口语学习技巧|start from scratch 从头做起

Start from scratch 意思是从头开始，这是一个口语表达。它可以用来形容一件事情完全从零开始，从起跑线开始。另一个常听到的表达是 build from scratch，意思和前者几乎一样。

例句

Lets start from scratch and see how quickly we can get the food on the table.

让大家从零开始做起，看看大家几时能把菜做好端上桌子。

After their proposal was rejected, the team decided^{1 to throw away the plan and start from scratch.}

当他们的建议被否定了将来，团队决定完全舍弃以前的计划，重新从起跑线开始。

Sometimes its best to start from scratch, rather than trying to make changes to the existing plan.

有时最好从零开始，而非依据现成的设计进行修改。

He built his company from scratch and now its a multimillion pound business.

他白手起家创建了公司，目前这家企业已价值数百万英镑。