In [At] the beginning I lived next to her. 开始我住在她隔壁。
2. at the beginning of 在……之初，在……开始时。如：
She left here at the beginning of this month. 她是本月初离开这儿的。
You'll find this sentence at the beginning of this chapter. 你会在这一章的开头找到这个句子。
注：有时也用介词 in, 但不如用介词 at 普通。如：
It happened at [in] the beginning of this century. 此事发生在本世纪之初。
3. from the beginning 从开始，从一开始。如：
单词：beginning的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
begin/beginning/beginner/start/end/finish/final/confine/complete/completely/compete/competitor/competition/competence/competent
记忆：
1. begin v. 开始 Well, let’s begin from the very beginning.好吧，我们就从最初的地方开始吧。 begin to do sth begin doing sth begin sth begin with sth 以……开始
2. 加名词后缀-ing: beginning n. 开始 At the beginning I was too shy to speak in public. 开始时我胆小，不敢在公共场合讲话。
3. 加名词后缀-er, beginner, n. 开始者，初学者 As a beginner, you need to be familiar with the rules here. 作为初学者，你应该熟悉这儿的规则。
4. start n.& v. 开始，出发 When can we start off for Xi’an? 我们什么时候出发到西安？
5. end [ end ] n.& v. 结束，终止，终点 He ended the story suddenly. 他突然地结束了那个故事。 格言：All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。
6. fin- 表示终极， finish fin-ish vt. 结束，完成（后接doing形式）We can finish cooking in ten minutes. 我们能在十分钟内作好饭菜。
7. final fin-al adj. 最后的 It’s Mr Li who has the final say. 李先生才具有最后的决定权。
8. confine con-fine 在终点了，即受限了；confine, vt. 限制 Please confine your speech to the topic at hand. 请把你的演讲限制在手边的话题内。
7. complete com-plete vt. 完成（复杂的、较难的工程计划等）； adj. 完全的，彻底的 The book will be completed within two months. 那本书两个月人完稿。
8. 加副词后缀-ly: completely adv. 完全地，彻底地 Sorry, but you are completely wrong. 很抱歉，你完全错了。
9. compete com-pete com-, 一起；pete,音似“比”； compete, 在一起竞争，比赛 How many people competed in the 1500-meter race? 多少人参加了1500米比赛？
10, 加后缀-or: competitor n. 竞争者，竞赛者 No competitor, no excitement.没有竞争对手，就没有令人兴奋的时候。
11. 加名词后缀-ition: competition n. 竞争，竞赛 We are supposed to prepare ourselves for future competitions. 我们应当为未来的竞争做好准备。
12. 加名词后缀-ence: competence competence, 竞争的本事， n. 能力 You should employ the people with the necessary competence. 你应当雇用有相应能力的人。
13. competent adj. 能干的，胜任的。He is competent for the task.他胜任这件工作。
另类阅读：
A beginner should begin at his very beginning and never end halfway, and then he can complete his task completely as well as have a chance to win the competition when competing in the modern society.
轻松一刻
Professor．：“A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer．”
Student．：“No wonder so many of us fail in our exams！”
与单词：beginning 相关的例句或者名人名言
Our wonderful wedding is just the beginning of a wonderful marriage.
我们美妙的婚礼是我们美妙婚姻的开始。
Today should be saluted as the beginning of a new era.
