英语词汇“beginning”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nadj

The beginning is the first part or section of something, or the place where it starts. You watch the opening credits at the beginning of a movie.

"In the beginning," says the beginning of the Bible, "God created the heavens and the earth." Beginning can mean the act of starting something (the day after Thanksgiving is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season), or it can mean the time when something will start (Beginning at noon, all Christmas ornaments will go on sale.) Beginning can also refer to the origin of something, its root or source, as the beginning of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca, Minnesota.

WORD FAMILY

beginning: beginnings+/begin: began, begining, beginner, beginning, begins, begun/beginner: beginners

USAGE EXAMPLES

Respected policy centers and thinktanks on both sides of the Atlantic are beginning to think along these lines.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

There was no encore, and for those looking for the beginning of the end, Oct.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Ah, the end of one year and the beginning of another.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1n the act of starting something

he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

commencement, start

finish, finishing

the act of finishing

Creation

(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard

a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

activation

making active and effective (as a bomb)

attack, tone-beginning

a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization

the act of forming or establishing something

debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling

the act of beginning something new

face-off

(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players

first step, initiative, opening, opening move

the first of a series of actions

groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony

the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

housing start

the act of starting to construct a house

icebreaker

a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere

inauguration, startup

the act of starting a new operation or practice

creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

installation, installing, installment, instalment

the act of installing something (as equipment)

jump ball

(basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate

kickoff

(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

recommencement, resumption

beginning again

scrum, scrummage

(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

startup

the act of setting in operation

induction

the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

product introduction

the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line

authorship, paternity

the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing

unionisation, unionization

act of forming labor unions

ushering in

the introduction of something new

curtain raiser

any preliminary activity

first base

the initial stage in accomplishing something

peace initiative

opening move in negotiating a peace treaty

tap-off, tip-off

the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

naturalisation, naturalization

the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

collectivisation, collectivization

the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism

communisation, communization

the organization of a nation of the basis of communism

federation

the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs

colonisation, colonization, settlement

the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

change of state

the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

2n the first part or section of something

`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story

Ant|Hyper

middle

an intermediate part or section

end

a final part or section

division, part, section

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

3n the place where something begins, where it springs into being

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

origin, root, rootage, source

derivation

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

spring

a point at which water issues forth

fountainhead, head, headspring

the source of water from which a stream arises

headwater

the source of a river

wellhead, wellspring

the source of water for a well

jumping-off place, point of departure

a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

home

place where something began and flourished

point source

a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted

trail head, trailhead

the beginning of a trail

point

the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

4n the event consisting of the start of something

the beginning of the war

Ant|Hypo|Hyper

conclusion, ending, finish

event whose occurrence ends something

casus belli

an event used to justify starting a war

egress, emergence, issue

the becoming visible

inception, origin, origination

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

generation, genesis

a coming into being

ground floor

becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)

emergence, growth, outgrowth

the gradual beginning or coming forth

start

the beginning of anything

conception, creation

the event that occurred at the beginning of something

eruption

the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

germination

the origin of some development

rise

a growth in strength or number or importance

adrenarche

the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty

menarche

the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman

thelarche

the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty

oncoming, onset

the beginning or early stages

dawn, morning

the earliest period

flying start, running start

a quick and auspicious beginning

opener

the first event in a series

cause

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

overture, preliminary, prelude

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

emanation, procession, rise

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

alpha

the beginning of a series or sequence

curtain raising, opening, opening night

the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

kickoff, send-off, start-off

a start given to contestants

racing start

the start of a race

dissilience

the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe

fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation

creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

an event that happens

5n the time at which something is supposed to begin

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time

middle

time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period

end, ending

the point in time at which something ends

birth

the time when something begins (especially life)

incipience, incipiency

beginning to exist or to be apparent

starting point, terminus a quo

earliest limiting point

threshold

the starting point for a new state or experience

cradle

birth of a person

point, point in time

an instant of time

6adj serving to begin

the beginning canto of the poem

Syn

first
opening

first or beginning

单词	beginning
释义	beginning (once / 47 pages) nadj The beginning is the first part or section of something, or the place where it starts. You watch the opening credits at the beginning of a movie. "In the beginning," says the beginning of the Bible, "God created the heavens and the earth." Beginning can mean the act of starting something (the day after Thanksgiving is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season), or it can mean the time when something will start (Beginning at noon, all Christmas ornaments will go on sale.) Beginning can also refer to the origin of something, its root or source, as the beginning of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca, Minnesota. WORD FAMILY beginning: beginnings+/begin: began, begining, beginner, beginning, begins, begun/beginner: beginners USAGE EXAMPLES Respected policy centers and thinktanks on both sides of the Atlantic are beginning to think along these lines. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) There was no encore, and for those looking for the beginning of the end, Oct. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ah, the end of one year and the beginning of another. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the act of starting something he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations Syn\|Ant\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper commencement, start finish, finishing the act of finishing Creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard a beginning from which an enterprise is launched activation making active and effective (as a bomb) attack, tone-beginning a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization the act of forming or establishing something debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling the act of beginning something new face-off (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players first step, initiative, opening, opening move the first of a series of actions groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project housing start the act of starting to construct a house icebreaker a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere inauguration, startup the act of starting a new operation or practice creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new installation, installing, installment, instalment the act of installing something (as equipment) jump ball (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate kickoff (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score recommencement, resumption beginning again scrum, scrummage (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession startup the act of setting in operation induction the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) product introduction the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line authorship, paternity the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing unionisation, unionization act of forming labor unions ushering in the introduction of something new curtain raiser any preliminary activity first base the initial stage in accomplishing something peace initiative opening move in negotiating a peace treaty tap-off, tip-off the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball naturalisation, naturalization the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous collectivisation, collectivization the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism communisation, communization the organization of a nation of the basis of communism federation the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs colonisation, colonization, settlement the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n the first part or section of something `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story Ant\|Hyper middle an intermediate part or section end a final part or section division, part, section one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole 3n the place where something begins, where it springs into being the Italian beginning of the Renaissance Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper origin, root, rootage, source derivation the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) spring a point at which water issues forth fountainhead, head, headspring the source of water from which a stream arises headwater the source of a river wellhead, wellspring the source of water for a well jumping-off place, point of departure a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence home place where something began and flourished point source a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted trail head, trailhead the beginning of a trail point the precise location of something; a spatially limited location 4n the event consisting of the start of something the beginning of the war Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something casus belli an event used to justify starting a war egress, emergence, issue the becoming visible inception, origin, origination an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events generation, genesis a coming into being ground floor becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage) emergence, growth, outgrowth the gradual beginning or coming forth start the beginning of anything conception, creation the event that occurred at the beginning of something eruption the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum germination the origin of some development rise a growth in strength or number or importance adrenarche the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty menarche the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman thelarche the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty oncoming, onset the beginning or early stages dawn, morning the earliest period flying start, running start a quick and auspicious beginning opener the first event in a series cause events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something overture, preliminary, prelude something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows emanation, procession, rise (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost alpha the beginning of a series or sequence curtain raising, opening, opening night the first performance (as of a theatrical production) kickoff, send-off, start-off a start given to contestants racing start the start of a race dissilience the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 5n the time at which something is supposed to begin Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time middle time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period end, ending the point in time at which something ends birth the time when something begins (especially life) incipience, incipiency beginning to exist or to be apparent starting point, terminus a quo earliest limiting point threshold the starting point for a new state or experience cradle birth of a person point, point in time an instant of time 6adj serving to begin the beginning canto of the poem Syn first opening first or beginning
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