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

She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
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。