begin
英 [bɪˈɡɪn]
美 [bɪˈɡɪn]
v. 开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
过去式:began 现在分词:beginning 过去分词:begun 第三人称单数:begins
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.193 / COCA.164
同义词辨析
这艘游艇将于下周开始它的处女航。
They were starting to skate.
他们正开始滑冰。
Wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it.
把泥弄湿点再动手塑形。
他们开始工作了。
The class began/started with a story.
这节课是从一个故事开始的。
When did you begin/start learning Japanese?
你何时开始学习日语的?
开幕式什么时候开始?
They'll commence building next week.
他们下周破土动工。
Further negotiations on services will commence in 2012.
服务业的进一步谈判将于2012年开启。
习惯用语
v.
- to begin with
- 起初;开始
at first - I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it.
我起初觉得很累,但不久便适应了。 - We'll go slowly to begin with.
我们开始时会慢慢来的。 - 首先;第一点
used to introduce the first point you want to make - ‘What was it you didn't like?’ ‘Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.’
“你不喜欢的是什么呢?”“唔,首先是,我们的屋子太小了。” charity begins at home - 博爱始于自家
you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people
牛津词典
verb
- 开始;启动
to start doing sth; to do the first part of sth- We began work on the project in May.
我们于五月份启动了这项工程。 - I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it.
我上月就开始读这本小说,到现在还没读完。 - He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise.
他讲课前总是先让学生做预备练习题。 - He began his political career as a student (= when he was a student) .
他从当学生时起就开始了他的政治生涯。 - Shall I begin?
我可以开始了吗? - Let's begin at page 9.
咱们从第9页开始。 - She began by thanking us all for coming.
她首先对我们大家的到来表示感谢。 - I began to feel dizzy.
我开始感到头晕目眩。 - At last the guests began to arrive.
客人们终于陆续到达了。 - She began to cry.
她哭起来了。 - It was beginning to snow.
开始下雪了。 - I was beginning to think you'd never come.
我开始以为你是不会来了。 - Everyone began talking at once.
大家同时开始讲话。 - When will you begin recruiting?
你们何时开始招募人员?
- We began work on the project in May.
- 起始;开始存在(或进行)
to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time- When does the concert begin?
音乐会什么时间开始? - Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September.
新桥定于九月份动工。 - The evening began well.
晚会开始得很顺利。
- When does the concert begin?
- 起初是;本来是
to be sth first, before becoming sth else- He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.
他先是当演员,后来开始执导影片。 - What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot.
开始的小冲突演变成了大规模的暴乱。
- He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.
- (从…)开始;(以…)为起点
to have sth as the first part or the point where sth starts- Use ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel.
在以元音开始的词之前使用an。 - ‘I'm thinking of a country in Asia.’ ‘What does it begin with (= what is the first letter) ?’
“我在想一个亚洲国家。”“它的首字母是什么?” - Each chapter begins with a quotation.
每一章的开头都有一条引语。 - Where does Europe end and Asia begin?
欧洲和亚洲的交界处在哪里? - The path begins at Livingston village.
这条小路始于利文斯顿村。
- Use ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel.
- 开始讲话
to start speaking- ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he began, ‘welcome to the Town Hall.’
“女士们、先生们”,他开始发言说,“欢迎光临市政厅。”
- ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he began, ‘welcome to the Town Hall.’
- 创始;创办
to start or make sth start for the first time- The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils.
这所学校创建于1920年,当时只有十名学生。 - He began a new magazine on post-war architecture.
他创办了一份专论战后建筑的新杂志。
- The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils.
- 不想;绝不能
to make no attempt to do sth or have no chance of doing sth- I can't begin to thank you enough.
我说不尽对你的感激。 - He didn't even begin to understand my problem.
他完全没有弄明白我的问题。
- I can't begin to thank you enough.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 开始;着手
Tobegin todo 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。
- He stood up and began to move around the room...
- V-ERG (使)开始(进行或存在)
When somethingbeginsor when youbeginit, 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。
- The problems began last November...
- VERB 从…开始;从…着手;首先做(某事)
If youbegin withsomething, orbegin bydoing 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。
- Could I begin with a few formalities?
- VERB 开始说;开口说
You usebeginto 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。
- 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'...
- VERB 起初是;开始是
If one thingbegan asanother, 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。
- What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
- VERB (界限或边缘)起始于
If you say that a thing or placebeginssomewhere, 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。
- The fate line begins close to the wrist...
- VERB 以…开头;首字母为
If a wordbegins witha 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。
- The first word begins with an F.
- VERB 无法,难以(解释、理解、想象等)
If you say that you cannotbegin toimagine, 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。
- You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
- PHRASE 最初;刚开始
You useto begin withwhen 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。
- It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
- PHRASE 首先;第一
You useto begin withto 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。”
- 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
- charity begins at home→ see:charity
Begin,start, andcommenceall have a similar meaning, althoughcommenceis 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 thatbegin,start, andcommencecan all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but onlybeginandstartcan 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。
双语例句
- When the aims of the partners begin to diverge, there's trouble.
当合作伙伴的目标开始出现分歧时,麻烦就产生了。 - You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。 - The US is prepared to begin talks immediately.
美国愿意立刻开始谈判。 - Could I begin with a few formalities?
请允许我开场先讲几句套话。 - Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow
竞选将于明日郑重开始。 - The fate line begins close to the wrist
命运线始于接近手腕的地方。 - Snow began falling again.
雪又开始下了。 - You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set
这些甜点开始凝固时就可以加入辅料了。 - He began his career as a sound editor.
他是从声音剪辑师做起的。 - He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
他在等候审判,预计明年初开始。