- 开始:
The story begins with their marriage.
故事以他们的婚姻开始。
School vacation begins on Tuesday.
学校假期从星期二开始。
- 开始存在;开始出现,呈现;形成;产生;始于,源于:
That has been true since the world began.
开天辟地以来,那便是真理。
The custom began during the First World War.
这种习俗起源于(或始于)第一次世界大战。
- 做开头部分,以…为首(或开头):
The Bible begins with Genesis.
《圣经》以《创世记》为首卷。
- 开始进行,开始行动,开始实行,着手:
He began as a lawyer.
他开始了律师的生涯。
to begin on a piece of work
着手一件工作
The new fare will be $5, beginning (from) next week.
新票价5美元,从下周起实行。
- 开始讲话:
She did not quite know how to begin.
她不太知道怎么开口说好。
- 创办;成立:
The party began eighty years ago.
该党是80年前成立的。
- [口语]一点也不,丝毫(不),根本(不)[通常与否定词连用,并后接不定式]:
They don't begin to compare.
他们丝毫也不能相比。