began

Time has flown since the holiday began.

放假以来时间就过得飞快。

They swam till the tide began to ebb.

他们一直游退潮。

The sky blackened and soon it began to rain.

天空乌云密布, 很快便下起雨来。

He made them suspicious when he began acting funny.

当他故作姿态时, 使他们产生了怀疑。

I was so terrified that my legs began to quake.

我被吓坏了，连腿都发抖。

They pelted down the hill because it began blowing hard.

"起大风来了,所以他们迅速地向山下奔去。"

Waves of excitement pulsed through us as the race began.

比赛时我们的心头掠过一阵阵激动。

I was so tired that I began to feel totally spaced out.

我太累了，完全迷糊了。

Opinion on this question began to solidify.

对这个问题的意见具体化了。

The path began to climb quite steeply.

路变陡。

Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs.

顾问们调查工业方面的需要。

He began comparing himself with the students.

他将自己和学生相比较起来。

Their profits began to spiral down disastrously.

他们的利润螺旋形地急剧下降。

People began forming into little talkative groups.

人们一组一组地聚在一起议论。

The feeling of strangeness began wearing off.

陌生已慢慢消失。

Many important businessmen began as factory workers.

许多显赫的企业家都是从工厂的工人做起的。

All at once it began to rain.

突然间下起雨来。

I began paying out the nylon line.

我放出尼龙绳。

They began to organize a mass trespass.

他们组织大规模的侵犯。

The government began to recruit new battalions.

政府征集新的部队。