| 单词 | begin |
| 释义 | beginbeginsbeganbegunbeginningbeginbegin /bɪˈgɪn/ verb (past tense began /-ˈgæn/, past participle begun /-ˈgʌn/, present participle beginning)1[intransitive and transitive] to start doing something, or to start to happen or exist: The meeting will begin at 10:00.meet会议将在十点钟开始。Tomorrow the President will begin talks with several European heads of state.talkhead明天总统将和几位欧洲国家首脑开展会谈。begin to do somethingIt’s beginning to rain.begin开始下雨了。He began to cry.begin他哭了起来。begin doing somethingI began teaching in 1992.beginteach我 1992 年开始从事教学工作。2[transitive] if you begin with something or begin by doing something, you do it firstbegin withLet’s begin with exercise 5.我们从练习五开始吧。begin by doing somethingMay I begin by thanking you all for coming.thankcome首先我要感谢大家的到来。 3[transitive] if a book, film, word etc begins with something, that is how it starts: It begins with a description of the author’s home.begin它从作家的家乡讲起。Phrasesto begin with1used to introduce the first or most important point: To begin with, you mustn’t take the car without asking.ask首先﹐你不可以不问一声就把车开走。2used to say what something was already like before something else happened: I didn’t break it! It was like that to begin with.be不是我弄坏的！ 它本来就是那样子的。3in the first part of an activity or process: The children helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.childhelpgetbore开始时孩子们都来帮我﹐但很快他们就厌烦了。THESAURUS: beginto start doing somethingstart to begin doing something: Start singing whenever you’re ready.singbegin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start, and is used especially in written English: He picked up a pen and began to write.pickbegincommence formal to start doing something: He commenced work shortly after the end of the course.commenceget down to sth to finally start doing something, especially your work: It’s time you got down to some schoolwork.getset off to start a journey: We set off after breakfast.resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted: We hope that they will resume talks soon.talkto start happeningstart to begin: Has the play started yet?havestartbegin to start. Begin is more formal than start and is used especially in written English: Building work has already begun.buildhavebeginopen to start being shown to the public – used about a play, show, or exhibition: The show opens next week.opencommence formal to start happening: The work is scheduled to commence in April.beschedulebreak out to start happening – used especially about a fire, a fight, war, or a disease: War broke out in September.break |
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