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 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。
It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
To begin with he was Prince Charming.
首先，他是一个白马王子。
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, you have confused two different things.
首先，你已经把两种东西弄混了。
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。
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。
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。
Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
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。