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be·gin AHD[bĭ-gĭnʹ] D.J.[bɪˈgɪn]K.K.[bɪˈgɪn]v.（动词）be.gan[-gănʹ] be.gun[-gŭnʹ] be.gin.ning, be.gins v.intr.（不及物动词）- To take the first step in performing an action; start.开始：采取行动的第一步；着手
- To come into being:开始，起源：形成，产生：when life began.当生命开始时
- To do or accomplish in the least degree:起步：完成或达到最低限度：Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.那些措施根本不能触及问题所在
v.tr.（及物动词）- To take the first step in doing; start:着手开始：采取行动的第一步；着手：began work.开始工作
- To cause to come into being; originate.使形成；产生
- To come first in:起首：第一个出现：The numeral 1 begins the sequence.一是数字的起首
- Middle English biginnen 中古英语 biginnen
- from Old English beginnan 源自 古英语 beginnan
begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate- These verbs are compared as they denote coming or putting into operation, being, or motion or setting about taking the first step, as in a procedure.当这些动词表示开始行动，开始产生或着手采取行动的第一步时，可以互作比较。
- Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal: Begin 和 commence 意思相同，但commence 更为正式：began the race;开始比赛；a play that begins at eight o'clock;八点钟开演的节目；commenced her career as a scientist;开始她的科研生涯；festivities that commenced with the national anthem.以国歌开始的节日盛会。
- Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction: Start 经常可以同begin 和 commence 互换， 但也可以暗指从特定一点出发，通常接在静止动作后： Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.在火车启动以前站着陪我谈几分钟；The telephone started ringing.电话铃响起来。
- Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows: Initiate 指在一过程中采取的第一步行动，而不考虑之后如何： The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.公众希望政府能对进口货物采取限制。
- Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning: Inaugurate 经常指正式的开始： "The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States" (Serge Schmemann). “这次展览开创了美苏两国文化关系的新纪元。” （塞格·施密曼）
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