begin[bi'gin]
汉语翻译
vt. 开始
vi. 开始
【计】 开始
相关词组:
not begin to
begin with...
To begin with...
to begin
词型变化
动词过去式:began 过去分词:begun 现在分词:beginning 第三人称单数:begins
词意辨析
begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate这些动词均含有“开始”之意。
begin: 最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。
start: 在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。
commence: 可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的“开始”。
initiate: 指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。
inaugurate: 指正式而隆重的开始。
英语解释
名词 begin:
- Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)同义词：Menachem Begin
动词 begin:
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action同义词：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense同义词：start
- set in motion, cause to start同义词：lead off, start, commence
- begin to speak or say he began
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way同义词：start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object同义词：start
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
例句
- 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。
- Building began last year.建筑工程去年已经开始。
- The meeting will begin at nine.会议将在九点开始。
- When does the concert begin?音乐会什麽时候开始?
- The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'.英文字母表以A开始，以Z结束。
- I have to begin with an apology.我得首先表示歉意。
- The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month.从下月起，新车费为1英镑。
- When did you begin learning English?你何时开始学习英语的？
详细解释
be.gin
v.（动词）be.gan[-g2n.] be.gun[-gôn.] be.gin.ning,be.gins v.intr.（不及物动词）To take the first step in performing an action; start.开始：采取行动的第一步；着手To come into being:开始，起源：形成，产生：例句：when life began.当生命开始时
To do or accomplish in the least degree:起步：完成或达到最低限度：例句：Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.那些措施根本不能触及问题所在
v.tr.（及物动词）To take the first step in doing; start:着手开始：采取行动的第一步；着手：例句：began work.开始工作
To cause to come into being; originate.使形成；产生To come first in:起首：第一个出现：例句：The numeral begins the sequence.一是数字的起首
来源：Middle English biginnen 中古英语 biginnen from Old English beginnan 源自 古英语 beginnan
<参考词汇><同义词>begin,commence,start,initiate,inaugurate同义词>These verbs are compared as they denote coming or putting into operation, being, or motion or setting about taking the first step, as in a procedure.当这些动词表示开始行动，开始产生或着手采取行动的第一步时，可以互作比较。 Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal: Begin began the race; commence 意思相同，但commence 更为正式： 例句：开始比赛；
例句：a play that begins at eight o`clock;八点钟开演的节目；
例句：commenced her career as a scientist;开始她的科研生涯；
例句：festivities that commenced with the national anthem.以国歌开始的节日盛会。
Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction: Start 经常可以同begin 和 commence 互换， 但也可以暗指从特定一点出发，通常接在静止动作后： 例句：Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.在火车启动以前站着陪我谈几分钟；
例句：The telephone started ringing.电话铃响起来。
Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows: Initiate 指在一过程中采取的第一步行动，而不考虑之后如何： 例句：The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.公众希望政府能对进口货物采取限制。
Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning: Inaugurate 经常指正式的开始： 例句：.The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States. (Serge Schmemann). .这次展览开创了美苏两国文化关系的新纪元。. （塞格·施密曼）