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

He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
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。
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 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。
They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
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。
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。