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。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
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。
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。
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。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
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。
Since the Convention was drawn up international opinion has begun to move against it.
自从该国际公约起草之日起，国际社会就转而对其持反对意见。
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。