| 短语 | to begin with |
| 释义 | to begin witha. spokenused to introduce the first and most important point you want to make首先:•Well, to begin with, he shouldn't even have been driving my car.好吧，首先他就不应该开我的车。b. used to say that something was already in a particular condition before something else happened原来:•I didn't break it! It was like that to begin with.不是我弄坏的！ 它原来就是这样的。c. during the first part of a process or activity起初，开始的时候:•The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.开始时孩子们都来帮忙，但他们很快就厌烦了。 to begin with at first 首先。 ■ used to introduce the first of several points ［用来引导若干问题中的第一个］首先： such a fate is unlikely to befall him: to begin with, his is a genuine talent. 这种命运不可能落到他身上：首先, 他是个真正的人才。 to beˈgin with1at first起初；开始I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it.我起初觉得很累，但不久便适应了。We'll go slowly to begin with.我们开始时会慢慢来的。2used to introduce the first point you want to make首先；第一点‘What was it you didn't like?’ ‘Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.’“你不喜欢的是什么呢？”“唔，首先是，我们的屋子太小了。”to begin within the first place 首先；第一点 * To begin with, there must be close cooperation between them. 首先，在他们之间要有密切的合作。to begin with首先;第一(作插人语)：I cannot give him that position，to begin with，he is too young，secondly，I want my son to have the job.我不能把那个职位给他。首先，他太年轻;其次，我想让我的儿子做这工作。 |
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