begin 音標拼音: [bɪg'ɪn]
v . 開始,著手,動手
開始,著手,動手
begin 塊首; 資塊首位
begin 起始
Begin n 1 :
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 ) [
synonym : {
Begin },
{
Menachem Begin }]
v 1 :
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action ; "
We began working at dawn "; "
Who will start ?"; "
Get working as soon as the sun rises !"; "
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia "; "
He began early in the day "; "
Let '
s get down to work now " [
synonym : {
get down }, {
begin }, {
get },
{
start out }, {
start }, {
set about }, {
set out }, {
commence }]
[
ant : {
end }, {
terminate }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
begin }, {
start }] [
ant : {
cease },
{
end }, {
finish }, {
stop }, {
terminate }]
3 :
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 " [
synonym : {
begin }, {
lead off }, {
start },
{
commence }] [
ant : {
end }, {
terminate }]
4 :
begin to speak or say ; "
Now listen ,
friends ,"
he began 5 :
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 "
6 :
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 "
7 :
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 " [
synonym : {
begin },
{
start }]
8 :
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 " [
synonym : {
begin }, {
start }]
9 :
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 "
10 :
begin to speak ,
understand ,
read ,
and write a language ; "
She began Russian at an early age "; "
We started French in fourth grade "
Begin \
Be *
gin "\,
n .
Beginning . [
Poetic &
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
Begin \
Be *
gin "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Began }, {
Begun };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Beginning }.] [
AS .
beginnan (
akin to OS .
biginnan ,
D .
&
G .
beginnen ,
OHG .
biginnan ,
Goth .,
du -
ginnan ,
Sw .
begynna ,
Dan .
begynde );
pref .
be -
an assumed ginnan . [
root ]
31 .
See {
Gin }
to begin .]
1 .
To have or commence an independent or first existence ;
to take rise ;
to commence .
[
1913 Webster ]
Vast chain of being !
which from God began . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 . "
Tears began to flow ." --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
When I begin ,
I will also make an end . --
1 Sam .
iii .
12 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Begin \
Be *
gin "\,
v .
t .
1 .
To enter on ;
to commence .
[
1913 Webster ]
Ye nymphs of Solyma !
begin the song . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To trace or lay the foundation of ;
to make or place a beginning of .
[
1913 Webster ]
The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures ,
which leads us to the knowledge of God . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To commence ;
originate ;
set about ;
start .
[
1913 Webster ]
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "
begin ":
arise ,
attack ,
blast away ,
blast off ,
broach ,
commence ,
create ,
dig in ,
dive in ,
embark ,
enter ,
enter on ,
enter upon ,
establish ,
fall to ,
found ,
get off ,
get to ,
go ahead ,
go into ,
head into ,
inaugurate ,
initiate ,
institute ,
introduce ,
jump off ,
kick off ,
launch ,
lead off ,
open ,
originate ,
pitch in ,
plunge into ,
prepare ,
send off ,
set about ,
set in ,
set out ,
set sail ,
set to ,
set up ,
spring ,
start ,
start in ,
start off ,
start out ,
tackle ,
take off ,
take up ,
turn to ,
usher in
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