commence/kəˈmens; kə`mɛns/ v[I, Tn, Tg](fml 文) begin (sth); start 开始（某事物） Shall we commence (the ceremony)? 开始（举行仪式）好吗? After grace had been said, we commenced eating. 我们做过感恩祷告後就开始吃饭.
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