began

英 [bɪˈɡæn]

美 [bɪˈɡæn]

v.  开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
begin的过去式

复数：begans　

柯林斯词典

• 
  Beganis the past tense ofbegin.

双语例句

• The entrance examinations to high school began yesterday morning.
  中学入学考试昨天上午开始了。
• Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.
  然后，头发又长起来了，我感觉棒极了。
• He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson
  他也开始接二连三地和艾奇逊院长发生争执。
• Work began on the reconstruction of the road.
  道路的重建工作开始了。
• John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up
  赛季伊始，约翰的表现比我好，不过我经过努力追了上来。
• Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain
  夏普的腿和肩膀开始疼痛，这预示着肯定要下雨了。
• He began studying politics and medieval history.
  他开始学习政治学和中世纪史。
• Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede
  正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。
• When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.
  他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。
• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools.
  人类一学会使用工具，工程科学就开始了。