begad imJ
2 to talk about sth as if it
were definitely true, even though it might not be 想当然：These assumptions beg the question that
children learn languages more easily qum aduto.这些假设想当然地认为儿童比成年人学习语
言容易。■ beg to differ used to say politely that
you do not agree with sth that has just been said 很抱故， 我不敢苟同丨
beg
your pardon 1
(/brwfl/) used to tell sb that you are sorry for sth you 'have said or done 请原 谅；对不■起：J beg your pardon, I
thought that was my coat.对不起，我还以为那是我的外衣呢。2 used to ask sb to repeat
what they have just said because* you did not hear (未听清楚）请再说一遍：‘It’s on
“请再说一遍。^公爵大街。”
3(卻ec/fl//yer£)used
to tell sb that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that
they have said it (感到被冒犯
时说）.：‘Just go .away. ’ ‘J beg
your pardon/’ ：
“ ^开。:i:” “你再说一遍！”
邏,beg 'off to say that you are unable
to do sth that you have agreed to do 推秦(.已答
应做的事）；反悔：He’s always begging 〇牙at the Z〇5f mhute.他总是在最后一分钟反悔。
begad /bi'gaed/
exclamation
{old use) used to express surprise or
for emphasis (表示惊奇或强调）天哪，的
确呀
began pt of begin
beget /bi'get/ verb (be-get-ting, begot, begot /bi'gwt; NAmE -gait/ In
sense l begat /bi'gaet/ is used for
the past tense, and be.got.ten /bi'gotn/ /.’ga:tn/ is used for the past participle•第 l 义A过去式用
begat，过去分
词用 begotten。）[VN] 1 (old use, for example
in the Bible 旧由法，如《圣经》中）to become the father of a child 成头•••之父：/saacbegatJacob.以撒生了雅各。
or to make sth happen 引发；致：
Violence
begets violence.暴力招'致暴力..。► be.get.ter noun
beg-gar /'beg0(r)/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a person who lives by asking people for
money or food 乞.丐；叫花子 2 (8/£，/>7/ormfl/) used with an adjective to
describe sb in a particular way .(与形容词 连用）家伙：ArerCt you dressed yet, you
lazy beggar? 你这个懒汉还没穿好衣服吗i : .beggars
can’t
be choosers {saying) people say beggars can^ be choosers when
there is no choice and sb must be satisfied with what is Available 要饭就不能嫌馊；给
ff•么 就得要什么一more at wish /I.
■
verb [VN] to make sb/sth very poor 使贫穷；使匮乏：
Why
shouW J beggar mysd/jbr you?我女 # 么要为你 受努？
fWBI beggar be'lief/description to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to
believe/describe 难以相信；
无法形容：/t beggars beHe/ how things couM have got this bad真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。.
beg-gar-ly
/'begali;
NAmE -garli/ adj. (literary) very small in amount微量的；少得可怜的
,beggar-my-'neighbour
noun [u] a card game for two players in which
the players try to win each other’s carets吃邻居（两人玩的纸牌游戏，以赢对手的牌得胜> begin 0-w /bi'gin/ verb (be-gin-ning, began /bi'gaen/, begun /bi_gAn/)
1 to
start doing sth; to do the first part of sth 开始； 启动：[VN] We began worfc on the project in May.我们于
五为份為磊了这项工程。◊ / began (= started
reading) this novenast month and J sriZZ haven’t finished it•我上 月就开始读这本小说，到现在还没读完。◊ He aivvays begins
his Zessons with a warm-up exercise.他讲课前总是 先让学生做预备练习题。◊ He began pditicaZ career as
a student (= when he was a student).他从当学生时 起就开始了他的政治生涯。◊
[V] ShaH J begin?我可以开 始了吗？
◊ Let’s begin at
page 9.咱们从第9页开始。◊ She began by
thanfcing us aH/or coming.她首先对我们 大家的到来表示感谢。◊ [V to inf] 1 began to /ed diz?y. 我开始感到头晕目眩。◊ At
the guests began to arrive.客人们终于陆续到达了。◊ She b嗯m to ay.她哭 起来了。◊ ft
was begfnm'ng to snow•开■始下雪了。■ ◊ •f was
beginning to thinfc you’d never come.我开始以为你
a 〇 [V -ing] Everyone began talking at once. 大秦同分并始讲话。◊ VVhen wiH you begin
recruiting? 你们丨可时开絡由募乂员？
〇 note at start 2 [V] to
start