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。
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 Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.
德意志联邦银行看似不可撼动的地位开始削弱了。
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。
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 stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
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。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
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。
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。