to begin with是什么意思

双语例句

(1)We'll go slowly to begin with.

我们开始时会慢慢来的。

(2)He spoke well to begin with, but then started rambling and repeating himself.

开始他说得很好，但是后来开始闲扯，一句话翻来覆去地讲。

(3)"What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?"—"Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work."

“和你交谈过的科学家们对此怎么看？”——“噢，首先，他们怀疑这是否会奏效。”

(4)"To begin with," said the Cat, "a dog's not mad."

“首先，”猫说，“狗是不疯的。”

(5)To begin with, you must work hard at your lessons and be fully prepared before the exam. Without sufficient preparation, you can hardly expect to answer all the questions correctly.

首先，你必须努力学习功课，并在考试前做好充分的准备。没有充分的准备，很难正确回答所有的问题。

释义

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。

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考纲释义

( 1)phr. 首先

英文释义：used to give the first important reason for something

真题例句：

To begin with, one should think twice upon reading online comments and information.

首先，在阅读网上评论和信息这件事上应该三思。[2021年 CET6 写作]

To begin with, parents should have enough faith in their children.

首先，父母应该对他们的孩子有足够的信心。[2021年 CET6 写作]

(1)To begin with, you will remove funny bone for two hundred dollars. For this I went to MIT.

首先切除尺骨，赢得200美刀。我去麻省理工就因为这个。《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

(2)And in all of this, I lost the love of my life who was never mine to begin with.

在这一切中，我失去了我此生挚爱，而他一开始就不属于我。《Mistresses Season 2》《情妇 第二季》

(3)But the truth was he barely squeezed in to begin with and he was really struggling.

但事实是他差点都没能进来，那段日子对他很痛苦。《Whiplash》《爆裂鼓手》

(4)Watch it! That's rotten luck. They've only got one good jump in them to begin with.

小心喔，真是倒霉，它们本来只能跳一次的。《Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone》《哈利·波特与魔法石》

(5)I don't think Darren realizes this, and, you know, he's not the most stable guy to begin with.

我觉得达伦还没意识到这一点，你知道，他原本就不是个稳重的人。《Ant-Man》《蚁人》

(6)So it gets smarter? Yes. Which means it isn't smart to begin with. Well, it's pretty darn smart.

从而变得更加智能吗？是的。也就是说，它一开始并没有那么智能。它已经很智能了。《The Good Wife Season 7》《傲骨贤妻第七季》

(7)And yet you wound up in traffic court. Anyway, if it would please the court, I'd like to begin with an opening statement.

结果却在审理交通法庭，不管怎样，法官允许的话，我想做个开庭陈述。《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》