to begin with

英 [tu bɪˈɡɪn wɪð]

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

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。
Today I would like to begin with a story.
今天我将以一个故事开始我的演讲。
To begin with, no one can deny that listening and speaking play important roles in English study.
首先，没人能否认在学英语中，听和说扮演着重要的角色。
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。
To begin with, we need an alarm_event_t structure, zeroed out.
首先，我们需要一个alarmeventt结构，对它清零。
I think I'll have soup to begin with.
我想我开始先来份汤。
It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
'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。”
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。
I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up before I employ them on a lasting basis.
雇用工人时我先同他们订个短期合同，我要看看他们的能力再决定是否长期雇用。