commence，begin，start xinchi外语
英 [kəˈmens] 美 [kəˈmens]
v. 开始，着手
[ 第三人称单数 commences 现在分词 commencing 过去式 commenced 过去分词 commenced ]
短语
commence business 开始 ; 开始营业 ; 腾空而起
On commence 开始吧
activity commence 活动开始 ; 展开活动
commence
v.take the first step or steps in carrying out an action同义词： get down begin get start out start set about set out
set in motion, cause to start同义词： begin lead off start
get off the ground同义词： start start up embark on
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
commence /kəˈmɛns/ CET4 TEM4 ( commencing, commenced, commences )
1. V-T/V-I When something commences or you commence it, it begins. 使…开始; 开始 [正式]
例：The academic year commences at the beginning of October.
该学年于10月初开始。
例：They commenced a systematic search.
他们开始了系统的搜查。
词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析
commence business 开始营业
vt. 开始；着手institute , initiate , launch on , enter upon , put in hand
词根： commence
n.commencement 开始，发端；毕业典礼
inaugurate, commence, start, initiate, begin
这组词都有“开始”的意思，其区别是：
inaugurate 指正式而隆重的开始。
commence 可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的“开始”。
start 在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。
initiate 指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。
begin 最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。
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双语例句权威例句
We commence building next week.
我们下周破土动工。
The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
会议定于午间召开。
Wicher‘s return will commence with the upcoming European tour.
维歇尔的回归将从即将来临的欧洲之旅开始。
begin英 [bɪˈɡɪn] 美 [bɪˈɡɪn]
v. 开始，着手；开始说；开始发生，开始进行；以……为起点，起始于；首字母为
[ 第三人称单数 begins 现在分词 beginning 过去式 began 过去分词 begun ]
短语
Begin output 开始输出
begin work 开始工作 ; 开始努力工作
Begin Installation 开始安装
Begin level 起始层
Begin Time 开始时间 ; 设置元素显示之前的延迟 ; 起始时间
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( beginning, began, begun, begins )
1. V-T To begin to do something means to start doing it. 开始 (做某事)
例：He stood up and began to move around the room.
他站了起来，开始在屋子里走来走去。
例：The weight loss began to look more serious.
体重的减轻开始显得更严重。
2. V-T/V-I When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onward. 使开始发生; 开始发生
例：The problems began last November.
问题于去年11月开始出现。
例：He has just begun his fourth year in hiding.
他刚刚开始他东躲西藏的生活的第4个年头。
3. V-T/V-I If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do. 以 (某事、做某事) 开始
例：Could I begin with a few formalities?
我可以从一些例行程序开始吗？
例：...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car.
…一个从销售汽车行李箱里的高尔夫衬衫起家的商人。
例：He began his career flipping hamburgers.
他以翻转汉堡包开始他的职业生涯。
4. V-T/V-I You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. 开始说; 以…做开场白 [no cont]
例："Professor Theron," he began, "I‘m very pleased to see you."
“西伦教授，”他开始说道，“我非常高兴见到你。”
例：He didn‘t know how to begin.
他不知道如何开场。
5. V-I If one thing began as another thing, it first existed as the other thing before it changed into its present form. 起初是 [no cont]
例：What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
起初的一个地方性的节日已经发展成了一项国际盛事。
6. V-I If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges. 起始于 [no cont]
例：The fate line begins close to the wrist.
命运线始于接近手腕处。
7. V-I If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word. (某词) 以 (某字母) 开头 [no cont]
例：The first word begins with an F.
第一个词以F开头。
8. PHRASE You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. 起初; 刚开始
例：It was great to begin with but now it‘s difficult.
这起初很顺利，但现在难了。
9. PHRASE You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. 首先
例："What do scientists you‘ve spoken with think about that?"—"Well, to begin with, they doubt it‘s going to work."
“和你交谈过的科学家们对此怎么看？”——“噢，首先，他们怀疑这是否会奏效。”
词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析
begin with 以…开始；开始于…
begin at 几点开始；从……开始
begin again 重新开始；重做
begin to do 开始做某事
begin as 作为…开始
begin doing 开始做某事
双语例句原声例句权威例句
Their trial will shortly begin.
