名詞 starting:

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

動詞 start:

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

形容詞 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.
   地毯漸漸磨壞了。
2. It's starting to thaw.
   天暖得化凍了。
3. The cut is no longer weeping and is starting to heal.
   傷口已不流膿，漸漸愈合了。
4. The runners got into position on the starting line.
   賽跑運動員已進(jìn)入起跑線上的位置。
5. Who is to blame for starting the fire?
   這場火災(zāi)應(yīng)該追究誰的責(zé)任?
6. He has already eaten three cakes and is starting on the fourth.
   他已經(jīng)吃完三塊糕點，現(xiàn)在開始吃第四塊了。
7. Miniskirts are starting to come back.
   超短裙又開始流行了。
8. I have to buy some kitchen utensils before starting cooking.
   開始做飯前，我還得去買些廚房用具。