"start out to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 开始要（做某事）

Definition

以计划或打算去做某事开始；着手实现一个目标。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述某人以明确的目标或计划开始某事，常接动词（如“start out to learn”）。比“start”稍正式，不用于起身或移动等物理动作。

Examples

She started out to become a doctor when she was very young.

她很小的时候就**开始要**当医生。

We start out to help, but sometimes things get complicated.

我们**开始要**帮忙，但有时事情变得复杂。

They started out to build a school in the village.

他们**开始要**在村子里建一所学校。

I started out to write a novel, but I never finished it.

我**开始要**写一本小说，但从没完成。

You might start out to make friends and end up finding a business partner.

你可能**开始要**交朋友，结果找到了生意伙伴。

Many people start out to change the world, but find it’s harder than they thought.

许多人**开始要**改变世界，但发现比想象中难。