| 短语 | in the first place |
| 释义 | in the first placea. used to introduce a series of points in an argument, discussion etc首先，第一:•In the first place, I'm too busy, and in the second I don't really want to go.首先，我太忙了;其次，我不太想去。b. used to talk about what someone did or should have done at the start of a situation一开始，起初:•I wish I'd never got involved in the first place!真希望我从一开始就没卷进去！in the first placea. used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation before something happened一开始，起初:•Why did you agree to meet her in the first place?一开始你为什么同意见她？•He wouldn't have given you the job in the first place if he didn't think you could do it.要是他认为你干不了，他一开始就不会给你那份工作的。b. writtenused to give the first in a list of reasons or points首先，第一〔用于列举理由或要点〕:•Her success was secured by two factors. In the first place, she had the support of managers.她的成功有两个因素作保证，首先，她有经理们的支持。 in the first place as the first consideration or point 首先, 第一： political reality was not quite that simple - in the first place, divisions existed within the parties. 政治现实远非那么简单——首先, 党内存在着分歧。 ■ at the beginning; to begin with (especially in reference to the time when an action was being planned or discussed) 在开始时; 最初; 起初（尤指行动尚在计划或讨论时）： I should have told you in the first place. 我本应一开始就告诉你的。 in the ˈfirst placeused at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not（用于句尾，谈论某事为何或是否应该做）究竟，到底，当初I still don't understand why you chose that name in the first place.我仍不明白你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。I should never have taken that job in the first place.我当初就不该接受那份工作。in the first place1. in the beginning; before now 早先；起初；早就 * You already ate breakfast！ Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? 你已经吃过啦！你为什么一开始不告诉我呢？ * We would have finished the job long ago if we had listened to him in the first place. 要是我们一开始就听他的话，这工作早就完成了。 * Carl patched his old ball but it soon leaked again. He should have bought a new one in the first place. 卡尔把旧球补好，可很快又漏气了。他早就该买个新球了。2. firstly 首先 * You cannot go swimming. In the first place, the water is too cold; and in the second place, there is no enough time before dinner. 你不能去游泳。第一，水太冷；第二，晚饭前没有足够的时间。 * In the first place, students should study hard. 首先，学生应该努力读书。in the first place首先;第一;起初：If we want to win championship，we must have strong physique in the first place.如果我们要赢得冠军，首先我们要有强壮的体格。 |
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