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begin/biˈɡin/v. (beginning; past began /biˈɡæn/; past part. begun /biˈɡʌn/) 1 tr. perform the first part of; start 开始；着手 begin work 开始工作; begin crying 哭起来; begin to understand 逐渐开始理解 2 intr. come into being; arise 形成，出现 : a in time 时间上 war began in 1939 战争始于 1939 年 b in space 空间上 Wales begins beyond the river 威尔士始于河对岸 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to + infin.) start at a certain time 从某一时间开始 then began to feel ill 然后就开始觉得不舒服 4 intr. be begun 开始 the meeting will begin at 7 会议将在 7 点开始 5a tr. & intr. start speaking 开始说话 ‘No, ’ he began 他张口就说，“不” b intr. take the first step; be the first to do something 作为第一步；作为起始者(做某事) who wants to begin? 谁先来？ 6 intr. (usu. with neg. 通常与否定词连用) colloq. show any attempt or likelihood [口]表示试图(或可能) can't begin to compete 根本不能竞争 □ begin at start from 从…开始 □ begin on (or upon) set to work at 着手，动手 □ begin school attend school for the first time 开始上学 □ begin with take (a subject, task, etc.) first or as a starting point 先做(某项目)，以(某任务等)开始 □ to begin with in the first place; as the first thing 首先，第一 [Old English beginnan, from Germanic] |