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 decided1 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。