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

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。
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。
Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
We have an uneasy relationship with them to begin with.
一开始，我们和孩子们的关系就不融洽。
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 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。