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| 1 | C usually singular the first part of something 开头部分 |
| +of There is no need to start at the beginning of each section. 没有必要从每部分的开头开始。 |
| | 1a | the start of a period of time （一段时间的）开始，起初 | | +of I’ ll be away for two weeks at the beginning of April. 我4月初要离开两个星期。 | |
| | 1b | the start of an event or process （事件或过程的）开端 | | +of It was the beginning of a friendship that would last his whole life. 这是一段将伴随他一生的友谊的开始。 | | from the very beginning/right from the beginning (=from the exact point when something starts) He knew they’ d be friends from the very beginning. 从一开始 | | from beginning to end If it’ s anything like last year’ s party, it’ ll be dull from beginning to end. 如果是像去年那样的聚会，那从头到尾都会乏味得很。 | | mark the beginning of sth This success marked the beginning of a new phase in his career. 这次成功标志着他事业新阶段的开始。 | | new beginning To me, this moment was both an ending and a new beginning. 对我来说，这一时刻既是一个终结又是一个新的开端。 | | in the beginning In the beginning I found it hard to concentrate, but now it’ s much easier. 开始时我发觉很难全神贯注，但是现在容易多了。 | |
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| 2 | beginnings plural someone’ s background , for example the social class that they originally came from , or their first job 背景；起点；起源 |
| The company has come a long way since its humble beginnings 70 years ago. 这家公司从70年前不起眼的起步到现在已经走过了很长的一段路。 |
| | 2a | the background or origin of something , for example where it started, how it started etc 起源；开端 | | It was a decade that saw the beginnings of the space programme. 太空计划从开始制定到现在已经有10年时间。 | |
| | 2b | the first signs that something is starting to happen or exist 先兆；萌芽阶段 | | the beginnings of sth We may now have the beginnings of an agreement. 我们现在看来也许可以达成一致。 | |
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| - | the beginning of the end
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| the time when something starts to end , or starts to get worse |
| 开始结束（或恶化）的时刻 |
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| The argument was the beginning of the end as far as their relationship was concerned. 就他们的关系而言，这次争论是他们的关系结束的开始。 |
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