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IELTS BNC: 1242 COCA: 1200
beginningnounuk/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ us/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/

A2 [ C usually singular, U ] the first part of something or the start of something开头部分；开端

Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found at the beginning of the book.本词典的使用说明在全书的开头处。
She sat down and read the book straight through from beginning to end.她坐下来一口气把书从头至尾读完了。
I enjoyed my job at/in the beginning (= when I started it), but I'm bored with it now.刚开始我很喜欢我的工作，可现在我已经厌倦了。

[ C often plural ] the origin of something, or the place, time, or way in which something started起源；起因

The city had its beginnings in Roman times.这座城市起源于古罗马时代。

More examples

We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning of the film.

The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of a big international football match.

At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln.

Tell me what happened - start at the beginning.

I did it all wrong, so I had to go back to the beginning and start again.

Idiom(s)

the beginning of the end
IELTS BNC: 1242 COCA: 1200
beginning

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BEGINNING | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤new新開端◇She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.她談到了國家的新開端。➤auspicious, hopeful, promising良好的／充滿希望的／大有可為的開端◇It was an auspicious beginning to his long career.這是他漫長生涯的良好開端。➤inauspicious, unpromising (especially BrE) 不祥的／無希望的開端VERB + BEGINNING➤herald, mark, represent, signal, signify, spell, symbolize預示着／標誌着／代表／示意／表明／意味着／象徵着開始◇This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.這項發明標誌着近代的開始。➤see, witness見證⋯開端◇2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.自 2001 年開始有一個快速增長期。➤trace追溯開始◇a custom that traces its beginnings to the 15th century起源可追溯到 15 世紀的一種風俗PREPOSITION➤at the beginning (of sth)在（⋯的）開端◇I'm paid at the beginning of each month.每月月初給我發工資。➤from the beginning從頭◇Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.給我講一下整件事，從頭講。➤in the beginning開始時◇In the beginning I found the course very difficult.一開始我覺得這門課程很難。PHRASES➤the beginning of the end結束的開始◇That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship.那天起我們的友誼結束了。➤early beginnings, first beginnings最初開始的時候◇The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.這個協會是以討論小組的形式發端的。➤from beginning to end從頭至尾◇The play was nonsense from beginning to end.這部戲劇從頭到尾都是廢話。➤from humble beginnings, from modest beginnings, from small beginnings從早期的卑微／不起眼／微小◇From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.這家企業從一點一滴做起，發展成為今天我們所知的大公司。➤be just the beginning, be only the beginning才剛開始；只不過是開始◇These changes are just the beginning: much more is to come.這些變化不過是個開始：還會有更多的變化。➤the very beginning最開始◇I disliked her from the very beginning.我從一開始就不喜歡她。
IELTS BNC: 1242 COCA: 1200
beginning noun
⇨ source (from small beginnings) ⇨ start (the beginning of July)
IELTS BNC: 1242 COCA: 1200

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