to begin with
英 [tu bɪˈɡɪn wɪð]
美 [tu bɪˈɡɪn wɪð]
刚开始; 首先; 最初; 第一
英英释义
adv
- before now
- why didn't you tell me in the first place?
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。 - Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说,我开始,就不该那么做。 - 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。 - 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, 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。 - '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。” - 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。 - 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。 - I think I'll have soup to begin with.
我想我开始先来份汤。 - 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。