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

• We have therefore decided to begin with preferment to ecclesiastical dignities.
  因此，我们决定开始与升迁到教会尊严。
• I never loved you for your looks to begin with.
  我爱你从来不是就因为你的外表。
• '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。”
• It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
  一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
• 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。
• If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with
  如果你希望建立新的关系，首先要慎重行事，不要着急。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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, let us examine a natural process that we have all observed.
  首先，让我们来考虑一下我们所有观察过的自然过程。