vi. (began; begun; beginning) 1.开始 (opp. end); 着手，动手。 2.始于，源于 (from). School begins on Monday. 星期一开课。 vt. 1.开始，创始；动手，着手。 2.创建。 短语和例子 It has begun to be done. ＝ It has been begun. 工作开始了。 He began (to speak). 他开口了。 a book I began (to read) 开始读的书。 begin a dynasty 开创一个朝代。 begin again 重做，从头另做。 begin at 从…开始 (begin at the wrong end 开错了头。 begin at page 10 从第10页开始)。 begin by (doing ...)从(做…)开始，先做…。 begin on [upon] 着手，动手 (He has begun on a new book. 他已开始读[写]另一本新书)。 begin the world 开始为人[处世]；开始独立生活。 begin with 从…开始，先做 (A little caviar to begin with, madame 先吃一点鱼子酱怎么样，女士？)。 not begin to (do) 〔口语〕决不会，完全不 (It does not begin to meet the specifications. 这完全不合规格。 I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. 我不知道怎样感激你才好)。 to begin with 首先，第一，第一个理由是；本来〔插入语〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一]，他太年轻了)。
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let''s get down to work now" 同义词：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence,
set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" 同义词：lead off, start, commence,
begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn''t even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" 同义词：start,
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" 同义词：start,
have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" 同义词：start,
have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company''s Asia tour begins next month"
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one'' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
例句与用法
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His problem began when he was a child . 他的这个问题起始于孩提时代。
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Jimmy's star of fortune had begun to shine brightly . 吉米红运高照。
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This is only the beginning of the reckoning . 这不过是算帐的第一步。
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Whistles began to shrill outside the barn . 哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
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Crack propagation usually begins slowly . 裂纹的增长常常是开始缓慢。
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After the talk , he began to thaw . 谈话之后，他的态度开始缓和下来。
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You have not the beginning of an aptitude . 你却连起码的聪明也没有。
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She began to enlarge upon the subject . 他开始在这个题目上发挥起来。
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She began to soften; she felt sorry . 她心里软下来了；她觉得很难过。
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The paper was beginning to peel off the walls . 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了。
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