begin
verb[IorT]
uk/bɪˈɡɪn/us/bɪˈɡɪn/present participlebeginning|past tensebegan|past participlebegunbeginverb[I or T](START TO HAPPEN)
A1
tostarttohappenorexist:
开始；开始进行（或存在）Whattimedoes theconcertbegin?音乐会什么时候开始？
Thebridgewas begun fiveyearsago and theestimatedcosthas alreadydoubled.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。
Thefilmtheywanttowatchbeginsatseven.他们要看的电影7点开场。
Themeetingbeganpromisingly, but then thingsstartedto gowrong.会议开场很不错，可后来出了问题。
- Theplanebegan to makeitsfinaldescentinto theairport.
- Stir thesaucegentlyuntil it begins toboil.
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- branch out
- break intosomething
- develop
- export
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- inaugurate
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- takesomethingup
beginverb[I or T](START TO DO)
A2
tostartto do something:
着手（于）I began thebooksixmonthsago, but I can'tseemtofinishit.我6个月前就开始读这本书，但似乎总也读不完。
[+ -ing verb]Janehas just begunlearningtodrive.珍妮刚开始学开车。
If youwanttolearntoplayamusicalinstrument, it might be a goodideato beginonsomethingsimple.如果你想学一种乐器，从简单的开始或许是个好主意。
[+ to infinitive]Afterwaitingforhalfanhourshe was beginningtogetangry.等了半小时后，她开始生气了。
I have so much totellyou, I don'tknowwhere to begin.我有很多话要跟你说，不知从何谈起。
- Theaudiencewasbecomingrestlessas theywaitedfor theperformanceto begin.
- You will begin tofeelsleepyas thedrugentersyourbloodstream.
- Sheclearedherthroatnervouslybefore she began tospeak.
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- branch out
- break intosomething
- develop
- export
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- inaugurate
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- takesomethingup
beginverb[I or T](START SPEAKING)
tostartspeaking:
开始说话[+ speech]"Well," he began. "I don'tquiteknowhow totellyou this."“唉，”他开始说，“这事我真是不知道该怎么样跟你说。”
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- branch out
- break intosomething
- develop
- export
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- inaugurate
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- takesomethingup
beginverb[I or T](FIRST PART)
to have something as the firstpart:
以…开始；以…开头The word "cat" beginswiththeletter"c".单词 cat 以字母 c 开头。
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- branch out
- break intosomething
- develop
- export
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- inaugurate
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- takesomethingup
Grammar
Beginorstart?
We can use the verbs begin and start to mean the same thing but begin is more formal than start. Begin is an irregular verb. Its past simple form is began and its -ed form is begun:…Idioms
to begin with
can't (even) begin