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

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, let me introduce Mr White to you.
首先，请允许我把怀特先生介绍给你。
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 he was Prince Charming.
首先，他是一个白马王子。
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。”
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。
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。
It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
I checked out and it's not like I had big dreams to begin with.
我仔细检查，并不是像我要开始一个很大的梦想。