to begin with

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美 [tu bɪˈɡɪn wɪð]

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

• 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。
• To begin with, let me be clear: America wants a strong, peaceful, and prosperous Russia.
  首先，我要清楚表明：美国希望有一个强大、和平和繁荣的俄罗斯。
• It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
  一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
• 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。
• '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。”
• First of all, we need to begin with what to govern.
  首先，我们要看要治理的是什么。
• To begin with, my English teacher spoke too quickly and I can't understand her.
  一开始，我的英语老师说的太快了，我不能理解她。
• To begin with, I will tell you how to increase your bandwidth speed by20%.
  首先，我会告诉你如何提高您的带宽速度由20%。
• 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。
• We have an uneasy relationship with them to begin with.
  一开始，我们和孩子们的关系就不融洽。