[N-COUNT 可数名词]开始;开端;开头;起点 The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
[usu sing]
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。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]先兆;开始部分 The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
[usu the N]
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。
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[N-SING 单数名词]初期;早期 The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts.
[the N]
The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
婚礼定于三月初举行。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]开头;开篇 The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
[usu sing]
...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
在本章开头所提出的问题
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]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.
[usu with supp]
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
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[ADJ 形容词]刚入门的;初级的 You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
[ADJ n]
The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
她带的这班学生都是初学者。
Oxford
be·gin·ning★/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ; NAmEbɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/noun1★[countable , usually singular ]beginning(of sth) the time when sth starts; the first part of an event, a story, etc. 开头;开端;开始部份◆We're going to Japan at the beginning ofJuly. 我们七月初要去日本。◆She's been working there since the beginning oflast summer. 她自从去年夏初起就一直在那里工作。◆We missed the beginning of the movie.我们错过了电影的开头部份。◆Let's start again from the beginning.让我们再从头开始。◆The birth of their first child marked the beginning ofa new era in their married life. 第一个孩子的出世使他们的婚姻生活开始了一个新阶段。◆I've read the whole book from beginning to endand still can't understand it. 我把整本书从头到尾看了一遍,但还是没看懂。HELPAt the beginning (of)is used for the time and place when something begins. In the beginning= at firstand suggests a contrast with a later situation. *at the beginning (of) 指开始的时间和起点。in the beginning 等于 at first,与后来相对。 2beginnings[plural ]the first or early ideas, signs or stages of sth 原始思想;前兆;初级阶段◆Did democracy have its beginnings in ancient Greece?民主制度创始于古希腊吗?◆He built up his multimillion-pound music business from small beginnings.他从小本生意起步,逐步建立起了数百万英镑的音乐企业。IDIOMthe beginning of the ˈendthe first sign of sth ending 结束的前兆;结局的开始beginningbeginningsbe·gin·ning/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ; NAmEbɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
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beginningbe‧gin‧ning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ ●●●S1W2 noun [countable usually singular]
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1the start or first part of an event, story, period of time etcbeginning of She’s been here since the beginning of the year. There’s a short poem at the beginning of every chapter.From the beginning of my career as a journalist, I’ve been writing about gender issues. I thought he loved me; perhaps he did in the beginning. That chance meeting marked the beginning of a long and happy relationship. This is just the beginning of a new and different life for you. I said he would cause trouble, right from the beginning. I opposed it from the very beginning. The whole trip was a disaster from beginning to end. I feel like I’ve been offered a new beginning. Could we start at the beginning? Tell me where you first met him.2beginnings [plural] the early signs or stages of something that later develops into something bigger or more importantbeginning of I think I have the beginnings of a cold.from humble/small beginnings He rose from humble beginnings to great wealth.3the beginning of the end the time when something good starts to endGRAMMAR: Prepositions with beginning• You say in the beginning: · In the beginning, she didn’t like him.• You say at the beginning of a period of time: · I started my new job at the beginning of the year.✗Don’t say: in the beginning of the yearCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa new beginning· The country needed a new government and a new beginning.verbsmark the beginning of something (also signal/herald the beginning of something) (=show that something is starting to happen)· This event marked the beginning of a ten-year worldwide depression.see the beginning of something (=be the time when something important starts to happen)· The 1970s saw the beginning of a technological revolution.phrasesright at/from the beginning (=used for emphasis)· That’s what I suggested right at the beginning.at/from the very beginning (=used for emphasis)· He had been lying to me from the very beginning.start at the beginning (=start a story or activity at the first part)· Just start at the beginning and tell us exactly what happened.from beginning to end· The whole project was full of problems from beginning to end.something is just/only the beginning (=used to emphasize that many more things will happen)· Signing the contract is just the beginning of a long process.THESAURUSbeginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: · The beginning of the movie is very violent.· Let’s go back to the beginning.start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: · Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign.· It was not a good start to the day.· The runners lined up for the start of the race.commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: · the commencement of the academic year· the commencement of the contractorigin the point from which something starts to exist: · He wrote a book about the origins of the universe.· The tradition has its origins in medieval times.the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: · the onset of winter· An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: · People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: · the birth of democracy in South Africa· the birth of the environmental movement
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beginning
[bɪˈgɪnɪŋ]
原型:beginning 是 begin 的现在分词
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开始(91%),开端(5%),起源(3%),早期(1%)
n.开始;起点
v.开始;创建(begin的ing形式)
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