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)