false start

英 [ˌfɔːls ˈstɑːt]

美 [ˌfɔːls ˈstɑːrt]

n.  不成功的开端; 起步失误; 起跑犯规; 抢跑

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牛津词典

noun

• 不成功的开端；起步失误
  an attempt to begin sth that is not successful
  1. After a number of false starts, she finally found a job she liked.
     她起初失败了几次，之后终于找到了喜欢的工作。
• 起跑犯规；抢跑
  a situation when sb taking part in a race starts before the official signal has been given

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (由于准备不充分而引起的)起步失误，失败的开端
  Afalse startis an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin.
  1. Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes.
     他说，任何经济改革一开始都难免会经历失败,难免会出错。
• (赛跑的)抢跑，起跑犯规
  If there is afalse startat the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal.

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