beginning

开始、起初、开端

At the beginning of the year, she set three clear goals.

年初的时候，她订下了三个明确的目标。

开头、前段

I missed the beginning of the movie because of traffic.

因为塞车，我错过了电影的开头。

起源、源头、起因

That small argument was the beginning of all their problems.

那场小争执是他们所有问题的起因。

初期、起步阶段、出身常用复数

The company had humble beginnings in a rented garage.

这家公司起步时只是租来的一间车库。

初级的、初学的多用于美式

She teaches a beginning Spanish class on Tuesday evenings.

她在周二晚上教一班初级西班牙语。