(v.)rise, get up, stand up;draw out, remove, extract, pull;appear, raise;rise, grow
- 早睡早起early to bed and early to rise
- 今天早晨我起床很早。I got up early this morning.
- 起钉子draw out a nail
- 脚上起水泡get blisters on one’s feet
- 起作用take effect
- 起风了。The wind is rising.
- 引起注意draw one’s attention
- 经得起考验can stand the test of time
(c.)case, instance
- 两起火警two cases of fire alarm
- 一起事故an accident
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