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

The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。
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。
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。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
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 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。
Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names
一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.
金那些华而不实的计划甚至一个都还没有开始实施。