| 单词 | beginning |
| 释义 | beginningbeginning /bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1[countable usually singular] the start or first part of an event, story, period of time, etc.: beginning of We met at the beginning of summer. He moved to a different school at the beginning of the school year. This has been some of the worst fighting since the beginning of the war. It’s a good idea to set the rules in the beginning. I liked her from the beginning. There was something strange about the place right from the beginning. We expected problems from the very beginning. Judge Oster’s decision is certain to be only the beginning of a long legal battle (=used to emphasize that something will continue or develop). This painting marked the beginning of Homer’s most productive period. The novel is exciting from beginning to end.THESAURUSstart – start means the same as beginning: At the start of the second half of the basketball game, the score was 32 to 28.origin (also origins) – the beginning of something that started a long time ago: Scientists still have many questions about the origins of language in humans.birth – the time when something starts to exist, especially something important that has a big effect on people’s lives: The website is about the bands of the 1950s and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.creation – the time when something was first made: From its creation in 1960, the party has considered itself to be Socialist.initiation formal – the time when someone begins a new process, program, way of doing things, etc.: Since the initiation of the online discussions, we have seen students becoming more and more involved.outbreak – a time when fighting or a disease starts: At the outbreak of the war, he was living in Boston.the outset – the time when you start doing something or when something starts happening: We knew from the outset that it was not going to be an easy task.introduction – the part at the beginning of a book, report, or speech, which explains what it is about: In the introduction to her book, Julia writes about how she first became interested in cooking.2beginnings [plural] the early part or early signs of something that later develops into something bigger or more important: At age 11, Wharton showed her mother the beginnings of a novel. The Web had its beginnings in the CERN physics lab in Switzerland.from modest/humble etc. beginnings From humble beginnings in Dallas, the company has developed into one of the largest in America.3the beginning of the end the time when something starts to end or become less than it was before: Mandela’s release was the beginning of the end of apartheid.USAGE: at the beginning of, in the beginning• Something that happens at the very start of an event or period of time happens at the beginning of it: At the beginning of the Civil War, Fort Sumter was attacked. There’s a car chase at the beginning (=at the start of the movie).• If something happens in the beginning, it happens during the period of time just after something began, and it usually shows that there is a difference between that time and what happened later: In the beginning, the South had some success (=during the early part of the Civil War, which the South later lost). I was too shy to speak to her in the beginning (=the first few times I saw her, but I speak to her now). In the beginning is not usually followed by “of.” |
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