开始: [ kāi shǐ ] 1. begin2. beginning3. start4. initial1. 树叶已开始变色,很快就是冬天了。 The leaves have started to color; it will soon be winter. 2. 步行了四个小时以后,我们开始累了。 After walking for four hours we were beginning to flag. 3. 他是去年六月开始在这里工作的。 He started work here last June. 4. 当他平静下来时,我开始告诉他实情。 When he quieted down, I began to tell him the truth. 5. 他们已经开始防止犯罪行为。 They have begun to do the prevention of crime. 6. 他开始对工作感到厌倦。 He began to weary of the work. 7. 我舒适地靠在大沙发上,开始看小说。 I nestled down on the big sofa and began to read novels. 8. 我儿子六岁的时候开始学习乘法。 My son began to study multiplication when he was six.