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

Having begun my life in a children's home I have great empathy with the little ones.
由于从小生活在儿童院，我对小家伙们产生了强烈的共鸣。
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。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
The wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。
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。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
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。