beginning
noun
uk/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/us/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/A2[Cusually singular,U]
the firstpartof something or thestartof something:
开头部分；开端Notes on how to use thisdictionarycan befoundatthe beginningofthebook.本词典的使用说明在全书的开头处。
Shesatdown andreadthebookstraightthroughfrombeginningto end.她坐下来一口气把书从头至尾读完了。
Ienjoyedmyjobat/inthe beginning(= when Istartedit), but I'mboredwith it now.刚开始我很喜欢我的工作，可现在我已经厌倦了。
[Coften plural]
theoriginof something, or theplace,time, or way in which somethingstarted:
起源；起因Thecityhaditsbeginnings inRomantimes.这座城市起源于古罗马时代。
- We must be there by six, orelsewe'llmissthe beginning of thefilm.
- Thenationalanthemsof theteamsareplayedat the beginning of abiginternationalfootballmatch.
- At the beginning of thebookthere's aquotationfrom Abraham Lincoln.
- Tell me whathappened-startat the beginning.
- I did it allwrong, so I had to go back to the beginning andstartagain.
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- birth
- commencement
- dawn
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- onset
- opening
- outbreak
- square
- start
- starter
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- trigger
- zero hour
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Origins and sources
Idiom
the beginning of the end