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

• So Mr Romney has the beginnings of a case to make.
  因此，罗姆尼的立场有了初步的基础。
• 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。
• From these beginnings, Asia Week quickly developed into its current hybrid form.
  亚洲周就是在这些起源的基础上发展起来的，很快有了目前这种混杂的形式。
• His new book traces the beginnings of the labor movement.
  他的新著探索了工人运动的起源。
• 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。
• 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。
• The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
  他的上唇部位开始长胡子了。
• And Iggy Azalea has come a long way from her humble beginnings in small town country Australia.
  IggyAzalea来自澳大利亚的一个小镇里，她从开始发展到现在一路过关斩将，经历了很多。
• You have the beginnings of a double chin.
  你已经开始有双下巴了。
• Stars have beginnings, and our universe had a beginning.
  恒星也有起源，我们的宇宙有一个起源。