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  • Conjugation : past  began ; pp  begun ; ing  beginning
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

begin [bɪ'gɪn]
  1. 1. vt. 开始
    He had begun his career as a painter.
    开始他的画家生涯
  2. 2. vi. 开始
    The concert begins at 5 p.m.
    音乐会下午5点开始
    to begin doing {or} to do sth
    开始做某事
    I can't begin to thank you
    我真不知道怎样感谢
    beginning (from) Monday
    (从)星期一开始
    to begin with ...
    首先
    To begin with, I was sceptical, but I was soon convinced.
    起初我持怀疑态度,但很快相信了。
    You should invite your closest friends to begin with, and then see if there's room for anybody else.
    首先应该邀请亲近朋友然后再看是否位置给其他人。

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

begin [bɪˈgɪn]
  1. 1. vt. 着手开始
    We began working on our project.
    我们开始开展我们项目
  2. 2. vi. 开始起始
    Class begins at the sound of the bell.
    铃声响过之后开始上课
    The DMZ begins right over the hill.
    非军事区开始彻底走下坡路
    The second movement begins after the allegro.
    急速乐章后,第二节开始了。
  3. 3. vt. 使开始启动
    Trade between the two countries began to sour.
    两国之间贸易开始减少
  4. 4. vt. 开始讲,开始
    He began with a few words.
    首先讲了几句话。
  5. 5. vt. 开始,作……的开头,作……的开端
    The letter A is the beginning of the alphabet.
    字母表从A开始
    The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester.
    随着这次开学典礼召开,此学期正式开始了。
    A terrible murder begins the novel.
    这部小说一起严重的凶杀案开始
    The number "one" begins the sequence.
    这个序列以数字“1”开始
  6. 6. vi. 爆发发生
    School begins in the fall.
    学校秋季开学
    The company's Asia tour begins next month.
    那个公司的亚洲巡展将于下个月开始
  7. 7. vi. 开始,始于
    The day begins with a cup of coffee.
    一天工作一杯咖啡开始
    The semester begins with a convocation ceremony.
    新学期随着开学典礼举行开始了。
    My property begins with the three maple trees.
    我的地产从那三棵枫树开始
    The novel begins with a murder.
    这部小说一起谋杀案开头
    Her day begins with a workout.
    早上起来健身
  8. 8. vt. 开始做,开始接触开始
    We began eating as soon as the food was served.
    食物一端上来我们开始吃。
  9. 9. vt. 一点也(不),丝毫(不)
    My paycheck doesn't even begin to pay for my rent.
    我的工资甚至不够我付房租
    This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation.
    这项经济措施甚至根本没有触及通货膨胀问题
    You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war.
    甚至没有开始理解我们战争期间需要处理问题
  10. 10. vt. 开始
    My brother began to play the piano when he was four years old.
    弟弟从四岁开始弹钢琴
  11. 11. noun [Person Name] 贝然
  12. 12. noun [Person Name] 贝京
  13. 13. noun [Person Name] 贝让
  14. 14. noun [People] 比金 (1913-1992),以色列总理

Collins English-English Dictionary

begin [bɪ'gɪn]
  1. 1. vb to start or cause to start (something or to do something)
  2. 2. vb to bring or come into being for the first time; arise or originate
  3. 3. vb to start to say or speak
  4. 4. vb [used with a negative] to have the least capacity (to do something)
    he couldn't begin to compete with her
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] Old English beginnan; related to Old High German biginnan, Gothic duginnan

Examples

to begin to take shape
开始形成
Shall we begin a new bottle?
我们再开一瓶?
Who wants to begin talking about his/her holidays?
谁想先来谈谈自己的假期?
This building will not begin until July at the earliest.
这幢楼最早也得七月份动工。
I can't begin to thank you
我真不知道怎样感谢你

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