比如 it's started on Sunday afternoon 从周末开始
罗老师:
start既可以作及物动词,也可以作不及物动词。
作及物动词的意义是“开始;是开始 ;开动,起动;发动;引起;创办;使……松动”等含义。
既然是及物动词,就可以带宾语,所以被动语态也是自然而然的。例如:
The fight is started by some youths who have drunk.
这场架是一帮喝醉了的小青年惹起的。
Make sure that the MTA service is started.
请确保已启动MTA服务。
The society was started in 1981.
该协会是1980年创建的。
Rock-'n'-roll was started in the 1950s.
摇滚乐发源于20世纪50年代。
Hurry up. The meeting will be started in a minute.
快点,会议一分鐘后就要开始了。
He ordered that the work be started at once .
他命令立即开始工作。
Now the building has been started, it is too late to back off.
现在大楼已开始动工,要放弃行动为时已晚。