Begin
[ b?'ɡ?n ]
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vt.& vi. 開始;著手;創始;創辦;
vi. （從…）開始;起始;起初是;開始講話;
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Ice crystals begin to deform measurably.
冰晶就產生某種程度的變形了。
When did you begin learning English?
你何時開始學英語的?
All programs start with the special word begin and finish with end.
所有程序都用專用字begin（開始）表示開始，用end（結束）表示結束。
The couple begin to argue about money.
夫婦倆開始為錢爭吵。
A little caviar to begin with, madame?
先吃一點魚子醬怎么樣，女士？
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ beg-請求,in-里:難民乞討在廟里,開始得到救助
※ beg-懇求,in-里:懇求大家趕快進來,節目剛開始
※ beg-乞求,in-里:演出已開始,她乞求門衛讓他進里面去
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begin
v
(-nn-; pt began, pp begun)
1
(a) [Tn] set (sth) in motion; start 使（某物）啟動; 開始
begin work, a meeting 開始工作、開會
The building hasn't even been begun. 這座建筑物還沒有動工呢.
I began school (ie attended it for the first time) when I was five. 我五歲入學.
He has begun (ie started reading or writing) a new book. 他已開始讀（或寫）一本新書.
(b) [I] be set in motion; start 啟動; 開始
When does the concert begin? 音樂會什麼時候開始?
The meeting will begin at nine. 會議將在九點開始.
Building began last year. 建筑工程去年已經開始.
2
(a) [Tt] (used to indicate states of mind, or mental activities, which are starting 用以指心理狀態和思維活動的開始)
She began to feel dizzy. 她感到頭昏眼花.
I'm beginning to understand. 我逐漸明白了.
I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我開始意識到你永遠不會來了.
(b) [Tt, Tg] (used to indicate a process that is beginning, the subject being a thing, not a person 用以指一過程的開始, 主語是物而不是人)
The paper was beginning to peel off the walls. 墻上的紙漸漸脫落了.
The barometer began to fall. 氣壓計的讀數開始下降.
The water is beginning to boil. 水逐漸沸騰起來. => Usage 見所附用法.
3 [I, Ipr] be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth （在做某事時）作為起始者或作為第一步
Shall I begin (ie take the first step or be the first to speak)? 我可以開始說了嗎[可以由我開始嗎]?
Let's begin at (ie start from) page 9. 我們從第9頁開始吧.
She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel. 她已開始寫（或閱讀）一本新小說.
I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意.
4 [I, Ipr] have its starting-point or first element; have its nearest boundary 起始於; 起源於; 最接近的界限為
When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什麼時候結束, 夏天從什麼時候開始?
The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month. 從下月起, 新車費為1英鎊.
The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'. 英文字母表以A開始, 以Z結束.
5 [Tt] (infml 口) (usu in negative sentences 用於否定句). begin, NOTE ON USAGE 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多用於口語
What time do you begin/start work in the morning? 你上午幾點鐘開始工作?
The concert begins/starts at 7.30 pm. 音樂會晚上7時30分開始.
2 After continuous tenses of begin and start we do not normally use the -ing form of a verb 在begin和start的進行時態之後, 一般不用動詞的-ing形式
He began/started crying/to cry but It's starting/beginning to rain (NOT raining). ｀他哭起來了＇（英文句中可用crying/to cry）, 但｀下起雨來了＇（英文句中不可用raining）.
3 In some senses only start can be used 有些詞義只可用start
If we want to get there tonight, we should start (ie set off) now. 假設我們想今天晚上到那里, 現在就得動身.
The car won't start/I can't start the car. 這輛汽車發動不起來[這輛汽車我發動不起來].
?? 擴展釋義
*[bi'gin]vt. 開始vi. 開始【計】 開始相關詞組: not begin to begin with... To begin with... to begin
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Here we go.
現在可以開始了。
Strong coffee often has a bitter taste.
濃咖啡通常有苦味道。
Civilized men like such a way of living.
文明人喜歡這樣一種生活方式。