单词 | begin |
释义 | begin[bi'ɡin]vi.1.■开始:The story begins with their marriage.故事以他们的婚姻开始。School vacation begins on Tuesday.学校假期从星期二开始。2.■开始存在;开始出现,呈现;形成;产生;始于,源于:That has been true since the world began.开天辟地以来,那便是真理。The custom began during the First World War.这种习俗起源于(或始于)第一次世界大战。3.■做开头部分,以…为首(或开头):The Bible begins with Genesis.《圣经》以《创世记》为首卷。4.■开始进行,开始行动,开始实行,着手:He began as a lawyer.他开始了律师的生涯。to begin on a piece of work着手一件工作5.■开始讲话:She did not quite know how to begin.她不太知道怎么开口说好。6.■创办;成立:The party began eighty years ago.该党是80年前成立的。7.■[口语]一点也不,丝毫(不),根本(不)[通常与否定词连用,并后接不定式]:They don't begin to compare.他们丝毫也不能相比。vt.1.■开始,着手于;开始进行:Begin the job the day after tomorrow.后天开始干这活吧。Please begin work.请开始工作。2.■创建,创始;发起;是…的创始人(或创办者);使出现,使开始,使形成,使产生;起始于:He began a new business last month.他上月创办一家新商行。the party leaders who began the reform movement发动这场改革运动的党的领导者们3.■作开头部分,作…的开端,在…中居首位;在…中最先出现:The letters AB begin the alphabet.在字母表中AB是头两个字母。4.■[口语]几乎,近乎[通常与否定词连用,并后接不定式]:Our money won't even begin to cover expenses.我们的钱根本不够花销。It doesn't begin to meet the purpose.这并不符合目的。近义词commencestartinitiateinaugurate反义词endfinishconcludebegin to fidget开始不耐烦;变得坐立不安not begin to[口语]毫不,决不,根本不to begin with首先,第一最初;开始时,作为开始,自始;原先,本来Well begun is half done.[谚语]良好的开端是成功的一半。(或:好开头就等于一半成功。)变形vi.beganbegun |
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