| 释义 |
be·gin·ning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 开始，起初；起点
at the beginning of the month 在月初
They were cheerful in the beginning. 开始，他们情绪很高。
I was opposed to the idea from the beginning. 我从开头就反对这个主意。
at the beginning of the road 在道路的起点处
2. 开端
He has made a good beginning. 他作出了良好的开端。
3. 起源；起因
English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Charta. 英国的民主起源于大宪章。
A misunderstanding was the beginning of their quarrel. 误会是他们争吵的起因。
4. (小说、戏剧等的)开头部分
the beginning of a book 书的开头部分
5. 刚开始出现的事物；[常作 beginnings]萌芽阶段，早期阶段
The beginning of a smile formed at the corners of his mouth. 他嘴角微露笑意。
You have the beginnings of a double chin. 你开始有双下巴了。
the beginnings of sicence 科学的萌芽阶段
II a.
〈美〉
1. 刚开始的；刚成立的；刚出现的
the beginning days of the regime 政权的初建时期
be elected president of the beginning organization 被选为初创组织的主席
Those are just beginning possibilities. 那些仅仅是初露端倪的可能性。
2. 开头部分的
the beginning chapters of a book 一本书的开头几章
3. 基本的，初级的
beginning chemistry 初等化学
4. 刚开始从事工作的
a beginning editor 才走上工作岗位的编辑
a beginning chess player 初学弈棋的人
phr. from beginning to end 从头到尾；自始至终 The whole story is a lie from beginning to end. 整篇报道彻头彻尾是谎言。the beginning of the end 预示最后结果的先兆 |