begin

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

He stood up and began to move around the room. 他站了起來，開始在屋子里走來走去。

The weight loss began to look more serious. 體重的減輕開始顯得更嚴(yán)重。

2. V-T/V-I When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onward. 使開始發(fā)生; 開始發(fā)生

The problems began last November. 問題于去年11月開始出現(xiàn)。

He has just begun his fourth year in hiding. 他剛剛開始他東躲西藏的生活的第4個(gè)年頭。

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) 開始

Could I begin with a few formalities?

我可以從一些例行程序開始嗎？

...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car. …一個(gè)從銷售汽車行李箱里的高爾夫襯衫起家的商人。

He began his career flipping hamburgers. 他以翻轉(zhuǎn)漢堡包開始他的職業(yè)生涯。

4. V-T/V-I You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. 開始說; 以…做開場(chǎng)白[no cont]

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

“西倫教授，”他開始說道，“我非常高興見到你。”

He didn't know how to begin. 他不知道如何開場(chǎng)。

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]

What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event. 起初的一個(gè)地方性的節(jié)日已經(jīng)發(fā)展成了一項(xiàng)國際盛事。

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]

The fate line begins close to the wrist. 命運(yùn)線始于接近手腕處。

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

The first word begins with an F. 第一個(gè)詞以F開頭。

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

It was great to begin with but now it's difficult. 這起初很順利，但現(xiàn)在難了。

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

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

“和你交談過的科學(xué)家們對(duì)此怎么看？”——“噢，首先，他們懷疑這是否會(huì)奏效。”