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

• To begin with, we had very little support, but later on people began to rally to us.
  起初支持我们者甚寡，后来人们逐渐团结到我们这一边来了。
• To begin with he was Prince Charming.
  首先，他是一个白马王子。
• 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。
• There were six of us to begin with, then two people left.
  我们一开始有六个人，后来走了两个。
• I think I'll have soup to begin with.
  我想我开始先来份汤。
• 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 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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。