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vt.& vi. 开始;着手;创始;创办;
vi. （从…）开始;起始;起初是;开始讲话;
📝 例句
Ice crystals begin to deform measurably.
冰晶就产生某种程度的变形了。
When did you begin learning English?
你何时开始学英语的?
All programs start with the special word begin and finish with end.
所有程序都用专用字begin（开始）表示开始，用end（结束）表示结束。
The couple begin to argue about money.
夫妇俩开始为钱争吵。
A little caviar to begin with, madame?
先吃一点鱼子酱怎么样，女士？
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ beg-请求,in-里:难民乞讨在庙里,开始得到救助
※ beg-恳求,in-里:恳求大家赶快进来,节目刚开始
※ beg-乞求,in-里:演出已开始,她乞求门卫让他进里面去
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
begin
v
(-nn-; pt began, pp begun)
1
(a) [Tn] set (sth) in motion; start 使（某物）启动; 开始
begin work, a meeting 开始工作、开会
The building hasn't even been begun. 这座建筑物还没有动工呢.
I began school (ie attended it for the first time) when I was five. 我五岁入学.
He has begun (ie started reading or writing) a new book. 他已开始读（或写）一本新书.
(b) [I] be set in motion; start 启动; 开始
When does the concert begin? 音乐会什麽时候开始?
The meeting will begin at nine. 会议将在九点开始.
Building began last year. 建筑工程去年已经开始.
2
(a) [Tt] (used to indicate states of mind, or mental activities, which are starting 用以指心理状态和思维活动的开始)
She began to feel dizzy. 她感到头昏眼花.
I'm beginning to understand. 我逐渐明白了.
I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我开始意识到你永远不会来了.
(b) [Tt, Tg] (used to indicate a process that is beginning, the subject being a thing, not a person 用以指一过程的开始, 主语是物而不是人)
The paper was beginning to peel off the walls. 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了.
The barometer began to fall. 气压计的读数开始下降.
The water is beginning to boil. 水逐渐沸腾起来. => Usage 见所附用法.
3 [I, Ipr] be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth （在做某事时）作为起始者或作为第一步
Shall I begin (ie take the first step or be the first to speak)? 我可以开始说了吗[可以由我开始吗]?
Let's begin at (ie start from) page 9. 我们从第9页开始吧.
She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel. 她已开始写（或阅读）一本新小说.
I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意.
4 [I, Ipr] have its starting-point or first element; have its nearest boundary 起始於; 起源於; 最接近的界限为
When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什麽时候结束, 夏天从什麽时候开始?
The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month. 从下月起, 新车费为1英镑.
The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'. 英文字母表以A开始, 以Z结束.
5 [Tt] (infml 口) (usu in negative sentences 用於否定句). begin, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 Very often begin and start can be used in the same way, though start is more common in informal speech *begin和start的用法往往相同, 但start多用於口语
What time do you begin/start work in the morning? 你上午几点钟开始工作?
The concert begins/starts at 7.30 pm. 音乐会晚上7时30分开始.
2 After continuous tenses of begin and start we do not normally use the -ing form of a verb 在begin和start的进行时态之後, 一般不用动词的-ing形式
He began/started crying/to cry but It's starting/beginning to rain (NOT raining). ｀他哭起来了＇（英文句中可用crying/to cry）, 但｀下起雨来了＇（英文句中不可用raining）.
3 In some senses only start can be used 有些词义只可用start
If we want to get there tonight, we should start (ie set off) now. 假设我们想今天晚上到那里, 现在就得动身.
The car won't start/I can't start the car. 这辆汽车发动不起来[这辆汽车我发动不起来].
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi'gin]vt. 开始vi. 开始【计】 开始相关词组: not begin to begin with... To begin with... to begin
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd stop by.
我就住在附近，所以我想拜访一下。
No, I can't go to bed till she says Good night to me.
不，除非她向我道晚安，不然我睡不着。
The radio says the snow will stop later in the day.
无线电广播说 今天晚些时候雪会停的。