begin

[bi'gin]

v.开始, 着手

vt.

1. 开始, 着手; 动手[+v-ing][+to-v]

When did you begin learning English?

你何时开始学英语的?

He is about to begin his term as President.

他即将开始他的总统任期。

After breakfast it began to snow.

早饭后开始下起雪来。

2. 创建; 使开始

They began the club about four years ago.

他们大约在四年前创办该俱乐部的。

vi.

1. 开始; 开始进行

The concert began at 8 p.m.

音乐会晚上八时开始。

2. 始于; 源于

The campaign began last year.

这场运动始于去年。

词形变化

动词过去式: began | 动词过去分词: begun | 动词现在分词: beginning | 动词第三人称单数: begins |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.vi.开始

start  commence  take off  

同义参见:

institute  initiate  conceive  inaugurate  originate  open  trigger  stem  aggress  rise  actuate  occasion  

反义:

vt.vi.开始; 动手

end  finish  conclude  

反义参见:

cease  adjourn  close  stop  

英英释义

名词 begin:

Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

同义词：Menachem Begin

动词 begin:

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

同义词：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

同义词：start

set in motion, cause to start

同义词：lead off, start, commence

begin to speak or say he began

be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

have a beginning, of a temporal event

have a beginning characterized in some specified way

同义词：start

begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

同义词：start

achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

短语词组

to begin with

1. 首先

We can't go. To begin with, it's too cold.

我们不能去。首先, 天太冷了。

补充

beginbegin英:[biˈɡin] 美:[ˈbeɡɪn]vt. & vi.1.开始; 着手Let's begin.我们开始吧！Are you sitting comfortably?Then I'll begin.坐好了吗?那我要开始了。When does the film begin?电影什么时候开始?When will the next term begin?下学期什么时候开学?The campaign had begun during his absence.在他不在期间运动已经开始了。Knowledge begins with practice.知识始于实践。He begins school today.他今天开始上学。We decided to begin the experiment in the evening.我们决定晚上开始那个实验。It's time to begin the meeting now.现在是开会的时候了。He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。He began to laugh.他笑起来了。The child began to cry.孩子哭了起来。Computers have also begun serving agriculture.计算机也开始为农业服务了。My heart suddenly began beating violently.我的心突然开始猛烈地跳动。

