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

• Today I would like to begin with a story.
  今天我将以一个故事开始我的演讲。
• 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 have confused two different things.
  首先，你已经把两种东西弄混了。
• We have an uneasy relationship with them to begin with.
  一开始，我们和孩子们的关系就不融洽。
• 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。
• I never loved you for your looks to begin with.
  我爱你从来不是就因为你的外表。
• 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！
• 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 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。
• I think I'll have soup to begin with.
  我想我开始先来份汤。