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🔑beginbe·gin /bɪˈɡɪn / verb (present participle be·gin·ning, past tense be·gan /bɪˈɡæn / , past participle be·gun /bɪˈɡʌn /)- [intransitive, transitive] to start doing something; to do the first part of something开始（做某事）；启动◆Should I begin or do you want to?我先开始还是你想先开始？◆Please begin at page 10.请从第 10 页开始。◆I began (= started reading) this book last month and I still haven't finished it.我上个月开始读这本书，到现在还没有读完。◆He sat down and began to cry.他坐下来就开始哭。◆Children usually begin school at age 5.儿童通常在 5 岁开始上学。◆We began writing to each other in 2000.我们从 2000 年开始通信。◆I would like to begin by thanking everyone for coming.首先我要感谢大家光临。
- [intransitive] to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time起始；开始发生；开始存在◆What time does the concert begin?音乐会几点开始？
➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Begin or start? * begin 还是 start？Begin and start are very similar in meaning, but start is more often used in informal speech. * begin 和 start 意义非常相近，但 start 多用于非正式口语。Both verbs can be followed by to or by the -ing form of a verb.两者均可后接带 to 不定式或动词的 -ing 形式The baby began to cry / crying.婴儿哭了起来。The baby started to cry / crying.婴儿哭了起来。When begin or start are themselves in the -ing form, they must be followed by to.当 begin 或 start 本身是 -ing 形式时，后面只能跟带 to 不定式The baby was just beginning / starting to cry.婴儿刚刚开始哭。In some meanings, only start can be used.表达某些意义只能用 startI couldn't start the car.我无法启动车子。We'll have to start (= leave) early if we want to be there by 8 o'clock.要想 8 点前到达那里，我们就得早点出发。- [intransitive] to form the first part of something（以…）开始；（以…）为起点◆My name begins with “W,” not “V.”我的名字以 W 开头，不是以 V 开头。◆This is where the neighbors' yard begins.邻居的院子从这儿开始。
 ●to begin with- at first开始；起初◆To begin with, they were very happy.起初他们非常幸福。
- used for giving your first reason for something, or to introduce your first point首先；第一点◆There's no way we can go. To begin with, it's too far, and we can't afford it either.我们不可能去。首先，路太远，再说我们也负担不起。
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