start off

始める、始まる

活動を始める。どのように始めるかを伴うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To begin an activity, often in a particular way.

• Let us start off with a game.
• He started off as a teacher.
• The meeting started off well but ended badly.

使い方： start off with something (We started off with a simple exercise.); start off by doing something (Start off by washing your hands.); start off as something (She started off as a shop assistant.)

類義語： begin, start

反対語： finish, end

よく使う表現： start off slowly, start off well, start off with something

出発する

ある場所を離れて、旅を始める。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place and begin a journey.

• We started off early.
• They started off for home after lunch.
• What time should we start off tomorrow?

使い方： start off for somewhere (We started off for the coast at dawn.); start off on something (They started off on their journey after breakfast.)

類義語： set off, set out

反対語： arrive

よく使う表現： start off early, start off home

きっかけを与える、話し始めさせる

人が笑ったり泣いたり、いつもの話題を話し始めたりするきっかけを作る。

やさしい英語で： To make someone begin laughing, crying, or talking about a familiar subject.

• That joke started him off laughing.
• Mentioning her dog started her off crying again.
• Do not start him off about his old job.

使い方： start someone off on/about something (Do not start her off on politics.); start someone off doing something (That joke started us all off laughing.)

類義語： set off, trigger

よく使う表現： start someone off, start someone off laughing