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

Foreign nationals have begun leaving because of a sharp rise in violence.
因为暴力活动的急剧增加，外国人已经开始离开这个国家。
But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
但是各方已经开始共同努力改善城镇空气质量。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
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。
They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
He's begun a series of personal attacks on my character
他开始对我进行一连串的人身攻击。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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。