to begin with

 

释义 首先，起初

网络 本来;一开始;第一

 

adv 

before now

e.g.why didn't you tell me in the first place?

 

 

I'd like to begin with a funny story.我先来讲一个有趣的故事。

 

To begin with, cars contribute to air pollution.首先，汽车加剧了空气污染。

 

I have so many things to do that I even don ' t know which one to begin with.我有这么多事情要做，不

 

知从哪件开始.

 

To download library packages for you, Composer needs to know where to find these packages to begin 

 

with.首先需要知道在哪里可以找到这些软件包。

 

Now, Skullcandy must continue to grow without alienating the core customers that gave it legs to 

 

begin with.现在，公司一方面要继续发展，同时也要避免核心消费者的流失，因为他们才是公司的成功之本。

 

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。

 

For instance, if four items are on the menu bar to begin with, it copies the first two.例如，如果开

 

始菜单条上有4个菜单，它复制前面的两个菜单。

 

Floating point numbers are best reserved for values such as measurements, whose values are 

 

fundamentally inexact to begin with.浮点数最好用来表示象测量值这类数值，这类值从一开始就不怎么精确。

 

To begin with Anna, send Carnations in the church service in Grafton, West Virginia to honor her 

 

mother.首先安娜派在格拉夫顿，西弗吉尼亚州的教会服务的康乃馨，纪念她的母亲。

 

When cars first became popular 100 years ago, there were no road rules or speed limits to begin 

 

with.100年前，汽车第一次流行起来时，一开始并不存在什么道路规则或速度限制。