我們的項目在初始階段失敗了幾次，但是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)順利展開。 返回 false start