start out

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If someone or something starts out as a particular thing, they are that thing at the beginning although they change later. 起初是
Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman. 戴利是個(gè)巧舌如簧的愛(ài)爾蘭裔美國(guó)人，他起初是個(gè)推銷(xiāo)員。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you start out by doing something, you do it at the beginning of an activity. 以 (做某事) 開(kāi)始
I'm careful to start out by saying clearly what I want. 我小心地以清楚地說(shuō)出自己想要的東西開(kāi)始。