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beginning

noun
 OPAL S
🔊/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
🔊/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [countable, usually singular] the time when something starts; the first part of an event, a story, etc.开头；开端；开始部分
    • A story has to have a beginning, middle, and end.一个故事必须有一个开始，中间和结尾。
    • beginning of something We missed the beginning of the movie.我们错过了电影的开头部分。🔊🔊
    • She's been working there since the beginning of last summer.她自从去年夏初起就一直在那里工作。🔊🔊
    • The birth of their first child marked the beginning of a new era in their married life.第一个孩子的出世使他们的婚姻生活开始了一个新阶段。🔊🔊
    • at the beginning of something We're going to Japan at the beginning of July.我们七月初要去日本。🔊🔊
    • The animals were weighed at the beginning and end of the experiment.在实验开始和结束时对动物称重。
    • At the beginning of 1836, the work was finished.1836年初，工作完成了。
    • from the beginning Let's start again from the beginning.让我们再从头开始。🔊🔊
    • I've read the whole book from beginning to end and still can't understand it.我把整本书从头到尾看了一遍，但还是没看懂。🔊🔊
    • Our position was quite clear from the very beginning. 从一开始我们的立场就很明确。
    At the beginning (of) is used for the time and place when something begins. In the beginning means ‘at first’ and suggests a contrast with a later situation. at the beginning of the week/year/story/movie/game • In the beginning, we just tried to keep everything very simple. Later on, …
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    • I'm paid at the beginning of each month.每月月初给我发工资。
    • In the beginning I found the course very difficult.一开始我觉得这门课程很难。
    • I disliked her from the very beginning.我从一开始就不喜欢她。
    • Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.给我讲一下整件事，从头讲。
    • It was an auspicious beginning to his long career.这是他漫长生涯的良好开端。
    • She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.她谈到了国家的新开端。
    • 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。
    Topics Literature and writinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • new
    • auspicious
    • hopeful
    • …
    verb + beginning
    • herald
    • mark
    • represent
    • …
    preposition
    • at the beginning (of something)
    • from the beginning
    • in the beginning
    • …
    phrases
    • the beginning of the end
    • early beginnings
    • first beginnings
    • …
    See full entry
  2. beginnings
     [plural] the first or early ideas, signs or stages of something原始思想；前兆；初级阶段
    • Did democracy have its beginnings in ancient Greece?民主制度发端于古希腊吗？🔊🔊
    • The company has grown from humble beginnings.该公司从一开始就很不起眼。
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    • 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。
    • a custom that traces its beginnings to the 15th century起源可追溯到 15 世纪的一种风俗
    • He built up his multimillion-pound music business from small beginnings.他从小本生意起步，逐步建立起了数百万英镑的音乐企业。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • new
    • auspicious
    • hopeful
    • …
    verb + beginning
    • herald
    • mark
    • represent
    • …
    preposition
    • at the beginning (of something)
    • from the beginning
    • in the beginning
    • …
    phrases
    • the beginning of the end
    • early beginnings
    • first beginnings
    • …
    See full entry
Idioms
the beginning of the end
  1. the first sign of something ending结束的前兆；结局的开始
    • The scandal was the beginning of the end of his career as a politician.丑闻是他政客生涯终结的开始。
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    • It wasn't the end of their marriage, but it was the beginning of the end.这并不是他们婚姻的结束，但却是结束的先兆。
    • That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship.那天起我们的友谊结束了。