begin是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to start to happen or exist -- 開始；開始進行（或存在）

  • What time does the concert begin? 音樂會甚麼時候開始？

  • The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled. 這座橋五年前開始建造，到現在為止估計成本已經增加了一倍。

  • The film they want to watch begins at seven. 他們要看的電影七點開場。

  • The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong. 會議開始時很不錯，不過後來出了問題。

• 1 to start to do something -- 著手（於）

  • I began the book six months ago, but I can't seem to finish it. 我六個月前就開始看這本書，但似乎總是看不完。

  • [ + -ing verb ] Jane has just begun learning to drive. 珍妮剛開始學駕駛。

  • If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple. 如果你想學一種樂器，從簡單的開始或許是個好主意。

  • [ + to infinitive ] After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry. 等了半小時後，她開始生氣了。

  • I have so much to tell you, I don't know where to begin. 我有很多話要跟你說，不知從何談起。

• 2 to start speaking -- 開始說話

  • [ + speech ] "Well," he began. "I don't quite know how to tell you this." 「唉，」他開始說，「我真是不知道該怎麽樣跟你說這件事。」

• 3 to have something as the first part -- 以…開始；以…開頭

  • The word "cat" begins with the letter "c". 單詞 cat 以字母 c 開頭。