beginning/bɪ'gɪnɪŋ/

n. the first part of an event or process

n. [C，常S] 开始，开端：[the beginning of sth] At the beginning of every chapter, there is a quotation. 每一章的前面都有一句引言。

◇We have to start again from the beginning. 我们不得不再从头开始。

◇I'll read the book from beginning to end. 我要把这本书从头到尾读一遍。

◇I disagreed with him from the very beginning. 我从一开始就与他意见不同。

◇He was interested in math in the beginning. 他刚开始时对数学是感兴趣的。

构词begin + n + -ing

音组-ning/-nɪŋ/

beginning; dining; evening; gardening; lightning; meaning; morning; opening; running; training; turning; warning

用法from beginning to end中，beginning和end前均无定冠词the。

谚语A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始必善终。

辨析at the beginning of sth; in the beginning