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

French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay
法国空中交通管制员因为薪资纠纷已开始了为期3天的罢工。
Foreign nationals have begun leaving because of a sharp rise in violence.
因为暴力活动的急剧增加，外国人已经开始离开这个国家。
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。
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 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。
Spots of rain had begun to fall
雨点开始落下来了。
They have begun carving the country up like a pie.
他们已经开始像切馅饼一样瓜分这个国家。
The construction has begun.
已经开工了。
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 stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。