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be.gin (obj)bI5gInvbeginning, past simple began bI9GCn, past part begun bI9GVnto start (to be, do, etc.)开始I began the book six months ago, but I can't seem to finish it. [T]我六个月以前就开始读这本书，可是看来我读不完了。Now the owner of a huge chain of restaurants, she began (her career) as a humble waitress. [I/T]虽然她已成为拥有好多家连锁店的餐馆老板，然而她刚开始（她的事业）时不过是个卑微的女招待。I have so much to tell you, I don't know where to begin. [I]我有很多话跟你说，简直不知从何谈起。What time does the concert begin? [I]音乐会什么时候开始?The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled. [T]这座桥五年前开始建造，到现在为止投资的成本已是估计成本的两倍。The film they want to watch begins at seven. [I]他们要看的电影七点开场。If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple. [I]如果你想学一种乐器，最好是从简单的开始。The play begins with the sisters in the kitchen together. [I]这部戏以姐妹们在厨房相聚开头。The word "cat" begins with the letter "c". [I]单词“cat”以字母“c”开头。The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong. [I]会议开始得很顺利，可后来出了问题。Jane has just begun learning to drive. [+ v-ing]简刚开始学开车。After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry. [+ to infinitive]等了半小时之后她开始生气了。"Well, " he began (= started by saying). "I don't quite know how to tell you this." [+ clause]“唉，”他开始说，“我简直不知道该怎么跟你说。”If you can't (even) begin to do something, it is very difficult for you to do it.难以着手I can't begin to explain how I ended up on the roof.我几乎无法解释我最后怎么会在屋顶上。As a top businessman, he couldn't even begin to imagine/understand real poverty.作为一个顶尖的商人他几乎无法想象/理解贫穷是什么。There were six of us to begin with (= at first), then two people left.我们一开始有六个人，后来走了两个。The hotel was awful! To begin with (= first), our room was far too small. Then we found that the shower didn't work.这家旅馆太差了！首先我们的房间太小，其次淋浴器也坏了。
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