start.ing block

starting-block的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈstɑ:tiŋ]
KK音标发音： [ˈstɑtɪŋ]

starting-block的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Sports An apparatus that braces a runner's feet at the start of a race, consisting of two angled supports adjustably mounted on a rigid frame that is usually anchored to the track.
【体育运动】 起跑器：起跑时支撑运动员脚部的装置，包括一个硬架和装在硬架上的两块可调整角度的支撑块，硬架通常固定在跑道上

2. The beginning of a period of time or an endeavor.
初始时期：某段时间或努力的开始阶段