查词 - begin

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START DOING STH

开始做某事

to start doing something 开始; 着手 I,T

As everybody’s here, let’s begin.

大家都到齐了，我们就开始吧。

In the third year students begin the study of classical Chinese.

学生在第三年开始学古代汉语。

The President begins talks with the Prime Minister tonight.

总统将于今晚和首相展开会谈。

begin to do sth

She began to feel a sense of panic.

她开始有一种恐慌的感觉。

begin doing sth

I began teaching in 1984.

我在 1984 年开始教书。

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START HAPPENING

开始发生

if something begins, or you begin something, it starts to happen or exist from a particular time （使）开始〔发生或存在〕 I,T

It was the coldest winter since records began.

那是有史以来最寒冷的冬天。

[+ at ]

The meeting begins at 10.30 am.

会议上午十点半开始。

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DO FIRST

首先做

if you begin with something or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do 〔以…〕开始 I

[+ with ]

Shall we begin with a prayer?

我们先做个祷告好吗？

begin by doing sth

I’ll begin by thanking you all for being here tonight.

首先我要感谢大家今晚来到这里。

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BOOK/WORD ETC

书/单词等

if a book, film, or word begins with something, it starts with a particular event or letter 〔书、电影或单词以…〕开始（开头） I

[+ with ]

‘Psychosis’ begins with a P. psychosis

一词以字母 p 开头。

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SPEECH

话语

to start speaking 开始（说话） I,T

‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he began. ‘I am delighted to be here.’

“女士们，先生们，”他开始发言说，“我很高兴来到这里。”

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to begin with

a. used to introduce the first and most important point you want to make b. used to say that something was already in a particular condition before something else happened c. during the first part of a process or activity 起初，开始的时候 spoken

Well, to begin with, he shouldn’t even have been driving my car.

好吧，首先他就不应该开我的车。

I didn’t break it! It was like that to begin with.

不是我弄坏的！它原来就是这样的。

The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.

开始时孩子们都来帮忙，但他们很快就厌烦了。

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can’t begin to understand/imagine etc

used to emphasize how difficult something is to understand etc [口] 根本无法理解/想像等 spoken

I can’t begin to imagine how awful it was.

我简直无法想像情况有多糟。

8 to be a particular thing at the start of your existence, working life etc 〔指工作等〕从…开始，从…做起

Roger began his career as an office boy.

罗杰的事业是从办公室杂务员开始的。