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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.
    他开始了他的画家生涯。
  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你
    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，但很快就相信了。
    You should invite your closest friends to begin with, and then see if there's room for anybody else.
    你首先应该邀请最亲近的朋友，然后再看是否有位置给其他人。

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

begin [bɪ 'gɪn] [bɪ 'gɪn]
  1. 1. vi. 开始，着手，开始行动；开始实行；进行着
    Hurry up it's beginning to snow.
    快点儿，开始下雪了。
    After I fell down everybody began laughing.
    我跌倒了，惹得大家都笑了起来。
  2. 2. vi. 形成，产生；出现，呈现
  3. 3. vi. 做开头部分，以…为首（或开头）；始于；源于
    The Bible begins with Genesis.
    《圣经》以《创世记》为首卷。
    All I know is that the winner's name begins with the letter F.
    我所知道的就是胜利者的名字是以字母F开头的。
  4. 4. vi. 一点也不，丝毫不[常用否定句，并与不定式连用]
    They don't begin to compare.
    他们丝毫也不能相比。
  5. 5. vt. （使）开始，着手；开始进行
    Shall we begin a new bottle?
    我们再开一瓶？
  6. 6. vt. 使形成，使产生；起始于，创始
  7. 7. vt. 作开头部分，作…的开端

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
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Examples

They don't begin to compare.
他们丝毫也不能相比。 → begin
to begin to take shape
开始形成 → shape
They don't begin to compare.
他们丝毫也不能相比。
Shall we begin a new bottle?
我们再开一瓶？ → begin
Let's begin by saying that we have no so much time to end this project.
首先我要说的是我们没剩多少时间来完成这个项目了。
Who wants to begin talking about his/her holidays?
谁想先来谈谈自己的假期？
I would suggest an appetizer to begin, and then the first course.
我建议先吃甜品开开胃，然后再上第一道菜。
This building will not begin until July at the earliest.
这幢楼最早也得七月份动工。
to begin doing {or} to do sth
开始做某事 → begin
I can't begin to thank you
我真不知道怎样感谢你 → begin
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nciku Note

“开始”怎么说？

start, begin 和 commence 在语意上很相近,不过 commence 更为正式,通常不用于日常会话。The meeting is ready to begin/start… He tore the list up and started/began a new one… the new school term commences in September… 注意, start, begin 和 commence 后面都可以跟名词或动词的 -ing 形式,但是,只有 start 和 begin 后面能够跟带 ‘to’ 的动词不定式。可以说 It’s starting/beginning to rain., 但不能说 ‘It’s commencing to rain.’

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