今日短語
Start from scratch 意思是從頭開始,這是一個口語表達。它可以用來形容一件事情完全從零開始,從起跑線開始。另一個常聽到的表達是 build from scratch,意思和前者幾乎一樣。
例句
Let's start from scratch and see how quickly we can get the food on the table.
讓我們從零開始做起,看看我們幾時能把菜做好端上桌子。
After their proposal was rejected, the team decided to throw away the plan and start from scratch.
當他們的建議被否定了以后,團隊決定完全放棄以前的計劃,重新從起跑線開始。
Sometimes it’s best to start from scratch, rather than trying to make changes to the existing plan.
有時候最好從零開始,而非根據(jù)現(xiàn)成的設(shè)計進行修改。
He built his company from scratch and now it’s a multimillion pound business.
他白手起家創(chuàng)建了公司,現(xiàn)在這家企業(yè)已價值數(shù)百萬英鎊。