commence
[kə'ments] formal
verb intransitive or transitive
■to begin something 开始；着手•We will commence building work in August of next year.我们将于明年八月开始破土动工。 •Shall we let the meeting commence, gentlemen?各位先生，我们开始会议，好吗？ •[+ -ing verb] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.遗憾的是，没等所有客人都吃完，他就开始讲话了。 |