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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

beginning [bɪ'gɪnɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun [of event] [ period] [ book] 开始
  2. 2. n pl beginnings 征兆
    at the beginning
    开始时
    right from the beginning {or} from the very beginning
    从一开始

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beginning [bɪˈgɪnɪŋ]
  1. 1. n.[c] [Singular] 起点开端
    The study will be published in the beginning of the year 2000.
    研究结果将在2000年初发布
  2. 2. n.[c] [Plural] 早期初始阶段萌芽阶段
    Keep track of your position on the map right from the beginning of your ascent.
    开始攀登起,标明你在地图上的位置
  3. 3. n.[c] 开头部分开始的部分
    At the beginning of the meeting, ask how long the meeting will last.
    会议开始时,问一下会议持续多长时间
    "It was a dark and stormy night" is a hackneyed beginning for a story.
    “这是个月黑风高的夜晚”是一个陈词滥调式的故事开场白
  4. 4. n.[c] 起始地,发源地源头
    There was a bunch of pretty flowers at the beginning of the path.
    小路的起点处有一丛漂亮的花。
  5. 5. n.[c] 开始开头起步
    The beginning of problems between the two started a few years ago.
    两个之间问题起源于几年前。
    He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.
    负责谈判开始部分
  6. 6. adjective 初始的,基础的,初级的
    The beginning class for yoga is very basic.
    瑜伽开始课程非常基础

Collins English-English Dictionary

beginning [bɪ'gɪnɪŋ]
  1. 1. n a start; commencement
  2. 2. n [often plural] a first or early part or stage
  3. 3. n the place where or time when something starts
  4. 4. n an origin; source

Examples

English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Charta.
英国的民主起源于大宪章。
efforts that are beginning to tell
正开始奏效的努力
Her age is beginning to tell.
她开始衰老了。
My T-shirt was beginning to turn yellow.
我的T恤衫开始变黄了。
Today is the second year anniversary of the beginning of the cooperation between the two countries.
今天是两国开始合作的两周年纪念日。

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