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查询技巧:
1、输入单个单词准确查询。
2、使用%模糊查询,匹配任意长度字符:
   %a    以a结尾的单词;
   ab%    以ab开头的单词;
   %ac%    含有ac的单词。
3、使用_模糊查询,匹配单个任意字符:
   _a_    三位且a在中间的单词;
   _ad    三位且ad结尾的单词;
   ac_    三位且ac开头的单词;
   _a    两位且a结尾的单词;
   a_    两位且a开头的单词。
4、带连字符-的单词,需含-字符才能模糊查询,如well-know需输入 well-% 。
5、在手机键盘上,如果g上有%和v上有_,则可长按输入。

starting point

英 / ˈstɑːtɪŋ pɔɪnt /
n. 出发点;基础

复数:starting points

1. They had already walked a couple of miles or more from their starting point.
他们从出发点已走了至少几英里。
2. The nasty thing about a blackmailer is that his starting point is usually the truth.
讨厌的事情在于,敲诈者开始借以要挟的把柄往往是事实。
3. Venezuela is the ideal starting point to explore the grandeur and natural beauty of South America.
委内瑞拉是探索南美的宏伟壮观与自然美景的理想出发点。
4. It is the starting point to which the theorist returns after every ingenious excursion.
它是理论家在每一次巧妙的旅行之后返回的出发点。
5. When you compare your current status with the starting point, you'll find you've made progress, right?
当你对比现在的状态和一开始的状态时,你会发现你已经进步了,对吗?