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];開始獨立生活。 begin with 從…開始,先做 (A little caviar to begin with, madame 先吃一點魚子醬怎么樣,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,第一個理由是;本來〔插入語〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一],他太年輕了)。
These services must begin upon installation and be provided at intervals not to exceed one year and as system conditions warrant 根據(jù)系統(tǒng)狀況這些檢測和維護(hù)需要必須在安裝后進(jìn)行,還要在不超過一年的時間內(nèi)進(jìn)行。
The service duration begins upon the interpreters arrival at the customers premises and ends when he or she leaves, including the break and lunch hours 翻譯工作時間的計算以到達(dá)客戶工作地為起始時間,離開工作地為最終時間包括中間的休息及午餐時間。
She saw by degrees that since their first and only encounter his mobile face had grown more thoughtful, and had acquired a young man s shapely moustache and beard-the latter of the palest straw colour where it began upon his cheeks, and deepening to a warm brown farther from its root 她還逐漸看見,自從他們第一次也是僅有的一次相遇以后,他那生動的臉變得更為深沉了,嘴上已經(jīng)長出了年輕人有的漂亮胡須了下巴上的胡須是淡淡的麥秸色,已經(jīng)長到了兩邊的臉頰,逐漸變成了溫暖的褐色。