| 单词 | begin |
| 释义 | begin /bi'gin; bi'gin/ vt, vi (-nn-, pt began /bi'gaen; bi'gaen/, pp begun /bi'gAn; bi'gAn/) (For notes on the use of begin and start, start.) (关于 begin 与 start 之用法，参看 start 。) 1 [VP6A, 2A, C] start: 开始： When did you ~ English, learn your first English words? 你什么时候开始学英文的？ It s time to ~ work. 是开始工作的时候了。 We shall ~ the meeting at seven o'clock. 我们将于七点钟开始开会。 The meeting will ~ at seven o'clock. 会议将于七点钟开始。 He has begun a new book, is reading (or writing) the first few pages. 他已茧始读(或写) 一本新书。 ~ (on), [VP3A] the v being understood 其复之动词可亍解： He has begun on (= is reading, writing) a new book. 他已开始(读，写) 一本新书。 Has he begun (on) another bottle, begun to drink another bottle? 他已开始(喝)另一瓶酒了吗？ 2 [VP7A, 6D] (used of activities and states that come into existence. The inf is preferred when the pred denotes a state of mind or a mental activity): (用于开始发生的动作和状态。当述词所指为心理状态或精神活动时, 以用不定词为佳)： She began to feel dizzy/afraid. 她开始感觉眩晕(害怕)。 I'm ning to understand. 我渐渐懂得了。 I began to think you were never coming. 我开始觉得你永遗不会来了。 (The inf is preferred when the grammatical subject is lifeless, not a person): (O文法上之主词为无生命之物而非人时，用不吏词为佳)： The plaster was ~ ning to fall from the walls. 播上的取泥开始脱落。 The barometer began to fall. 气压计开始下降。 The water is ~ ning to boil. 水逐渐沸腾。 The snow began to melt when the sun came out. 太阳出来时，雪就开始隔化。 (Either the inf or the gerund is used when the grammatical subject is a person and when the pred indicates an activity or process, not a state. Alternatives are given in the examples. Note that if begin is used in one of the progressive tenses, an inf follows, not a gerund): (当文法上之主词是人，述词所指是活动或过程，而非某种状态时，不定词或动名词均可用。两种用法于例句中举出。 注意：在进行式中，begin 之后用不定词，不用动名词)： When did you begin learning/to learn German? 你什么时候开始学德文的？ She began crying/to cry. 她开始哭泣。 It began raining/to rain. (SkSK) 开始下雨了。 It is ~ ning to rain (not ~ ning raining). 茧始下雨了 (勿用 beginning raining) → 3 ~ at, start from: 从…茧始： Today we ~ at page 30, line 12. 今天我们从第 30 页第 12 行开始。 to ~ with, in the first place: 首死：第一点： We can't give Smith the position; to ~ with, he's too young; secondly, I want my son to have the job. 我们不能给史密如这个职位; 第一，他太年轻; 其次, 我想要我的儿子担任这个工作。 ~ life as, start one's life or career as: 开妬…的生涯： He began life as a builder's labourer. 他开始了做建筑工人的生涯。 ~ the world, (old use; liter) start in life, enter upon one's career. (旧用法; 文)开始谋生; 踏入社会。 ~ ner n (esp) person still learning and without much experience. (尤指)初学者; 无经验者。 ~ ning 〃 starting point: 开始; 开端; 起点： I've read the book from ~ ning to end. 我已把这书从头到尾读完了。 When learning a foreign language, it's important to make a good ~ ning. 学外国语，打一个良好的基础是重要的。 Did democracy have its ~ nings in Athens? 民主制度是源于雅典吗？ |
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