【beginning音标】 英[bɪˈgɪnɪŋ] 美[bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ]
【单词释义】 beginning是什么意思：
n.开始，开端；序曲，开始部分；早期，初期；根源；原始思想；前兆
v.开始(begin的现在分词)
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] beginnings
【关联词/派生词】
begin v. 开始；启动
beginner n.新手，初学者；创立人
【常用短语】
from beginning to end 自始至终
【单词例句】
◇ Alice was beginning to get very bored.She and her sister were sitting under the trees.Her sister was reading,but Alice had nothing to do.Once or twice she looked into her sister's book,but it had no pictures or conversations in it.
爱丽丝开始觉得有点无聊了。她和姐姐正坐在树下。姐姐在看书，而爱丽丝无事可做。她不时看看姐姐的书，里面既没有图画，也没有对话。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ In ancient times, the Chinese people took the Start of Winter to be the beginning of the winter. However in fact, the Start of Winter is not the beginning of winter in terms of meteorology.
在古代，中国人认为立冬节气代表着冬季的开始。事实上，从气象学上看，立冬这天不一定就是冬季的开始。
---- Start of Winter
◇ I formed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passers –by to earn extra money in cash.
我组成的第一支乐队叫做“摇滚蛙”。开始，我们依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演乐器来挣些零花的现金。
---- My First Band
◇ But red's bloody beginning has transformed over millennia. During medieval times, for example, red was worn by royals as a status symbol. And today, brides in many parts of India are married in red dress.
几千年来，红色的含义发生了变化。举例而言：在中世纪时期，贵族穿戴红色，以象征自己的地位；如今，在印度的许多地区，新娘结婚时都身穿红裙。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ By the mid-nineteenth century, the term"icebox"had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States.
直到19世纪中期，"冰箱"这个名词才进入了美国语言，但冰仅仅只是开始影响美国普通市民的饮食。
---- The Origin of Refrigerators
◇ Suddenly, a tiny voice, "I go to!" You see, it is little rabbit. In the beginning, the meeting is still very quiet, after a while, erupted out of the rolling thunder laughter.
突然，一个细小的声音传了出来，“我去！”大家一看，原来是小兔子。一开始，会场还很安静，过了一会儿，全场爆发出了滚雷般的笑声。