commence
英[kə'mens]
美[kə'mɛns]
- v. 开始；着手；获得学位
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. 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"
- 3. 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"