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begin

音標[bi'gin] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 開始
vi. 開始
【計】 開始
相關詞組:
not begin to
begin with...
To begin with...
to begin

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:began 過去分詞:begun 現在分詞:beginning 第三人稱單數:begins 

詞意辨析：

begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate
這些動詞均含有“開始”之意。
begin: 最常用詞，含義廣泛，其反義詞是end，多用於行動、工作等的開始。
start: 在許多場合可與begin通用，但start側重動作的起點。
commence: 可與begin換用，但commence系書面正式用詞，語氣莊重，特指有正式程式或一定儀式，或某種正式行動的“開始”。
initiate: 指創始或發起，側重某過程的第一步，不考慮結束，強調起始。
inaugurate: 指正式而隆重的開始。

英文解釋：

名詞 begin:

  1. 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)
    同義詞：Menachem Begin

動詞 begin:

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    同義詞：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
  2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
    同義詞：start
  3. set in motion, cause to start
    同義詞：lead off, start, commence
  4. begin to speak or say he began
  5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
  6. have a beginning, of a temporal event
  7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    同義詞：start
  8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    同義詞：start
  9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
  10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

例句：

  1. 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。
  2. Building began last year.
    建築工程去年已經開始。
  3. The meeting will begin at nine.
    會議將在九點開始。
  4. When does the concert begin?
    音樂會什麽時候開始?
  5. The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'.
    英文字母表以A開始，以Z結束。
  6. I have to begin with an apology.
    我得首先表示歉意。
  7. The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month.
    從下月起，新車費為1英鎊。
  8. When did you begin learning English?
    你何時開始學習英文的？

詳細解釋：


be.gin

v.（動詞）
be.gan[-g2n.] be.gun[-gôn.] be.gin.ning,be.gins
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To take the first step in performing an action; start.
開始：採取行動的第一步；著手
To come into being:
開始，起源：形成，產生：
例句：
when life began.
當生命開始時

To do or accomplish in the least degree:
起步：完成或達到最低限度：
例句：
Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
那些措施根本不能觸及問題所在

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To take the first step in doing; start:
著手開始：採取行動的第一步；著手：
例句：
began work.
開始工作

To cause to come into being; originate.
使形成；產生
To come first in:
起首：第一個出現：
例句：
The numeral begins the sequence.
一是數字的起首

來源：
Middle English biginnen
中古英文 biginnen
from Old English beginnan
源自 古英文 beginnan

<參考辭彙><同義詞>begin,commence,start,initiate,inaugurateThese 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.
當這些動詞表示開始行動，開始產生或著手採取行動的第一步時，可以互作比較。
Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal:
Begin
began the race;
commence 意思相同，但commence 更為正式：
例句：
開始比賽；

例句：
a play that begins at eight o`clock;
八點鐘開演的節目；

例句：
commenced her career as a scientist;
開始她的科研生涯；

例句：
festivities that commenced with the national anthem.
以國歌開始的節日盛會。

Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction:
Start 經常可以同begin 和 commence 互換， 但也可以暗指從特定一點出發，通常接在靜止動作後：
例句：
Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.
在火車啟動以前站著陪我談幾分鐘；

例句：
The telephone started ringing.
電話鈴響起來。

Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows:
Initiate 指在一過程中採取的第一步行動，而不考慮之後如何：
例句：
The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.
公眾希望政府能對進口貨物採取限制。

Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning:
Inaugurate 經常指正式的開始：
例句：
.The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States. (Serge Schmemann).
.這次展覽開創了美蘇兩國文化關係的新 * 。. （塞格·施密曼）


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