beginnings

英 [bɪˈgɪnɪŋz]

美 [bɪˈgɪnɪŋz]

n. 开头; 开端; 开始部分; 原始思想; 前兆; 初级阶段
beginning的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 开始；开端；开头；起点
Thebeginning ofan event or process is the first part of it.
1. This was also the beginning of her recording career...
  这也是她唱片生涯的开始。
2. Think of this as a new beginning.
  把这当作一个新起点。
N-PLURAL 先兆；开始部分
Thebeginnings ofsomething are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
1. I had the beginnings of a headache...
  我有了头痛的先兆。
2. The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
  讨论拉开了同莫斯科对话的序幕。
N-SING 初期；早期
Thebeginning ofa period of time is the time at which it starts.
1. The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
  婚礼定于三月初举行。
N-COUNT 开头；开篇
Thebeginning ofa piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
1. ...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
  在本章开头所提出的问题
N-PLURAL 出身；背景；起源
If you talk about thebeginningsof a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
1. His views come from his own humble beginnings.
  他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
ADJ 刚入门的；初级的
You usebeginningto describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
1. The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
  她带的这班学生都是初学者。