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, 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。
Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
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, I will tell you how to increase your bandwidth speed by20%.
首先，我会告诉你如何提高您的带宽速度由20%。
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。
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。
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, let me introduce Mr White to you.
首先，请允许我把怀特先生介绍给你。