Begin

[bɪ'gɪn] or [bɪ'ɡɪn]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992).

(verb.) set in motion, cause to start; 'The U.S. started a war in the Middle East'; 'The Iraqis began hostilities'; 'begin a new chapter in your life'.

(verb.) begin to speak or say; 'Now listen, friends,' he began.

(verb.) begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; 'She began Russian at an early age'; 'We started French in fourth grade'.

(verb.) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; 'This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation'; 'You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war'.

(verb.) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; 'begin a cigar'; 'She started the soup while it was still hot'; 'We started physics in 10th grade'.

(verb.) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; 'The DMZ begins right over the hill'; 'The second movement begins after the Allegro'; 'Prices for these homes start at $250,000'.

(verb.) have a beginning characterized in some specified way; 'The novel begins with a murder'; 'My property begins with the three maple trees'; 'Her day begins with a workout'; 'The semester begins with a convocation ceremony'.

(verb.) have a beginning, of a temporal event; 'WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland'; 'The company's Asia tour begins next month'.

(verb.) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; 'The number `one' begins the sequence'; 'A terrible murder begins the novel'; 'The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester'.

布赖恩手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

(v. i.) To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.

(v. t.) To enter on; to commence.

(v. t.) To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.

(n.) Beginning.

整理:莎丽

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. [1]. Originate, arise, take rise.[2]. Commence, make a beginning, take the first step, break ground, break the ice.

v. a. Commence, institute, originate, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation.

德威特編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Initiate, commence, prepare, start, originate, arise, inaugurate

ANT:Achieve, complete, terminate, conclude, consummate, finish, close, end

校對:佩里

解釋/意思:

v.i. to take rise: to enter on something new: to commence.—v.t. to enter on: to commence (with at with upon):—pr.p. begin′ning; pa.t. began′; pa.p. begun′.—ns. Begin′ner one who begins: one who is beginning to learn or practise anything; Begin′ning origin or commencement: rudiments—(Spens.) Beginne′.—adj. Begin′ningless.

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