例句

1. The US is prepared to begin talks immediately.美国准备立即开始会谈。 2. He had begun his career as a painter.他已经开始了他的画家生涯。 3. The vicar began the ceremony with a reading.教区牧师开始宣读, 仪式开始。 4. Both begin work at around 9 am.两人都在上午9点左右开始工作。 5. He stood up and began to sing.他站起来开始唱歌。 6. She began writing the book in 1995.她1995年开始写这本书。 7. She began the tradition of the royal tour abroad.她开创了王室出国巡游的传统。 8. He has just begun his fourth year in hiding.他刚刚开始第四年东躲西藏的生活。 9. I can't begin to thank you真不知怎么感谢您才好；我真是难以表达我的感激之情 10. I can't begin to thank you, you've done so much to help.我真不知怎么感谢您才好, 您给了我们巨大的帮助。 11. You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.你根本无法想象那让我多么难过。 12. We can't begin to understand what it feels like.我们根本无法理解这种感受。 13. 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you.'“西伦教授, ”他开始说道, “我非常高兴见到您。” 14. The concert begins at 5 pm.音乐会下午5点开始。 15. The first word begins with an F.第一个单词是以F开头的。 16. The problems began last November.问题始于去年十一月份。 17. Could I begin with a few formalities?我能从一些礼节说起吗？ 18. a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car靠出售装在汽车行李箱里的高尔夫衬衫起家的商人 19. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.刚开始时还挺好的, 现在变得困难了。 20. To begin with, I was sceptical, but I was soon convinced.我本来有些怀疑, 但很快就深信不疑了。 21. To begin with, it's too expensive.第一, 太贵了。 22. You should invite your best friends to begin with.一开始, 你应该邀请你最要好的朋友。 23. The story begins with their marriage.故事以他们的婚姻开始。 24. School vacation begins on Tuesday.学校假期从星期二开始。 25. That has been true since the world began.开天辟地以来，那便是真理。 26. The custom began during the First World War.这种习俗起源于(或始于)第一次世界大战。 27. The Bible begins with Genesis.《圣经》以《创世记》为首卷。 28. He began as a lawyer.他开始了律师的生涯。 29. to begin on a piece of work着手一件工作 30. She did not quite know how to begin.她不太知道怎么开口说好。 31. The party began eighty years ago.该党是80年前成立的。 32. They don't begin to compare.他们丝毫也不能相比。 33. begin the job the day after tomorrow.后天开始干这活吧。 34. Please begin work.请开始工作。 35. He began a new business last month.他上月创办一家新商行。 36. the party leaders who began the reform movement发动这场改革运动的党的领导者们 37. The letters AB begin the alphabet.在字母表中AB是头两个字母。 38. Our money won't even begin to cover expenses.我们的钱根本不够花销。 39. It doesn't begin to meet the purpose.这并不符合目的。 40. Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder.彼得因谋杀被判终身监禁，才刚刚开始服刑。 41. Nadia began work on a new project.纳迪亚开始了新项目的工作。 42. [with infinitiveor present participle]it was beginning to snow.天正开始下雪。 43. [noobj.]she began by rewriting the syllabus.她先从重拟课程大纲着手。 44. a new era had begun.一个新时代开始了。 45. the tale begins with a sickly youth, Robin.故事开始讲一个多病的年轻人，名叫罗宾。 46. the cycleway begins at Livingston village.自行车道的起点在利文斯顿村庄。 47. he began as a drummer.他从鼓手干起。 48. Watts Lake began as a marine inlet.瓦茨湖当初是一个入海口。 49. words beginning with a vowel.以元音开头的单词。 50. Picasso began on a great canvas.毕加索动手在一大张油画布上忙起来。 51. ‘Smith,’ he began.“史密斯，"他开始说道。 52. rooms begin at $139.客房最低价139美元。 53. circuitry that Karen could not begin to comprehend.卡伦不可能搞懂的电路。 54. such a fate is unlikely to befall him: to begin with, his is a genuine talent.这种命运不可能落到他身上： 首先，他是个真正的人才。 55. Shall I begin or will you?我先开始还是你先开始？ 56. I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it.我上个月开始看这本小说，到现在还没看完。 57. When did he begin his lesson?他什么时候开始上课的？ 58. When do you begin work?你什么时候开始工作？ 59. We began writing to each other in 1980.我们从1980年开始通信。 60. The carpet is beginning to look dirty.地毯开始显得有点脏。 61. What time does the concert begin?音乐会什么时候开始？ 62. My name begins with ‘W’ not ‘V’.我的名字以 W 开头，不是以 V 开头。 63. The fighting began with an argument about money.先是为了钱发生争执，继而动手。 64. This is where the footpath begins.小路就从这里开始。 65. To begin with they were very happy.起初，他们很高兴。 66. We can't possibly go. To begin with it's too far and we can't afford it either.我们不可能去。一来那里太远了，二来我们也没有那么多钱。 