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

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。
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。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
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 wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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。
Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.
金那些华而不实的计划甚至一个都还没有开始实施。
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。