1. set to work,etc. 開始(工作等)
She started in as a typist but soon became a secretary. 開始她當打字員,不久就任秘書了。
It started in to rain again. 又下起雨來了。
He started in drinking again. 他又開始喝酒了。
2. give a first job to(使)開始任職
The bank started him in as a clerk. 這家銀行雇他先當辦事員。
3. begin to criticize,scold,etc. 開始批評、責備等
The boys were hardly settled in the classroom when the monitor started in on them for coming late. 男孩們還沒在教室裡坐定,班長就開始責備他們,說他們來遲了。