Definition: to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something Level: B1
我想首先感谢大家今天的到来。
I'd like to ___start ___off by thanking you all for coming today.
经理以月度销售报告开始了会议。
The manager ___started ___off the meeting with the monthly sales report.
我们以驱车前往一个小村庄开始了我们的旅程。
We ___started ___off our journey by driving to a small village.
