beginning
n. 开端; 先兆; 原始思想; 初期
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
This was also the beginning of her recording career...
这也是她唱片生涯的开始。
Think of this as a new beginning.
把这当作一个新起点。
The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
I had the beginnings of a headache...
我有了头痛的先兆。
The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
讨论拉开了同莫斯科对话的序幕。
The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts.
The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
婚礼定于三月初举行。
The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
在本章开头所提出的问题
If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
她带的这班学生都是初学者。
1. the event consisting of the start of something;
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
3. the first part or section of something;
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
5. the act of starting something;
1. serving to begin;
the beginning of the end
预示最后结果或败局的先兆
It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
现在去看足球比赛太晚了; 况且老天又开始下雨了.
Children should form good habits from the very beginning.
孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯.
He's beginning to feel his feet now that he's been working here over a month.
他在这儿已经干了一个多月,开始有些信心了.
Her figure is beginning to round out.
她的身材正开始发胖.
People are beginning to question the old dogmas.
人们开始质疑旧的信条.