意味:
beginning
be'gin·ning || -nɪŋn. 初め; 起源; 始まりadj. 初めの; 基本的なbe·gin || bɪ'gɪnv. 始める; 次第に…する; …し出す; 始まる
beginning イディオム
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.
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”).