Word · Frequency #193
began
开始；产生
began is the past of begin (irregular).
To come into existence.
- 1.
To come into existence.
开始存在
开始存在；开始；[计] 开始
In use
The concert begins at 8 PM.
She began her new job last Monday.
They have already begun the meeting.
begin to do sth
常用于表示开始一个动作或过程，与begin doing sth 通常可互换。
She began to cry when she heard the news.
她听到消息时开始哭了起来。
begin doing sth
强调动作的持续性，与begin to do sth 常可互换。
He began working on the project last month.
他上个月开始做这个项目。
begin with sth
表示以某事物作为开始。
The meeting began with a brief introduction.
会议以简短的介绍开始。
begin sth
及物用法，直接跟宾语，表示开始某事物。
We will begin the lesson now.
我们现在开始上课。
Verb forms
base begin · third person begins · -ing beginning · past began · past participle begun
不规则动词：过去式与过去分词需单独记忆
Common mistakes
I have began my homework.I have begun my homework.
错误使用了过去式began代替过去分词begun。完成时态需要用过去分词形式。
The class begins from 8 o'clock.The class begins at 8 o'clock.
表达时间点开始应用介词at，而不是from。from通常用于表示起点到终点的范围。
Connections
Collocations
- begin to do something
- 开始做某事
- She began to cry when she heard the news.听到这个消息，她开始哭了起来。
- begin with
- 以……开始
- The meeting began with a short introduction.会议以简短的介绍开始。
- begin at
- 从……开始
- The class begins at 9 a.m.课程从上午9点开始。
- begin again
- 重新开始
- After the interruption, he began again from where he left off.中断之后，他从停下的地方重新开始。
- begin by doing something
- 以做某事开始
- I will begin by explaining the rules.我将先解释规则。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象比赛开始（begin）时，裁判喊‘比金’（谐音），金牌争夺就此展开。
Context & Register
Register: mixed. Typical contexts: formal writing, speeches, academic contexts, daily conversation. Note: 虽然‘begin’与‘start’基本同义，但‘begin’通常用于较正式的场合或书面语，在日常对话中也常用，但稍显正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The stressed syllable of 'begin' rhymes with words ending in /ɪn/ like bin, chin, fin, kin, pin. Be careful: 'gin' ends with the same letters but is pronounced /dʒɪn/, not /ɡɪn/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.