false start
柯林斯词典
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. 失败的开端
Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes. 他说任何经济改革都面临过一些不成功的开始和错误。
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. 起跑犯规
He powered away after two false starts to win comfortably. 他在两次起跑犯规后奋力猛冲而轻松获胜。
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false start (false starts)
剑桥词典
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
抢跑，起跑犯规
If an athlete makes a false start , the race must be restarted . 如果运动员抢跑，比赛就得重新开始。
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
失败的开端
We had a couple of false starts because of computer problems , but now the project has really begun . 由于计算机方面的问题，我们的项目在初始阶段失败了几次，但是现在已经顺利展开。 返回 false start