to begin with

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刚开始; 首先; 最初; 第一

英英释义

adv

• before now
  1. why didn't you tell me in the first place?
  Synonym:in the first placeearlierin the beginningoriginally

双语例句

• Maybe we should concentrate on what caused this issue to begin with!
  也许我们应该开始专注于是什么造成这个问题！
• To begin with, you have confused two different things.
  首先，你已经把两种东西弄混了。
• Truth be told, they were freaks to begin with.
  不过说真的，她们一开始就已经没有了理智了。
• I never loved you for your looks to begin with.
  我爱你从来不是就因为你的外表。
• To begin with I did not understand the judge's decision but when I read the reports of the case everything fell into place.
  最初，我不理解法官的判决，但在我读了这个案件的报告后，一切都清楚了。
• You started from scratch and saw how to begin with Lift using Maven.
  您是从头开始构建的，并且看到了如何通过Maven开始使用Lift。
• First of all, we need to begin with what to govern.
  首先，我们要看要治理的是什么。
• 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
  “跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”
• To begin with he was Prince Charming.
  首先，他是一个白马王子。
• To begin with, the weather was bad, but it improved later in the week.
  这周开始天气很差，但后来好转了。