start作"创办、开办"解时，有时可与open互换，只是start着重"创建"，而open着重"开始运转".
如:
The hospital was started / opened in 2002 by a rich man.那家医院是一个有钱人于2002 年开办的.
The musician started / opened a special school for the distabled children.那音乐家为残疾儿童建了一所特殊学校.另外
①open还可用于"道路、港口、(银行的)户头"等的"开放、开通".
如:The workers opened a new road through a forest.这些工人在森林里开辟了一条新道.
The port will soon be opened to foreign ships.这港口很快向国外船只开放.
The boy is too young to open an account in the bank.那男孩太小不能在银行开户头.
②start=set out or begin a journey，表示"启程"、"动身".②
如:The Smiths started for(=left for) England last Sunday.史密斯一家是上星期天离开这儿去英格兰的.
