begin [bi'ɡin]vi.1. 开始：The story begins with their marriage.故事以他们的婚姻开始。
School vacation begins on Tuesday.学校假期从星期二开始。
2. 开始存在；开始出现，呈现；形成；产生；始于，源于：That has been true since the world began.开天辟地以来，那便是真理。The custom began during the First World War.这种习俗起源于(或始于)第一次世界大战。
3. 做开头部分，以…为首(或开头)：The Bible begins with Genesis.《圣经》以《创世记》为首卷。
4. 开始进行，开始行动，开始实行，着手：He began as a lawyer.他开始了律师的生涯。to begin on a piece of work着手一件工作
5. 开始讲话：She did not quite know how to begin.她不太知道怎么开口说好。
6. 创办；成立：The party began eighty years ago.该党是80年前成立的。
7. [口语]一点也不，丝毫(不)，根本(不)[通常与否定词连用，并后接不定式]：They don't begin to compare.他们丝毫也不能相比。vt.1. 开始，着手于；开始进行：Begin the job the day after tomorrow.后天开始干这活吧。Please begin work.请开始工作。
2. 创建，创始；发起；是…的创始人(或创办者)；使出现，使开始，使形成，使产生；起始于：He began a new business last month.他上月创办一家新商行。the party leaders who began the reform movement发动这场改革运动的党的领导者们
3. 作开头部分，作…的开端，在…中居首位；在…中最先出现：The letters AB begin the alphabet.在字母表中AB是头两个字母。
4. [口语]几乎，近乎[通常与否定词连用，并后接不定式]：Our money won't even begin to cover expenses.我们的钱根本不够花销。It doesn't begin to meet the purpose.这并不符合目的。
