false start

英 [ˌfɔːls ˈstɑːt]

美 [ˌfɔːls ˈstɑːrt]

n.  不成功的开端; 起步失误; 起跑犯规; 抢跑

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 不成功的开端；起步失误
  an attempt to begin sth that is not successful
  1. After a number of false starts, she finally found a job she liked.
     她起初失败了几次，之后终于找到了喜欢的工作。
• 起跑犯规；抢跑
  a situation when sb taking part in a race starts before the official signal has been given

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (由于准备不充分而引起的)起步失误，失败的开端
  Afalse startis an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin.
  1. Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes.
     他说，任何经济改革一开始都难免会经历失败,难免会出错。
• (赛跑的)抢跑，起跑犯规
  If there is afalse startat the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal.

双语例句

• When his heat began, another runner committed a false start, and Liu stumbled for a few strides but was clearly hindered.
  当他的预赛开始时，另一名选手抢跑，然后他摇晃的跨了几步后，但是很清楚的看到他不能跨过去。
• This is your first false start. you are warned.
  这是你第一次起跑犯规，给予警告。
• Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes.
  他说，任何经济改革一开始都难免会经历失败，难免会出错。
• The race was restarted because one of the competitors made a false start.
  赛事需要重新开始，因为其中一个参赛者抢跑（偷步）。
• False Start Award: Windows 8
  启动错误奖：Windows8
• The second and third if statements also evaluate False, meaning you start the third pass through the loop.
  第二个和第三个if语句也计算为False，意味着第三次进入循环。
• You can put "FALSE" instead of "TRUE" so the person visiting your page will have to click on the play button for it to start.
  你可以把“假”，不是“真”你这样的人来点击的一页就要发挥它启动按钮。
• After a false start, I engaged the autopilot, and off we went; I put my hands in my lap and tried to relax as we snaked down a desolate canyon road on our way to the Dead Sea.
  第一次启动失败后，我打开了自动驾驶仪，然后汽车便开动了；我把双手放在大腿上，试图在沿着一条荒凉的峡谷道路前往死海的途中放松片刻。
• So we've made a false start.
  所以我们一开始问就是错误的。
• Baulk: A false start to a dive, i.e.a restart.
  动作失误：一次跳水起始动作错误，又开始重做。