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, 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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, 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。
• '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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• Today I would like to begin with a story.
  今天我将以一个故事开始我的演讲。
• 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。