start既可以作及物动词，也可以作不及物动词。

作及物动词的意义是“开始；是开始 ；开动，起动；发动；引起；创办；使……松动”等含义。

既然是及物动词，就可以带宾语，所以被动语态也是自然而然的。例如：

The fight is started by some youths who have drunk.

这场架是一帮喝醉了的小青年惹起的。

Make sure that the MTA service is started.

请确保已启动MTA服务。

The society was started in 1981.

该协会是1980年创建的。

Rock-'n'-roll was started in the 1950s.

摇滚乐发源于20世纪50年代。

Hurry up. The meeting will be started in a minute.

快点,会议一分鐘后就要开始了。

He ordered that the work be started at once .

他命令立即开始工作。

Now the building has been started, it is too late to back off.

现在大楼已开始动工，要放弃行动为时已晚。