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

It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
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。
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, no one can deny that listening and speaking play important roles in English study.
首先，没人能否认在学英语中，听和说扮演着重要的角色。
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。
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。
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！
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, 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。