beginnings

英 [bɪˈgɪnɪŋz]

美 [bɪˈgɪnɪŋz]

n.  开头; 开端; 开始部分; 原始思想; 前兆; 初级阶段
beginning的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 开始；开端；开头；起点
  Thebeginning ofan event or process is the first part of it.
  1. This was also the beginning of her recording career...
     这也是她唱片生涯的开始。
  2. Think of this as a new beginning.
     把这当作一个新起点。
• N-PLURAL 先兆；开始部分
  Thebeginnings ofsomething are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
  1. I had the beginnings of a headache...
     我有了头痛的先兆。
  2. The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
     讨论拉开了同莫斯科对话的序幕。
• N-SING 初期；早期
  Thebeginning ofa period of time is the time at which it starts.
  1. The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
     婚礼定于三月初举行。
• N-COUNT 开头；开篇
  Thebeginning ofa piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
  1. ...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
     在本章开头所提出的问题
• N-PLURAL 出身；背景；起源
  If you talk about thebeginningsof a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
  1. His views come from his own humble beginnings.
     他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
• ADJ 刚入门的；初级的
  You usebeginningto describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
  1. The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
     她带的这班学生都是初学者。

双语例句

• From these modest beginnings, advertising has developed into a highly specialized and profitable business.
  从这些平凡的开端，广告业发展成了高度专业化和高利润的行业。
• This conception of america's beginnings in the17th century is for the most part true.
  美国历史是从17世纪开始的说法大体上是正确的。
• He's not that great, you know. I saw the beginnings of a bald patch.
  他没那么英俊，你知道，我看到他有点秃头了。
• The beginnings of such a culture have taken root in recent years, and some successful start-ups have sprouted.
  近几年，这种文化已开始生根，一些成功的新兴企业也在萌芽。
• The new year is the time for new beginnings.
  新年是新的开始的时间。
• But we've seen the beginnings of this.
  但我们已经讲到它的开端了。
• His new book traces the beginnings of the labor movement.
  他的新著探索了工人运动的起源。
• In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings
  事实上，他的经商生涯从初期就明显前景暗淡。
• But the very beginnings of it, in his life, started very plainly.
  但刚刚开始的时候，在他生命中，就这么平静的开始了。
• Today's New Moon marks both new beginnings and also the beginning of the end.
  今天的新月既标志着新的开端，也标志着结束的开端。