begin vi. (began; begun; beginning) 1.开始 (opp. end); 着手,动手。 2.始于,源于 (from). School begins on Monday. 星期一开课。 vt. 1.开始,创始;动手,着手。 2.创建。 It has begun to be done. = It has been begun. 工作开始了。 He began (to speak). 他开口了。 a book I began (to read) 开始读的书。 begin a dynasty 开创一个朝代。 begin again 重做,从头另做。 begin at 从…开始 (begin at the wrong end 开错了头。 begin at page 10 从第10页开始)。 begin by (doing ...)从(做…)开始,先做…。 begin on [upon] 着手,动手 (He has begun on a new book. 他已开始读[写]另一本新书)。 begin the world 开始为人[处世];开始独立生活。 begin with 从…开始,先做 (A little caviar to begin with, madame 先吃一点鱼子酱怎么样,女士?)。 not begin to (do) 〔口语〕决不会,完全不 (It does not begin to meet the specifications. 这完全不合规格。 I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. 我不知道怎样感激你才好)。 to begin with 首先,第一,第一个理由是;本来〔插入语〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一],他太年轻了)。
The government has begun a project at the port to increase the size of the harbour 政府已开始在该港口进行扩大港湾的工程。
The city government has begun a project at the port to increase the size of the harbour 市政府已经开始在港口实施一项工程计划,以便扩大该港的规模。
Ten years ago , the world body began a project to study tb drug resistance around the globe 十年前,世界组织开始在世界范围内研究肺结核抗药性的工程。
It might work that way for some people , but most of us need - or at least prefer - to begin a project with a good idea of what we re jumping into 这也许适合某些人,但我们大多数人必须- -或至少应该- -首先创建好的构思。开始时,尽可能多地创建一些构思。