| [/bɪˈgɪn; bɪˋɡɪn/] v (-nn-; pt began[/bɪˈgn; bɪˋɡæn/], pp begun[/bɪˈgʌn; bɪˋɡʌn/]) 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] set (sth) in motion; start 使（某物）启动; 开始:
begin work, a meeting 开始工作、开会 *
The building hasn't even been begun. 这座建筑物还没有动工呢. *
I began school (ie attended it for the first time) when I was five. 我五岁入学. *
He has begun (ie started reading or writing) a new book. 他已开始读（或写）一本新书.
(b) [I] be set in motion; start 启动; 开始:
When does the concert begin? 音乐会什麽时候开始? *
The meeting will begin at nine. 会议将在九点开始. *
Building began last year. 建筑工程去年已经开始. 用法:
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(a) [Tt] (used to indicate states of mind, or mental activities, which are starting 用以指心理状态和思维活动的开始):
She began to feel dizzy. 她感到头昏眼花. *
I'm beginning to understand. 我逐渐明白了. *
I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我开始意识到你永远不会来了.
(b) [Tt, Tg] (used to indicate a process that is beginning, the subject being a thing, not a person 用以指一过程的开始, 主语是物而不是人):
The paper was beginning to peel off the walls. 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了. *
The barometer began to fall. 气压计的读数开始下降. *
The water is beginning to boil. 水逐渐沸腾起来. => Usage 见所附用法. 用法:
3 [I, Ipr] be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth （在做某事时）作为起始者或作为第一步:
Shall I begin (ie take the first step or be the first to speak)? 我可以开始说了吗[可以由我开始吗]? *
Let's begin at (ie start from) page 9. 我们从第9页开始吧. *
She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel. 她已开始写（或阅读）一本新小说. *
I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意. 用法:
4 [I, Ipr] have its starting-point or first element; have its nearest boundary 起始於; 起源於; 最接近的界限为:
When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什麽时候结束, 夏天从什麽时候开始? *
The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month. 从下月起, 新车费为1英镑. *
The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'. 英文字母表以A开始, 以Z结束. 用法:
5 [Tt] (infml) (usu in negative sentences 用於否定句) begin 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 用法:
1 Very often begin and start can be used in the same way, though start is more common in informal speech *begin和start的用法往往相同, 但start多用於口语:
What time do you begin/start work in the morning? 你上午几点钟开始工作? *
The concert begins/starts at 7.30 pm. 音乐会晚上7时30分开始. 用法:
2 After continuous tenses of begin and start we do not normally use the -ing form of a verb 在begin和start的进行时态之後, 一般不用动词的-ing形式:
He began/started crying/to cry but It's starting/beginning to rain (NOT raining). ｀他哭起来了＇（英文句中可用crying/to cry）, 但｀下起雨来了＇（英文句中不可用raining）. 用法:
3 In some senses only start can be used 有些词义只可用start:
If we want to get there tonight, we should start (ie set off) now. 假设我们想今天晚上到那里, 现在就得动身. *
The car won't start/I can't start the car. 这辆汽车发动不起来[这辆汽车我发动不起来]. |