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 had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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。
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。
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。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
Many busy executives have begun to practice yoga and meditation.
许多忙碌的主管开始练习瑜伽和冥想。
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。