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

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。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
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。
His publishing house had just begun negotiating for her next books
他的出版社刚刚开始就她随后几本书的出版问题进行商谈。
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。
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。
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。
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 wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。