1、start out
起初是…
Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman.
達利是個花言巧語的愛爾蘭裔美國人,最初是干推銷員的。
What started out as fun quickly became hard work.
起初好玩的事很快就變成了艱苦的工作。
從…開始;從…著手
We started out by looking at ways in which big projects such as railways could be financed by the private sector.
我們先研究了讓私營企業投資鐵路等大型項目的方式。
The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
孩子開始時不太能辨別語言中的差別。
2、Check out
結賬退房;結賬離開(診所);給…辦理結賬手續
They packed and checked out of the hotel.
他們收拾好東西,辦理了退房手續。
I was disappointed to miss Bryan, who had just checked out.
我非常失望沒有見著布賴恩,他剛退房走了。
了解清楚;核實;查實
Maybe we ought to go down to the library and check it out.
或許我們應該去趟圖書館,查個明白。
We ought to check him out on the computer.
我們理應在電腦上查清他的資料。
經證實是對的;符合要求
She was in San Diego the weekend Jensen got killed. It checked out.
詹森遇害的那個周末她在圣迭戈,后經查證情況屬實。
Everything checks out.
查過了,一切正常。