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

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。
The factories have begun furloughing hundreds of workers.
这些工厂已经开始让数百名工人暂时下岗。
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。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
Having begun her career at Gray's Pottery, she stayed there as resident designer for seven years.
在格雷陶器场开始自己的职业生涯后，她在那里做了7年的特聘设计师。
City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。
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。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。