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

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。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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。
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。
They have begun carving the country up like a pie.
他们已经开始像切馅饼一样瓜分这个国家。
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。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
The wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。
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。