begin
begin
(beginning;past began ;past participle begun )
to begin with
(beginning;past began ;past participle begun )
- [with obj.]perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity)
开始（行动或活动）
Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder.
彼得因谋杀被判终身监禁，才刚刚开始服刑。
Nadia began work on a new project.
纳迪亚开始了新项目的工作。
[with infinitiveor present participle]it was beginning to snow.
天正开始下雪。
[noobj.]she began by rewriting the syllabus.
她先从重拟课程大纲着手。
■[noobj.]come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place
开始存在（或出现、发生）
a new era had begun.
一个新时代开始了。
the tale begins with a sickly youth, Robin.
故事开始讲一个多病的年轻人，名叫罗宾。
the cycleway begins at Livingston village.
自行车道的起点在利文斯顿村庄。
■[noobj.](of a person) hold a specified position or role before holding any other
（人）（以某种职位）起步，起家
he began as a drummer.
他从鼓手干起。
■[noobj.](of a thing) originate
（事物）起源，发源
Watts Lake began as a marine inlet.
瓦茨湖当初是一个入海口。
■[noobj.](begin with)have as a first element
以…开始
words beginning with a vowel.
以元音开头的单词。
■[noobj.](begin on/upon)set to work at
着手进行
Picasso began on a great canvas.
毕加索动手在一大张油画布上忙起来。
■[with direct speech]start speaking by saying
开始说
‘Smith,’ he began.
“史密斯，"他开始说道。
■[noobj.](begin at)(of an article) cost at least (a specified amount)
最低价格为，起步价为
rooms begin at $139.
客房最低价139美元。 - [noobj., with infinitive][with negative](informal)have some chance or likelihood of doing a specified thing
(非正式)有可能
circuitry that Karen could not begin to comprehend.
卡伦不可能搞懂的电路。
to begin with
- at first
首先
■used to introduce the first of several points
［用来引导若干问题中的第一个］首先
such a fate is unlikely to befall him: to begin with, his is a genuine talent.
这种命运不可能落到他身上： 首先，他是个真正的人才。
- Old English beginnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German beginnen
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