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。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
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。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
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 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 have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
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 stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。