commencing

英 [kəˈmensɪŋ]

美 [kəˈmensɪŋ]

v.  开始发生; 开始; 着手
commence的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 开始
  When somethingcommencesor youcommenceit, 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。

Commence,start, andbeginall have a similar meaning, althoughcommenceis 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 thatbegin,start, andcommencecan all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but onlybeginandstartcan 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。

双语例句

• Event was commencing at6pm, but at8am we have already reached.
  活动是傍晚6点，我们一早8点就已经到齐。
• These trials shall be completed prior to commencing casting of the segments.
  应在分段浇模之前完成这些试验。
• Site formation and infrastructure works will be implemented in phases commencing in mid-1999 for completion by 2003.
  土地平整及基础建设工程，将于一九九九年年中开始分期实施，预期于二零零三年或之前完成。
• On the basic values of the form, there is no more commencing discussions and arguments.
  关于价值观的基本表现形式，尚无更多展开的探讨和争论。
• "You should avoid alcohol and smoking at least a day before commencing your journey," Knappich advises.
  “你应该至少在旅行开始前一天忌烟酒，”Knappich建议。
• We will shortly be commencing our descent to LA guardia.
  我们不久将下行去拉瓜迪亚。
• The conductor waited for dead silence before commencing the performance.
  指挥家等待着开始演出前那彻底的沉寂。
• The agreement needed to be in place prior to commencing the work.
  协议需要在工作开始之前就到位。
• I am commencing an undertaking, hitherto without precedent, and which will never find an imitator.
  我正在倡导一项事业，没有先例，今后也不会有人从事的事业。
• Complete submittals and obtain required approvals before commencing the works.
  本工程开工之前，完成提交文件并获得所需批准。