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beginning noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + BEGINNING | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEnew 新开端◆She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.她谈到了国家的新开端。auspicious, hopeful, promising 良好的／充满希望的／大有可为的开端◆It was an auspicious beginning to his long career.这是他漫长生涯的良好开端。inauspicious, unpromising (especially BrE) 不祥的／无希望的开端VERB + BEGINNINGherald, mark, represent, signal, signify, spell, symbolize 预示着／标志着／代表／示意／表明／意味着／象征着开始◆This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.这项发明标志着近代的开始。see, witness 见证⋯开端◆2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.自 2001 年开始有一个快速增长期。trace 追溯开始◆a custom that traces its beginnings to the 15th century起源可追溯到 15 世纪的一种风俗PREPOSITIONat the beginning (of sth) 在（⋯的）开端◆I'm paid at the beginning of each month.每月月初给我发工资。from the beginning 从头◆Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.给我讲一下整件事，从头讲。in the beginning 开始时◆In the beginning I found the course very difficult.一开始我觉得这门课程很难。PHRASESthe beginning of the end 结束的开始◆That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship.那天起我们的友谊结束了。early beginnings, first beginnings 最初开始的时候◆The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.这个协会是以讨论小组的形式发端的。from beginning to end 从头至尾◆The play was nonsense from beginning to end.这部戏剧从头到尾都是废话。from humble beginnings, from modest beginnings, from small beginnings 从早期的卑微／不起眼／微小◆From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.这家企业从一点一滴做起，发展成为今天我们所知的大公司。be just the beginning, be only the beginning 才刚开始；只不过是开始◆These changes are just the beginning: much more is to come.这些变化不过是个开始：还会有更多的变化。the very beginning 最开始◆I disliked her from the very beginning.我从一开始就不喜欢她。 |