英汉词典

begin 基本解释

• vt. 开始
• vi. 开始；首先
• n. (Begin)人名；(以、德)贝京；(英)贝让

begin 词态变化

begin 中文词源

前缀be-, 强调。-gin, 打开。

begin 英文词源

begin

begin: [OE] Begin comes from a prehistoric West Germanic compound verb *biginnan, which also produced German and Dutch beginnen; the origin of the second element, *ginnan, is not known for certain. The form gin was common in the Middle Ages and up until about 1600; this was a shortening, perhaps not so much of begin as of the now obsolete ongin ‘begin’, which was far more widespread than begin in Old English.

begin (v.)

Old English beginnan "to begin, attempt, undertake," a rare word beside the more usual form onginnan (class III strong verb; past tense ongann, past participle ongunnen); from bi- (see be-) + West Germanic *ginnan, of obscure meaning and found only in compounds, perhaps "to open, open up" (compare Old High German in-ginnan "to cut open, open up," also "begin, undertake"), with sense evolution from "open" to "begin." Cognates elsewhere in Germanic include Old Frisian biginna "to begin," Middle Dutch beghinnen, Old High German beginnan, German beginnen, Old Frisian bijenna "to begin," Gothic duginnan.

begin 词组搭配

begin 英文释义

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. begin to speak or say;

"Now listen, friends," he began

5. 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 ceremoney officially begins the semester"

6. have a beginning, of a temporal event;

"WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"

"The company's Asia tour begins next month"

7. 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 work-out"

"The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

8. 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"

9. 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"

10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language;

"She began Russian at an early age"

"We started French in fourth grade"

begin 同义词解析

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。

begin 双语例句

1. As the domestic market becomes saturated, firms begin to export the product.

由于国内市场饱和，各公司开始外销。

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2. Suddenly all the men pull out pistols and begin blasting away.

突然，所有人都拔出手枪，连续射击。

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3. Begin by planning on three two-hour reviews with four chapters per session.

先安排3次温习时间，每次用2个小时复习4个章节。

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4. 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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5. You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set.

这些甜点开始凝固时就可以加入辅料了。

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begin 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。

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Rue Guynemer begins at the front of the Fitzgerald site.

吉内梅街始于菲茨拉德故居前。

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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。

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'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。”

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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。

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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。”

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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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