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

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。
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。
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。
First of all, we need to begin with what to govern.
首先，我们要看要治理的是什么。
To begin with, we need an alarm_event_t structure, zeroed out.
首先，我们需要一个alarmeventt结构，对它清零。
We have therefore decided to begin with preferment to ecclesiastical dignities.
因此，我们决定开始与升迁到教会尊严。
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, 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。
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。