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v.开始,首先

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动词过去式:began 过去分词:begun 现在分词:beginning 第三人称单数:begins

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begin


/bɪ'gɪn; bɪ`ˇɪn/
v (-nn-; pt began/ bI5gn; bI`^An/, pp begun/ bI5gQn; bI`^Qn/)
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? 音乐会什么时候开始?
* 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 起始于; 起源于; 最接近的界限为
*When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什么时候结束, 夏天从什么时候开始?
* 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 用于否定句)

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
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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多用于口语
*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].

begin


v past tensebegan [-'gæn/
1. Between midnight and dawn, when sleep will not come and all the old wounds begin to ache.
    从午夜到拂晓, 每当我毫无睡意, 所有昔日创痛开始发作的时候,

2. But then something gets my attention, and I begin to think of new uses for items such as old light bulbs or eggshells.
    不过,我已经留意到一些东西,开始考虑能否给诸如旧灯泡或鸡蛋壳之类的东西找些新的用途。

3. For it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
    这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活,可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。

4. When we begin to turn away from the sun, we have afternoon and evening and night.
    我们开始转离它时,就是下午。随后是黄昏和夜晚。

5. When you see a person for the first time, even though he doesn't speak to you, you begin watching him — his actions, his attitude, his clothing and many other things.
    在你初次见到一个人的时候,即使他不跟你说话,你也开始观察他了:他的行动、态度、衣着,以及其他许多情况。

6. We begin with a worn wedding album.
    让我们从一本陈旧的婚礼相册开始吧。

7. Wagner had been occupied with the idea of the "Ring" for several years, and for many months had been struggling to begin composing.
    有关"钟声"的创意瓦格纳已经思考了几年时间,而他竭尽全力着手进行作曲也已经数月。

8. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The
    罢工定于星期二开始.谁也不知道罢工会延续多久。

9. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
    罢工定于星期二开始,

10. Then, even if you haven't uncovered the reason, you should begin to make firm decisions and practice responding to your children's requests in a prompt, definite manner.
    然后,即使没能找出原因,你也该开始作出果断的决定,并试着用迅速、果断的方式对孩子的要求作出反应。

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