单词 | begin |
释义 | begin/bɪ′ɡɪn/ v [began /bɪ′ɡæn/, begun /bɪ′ɡʌn/;-nn-] (1) 开始 (start to do sth) [T+n, I, T+to-inf, T+-ing]:~work/school(ing)/a meeting/a book/a match/one's speech开始工作/上学/开会/读(或写)书/比赛/讲演;The concert(meeting/play/vacation/performance) has begun.音乐会(会议/戏/假期/演出)已开始。~to cry/to understand/to feel hungry 开始哭/明白/觉得饿;~talking/writing/walking 开始谈/写/走;The barometer began to fall. 气压表的读数开始下降。It began to rain.天开始下雨。〖同〗start, commence;〖反〗end, finish; (2) 开头;着手(开始) (be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth) [I, I+prep]:Shall I~? 我开始(说)好吗?~at page 20/line 10/question 1 从第20页/第10行/第一个问题开始;~on a new novel/another bottle开始读(或写)一本新小说/喝新的一瓶;~with an apology/a story先道歉/先讲一个故事;~with this one/the National Anthem从这一个开头/先唱国歌;~by dancing/thanking sb for the invitation开始先跳舞/谢谢某人的邀请;〖同〗start,commence;〖反〗stop,cease; (3) 起始,以……为起点 (have as a starting-point or first element) [I, I+prep]:The ocean~s here. 大洋从这里开始。Where does Asia~? 亚洲起于何处? The English alphabet~s with “A”. 英语字母表从A开始。A proper noun always~s with a capital letter.专有名词总是以大写字母开头。〖同〗start;〖反〗end; (4) 试图(似乎)要做 (make an attempt to do sth difficult; show some likelihood of doing sth difficult) [T+to-inf, 用于neg](infml):can't even~to assess the damage/to thank sb/to explain one's feelings 无法估计损失/不知如何感谢某人/无法解释自己的感情; begin with 1) 首先,第一:To~with, he is too young, and secondly ...首先, 他太年轻;其次,……。 2) 一开始,最初:To~with I didn't like him, but now he's become one of my best friends. 一开始我不喜欢他,可现在他已成了我的好朋友。 → be′ginner n 初学者,生手;be′ginning n; 【惯用法】begin (及start)后接不定式或ing分词皆可,但下列情况下多用不定式:1) begin和start用于进行体时,如:It's beginning/starting to rain. (开始下雨了。) 2)主语为事物(不是人)时,如:The ice began/started to melt.(冰开始溶化。) 3)其后的动词表示心理活动(如:understand, realize, wonder等)时,如:I began/started to realize ... (我开始意识到……) 当开始一个将持续下去的过程时,多用ing分词,如:Don't begin/start writing until I tell you. (我告诉你时你再开始写。) 【辨异】begin和start都表示“开始”,都是常用词语,区别在于start在非正式语体中比begin更常见,且强调“开始第一步”,下列情况中不可用begin,仅可用start:1) 开始行程或赛程,如:start for New York (动身前往纽约);2)开始存在,如:start a swimming club (成立游泳俱乐部);3) (使)启动,如:start an engine (开动机器)。还有commence,仅用于书面语,用以表示经过长时间周密准备之后开始,如:The trial will commence at 10a.m. (审判上午10点开始。) begin和start后可接不定式,也可接ing分词;而commence 后仅可接不定式。 |
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