英语词汇“commence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

uk/kəˈmens/us/kəˈmens/formal

C2 to begin something:

We will commence building work in August of next year.

Shall we let the meeting commence?

[ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

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单词	commence
释义	English American commenceverb [ I or T ] uk/kəˈmens/us/kəˈmens/formal C2 to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Shall we let the meeting commence? [ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Starting and beginning be in the first flush of idiom become begin branch out break into sth export go ahead ground initiator instate introduce kick kick in kick-start strike *touch sth* off train trigger wade in weave See more results » commenceverb [ I/T ] us/kəˈmens/ to begin something:** [ T ] He commenced speaking before all the guests had arrived.
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