67. They will begin construction on the new school soon.他们将很快开始建设新学校。 68. I got the job and I begin work on Monday!我得到了这份工作，周一开始上班。 69. She'll begin the lecture at 10.她将在10点钟开始讲座。 70. He plans to begin the project later this week.他计划在本周晚些时候启动这个项目。 71. They both began their careers at the local newspaper.他们俩的职业生涯都是从当地这家报纸开始的。 72. The university began accepting applications in November.这所大学十一月开始接受入学申请。 73. I had just begun eating when the phone rang.我刚开始吃饭，电话铃就响了。 74. She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.我刚一开口，她就打断了。 75. He began by showing some photographs of his trip. = He began with some photographs of his trip.他首先展示了他旅行时的一些照片。 76. "Now that I've begun, I'll go on till I finish."既然我已经开始，我就会继续下去直到完成。 77. You'll have to begin again. [=start over]你得重新开始。 78. I began the quilt last month.我上个月开始缝制这床被子。 79. I began (reading) the book last week.我上周开始读这本书。 80. Schubert began more symphonies than he finished.舒伯特开始创作的交响乐多于他所完成的。 81. The chairman began the meeting at noon.主席在中午召开了会议。 82. They began [=founded] the state's first traveling theater troupe.他们创建了国内首家巡回演出剧团。 83. She began to feel dizzy soon after the accident.事故发生后不久，她开始感到头晕。 84. I'm beginning to think the oversight was intentional.我开始意识到这个疏忽是有意的。 85. She began feeling dizzy soon after the accident.事故发生后不久，她开始感到头晕。 86. The meeting began [=started] in the morning and finished/ended at noon.会议在上午开始，中午结束。 87. Construction on the new school will begin soon.新校舍的建设即将开工。 88. Our problems were just beginning.我们的问题才刚刚开始。 89. When does the play begin?比赛什么时候开始？ 90. The rain began around noon.正午前后便开始下雨了。 91. Let the games begin.让游戏开始吧。 92. The American Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865.美国南北战争于1861年开始，1865年结束。 93. His passion for music began at the age of six when he had his first piano lessons.他对音乐的热爱始于六岁时的第一堂钢琴课。 94. It's beginning [=starting] to rain.天开始下雨了。 95. The flowers on the trees are beginning to bloom.树上的花儿开始绽放了。 96. “Where does the river begin?” “It begins in the mountains to the north.”“这条河的源头在哪里？”“它发源于北面的山脉。” 97. The meeting began on a positive note.会议在积极的气氛中开始了。 98. The meeting began with an announcement. [=an announcement was made at the start of the meeting]这次会议首先发表了一项声明。 99. The English alphabet begins with A and ends with Z.英语字母表从字母A开始，到字母Z结束。 100. Each sentence should begin with a capital.每个句子的首字母都应大写。 101. The season began with our team in last place but finished (up) with us in first place.我们队在本赛季初排名垫底，但到了赛季末则名列第一。 102. Her long career in advertising began at a small firm in Chicago.她漫长的广告生涯始于芝加哥的一家小公司。 103. Prices for the hotel rooms begin at 85 dollars. [=85 dollars is the lowest price for a hotel room; some rooms cost more than 85 dollars]这家酒店客房的起价为85美元。 104. The road begins at the bottom of the hill and ends at the top of the hill.公路起于山脚，延伸至山顶。 105. What began [=started] as a simple idea has become a complicated project.最初的简单想法已经演变成一项复杂的工程。 106. The town began as a small farming community.这座城市起初只是个小小的农耕社区。 107. He began as a clerk [=he was a clerk when he started working] and eventually became president of the company.他起初只是名公司职员，后来当上了董事长。 108. "“Allow me to introduce myself,” he began."“请允许我做一下自我介绍。”他首先说道。 109. I can't even begin to describe how good the food was. [=the food was very good]我简直无法形容那种食物有多好吃。 110. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for all your help. [=I am very grateful for all your help]对于你的帮助，我不胜感激。 111. I can hardly begin to thank you for all you've done.对于你所做的一切，我万分感激。 112. "“I don't think we should buy the car.” “Why not?” “To begin with, I'm not sure we can afford it.”"“我认为我们不该买车。”“为什么？”“首先，我们能否买得起我没有把握。” 113. "She has lost a lot of weight, and she wasn't very heavy to begin with."她体重减了不少，而且原本她就不是很重。 114. "She didn't like her job to begin with, [=at first, initially] but she got used to it eventually."刚开始她并不喜欢自己的工作，但最后就适应了。