begin

begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate

名词 begin:

1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
   同义词：Menachem Begin

动词 begin:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   同义词：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   同义词：start
3. set in motion, cause to start
   同义词：lead off, start, commence
4. begin to speak or say he began
5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
6. have a beginning, of a temporal event
7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
   同义词：start
8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
   同义词：start
9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

1. 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。
2. Building began last year.
   建筑工程去年已经开始。
3. The meeting will begin at nine.
   会议将在九点开始。
4. When does the concert begin?
   音乐会什麽时候开始?
5. The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'.
   英文字母表以A开始，以Z结束。
6. I have to begin with an apology.
   我得首先表示歉意。
7. The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month.
   从下月起，新车费为1英镑。
8. When did you begin learning English?
   你何时开始学习英语的？

be.gin

v.（动词）
be.gan[-g2n.] be.gun[-gôn.] be.gin.ning,be.gins
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take the first step in performing an action; start.
开始：采取行动的第一步；着手
To come into being:
开始，起源：形成，产生：
例句：
when life began.
当生命开始时

To do or accomplish in the least degree:
起步：完成或达到最低限度：
例句：
Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
那些措施根本不能触及问题所在

v.tr.（及物动词）
To take the first step in doing; start:
着手开始：采取行动的第一步；着手：
例句：
began work.
开始工作

To cause to come into being; originate.
使形成；产生
To come first in:
起首：第一个出现：
例句：
The numeral begins the sequence.
一是数字的起首

来源：
Middle English biginnen
中古英语 biginnen
from Old English beginnan
源自 古英语 beginnan

<参考词汇><同义词>begin,commence,start,initiate,inaugurateThese verbs are compared as they denote coming or putting into operation, being, or motion or setting about taking the first step, as in a procedure.
当这些动词表示开始行动，开始产生或着手采取行动的第一步时，可以互作比较。
Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal:
Begin
began the race;
commence 意思相同，但commence 更为正式：
例句：
开始比赛；

例句：
a play that begins at eight o`clock;
八点钟开演的节目；

例句：
commenced her career as a scientist;
开始她的科研生涯；

例句：
festivities that commenced with the national anthem.
以国歌开始的节日盛会。

Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction:
Start 经常可以同begin 和 commence 互换， 但也可以暗指从特定一点出发，通常接在静止动作后：
例句：
Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.
在火车启动以前站着陪我谈几分钟；

例句：
The telephone started ringing.
电话铃响起来。

Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows:
Initiate 指在一过程中采取的第一步行动，而不考虑之后如何：
例句：
The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.
公众希望政府能对进口货物采取限制。

Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning:
Inaugurate 经常指正式的开始：
例句：
.The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States. (Serge Schmemann).
.这次展览开创了美苏两国文化关系的新纪元。. （塞格·施密曼）