beginnings

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 开始;开端;开头;起点 The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it. 
  • This was also the beginning of her recording career...

    这也是她唱片生涯的开始。

  • Think of this as a new beginning.

    把这当作一个新起点。

2. N-PLURAL 先兆;开始部分 The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it. 
  • I had the beginnings of a headache...

    我有了头痛的先兆。

  • The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.

    讨论拉开了同莫斯科对话的序幕。

3. N-SING 初期;早期 The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts. 
  • The wedding will be at the beginning of March.

    婚礼定于三月初举行。

4. N-COUNT 开头;开篇 The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it. 
  • ...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.

    在本章开头所提出的问题

5. N-PLURAL 出身;背景;起源 If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins. 
  • His views come from his own humble beginnings.

    他的观点源于他卑微的出身。

6. ADJ 刚入门的;初级的 You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something. 
  • The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.

    她带的这班学生都是初学者。

1. Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?
民主制度是创始于雅典吗?

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2. It often happens that little beginnings have great endings.
微不足道的开端往往会有伟大的结果。

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3. Jim's father developed the business from small beginnings.
吉姆父亲的公司是从小到大发展起来的。

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4. The general rose from humble beginnings.
那位将军出身微贱。

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