1. | [i][t] 开始；启动to start doing sth; to do the first part of sth |
Shall I begin? 我可以开始了吗？ | |
Let's begin at page 9. 咱们从第 9 页开始。 | |
She began by thanking us all for coming. 她首先对我们大家的到来表示感谢。 | |
We began work on the project in May. 我们于五月份启动这个项目。 | |
I began(= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. 我上月就开始读这本小说，到现在还没读完。 | |
He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise. 他讲课前总是先让学生做预备练习题。 | |
He began his political career as a student(= when he was a student) . 他从当学生时起就开始了他的政治生涯。 | |
I began to feel dizzy. 我开始感到头晕目眩。 | |
At last the guests began to arrive. 客人们终于陆续到达了。 | |
She began to cry. 她哭了起来。 | |
It was beginning to snow. 开始下雪了。 | |
I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我都开始以为你不会来了。 | |
Everyone began talking at once. 大家立刻开始谈了起来。 | |
When will you begin recruiting? 你们何时开始招募人员？ |
2. | [i] 起始；开始存在（或进行）to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time |
When does the concert begin? 音乐会什么时间开始？ | |
Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September. 新桥定于九月份动工。 | |
The evening began well. 晚会开始得很顺利。 |
3. | [i] ~ as sth 起初是；本来是to be sth first, before becoming sth else |
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. 他先是当演员，后来开始执导影片。 | |
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. 最初的小冲突演变成了大规模的暴乱。 |
4. | [i] （从…）开始；（以…）为起点to have sth as the first part or the point where sth starts |
Where does Europe end and Asia begin? 欧洲和亚洲的交界处在哪里？ | |
Use ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel. 在以元音开始的词之前使用 an。 | |
‘I'm thinking of a country in Asia.’ ‘What does it begin with(= what is the first letter) ?’ “我想的是一个亚洲国家。”“它的首字母是什么？” | |
Each chapter begins with a quotation. 每一章的开头都有一条引语。 | |
The path begins at Livingston village. 这条小路始于利文斯顿村。 |
5. | [t] + speech 开始讲话to start speaking |
‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he began, ‘welcome to the Town Hall.’ 他开始讲话：“女士们、先生们，欢迎光临市政厅。” |
6. | [i][t] 创始；创办to start or make sth start for the first time |
The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils. 这所学校创建于 1920 年，当时只有十名学生。 | |
He began a new magazine on post-war architecture. 他创办了一份专论战后建筑的新杂志。 |
7. | [t] not ~ to do sth 不想；绝不能to make no attempt to do sth or have no chance of doing sth |
I can't begin to thank you enough. 我说不尽对你的感激。 | |
He didn't even begin to understand my problem. 他甚至没有弄明白我的问题。 |
