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

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。
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 construction has begun.
已经开工了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。