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

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。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
但是各方已经开始共同努力改善城镇空气质量。
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。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
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。
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。
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。
A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.
一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。