1、start out
起初是…
Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman.
达利是个花言巧语的爱尔兰裔美国人,最初是干推销员的。
What started out as fun quickly became hard work.
起初好玩的事很快就变成了艰苦的工作。
从…开始;从…着手
We started out by looking at ways in which big projects such as railways could be financed by the private sector.
我们先研究了让私营企业投资铁路等大型项目的方式。
The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
孩子开始时不太能辨别语言中的差别。
2、Check out
结账退房;结账离开(诊所);给…办理结账手续
They packed and checked out of the hotel.
他们收拾好东西,办理了退房手续。
I was disappointed to miss Bryan, who had just checked out.
我非常失望没有见着布赖恩,他刚退房走了。
了解清楚;核实;查实
Maybe we ought to go down to the library and check it out.
或许我们应该去趟图书馆,查个明白。
We ought to check him out on the computer.
我们理应在电脑上查清他的资料。
经证实是对的;符合要求
She was in San Diego the weekend Jensen got killed. It checked out.
詹森遇害的那个周末她在圣迭戈,后经查证情况属实。
Everything checks out.
查过了,一切正常。