commenced

英 [kəˈmenst] 美 [kəˈmenst]

v.  开始发生; 开始; 着手
commence的过去分词和过去式

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  1. V-ERG 开始
    When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
    1. The academic year commences at the beginning of October...
      学年于10月初开始。
    2. They commenced a systematic search...
      他们开始进行彻底搜查。
    3. The hunter knelt beside the animal carcass and commenced to skin it.
      猎人跪在动物尸体旁边，开始剥皮。

    2. Commence, start, and begin all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
    commence, start 和 begin 三个词意思相近，不过 commence 一词更为正式，通常不用于对话中。例如，The meeting is ready to begin (会议可以开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，然后另列一张)，an alternative to commencing the process of European integration (启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式)。注意 begin, start 和 commence 都能后接动词的 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 才能后接不定式。

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双语例句

  1. They commenced a systematic search
    他们开始进行彻底搜查。
  2. The hunter knelt beside the animal carcass and commenced to skin it.
    猎人跪在动物尸体旁边，开始剥皮。
  3. The dentist commenced to dig, drill and finally fill the offending tooth.
    牙医开始在那颗有问题的牙齿上挖洞，钻孔，直到最后把它补好。
  4. The rain commenced pouring violently down.
    瓢泼大雨猛烈地下了起来。
  5. He has commenced on a new book.
    他已开始读一本新书。
  6. We have commenced the sale of local products abroad.
    本地土产开始销行国外。
  7. He commenced on a technical innovation two years ago but has made no progress so far.
    两年前他着手进行一项技术革新，但迄今尚无任何进展。
  8. She commenced her life as an actress in the1930s.
    从30年代她就开始了舞台生涯。
  9. He commenced on a piece of work.
    他着手搞一项工作。
  10. Many important businessmen commenced as factory workers.
    许多显赫的企业家都是从工厂的工人做起的。
  11. The young girl took the cheese and commenced to eat.
    那个年轻女孩拿了干酪开始吃起来。
  12. The newspaper had commenced as a duplicated broadsheet.
    这家报纸最初为双面版。
  13. The second term commenced in march.
    第二学期自三月份开始。
  14. The Labor Party commenced its new strategy for industry.
    工党提出了其发展工业的新策略。
  15. After the election the new government commenced developing the roads.
    选举后新政府开始建设道路。
  16. He commenced his business yesterday.
    昨天，他开张营业了。
  17. The UN General Assembly has commenced a high level meeting on HIV/ AIDS.
    联合国大会召开了艾滋病问题高级别会议。
  18. The Comprehensive Feasibility Study for the Revised Scheme of South-East Kowloon Development ( SEKD) commenced in November 1999.
    东南九龙发展修订计划整体可行性研究于一九九九年十一月展开。
  19. He commenced his postgraduate study in2009.
    他于2009年开始研究生学习。
  20. This scheme commenced on February 1, 1996. All applications are considered on a case-by-case basis.
    补充劳工计划在一九九六年二月一日开始实施，每宗申请会按个别情况考虑。
  21. Prior to these cases, wild poliovirus has not been found in Yemen since AFP surveillance commenced in1996.
    在这些病例之前，自1996年开始急性弛缓性麻痹监测以来在也门未发现野生脊髓灰质炎病毒。
  22. He commenced to write novels twenty years ago.
    他20年前就开始写小说了。
  23. He commenced his literary career as a novel-writer.
    他作为一个小说作家开始了他的文学生涯。
  24. The little girl commenced to cry when she saw the snake.
    这小女孩一看到蛇就开始哭了起来。
  25. There they were intercepted by our fighters and a furious battle commenced.
    在那里它们被我军的战斗机拦住了，激战开始了。
  26. I may say this: it commenced in a quarrel.
    我可以说的是：这是一场争吵引起的。
  27. An engineering feasibility study to identify the engineering infrastructures required for the proposed housing development commenced in March 1998.
    工程可行性研究已于一九九八年三月展开，以确定房屋发展计划所需的工程基础设施。
  28. I commenced, when we were out of the house.
    当我们走出这所房子时，我就说。
  29. Outside the town the road commenced to mount.
    出了镇子这条路开始上坡。
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