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

Frankly, I should never have done that to begin with.
坦白说，我开始，就不该那么做。
Truth be told, they were freaks to begin with.
不过说真的，她们一开始就已经没有了理智了。
To begin with he was Prince Charming.
首先，他是一个白马王子。
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。
I think I'll have soup to begin with.
我想我开始先来份汤。
To begin with, the weather was bad, but it improved later in the week.
这周开始天气很差，但后来好转了。
To begin with, let us examine a natural process that we have all observed.
首先，让我们来考虑一下我们所有观察过的自然过程。
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, 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。
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！