begin vi. (began; begun; beginning) 1.開始 (opp. end); 著手,動(dòng)手。 2.始于,源于 (from). School begins on Monday. 星期一開課。 vt. 1.開始,創(chuàng)始;動(dòng)手,著手。 2.創(chuàng)建。 It has begun to be done. = It has been begun. 工作開始了。 He began (to speak). 他開口了。 a book I began (to read) 開始讀的書。 begin a dynasty 開創(chuàng)一個(gè)朝代。 begin again 重做,從頭另做。 begin at 從…開始 (begin at the wrong end 開錯(cuò)了頭。 begin at page 10 從第10頁(yè)開始)。 begin by (doing ...)從(做…)開始,先做…。 begin on [upon] 著手,動(dòng)手 (He has begun on a new book. 他已開始讀[寫]另一本新書)。 begin the world 開始為人[處世];開始獨(dú)立生活。 begin with 從…開始,先做 (A little caviar to begin with, madame 先吃一點(diǎn)魚子醬怎么樣,女士?)。 not begin to (do) 〔口語(yǔ)〕決不會(huì),完全不 (It does not begin to meet the specifications. 這完全不合規(guī)格。 I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. 我不知道怎樣感激你才好)。 to begin with 首先,第一,第一個(gè)理由是;本來〔插入語(yǔ)〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一],他太年輕了)。
The government has begun a project at the port to increase the size of the harbour 政府已開始在該港口進(jìn)行擴(kuò)大港灣的工程。
The city government has begun a project at the port to increase the size of the harbour 市政府已經(jīng)開始在港口實(shí)施一項(xiàng)工程計(jì)劃,以便擴(kuò)大該港的規(guī)模。
Ten years ago , the world body began a project to study tb drug resistance around the globe 十年前,世界組織開始在世界范圍內(nèi)研究肺結(jié)核抗藥性的工程。
It might work that way for some people , but most of us need - or at least prefer - to begin a project with a good idea of what we re jumping into 這也許適合某些人,但我們大多數(shù)人必須- -或至少應(yīng)該- -首先創(chuàng)建好的構(gòu)思。開始時(shí),盡可能多地創(chuàng)建一些構(gòu)思。