Start the ball rolling Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈstɑɹt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɔɫ/ /ˈɹoʊɫɪŋ

START thuh or thee BAWL ROH-ling

UK

stˈɑːt/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɔːl/ /ɹˈəʊlɪŋ

STAHT thuh or thee BAWL ROH-ling

释义

To begin a process, event, or activity, especially to start something so that others can join in or continue it.

用法与细微差别

Idiom, informal; common in meetings, team work, or group discussions. Used to encourage taking the first step so others feel comfortable participating. Not related to sports despite the metaphor.

• Spanish: empezar - poner en marcha (expresión) - dar el primer paso
• Portuguese (BR): dar o pontapé inicial - começar (expressão) - iniciar
• Portuguese (PT): dar o pontapé de saída - começar (expressão) - iniciar
• Chinese (Simplified): 带头开始（行动）- 带头发起
• Chinese (Traditional): 帶頭開始（行動）- 帶頭發起
• Hindi: शुरुआत करना - पहल करना (मुहावरा)
• Arabic: يبدأ (المبادرة) - يطلق (التعبير)
• Bengali: শুরু করা - উদ্যোগ নেওয়া
• Russian: запустить процесс - начать дело
• Japanese: 口火を切る - きっかけを作る
• Vietnamese: bắt đầu - khởi xướng
• Korean: 시작하다 - 물꼬를 트다
• Turkish: ilk adımı atmak - süreci başlatmak
• Urdu: آغاز کرنا - پہل کرنا
• Indonesian: memulai - memulai langkah pertama

例句

Let me start the ball rolling by sharing my idea.

basic

Who wants to start the ball rolling in today's meeting?

basic

I'll start the ball rolling with a question.

basic

Someone’s got to start the ball rolling, so here’s my suggestion.

natural

Once you start the ball rolling, the rest will follow easily.

natural

It’s always hard to start the ball rolling on a new project, but someone has to do it.

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