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beginning beginning1. [bıʹgınıŋ] n
<Í> 1. начало
beginning of the press - спорт. начало жима
beginning of a stroke - спорт. занос, начало гребка
to read a book from beginning to end - прочитать книгу от начала до конца
it is important to make a good beginning - важно хорошо начать
2. 1) исходная точка; источник, происхождение
2) pl истоки; начальная стадия
the beginnings of scientific agriculture - первые шаги сельскохозяйственной науки
the beginnings of English poetry - истоки английской поэзии
3. (the beginning) рел. первопричина; начало всех начал
♢ a good beginning is half the battle - посл. хорошее начало полдела откачало
a bad beginning makes a bad ending - посл. плохое начало - плохой и конец
2. [bıʹgınıŋ] a
<Í> начальный, вводный
begin[bıʹgın]
v (began; begun)
<Í> 1. начинать; приступать (к чему л.)
to begin at the beginning - начинать с самого начала
to begin again - начать снова /сначала/
that's wrong, let's begin again - это неправильно, давайте начнём сначала /повторим/
to begin on - а) браться за (что-л.); б) брать начало от (чего-л.)
to begin over - начинать сызнова
to begin upon = to begin on
to begin with - начать с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 2 и ♢ ]
to begin the score - спорт. открывать счёт
he began studying /to study/ English - он начал изучать английский язык
he began his breakfast - он принялся за завтрак
we begin at page three - начнём с третьей страницы
where to begin? - с чего начать?
where do we begin? - с чего мы начнём?
I do not know how to begin - а) не знаю, с чего начать; б) не знаю, за что взяться; ≅ работы по горло
2. начинаться
to begin with - начинаться с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 1 и ♢ ]
the word begins with a capital letter - слово начинается с заглавной буквы
the play begins with a prologue - пьеса начинается с пролога /открывается прологом/
the performance begins at seven - представление начинается в 7 часов
it is beginning to rain - начинается дождь
when did life begin on Earth? - когда возникла жизнь на Земле?
3. основывать, создавать
they began the club a year ago - клуб открыли год назад
4. (обыкн. с отрицанием) амер. эмоц.-усил. быть далёким от, даже не приближаться к
the machine does not begin to meet the specifications - машина ни в коей мере не отвечает техническим условиям
I do not begin to understand you - отказываюсь вас понимать; я совершенно вас не понимаю
they do not begin to compare - их совершенно нельзя сравнивать; ≅ одному далеко до другого
the statement does not begin to be comprehensible enough - заявление крайне невразумительно
♢ to begin with - а) во-первых, прежде всего; начать с того, что ...; to begin with, I did not see him - во-первых, я его не видел; б) сначала, на первых порах; [см. тж. 1, 2 и ♢ ]
to begin at the wrong end - начать не с того конца, неудачно взяться за дело
to begin the world - начинать самостоятельную жизнь
well begun is half done - посл. хорошее начало полдела откачало
inning Идиома
head is spinning
mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.
winning isn't evrything; it's the only thing
winning is the only thing that matters, get it straight "It was Vince Lombardi, a football coach, who said, ""Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing."""
winning streak
winning game after game, make a clean sweep The Expos have won nine games - their longest winning streak.
at the beginning
at the starting point of在…开头
They sang a song at the beginning of the meeting.会议开始时他们唱了一首歌。
from beginning to end
from first to last自始至终
The story was interesting from beginning to end.这个故事从头到尾都很有趣。
beginning of the end
Idiom(s): beginning of the end
Theme: ENDINGS
the start of the termination of something or of someone's death.
• When he stopped coughing and remained still, I knew it was the beginning of the end.
• The enormous federal deficit marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living is concerned.
A good beginning makes a good end.
If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.
Spinning a line
When someone spins you a line, they are trying to deceive you by lying.
Spinning a yarn
When someone spins you a yarn, they are trying to deceive you by lying.
winning streak|streak|winning
n. A series of several wins one after the other. The team extended their winning streak to ten.
beginning of the end, the
beginning of the end, the
The start of a bad outcome (ruin, disaster, catastrophe, death), as in Joe's failing two of his courses was the beginning of the end; he dropped out soon afterward. This phrase, at first (16th century) used only to describe an approaching death, gained a new meaning after the French lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813 and Talleyrand said to Napoleon, “C'est le commencement de la fin” (“It's the beginning of the end”).
more sinned against than sinning
more sinned against than sinning
Less guilty than those who have injured one, as in It's true she took the money but they did owe her quite a bit—in a way she's more sinned against than sinning. This expression comes from Shakespeare's King Lear (3:2), where the King, on the heath during a storm, so describes his plight.
An inning idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with inning, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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