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

• To begin with he was Prince Charming.
  首先，他是一个白马王子。
• 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。
• 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。
• Today I would like to begin with a story.
  今天我将以一个故事开始我的演讲。
• I never loved you for your looks to begin with.
  我爱你从来不是就因为你的外表。
• 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。
• 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, 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。
• 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。