begins

英 [bɪˈɡɪnz] 美 [bɪˈɡɪnz]

v.  开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
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  1. VERB 开始；着手
    To begin to do something means to start doing it.
    1. He stood up and began to move around the room...
      他起身开始在屋里来回走动。
    2. The weight loss began to look more serious...
      体重下降眼看开始变得愈发厉害了。
    3. Snow began falling again.
      雪又开始下了。
  2. V-ERG （使）开始（进行或存在）
    When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards.
    1. The problems began last November...
      问题在去年11月份开始出现。
    2. He has just begun his fourth year in hiding...
      他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
    3. The US is prepared to begin talks immediately.
      美国愿意立刻开始谈判。
  3. VERB 从…开始；从…着手；首先做（某事）
    If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do.
    1. Could I begin with a few formalities?
      请允许我开场先讲几句套话。
    2. ...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car...
      靠他的汽车后备箱练摊兜售高尔夫球衫起家的商人
    3. He began his career as a sound editor.
      他是从声音剪辑师做起的。
  4. VERB 开始说；开口说
    You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says.
    1. 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'...
      “西伦教授，”他开口说道，“很高兴见到您。”
    2. He didn't know how to begin.
      他不知从何说起。
  5. VERB 起初是；开始是
    If one thing began as another, it first existed in the form of the second thing.
    1. What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
      原先的地方节日已经发展成为一项国际性活动。
  6. VERB （界限或边缘）起始于
    If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges.
    1. The fate line begins close to the wrist...
      命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
    2. Rue Guynemer begins at the front of the Fitzgerald site.
      吉内梅街始于菲茨拉德故居前。
  7. VERB 以…开头；首字母为
    If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word.
    1. The first word begins with an F.
      第一个词的首字母为F。
  8. VERB 无法，难以（解释、理解、想象等）
    If you say that you cannot begin to imagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine.
    1. You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
      你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
  9. PHRASE 最初；刚开始
    You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
    1. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
      一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
  10. PHRASE 首先；第一
    You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say.
    1. 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
      “跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”
  11. charity begins at home → see: charity

    12. Begin, start, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
    begin, start 和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 更为正式，通常不用在日常对话中：The meeting is ready to begin（会议可以开始了），He tore the list up and started a fresh one（他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张），an alternative to commencing the process of European integration（启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式）。注意，begin, start 和commence 后都可以接 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 可以接带 to 的动词不定式。

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双语例句

  1. He begins his new series on BBC 2 at 9pm on Thursday.
    周四晚上9点英国广播公司电视二台开始播放他的新连续剧。
  2. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins
    明天晚上太阳下山的时候，犹太人的逾越节便开始了。
  3. The film begins with an aerial view of the Great Basin of Nevada.
    影片以空中鸟瞰内华达大盆地的镜头开始。
  4. Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
    一旦在某个代理行登记了详细信息并由它将支票存入银行，这一程序就开始了。
  5. The fate line begins close to the wrist
    命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
  6. The first word begins with an F.
    第一个词的首字母为F。
  7. Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
    开始下雨了，桃树也开花了。
  8. Usually when we're six months or so into a recovery, confidence begins to build.
    通常我们在恢复约6个月后信心开始建立。
  9. She begins speaking in the Creole of Haiti.
    她开始说海地克里奥尔语。
  10. Cook the bacon until it begins to crisp
    把熏肉烹至酥脆。
  11. Society begins to have an impact on the developing child.
    社会开始对成长中的孩子产生影响。
  12. Pregnancy begins when the fertilized egg is implanted in the wall of the uterus.
    当受精卵植入子宫壁时，妊娠就开始了。
  13. There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins.
    舞蹈开始前会举行祈祷和鞭笞的仪式。
  14. Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins
    一开始咳嗽就马上试着用盐水漱口。
  15. She begins dancing, kicking her legs high in the air.
    她开始跳舞，做了空中高踢腿动作。
  16. His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion
    现在世界杯足球赛的征战工作已经展开，而他作为英格兰队主教练的工作也真正开始了。
  17. Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.
    一夜之间，传闻变成了报纸的头条新闻。
  18. The race for the White House begins in earnest today
    入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
  19. The ground begins to rise some 20 yards away
    地面在20码开外的地方开始升高。
  20. We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home
    我们也明白了那句老话的道理：仁爱始于家庭。
  21. Grouse shooting begins in August.
    松鸡狩猎开始于8月。
  22. Johnson tagged on a happy ending and changed the title to 'Life Begins at 8:30'.
    约翰逊为其添加了个圆满的结尾，并将标题改作《生活从8:30开始》。
  23. As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks
    我们一路南行，乡间开始变得起伏不平，绵延的山峦一直延伸到河岸。
  24. One begins a foreign language by learning the speech sounds.
    学习外语，先从语音入手。
  25. After a few more cups, he begins weeping.
    他喝多了就哭鼻子。
  26. It begins in [ with] February, running on to August or September.
    它始于2月，一直延续至8月或9月。
  27. The play begins at 7 p.m. this evening.
    戏今晚七点开演。
  28. Now he begins to understand.
    这下子，他可开窍了。
  29. The play begins at 2.
    这出戏两点钟开始演出。
  30. We may expect muggy weather when the rainy season begins.
    雨季开始时，我们预料有闷热的天气。
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