| 单词 | begin |
| 释义 | beginbegin /bɪˈgɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense began /bɪˈgæn/, past participle begun /bɪˈgʌn/, present participle beginning) 1START DOING something [intransitive, transitive] to start doing something or start feeling a particular way OPP finish: All right, let’s begin.begin to do something I began to realize I had been wrong.begin something Have you begun that new book yet?begin doing something I began working here in 2009. He began feeling a little nervous.THESAURUSstart – start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start?commence formal – begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately.launch – to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week.initiate formal – to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war.take up – to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano.break out – if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses. → see Word Choice at start12START HAPPENING [intransitive, transitive] to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time SYN start OPP finish: Casting for the play will begin next week. It was the coldest winter since records began.begin at The funeral service will begin at 3 p.m.begin (something) as He began his career in politics as a young adviser to the secretary of defense.3DO FIRST [intransitive] to be the first thing you do in an activity, process, etc. SYN start OPP finish: begin with Shall we begin with a prayer?begin by doing something Ms. Black began by asking him about his background.4BOOK/WORD ETC. [intransitive] if a book, movie, word, etc. begins with something, it starts with a particular event or word OPP end: begin with The book begins with a foreword by Professor Davies.5SPEAK [intransitive] to start talking: “Ladies and gentlemen,” he began.6to begin with a)used in order to introduce the first or most important point that you want to make: To begin with, much of this new housing is not affordable. b)used in order to say that something was already in a particular condition before something else happened: It was broken to begin with; he didn’t touch it. c)during the first part of a process or activity: The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.7I can’t begin to understand/imagine etc. spoken used to emphasize how difficult something is to understand, etc.: I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like to live under those conditions.[Origin: Old English beginnan] → see Word Choice at commence |
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