begin vi. (began; begun; beginning) 1.開始 (opp. end); 著手,動手。 2.始于,源于 (from). School begins on Monday. 星期一開課。 vt. 1.開始,創(chuàng)始;動手,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 開錯了頭。 begin at page 10 從第10頁開始)。 begin by (doing ...)從(做…)開始,先做…。 begin on [upon] 著手,動手 (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〕決不會,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〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一],他太年輕了)。
again adv. 1.又,再;再一次;加一倍。 2.此外,另外;而且,加之。 3.(信息等)返回來。 4.而,但,抑或。 Come again. 請?jiān)賮怼?Be home again 回到家。 Bring us word again. 帶回音來。 A- we must remember that … 而且我們得考慮考慮…。 This is better, but then again it costs much. 這個(gè)好些,就是太貴。 Then again, why did he go? 那么,他為什么要走呢? Again and again 再三再四,一再,三番五次。 As large again as …之兩倍大的。 As many [much] again as 多一倍,加倍,二倍于。 Back again 復(fù)原,照舊,照樣。 Be oneself again 病好了,復(fù)原了。 Echo [ring] again 反響,響應(yīng)。 Ever and again = now and again 時(shí)時(shí)。 Once again 再一次。 Once and again= again and again . Over again 再一次。 Over and (over) again 翻來覆去,多次。 Time and again 好幾次。
The noise stopped, and then began again . 噪聲停止了,但不久又開始了。
Let 's let bygones be bygones and begin again . 讓我們忘卻舊事重新開始。
By the next year(88 b.c. )the old round had begun again . 翌年(公元前88年),舊的回合又開始了。
She jumped to her feet, her heart beginning again its sickening thudding and bumping . 她從地上呼地跳了起來,心又怦怦地撞擊起來。
The others came back; the bare, familiar, trivial opera began again . 其他的人回來了,那索然無味,司空見慣,輕浮庸俗的歌劇重新開始了。
He would see her as soon as possible and get this business straightened out, and begin again from a new starting point . 他要盡早去找她,把這樁事了結(jié)一下,然后另起爐灶。
The fight began again this morning ere the dawn, and we have beaten their van and scattered their right wing . 今天早晨天沒亮,戰(zhàn)爭又開始了,我們給敵人的先鋒部隊(duì)一次痛擊,又把他們的右翼擊潰。
We tried to obviate the necessity of begin again 我們嘗試免除重新開始的麻煩。
So they chose a new spot and began again 于是,他們又換了個(gè)新地方,開始挖起來。
Coming back, he resumed his place and began again 他回到原來的位置,又開始喊叫。