begin
/bɪˈgɪn; bɪ`ɡɪn/ v
(-nn-; pt began/ bɪˈgn; bɪ`ɡæn/, pp begun/ bɪˈgʌn; bɪ`ɡʌn/)
1
(a) [Tn] set (sth) in motion; start 使（某物）启动; 开始
begin work, a meeting 开始工作、开会
The building hasn't even been begun. 这座建筑物还没有动工呢.
I began school (ie attended it for the first time) when I was five. 我五岁入学.
He has begun (ie started reading or writing) a new book. 他已开始读（或写）一本新书.
(b) [I] be set in motion; start 启动; 开始
When does the concert begin? 音乐会什麽时候开始?
The meeting will begin at nine. 会议将在九点开始.
Building began last year. 建筑工程去年已经开始.
2
(a) [Tt] (used to indicate states of mind, or mental activities, which are starting 用以指心理状态和思维活动的开始)
She began to feel dizzy. 她感到头昏眼花.
I'm beginning to understand. 我逐渐明白了.
I was beginning to think you'd never come. 我开始意识到你永远不会来了.
(b) [Tt, Tg] (used to indicate a process that is beginning, the subject being a thing, not a person 用以指一过程的开始, 主语是物而不是人)
The paper was beginning to peel off the walls. 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了.
The barometer began to fall. 气压计的读数开始下降.
The water is beginning to boil. 水逐渐沸腾起来. => Usage 见所附用法.
3 [I, Ipr] be the first to do sth or take the first step in doing sth （在做某事时）作为起始者或作为第一步
Shall I begin (ie take the first step or be the first to speak)? 我可以开始说了吗[可以由我开始吗]?
Let's begin at (ie start from) page 9. 我们从第9页开始吧.
She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel. 她已开始写（或阅读）一本新小说.
I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意.
4 [I, Ipr] have its starting-point or first element; have its nearest boundary 起始於; 起源於; 最接近的界限为
When does spring end and summer begin? 春天在什麽时候结束, 夏天从什麽时候开始?
The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month. 从下月起, 新车费为1英镑.
The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'. 英文字母表以A开始, 以Z结束.
5 [Tt] (infml 口) (usu in negative sentences 用於否定句). begin, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 Very often begin and start can be used in the same way, though start is more common in informal speech *begin和start的用法往往相同, 但start多用於口语
What time do you begin/start work in the morning? 你上午几点钟开始工作?
The concert begins/starts at 7.30 pm. 音乐会晚上7时30分开始.
2 After continuous tenses of begin and start we do not normally use the -ing form of a verb 在begin和start的进行时态之後, 一般不用动词的-ing形式
He began/started crying/to cry but It's starting/beginning to rain (NOT raining). ｀他哭起来了＇（英文句中可用crying/to cry）, 但｀下起雨来了＇（英文句中不可用raining）.
3 In some senses only start can be used 有些词义只可用start
If we want to get there tonight, we should start (ie set off) now. 假设我们想今天晚上到那里, 现在就得动身.
The car won't start/I can't start the car. 这辆汽车发动不起来[这辆汽车我发动不起来].