begun

英 [bɪˈɡʌn]

美 [bɪˈɡʌn]

v. 开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
begin的过去分词

柯林斯词典

A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.
一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
The population has already begun to show its displeasure at the slow pace of change.
人们已经开始表露出对改革步伐缓慢的不满。
They've begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their money
他们已经存钱并开始贮藏食物和汽油。
Many busy executives have begun to practice yoga and meditation.
许多忙碌的主管开始练习瑜伽和冥想。
He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。
Having begun my life in a children's home I have great empathy with the little ones.
由于从小生活在儿童院，我对小家伙们产生了强烈的共鸣。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
I have also begun to reassess my own feelings about being a woman
我也开始重新审视自己对身为女性的感受。
Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names
一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。