begin是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to start to happen or exist -- 开始；开始进行（或存在）

  • What time does the concert begin? 音乐会什么时候开始？

  • The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled. 这座桥5年前开始建造，到现在为止估计成本已经翻了一番。

  • The film they want to watch begins at seven. 他们要看的电影7点开场。

  • The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong. 会议开场很不错，可后来出了问题。

• 1 to start to do something -- 着手（于）

  • I began the book six months ago, but I can't seem to finish it. 我6个月前就开始读这本书，但似乎总也读不完。

  • [ + -ing verb ] Jane has just begun learning to drive. 珍妮刚开始学开车。

  • If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple. 如果你想学一种乐器，从简单的开始或许是个好主意。

  • [ + to infinitive ] After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry. 等了半小时后，她开始生气了。

  • I have so much to tell you, I don't know where to begin. 我有很多话要跟你说，不知从何谈起。

• 2 to start speaking -- 开始说话

  • [ + speech ] "Well," he began. "I don't quite know how to tell you this." “唉，”他开始说，“这事我真是不知道该怎么样跟你说。”

• 3 to have something as the first part -- 以…开始；以…开头

  • The word "cat" begins with the letter "c". 单词 cat 以字母 c 开头。