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 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。
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'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。
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。
The wound in his arm has begun to close up.
他肩膀上的伤口开始收口了。
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。
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。
The population has already begun to show its displeasure at the slow pace of change.
人们已经开始表露出对改革步伐缓慢的不满。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。