词组 | beginning |
释义 | beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ noun 1. the start or first part of an event, story, period of time etcverbsmark the beginning of sth (=be the beginning of something) This event marked the beginning of a ten-year worldwide depression.signal/herald the beginning of sth (=show that something will happen soon) The release of Mandela signalled the beginning of the end of South Africa’s racist system.see the beginning of sth (=be the time when something important starts to happen) The 1970s saw the beginning of a technological revolution.adjectivesa new beginning The country needed a new government and a new beginning. Don’t say a fresh beginning. Say a new beginning or a fresh start.prepositionsat the beginning The store opened at the beginning of February. | There is a quotation at the beginning of the book.in the beginning In the beginning I found the work quite hard.since the beginning Since the beginning of the year, 238 soldiers have been killed.from the beginning I opposed this war from the beginning.phrasesright from/at the beginning from/at the very beginning (=used for emphasis) He had been lying to me from the very beginning. | That’s what I suggested right at the beginning.from beginning to end This piece of work was a challenge from beginning to end.start at the beginning (=start a story or activity at the first part) Just start at the beginning and tell us exactly what happened.sth is just/only the beginning (=used to emphasize that many more things will happen) Signing the contract is just the beginning of a long process.THESAURUS: beginning start the beginning of something, or the way something begins. Start is a little less formal than beginning: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race. | We wanted to give our marriage a fresh start (=one in which you forget about all the problems and bad things that have happened). | I knew from the start that it wasn’t going to be an easy climb. commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: Tomorrow marks the commencement of the academic year. | The commencement of the contract is on January 1st. origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | One idea concerning the origin of human language is that humans began to copy the sounds of nature. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times.Origin is often used in the plural. the onset of sth the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging. | The weather became colder, marking the onset of winter. dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization. | Apples have been with us since the dawn of time. | Here we are, at the dawn of a new age of genetics and the biosciences. | At the dawn of the 21st century, nations depend more on each other than at any other point in human history. birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: We have seen the birth of democracy in South Africa. | The birth of the environmental movement was in the 1960s. | This was the birth of a new nation.ANTONYMS → end1 (1)2. the early signs or stages of something that later develops into something bigger or more importantGrammarAlways plural in this meaning.adjectiveshumble/modest beginnings She rose from humble beginnings to become a senator.small beginnings From small beginnings the firm grew into a major computer manufacturer.early beginnings The Royal Society had its early beginnings in informal meetings.prepositionsfrom ... beginnings We learn how the planet evolved from its beginnings to its present state. |
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