新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

begin

英 [bɪˈɡɪn]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

PHRASE. 习语

to begin with
1. 起初 , 刚开始
You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
双语例句
例：
It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
起初很顺利，但现在难了。
2. 首先
You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say.
近义词
firstly
双语例句
例：
'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?'—'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
“和你交谈过的科学家们对此怎么看？” “噢，首先，他们怀疑这是否会奏效。”

VERB. 动词

begins , beginning , began , begun
1. [T 及物动词] 开始（做某事）
To begin to do something means to start doing it.
近义词
start
双语例句
例：
He stood up and began to move around the room.
他站了起来，开始在屋子里走来走去。
例：
The weight loss began to look more serious.
体重看起来下降得愈发严重了。
2. [I 不及物动词] 使开始发生 , 开始发生
When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards.
近义词
start , commence
双语例句
例：
The problems began last November.
问题于去年11月开始出现。
例：
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding.
他东躲西藏的第4个年头刚刚开始。
3. [I 不及物动词] 以（某事、做某事）开始
If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do.
近义词
start
双语例句
例：
Could I begin with a few formalities?
我可以从一些例行程序开始吗？
例：
a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car.
一个靠在其汽车后备箱销售的高尔夫衬衫起家的商人。
例：
He began his career flipping hamburgers.
他的职业生涯是从翻转汉堡包开始的。
4. [I 不及物动词] 开始说 , 以…做开场白
You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says.
双语例句
例：
'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you.'
“西伦教授，”他开始说道，“我非常高兴见到你。”
例：
He didn't know how to begin.
他不知道如何开场。
5. [I 不及物动词] 起初是
If one thing began as another thing, it first existed as the other thing before it changed into its present form.
近义词
start
双语例句
例：
What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
起初的一个地方性的节日已经发展成了一项国际盛事。
6. [I 不及物动词] 起始于
If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges.
双语例句
例：
The fate line begins close to the wrist.
命运线始于接近手腕处。
7. [I 不及物动词] （某词）以（某字母）开头
If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word.
近义词
start
双语例句
例：
The first word begins with an F.
第一个词以F开头。