begin
英 [bɪ'gɪn]
美[bɪ'ɡɪn]
- vt. 开始
- vi. 开始；首先
- n. (Begin)人名；(以、德)贝京；(英)贝让
实用场景例句
- She began to cry.
- 她哭起来了。
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- It was beginning to snow.
- 开始下雪了。
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- I was beginning to think you'd never come.
- 我开始以为你是不会来了。
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- Everyone began talking at once.
- 大家同时开始讲话。
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- When will you begin recruiting?
- 你们何时开始招募人员？
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- When does the concert begin?
- 音乐会什么时间开始？
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- I began to feel dizzy.
- 我开始感到头晕目眩。
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- At last the guests began to arrive.
- 客人们终于陆续到达了。
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- She began by thanking us all for coming.
- 她首先对我们大家的到来表示感谢。
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- We began work on the project in May.
- 我们于五月份启动了这项工程。
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- I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it.
- 我上月就开始读这本小说，到现在还没读完。
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- He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise.
- 他讲课前总是先让学生做预备练习题。
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- He began his political career as a student (= when he was a student) .
- 他从当学生时起就开始了他的政治生涯。
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- Shall I begin?
- 我可以开始了吗？
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- Let's begin at page 9.
- 咱们从第9页开始。
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- The fate line begins close to the wrist...
- 命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Rue Guynemer begins at the front of the Fitzgerald site.
- 吉内梅街始于菲茨拉德故居前。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The first word begins with an F.
- 第一个词的首字母为F。
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- You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
- 你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
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- It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
- 一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
- “跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
- 原先的地方节日已经发展成为一项国际性活动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He didn't know how to begin.
- 他不知从何说起。
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- 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'...
- “西伦教授，”他开口说道，“很高兴见到您。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Could I begin with a few formalities?
- 请允许我开场先讲几句套话。
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- ...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car...
- 靠他的汽车后备箱练摊兜售高尔夫球衫起家的商人
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- He has just begun his fourth year in hiding...
- 他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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- The problems began last November...
- 问题在去年11月份开始出现。
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- The weight loss began to look more serious...
- 体重下降眼看开始变得愈发厉害了。
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- He stood up and began to move around the room...
- 他起身开始在屋里来回走动。
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同义词辨析
begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate
这些动词均含有"开始"之意。
begin： 最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。
start： 在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。
commence： 可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的"开始"。
initiate： 指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。
inaugurate： 指正式而隆重的开始。