他们的审讯很快就要开始。
When will you begin recruiting?
你们何时开始招募人员？
We‘ll go slowly to begin with.
我们开始时会慢慢来的。
start英 [stɑːt] 美 [stɑːrt]
v. 开始（做某事）；使发生，开始；开动，发动（机器）；创立，创始；出发，启程；开始（新的工作、事业或教育）；朝…...方向前进；（从…...）开始；突然一惊，吓一跳；<非正式>开始抱怨（或生气）；（比赛中）首发上场；（以特定方式）开始；起源，起始；使（某人）开始谈论；（眼睛）突起，鼓出；（通过压力或收缩）使松动，使脱落；使（猎物）离巢，驱赶（猎物）出巢穴
n. 开始，开端，开始部分；开始；（事业的）最初机遇，起步机会；起点，出发点（the start）；（参加的）比赛；突然一惊；比赛中先起跑的优势，占先地位；新工作，新企业，新手；先发上场
[ 复数 starts 第三人称单数 starts 现在分词 starting 过去式 started 过去分词 started ]
Start point [交] [数] 起始点 ; 起始节点 ; 开始点 ; 启动点
New START 新削减战略武器条约 ; 新起点 ; 重新起动
Quality Start 优质先发
Start Menu 开始菜单 ; 开始功能表
Start Game 开始游戏 ; 为开始游戏 ; 游戏开始 ; 启动游戏
Cold Start [动力] [计] 冷启动 ; 冷态启动 ; 冷开机 ; 冷起动
to start with 首先 ; 第一 ; 作为开始 ; 一开始
Start Here 从这里开端 ; 从这搭起头 ; 登陆成功后即到此页
Quick Start 启动精灵 ; 快速启动 ; 快速入门 ; 快速开始
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
start /stɑːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( starting, started, starts )
1. V-T If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. 开始 (做某事)
例：John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs.
接着约翰打开前门，我开始随他上楼。
例：It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden.
苏珊娜是在1956年开始修建那个花园的。
2. N-COUNT Start is also a noun. 开始
例：After several starts, she read the report properly.
几次起头之后，她正确地读了那份报告。
3. V-T/V-I When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. 使开始发生; 开始发生
例：The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room.
这火被认为是从楼上的一间房开始的。
例：All of the passengers started the day with a swim.
所有乘客都以游泳开始了这一天。
4. N-SING Start is also a noun. 开始
例：...1918, four years after the start of the Great War.
…第一次世界大战开始4年后的1918年。
5. V-I If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions. (以做某事) 开始
例：I started by asking how many day-care centres were located in the United States.
我以询问在美国有多少日托中心开始。
6. V-I You use start to say what someone‘s first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker. (以做…) 开始 (职业生涯)
例：Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory.
贝蒂以做这家服装厂的运务员开始职业生涯。
7. PHRASAL VERB Start off means the same as . 开始
例：Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear‘s husband.
丹巴先生以做斯皮尔夫人的先生的助手开始职业生涯。
8. V-T When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin. 开办
例：George Granger has started a health centre and I know he‘s looking for qualified staff.
乔治·格兰杰开了个保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的员工。
9. PHRASAL VERB Start up means the same as . 开办
例：The cost of starting up a day-care centre for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000.
开办一家儿童日托中心的费用在15到30万美元之间不等。
10. → see also startup
11. V-T/V-I If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work. 发动 (引擎、汽车、机器等); (引擎、汽车或机器等) 发动
例：He started the car, which hummed smoothly.
他发动了汽车，汽车平稳地发出嗡嗡声。
词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析
start something [美国口语] 制造麻烦；引起争吵(或打斗)
start with 从…开始
start from 从…开始
at the start 开始
at the start of 在…开始的时候
start in 开始
from the start 从一开始
good start 开门红
start up v. 开始；发动；
start work 动手；开工
start for 出发，启程；动身去
start out 出发；著手进行
start off 出发，开始
start point 出发点；起始点
start doing 开始做
start over 重新开始
head start 领先；抢先起步的优势；有利的开端
双语例句原声例句权威例句
They determined to start early.
他们决定早点出发。
When do the fireworks start?
什么时候开始放烟火？
They start work at dawn.
天一亮他们就开始干活了。