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

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。
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。
To begin with, you have confused two different things.
首先，你已经把两种东西弄混了。
I never loved you for your looks to begin with.
我爱你从来不是就因为你的外表。
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。
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。
'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, let us examine a natural process that we have all observed.
首先，让我们来考虑一下我们所有观察过的自然过程。
To begin with, I will tell you how to increase your bandwidth speed by20%.
首先，我会告诉你如何提高您的带宽速度由20%。
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。