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

• 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, you need to develop the type trees required for these two maps.
  首先，您需要开发这两个映射需要的类型树。
• 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 he was Prince Charming.
  首先，他是一个白马王子。
• '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。”
• 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%。
• It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
  一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
• Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
  坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
• To begin with, studying alone gives us free rein over what and how we study.
  首先，独自念书时我们能自由决定读书的内容和方式。
• 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。