beginning/bIˋgInIŋ; bIˈɡInIŋ/n [C, usually singular 一般用单数] the start or first part of something 开始﹔开端﹐开头: +of the beginning of the war 战争的开始We’ve been here since the beginning of the year. 我们年初就在这儿了。at the beginning At the beginning of the film, she's in London. 影片的开头﹐她在伦敦。from the beginning Read it again, from the beginning. 再读一遍﹐从头开始。in the beginning You should have told me in the beginning if there was a problem. 有问题的话﹐你应该一开始就告诉我的。