Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1242
Fully loadedbeginning
开始；开端；起始
the act or event of starting something
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
the event consisting of the start of something
某事开始的事件
- 3.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
已开始的事物；初步或元素。
- 4.
the time at which something is supposed to begin
某事应开始的时间
- 5.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
开始或起源某事的东西；源头或第一原因。
- 6.
the first part or section of something
某事的第一部分或章节
- 7.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
某个延伸事物的初始部分。
开头；起始部分；开始时间；起点；起源；根源；源头；雏形；萌芽；初步；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。
In use
At the beginning of the movie, the main character is introduced.
She has been with the company since the very beginning.
The beginning of the project was marked by a team meeting.
the beginning of the war
`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
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。
from the beginning
强调时间起点
Connections
Collocations
- at the beginning
- 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。
- from the beginning
- 从一开始
- He was against the plan from the beginning.他从一开始就反对这个计划。
- the beginning of
- ……的开始
- This marks the beginning of a new era.这标志着一个新时代的开始。
- a new beginning
- 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。
- mark the beginning
- 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。
- the very beginning
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将beginning分解为begin（开始）+n（门）+ing（进行），想象正在开始进入一扇门。
Context & Register
中性，适用于各种书面和口语场合，如学术、日常、商务等
Grammar Note
常与介词of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending pronunciation /ɪnɪŋ/ (stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /nɪŋ/). Beware that many common -ing words such as 'blessing' (/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/) have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
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 3，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。
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