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

They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities
双方已经开始了对话，以增进两个社群间的彼此了解。
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。
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。
They had already begun fighting over her.
他们已经开始为了她你争我夺。
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。
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。
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges
边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
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。
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。
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。