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
1. why didn't you tell me in the first place?
Synonym:in the first placeearlierin the beginningoriginally

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, 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。
You started from scratch and saw how to begin with Lift using Maven.
您是从头开始构建的，并且看到了如何通过Maven开始使用Lift。
To begin with, you need to develop the type trees required for these two maps.
首先，您需要开发这两个映射需要的类型树。
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, you have confused two different things.
首先，你已经把两种东西弄混了。
To begin with he was Prince Charming.
首先，他是一个白马王子。
Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
I think I'll have soup to begin with.
我想我开始先来份汤。
'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。”