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| /bɪˈgɪn/ |
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| 1 | I to start happening or existing 开始（发生或存在） |
| She felt her life was just beginning. 她感到她的人生刚刚开始。 |
| The ceremony is due to begin at noon. 典礼预定中午开始。 |
| My troubles began the night I met Roger. 我的麻烦从我遇到罗杰的那个晚上便开始了。 |
| +as It began as a practical joke. 它以恶作剧开始。 |
| | 1a | +withif an activity or process begins with something , that is the first thing that happens in it （活动或过程）以…作为开始 | | All meals begin with a short prayer. 每餐饭都以简短的祈祷作为开始。 | | The competition began with one of the teams being disqualified. 比赛开始时一支球队被取消了参赛资格。 | |
| | 1b | +withif a sentence , book etc begins with a particular letter , word etc, that is the first one in it （句子、书等）以…为开头 | | We usually use ‘an’ before a word beginning with a vowel. an通常用在以元音开头的单词前面。 | |
| | 1c | if a place begins somewhere , that is the first point where you consider it to be （地点）开始于 | | The Lake District begins just north of Kendal. 湖区始于肯德尔北部。 | |
| | 1d | to start speaking 开始说话 | | ‘It isn’ t like that’ , he began, but Ben interrupted him. “并不是那样，”他开始说道，但是本打断了他的话。 | |
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| 2 | T to start doing something 开始（做某事） |
| begin doing sth He began shouting abuse at them. 他开始对他们破口大骂。 |
| begin to do sth Suddenly the rain began to fall. 突然开始下起雨来。 |
| be just beginning to do sth (=to be at the earliest stage of doing something) The buds were just beginning to open. 刚刚开始做某事 |
| | 2a | T to start feeling or thinking something 开始（感到或考虑某事物） | | begin to do sth Now we were beginning to feel excited. 现在我们开始感到兴奋不已。 | | I was beginning to wonder if I’ d ever find you! 我开始纳闷是否能找到你！ | |
| | 2b | I/T to make an activity or process start or exist （使）（活动或进程）开始 | | The police have already begun their investigation. 警方已经开始调查了。 | | Their truck began the steep descent to the village. 他们的卡车开始沿陡直的下坡路开往村庄。 | | begin (sth) by doing sth I’ d like to begin by thanking you all for coming. 我想首先感谢大家的光临。 | | begin (sth) with sth We began the meeting with a discussion about the budget. 我们开会首先讨论预算问题。 | | begin (sth) as sth He began his working life as a waiter. 他的职业生涯是从做侍者开始的。 | |
| | 2c | T to give your attention to something for the first time 开始关注 | | I began the book with high hopes. 我满怀期待地开始读这本书。 | |
| | 2d | I to start speaking 开始说话 | | ‘At last,’ he began ‘I thought you were never coming.’ “最后，”他开始说道，“我以为你再也不会来了。” | |
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| - | can’ t begin to imagine/understand/explain etc spoken
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| used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine , understand etc |
| 无法想象/理解/解释等 |
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| I can’ t even begin to imagine what it’ s like for him, bringing up three kids on his own. 我甚至无法想象他是如何独自养大3个孩子的。 |
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| - | it allbegan
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| used for introducing a long story or account of something |
| （用于引导长篇故事或叙述）故事要从…说起 |
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| It all began on one stormy night in May 1998. 故事要从1998年5月的一个暴风雨之夜说起。 |
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| - | to begin with
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| 1 | spoken used for introducing the first thing in a list of things you are going to say 首先；第一 | ‘Why were you annoyed?’ ‘Well, to begin with, I hadn’ t even invited her.’ “你为什么生气？”“喔，首先，我都没有邀请她。” | |
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| 2 | before or during the first part of an activity or process 原来；开始的时候 | How did you get involved to begin with? 你一开始是怎么卷进去的？ | |
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