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begin
[英] [biˈɡin] [美] [ˈbeɡɪn] 生词本

vt.& vi.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Begin  

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1. VERB 开始；着手 To begin to do something means to start doing it. 

  • He stood up and began to move around the room...

    他起身开始在屋里来回走动。

  • The weight loss began to look more serious...

    体重下降眼看开始变得愈发厉害了。

  • Snow began falling again.

    雪又开始下了。

2. V-ERG （使）开始（进行或存在） When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards. 

  • The problems began last November...

    问题在去年11月份开始出现。

  • He has just begun his fourth year in hiding...

    他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。

  • The US is prepared to begin talks immediately.

    美国愿意立刻开始谈判。

3. VERB 从…开始；从…着手；首先做（某事） If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do. 

  • Could I begin with a few formalities?

    请允许我开场先讲几句套话。

  • ...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car...

    靠他的汽车后备箱练摊兜售高尔夫球衫起家的商人

  • He began his career as a sound editor.

    他是从声音剪辑师做起的。

4. VERB 开始说；开口说 You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. 

  • 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'...

    “西伦教授，”他开口说道，“很高兴见到您。”

  • He didn't know how to begin.

    他不知从何说起。

5. VERB 起初是；开始是 If one thing began as another, it first existed in the form of the second thing. 

  • What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.

    原先的地方节日已经发展成为一项国际性活动。

6. VERB （界限或边缘）起始于 If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges. 

  • The fate line begins close to the wrist...

    命运线始于接近手腕的地方。

  • Rue Guynemer begins at the front of the Fitzgerald site.

    吉内梅街始于菲茨拉德故居前。

7. VERB 以…开头；首字母为 If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word. 

  • The first word begins with an F.

    第一个词的首字母为F。

8. VERB 无法，难以（解释、理解、想象等） If you say that you cannot begin to imagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine. 

  • You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.

    你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。

9. PHRASE 最初；刚开始 You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. 

  • It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.

    一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。

10. PHRASE 首先；第一 You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. 

  • 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'

    “跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”

11.   charity begins at home→see: charity;  begin life→see: life; 
Usage Note :

Begin, start, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.

begin, start 和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 更为正式，通常不用在日常对话中：The meeting is ready to begin（会议可以开始了），He tore the list up and started a fresh one（他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张），an alternative to commencing the process of European integration（启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式）。注意，begin, start 和commence 后都可以接 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 可以接带 to 的动词不定式。

Verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

  • "We began working at dawn"
  • "Who will start?"
  • "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
  • "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
  • "He began early in the day"
  • "Let's get down to work now"

2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

  • "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
  • "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
  • "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

3. set in motion, cause to start;

  • "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
  • "The Iraqis began hostilities"
  • "begin a new chapter in your life"

4. begin to speak or say;

  • "Now listen, friends," he began

5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series;

  • "The number 'one' begins the sequence"
  • "A terrible murder begins the novel"
  • "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester"

6. have a beginning, of a temporal event;

  • "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"
  • "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

  • "The novel begins with a murder"
  • "My property begins with the three maple trees"
  • "Her day begins with a work-out"
  • "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

  • "begin a cigar"
  • "She started the soup while it was still hot"
  • "We started physics in 10th grade"

9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative;

  • "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"
  • "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language;

  • "She began Russian at an early age"
  • "We started French in fourth grade"

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  • 1.【语】开始定义符
  • 2.着手，开端
1. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control.
一天的开端可能好得很，但突然一切似乎都失去了控制。

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2. All right, but make it snappy. The meeting is to begin in a few minutes.
好的， 但要快，没有几分钟就要开会了。

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3. Are you sitting comfortably?Then I'll begin.
坐好了吗？那我要开始了。

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4. As autumn draws near, leaves begin to fall from the trees.
随着秋天的接近，树叶开始凋落。

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5. As people grow older, they begin to ruminate on the uncertainty of life.
随着年龄的增长，人们开始对生活的变化无常冥思苦想。

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6. As spring approaches, the trees begin to send forth tender buds.
春天一近，树上长出了嫩叶。

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7. At last the time arrived for the performance to begin.
演出开始的时间终于到了。

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8. Before you begin to make a speech, you should collect your thoughts and ideas.
在你开始讲话之前，你应当集中你的思想和意念。

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9. Begin at question 1 and answer all the questions.
从第一个问题开始，回答所有的问题。

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10. Begin every sentence with a capital.
每个句子开始要用大写字母。

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11. Begin with this one and do the others afterwards.
先做这个，然后再做其他的事。

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12. Can you inform me when to begin our final examination?
你能告诉我们什么时候期终考试吗？

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13. Construction will begin as soon as preparations are completed.
一做好准备，就破土动工。

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14. Everyone must be on the set ready to begin filming at 10 o'clock.
每个人都必须到达布景地准备10点钟开拍电影。

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15. Get the bulbs into the ground, or they will begin to shrivel.
把鳞茎种到地里，否则会开始干枯的。

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16. Have they announced when the race will begin?
他们宣布比赛什么时候开始了吗？

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17. He doesn't begin to speak English.
他还不会讲英语。

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18. He felt that he had to drag himself out of his lethargy and begin to write.
他觉得自己必须打起精神，开始写作。

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19. He's determined to begin his life anew.
他决心重新开始他的生活。

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20. How did life begin?
生命是怎样起源的？

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