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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- beginning
[bɪ'gɪnɪŋ]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of event, period, book]
开始
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2.
n pl
beginnings 征兆
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at the beginning
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开始时
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right from the beginning {or} from the very beginning
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从一开始
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- beginning
[bɪ 'gɪnɪŋ]
[bɪ 'gɪnɪŋ]
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1.
noun
开始,开端
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Today is the second year anniversary of the beginning of the cooperation between the two countries.
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今天是两国开始合作的两周年纪念日。
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I liked Peter at the beginning, but I'm bored with him now.
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开始我是喜欢彼特的,但现在我又对他厌倦了。
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2.
noun
起始的时间,起点;起源,来源;根源
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English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Charta.
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英国的民主起源于大宪章。
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It was the beginning of 1982 when I met him for the first time.
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我和他初次见面是在1982年年初。
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All you have to do is go back to the beginning and start it again.
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你要做的就是,回到原点重新开始。
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3.
noun
(书等的)开头部分,卷首
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If you look at the beginning of the book, you'll find a brief introduction by the author.
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如果你看下本书的开头,就会找到作者写的简介。
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She's not able to watch a movie from the beginning to the end.
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她不能把一部电影从头到尾好好看完。
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noun
[通常用复数形态]早期阶段;先例
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the beginnings of scientific agriculture
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科学农业的早期阶段
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The city's beginnings come from Roman Times.
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这座城市始建于罗马时代。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- beginning
[bɪ'gɪnɪŋ]
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1.
n
a start; commencement
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2.
n
[often plural]
a first or early part or stage
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3.
n
the place where or time when something starts
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4.
n
an origin; source
Examples
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right from the beginning {or} from the very beginning
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从一开始
→ beginning
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English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Charta.
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英国的民主起源于大宪章。
→ beginning
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the beginning of a book
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一本书的卷首
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efforts that are beginning to tell
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正开始奏效的努力
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her head beginning to whirl
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她的头开始发晕
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Her age is beginning to tell.
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她开始衰老了。
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The pressures of her job are beginning to tell on her.
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工作的压力已经开始对她产生影响了。
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My T-shirt was beginning to turn yellow.
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我的T恤衫开始变黄了。
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It was the beginning of 1982 when I met him for the first time.
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我和他初次见面是在1982年年初。
→ beginning
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Today is the second year anniversary of the beginning of the cooperation between the two countries.
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今天是两国开始合作的两周年纪念日。
→ beginning
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