begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( beginning, began, begun, begins )

• 1. 

  V-T To begin to do something means to start doing it. 开始 (做某事)

  例：

  He stood up and began to move around the room.

  他站了起来，开始在屋子里走来走去。

  例：

  The weight loss began to look more serious.

  体重的减轻开始显得更严重。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onward. 使开始发生; 开始发生

  例：

  The problems began last November.

  问题于去年11月开始出现。

  例：

  He has just begun his fourth year in hiding.

  他刚刚开始他东躲西藏的生活的第4个年头。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do. 以 (某事、做某事) 开始

  例：

  Could I begin with a few formalities?

  我可以从一些例行程序开始吗？

  例：

  ...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car.

  …一个从销售汽车行李箱里的高尔夫衬衫起家的商人。

  例：

  He began his career flipping hamburgers.

  他以翻转汉堡包开始他的职业生涯。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. 开始说; 以…做开场白 [no cont]

  例：

  "Professor Theron," he began, "I'm very pleased to see you."

  “西伦教授，”他开始说道，“我非常高兴见到你。”

  例：

  He didn't know how to begin.

  他不知道如何开场。

• 5. 

  V-I If one thing began as another thing, it first existed as the other thing before it changed into its present form. 起初是 [no cont]

  例：

  What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.

  起初的一个地方性的节日已经发展成了一项国际盛事。

• 6. 

  V-I If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges. 起始于 [no cont]

  例：

  The fate line begins close to the wrist.

  命运线始于接近手腕处。

• 7. 

  V-I If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word. (某词) 以 (某字母) 开头 [no cont]

  例：

  The first word begins with an F.

  第一个词以F开头。

• 8. 

  PHRASE You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. 起初; 刚开始

  例：

  It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.

  这起初很顺利，但现在难了。

• 9. 

  PHRASE You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. 首先

  例：

  "What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?"—"Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work."

  “和你交谈过的科学家们对此怎么看？”——“噢，首先，他们怀疑这是否会奏效。”