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at the beginning of <something>
At the beginning of the movie, the main character arrives.
在电影开始时，主角出现了。
开始；开端；起始
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开始；开端；起始
the act or event of starting something
At the beginning of the movie, the main character arrives.
在电影开始时，主角出现了。
开始任何事情的行为；行动、状态或时间的开始；进入存在或过程的第一步、努力或状态。
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
某事开始的事件
the event consisting of the start of something
已开始的事物；初步或元素。
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
某事应开始的时间
the time at which something is supposed to begin
At the beginning of the movie, the main character is introduced.
在电影的开头，主角被介绍出场。
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She has been with the company since the very beginning.
她从公司一开始就在这里工作。
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The beginning of the project was marked by a team meeting.
项目开始时举行了一次团队会议。
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the beginning of the war
战争的开始
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At the beginning of the movie, the main character arrives.
在电影开始时，主角出现了。
强调时间起点
I knew from the beginning that it was a bad idea.
我从一开始就知道这是个坏主意。
This marks the beginning of a new era.
这标志着一个新时代的开始。
Not this
In the beginning of the movie, the hero appears.
Use this
At the beginning of the movie, the hero appears.
表示具体时间点用at the beginning，而in the beginning通常表示起初阶段，不接of短语。
Not this
Let's start from beginning.
Use this
Let's start from the beginning.
beginning作为名词前通常需要定冠词the，表示特定事件的开始。
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在开始时
At the beginning of the meeting, we introduced ourselves.
会议开始时，我们做了自我介绍。
从一开始
He was against the plan from the beginning.
他从一开始就反对这个计划。
……的开始
This marks the beginning of a new era.
这标志着一个新时代的开始。
新的开始
Moving to a new city gave me a new beginning.
搬到一个新城市给了我一个新的开始。
标志着开始
The invention of the internet marked the beginning of the digital age.
互联网的发明标志着数字时代的开始。
最一开始
I knew from the very beginning that she was special.
我从一开始就知道她很特别。
结束的开始
The scandal marked the beginning of the end for his career.
这桩丑闻标志着他职业生涯结束的开始。
从头到尾
She read the book from beginning to end in one sitting.
她一口气从头到尾读完了这本书。
新的开始
Moving to a new city gave her a chance for a new beginning.
搬到新城市给了她一个重新开始的机会。
让我们从头开始
From the song 'Do-Re-Mi' in the musical 'The Sound of Music'
出自音乐剧《音乐之声》中的歌曲《Do-Re-Mi》
起初，神创造天地
The opening line of the Bible, Genesis 1:1
圣经创世记1:1的开篇语
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将beginning分解为begin（开始）+n（门）+ing（进行），想象正在开始进入一扇门。
中性，适用于各种书面和口语场合，如学术、日常、商务等
常与介词of连用
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