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begin v.开始；着手 (1) 会议将在九点开始。(2) 我得首先表示歉意。(3) 你何时开始学习英语的？(4) 秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。(5) 她已开始着手写一本新小说。 When you begin something, you go ahead with its first part or stage — you can begin the day with a good attitude, or begin a very long book over and over again, always falling asleep before you get to chapter two. You also might begin a journey by lacing up your hiking boots. Things also begin when they have a specific element as a first part, as when a word begins with the letter T.

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英 [bɪ'ɡɪn] 美 [bɪ'ɡɪn] (1) The meeting will begin at nine.(2) I have to begin with an apology.(3) When did you begin learning English?(4) The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.(5) She's begun on a new novel. To begin is to start. When it begins to snow, every flake looks pretty, drifting gently down from the dark sky. 1[VERB 动词]开始；着手 To begin to do something means to start doing it.   [V to-inf]  [V -ing]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。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）开始（进行或存在） When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards.   [V]  [V n]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。3[VERB 动词]从…开始；从…着手；首先做（某事） If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do.   [V with n]  [V by -ing]  [V n prep]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。4[VERB 动词]开始说；开口说 You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says.   [V with quote]  [V]  [no cont]'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。5[VERB 动词]起初是；开始是 If one thing began as another, it first existed in the form of the second thing.   [V as n]  [no cont]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。6[VERB 动词]（界限或边缘）起始于 If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges.   [V prep/adv]  [no cont]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。7[VERB 动词]以…开头；首字母为 If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word.   [V with n]  [no cont]The first word begins with an F.第一个词的首字母为F。8[VERB 动词]无法，难以（解释、理解、想象等） If you say that you cannot begin to imagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine.   [V to-inf]  [no cont]  [emphasis]You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。9[PHRASE 短语]最初；刚开始 You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.   [PHR with cl]It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。10[PHRASE 短语]首先；第一 You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say.   [PHR with cl]'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。”11  charity begins at home→see: charity； begin life→see: life； Usage Note :Begin, start, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is 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 that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can 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。

英语单词	begin
英美音标	英 [bɪ'ɡɪn] 美 [bɪ'ɡɪn]
中文释义	v.开始；着手
英语例句	(1) The meeting will begin at nine. (2) I have to begin with an apology. (3) When did you begin learning English? (4) The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes. (5) She's begun on a new novel.
中文例句	(1) 会议将在九点开始。 (2) 我得首先表示歉意。 (3) 你何时开始学习英语的？ (4) 秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。 (5) 她已开始着手写一本新小说。
vocabulary简明	To begin is to start. When it begins to snow, every flake looks pretty, drifting gently down from the dark sky.
vocabulary扩展	When you begin something, you go ahead with its first part or stage — you can begin the day with a good attitude, or begin a very long book over and over again, always falling asleep before you get to chapter two. You also might begin a journey by lacing up your hiking boots. Things also begin when they have a specific element as a first part, as when a word begins with the letter T.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]开始；着手 To begin to do something means to start doing it. [V to-inf] [V -ing] 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。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）开始（进行或存在） When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards. [V] [V n] 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。 3 [VERB 动词]从…开始；从…着手；首先做（某事） If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do. [V with n] [V by -ing] [V n prep] 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。 4 [VERB 动词]开始说；开口说 You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. [V with quote] [V] [no cont] '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。 5 [VERB 动词]起初是；开始是 If one thing began as another, it first existed in the form of the second thing. [V as n] [no cont] 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。 6 [VERB 动词]（界限或边缘）起始于 If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges. [V prep/adv] [no cont] 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。 7 [VERB 动词]以…开头；首字母为 If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word. [V with n] [no cont] The first word begins with an F. 第一个词的首字母为F。 8 [VERB 动词]无法，难以（解释、理解、想象等） If you say that you cannot begin to imagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine. [V to-inf] [no cont] [emphasis] You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me. 你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。 9 [PHRASE 短语]最初；刚开始 You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. [PHR with cl] It was great to begin with but now it's difficult. 一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。 10 [PHRASE 短语]首先；第一 You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. [PHR with cl] '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。” 11 charity begins at home→see: charity ； begin life→see: life ； Usage Note : Begin, start, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is 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 that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can 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。

Begin [V Began Verb 动词 Start [No Cont