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

• 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。
• 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！
• 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, 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。
• 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, 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, let me introduce Mr White to you.
  首先，请允许我把怀特先生介绍给你。
• 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 I did not understand the judge's decision but when I read the reports of the case everything fell into place.
  最初，我不理解法官的判决，但在我读了这个案件的报告后，一切都清楚了。
• '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。”