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

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。
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。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities
双方已经开始了对话，以增进两个社群间的彼此了解。
The wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。