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

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。
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。
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。
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。
The factories have begun furloughing hundreds of workers.
这些工厂已经开始让数百名工人暂时下岗。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。
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。
They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他们的看法已经开始变得乐观起来。
Having begun her career at Gray's Pottery, she stayed there as resident designer for seven years.
在格雷陶器场开始自己的职业生涯后，她在那里做了7年的特聘设计师。