take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
\\\"We began working at dawn\\\"
\\\"Who will start?\\\"
\\\"Get working as soon as the sun rises!\\\"
\\\"The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia\\\"
\\\"He began early in the day\\\"
\\\"Let\\\'s get down to work now\\\"
set in motion, cause to start;
\\\"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East\\\"
\\\"The Iraqis began hostilities\\\"
\\\"begin a new chapter in your life\\\"
get off the ground;
\\\"Who started this company?\\\"
\\\"We embarked on an exciting enterprise\\\"
\\\"I start my day with a good breakfast\\\"
\\\"We began the new semester\\\"
\\\"The afternoon session begins at 4 PM\\\"
\\\"The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack\\\"
造句
用作動詞(v.)
I commence from this point. 我從此點開始。
The second term commences in March. 第二學期自三月開始。
We will commence with this work. 我們要著手進行這項工作。
I commence a round of visit. 我開始著手一系列訪問。
常用短語
用作動詞(v.)
commence as (v.+prep.)
以(某職業)開始自己的生涯 start one\\\'s life work by being (a workman in a certain trade, etc.) commence as sb/sth
Many important businessmen commenced as factory workers.
許多顯赫的企業家都是從工廠的工人做起的。
The newspaper had commenced as a duplicated broadsheet.
這家報紙最初為雙面版。
commence sth as sb
She commenced her life as an actress in the 1930s.
從30年代她就開始了舞臺生涯。
commence on (v.+prep.)
開始從事(某事) start to work on; start dealing with (sth) commence on sth
He commenced on a piece of work.
他著手搞一項工作。
He commenced on a technical innovation two years ago but has made no progress so far.