| 单词 | commence |
| 释义 | Word family noun commencement verb commence ldoce_713_zcom·mence /kəˈmens/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] formal START DOING somethingSTART TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto begin or to start something 开始；着手 Work will commence on the new building immediately. 新大楼即将破土动工。 Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment. 工作六个月后，你将接受第一次绩效评估。commence with The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory. 这门课程开始的第一周是介绍艺术理论。commence doing something The planes commenced bombing at midnight. 飞机在半夜里开始轰炸。► see thesaurus at start RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say start rather than commence: 在日常英语中，人们一般说start，而不说commenceThe concert was just about to start. 音乐会即将开始。5 FREQUENCY 使用频率→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscommence• Undaunted I commenced my own search and within minutes was holding a medieval buckle.• In the excitement as the applause commenced, nobody had noticed Stafford slipping out of the lecture hall.• They will commence production in April.• Beloved put her fists on her hips and commenced to skip on bare feet.• His face has commenced to take on that same haggard, puzzled look of pressure that the face on the floor has.• The benefits for items 1-3 and 5 are only payable provided the contingency commences within 12 months of the injury.• In 1891 he began making plans for a road and in 1893 he commenced work.commence doing something• The planes commenced bombing on Wednesday.Origin commence (1300-1400) Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + initiare “to begin”com·mence verb →REGISTER1 →5 FREQUENCY1ChineseSyllable or to something begin Corpus start to |
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