startup

• 名词，指启动某项工作或开始一项新业务、新企业的行为，也指刚创立的新公司（尤指科技领域的初创企业）。

A noun referring to the act of setting something in operation, or the act of beginning a new business venture or practice.

1. Newly established businessB2formalbusiness

   A company or business that has recently been founded, typically with an innovative product or service and high growth potential.

   初创企业

   • The startup secured millions in venture capital funding.
   • Many startups fail within their first year of operation.
   • She left her corporate job to join a promising tech startup.

   同义词venture

2. Act of starting a systemB1formalIT

   The process of beginning the operation of a machine, computer, or system.

   启动

   • The computer's startup takes about thirty seconds.
   • A loud noise occurred during the engine's startup.
   • The system startup was delayed due to a software update.

   同义词bootinitializationlaunchstart

   反义词shutdown