to begin with
US /tə bɪˈɡɪn wɪθ/
UK /tə bɪˈɡɪn wɪð/
短語
1.
首先, 起初
firstly; to start with
範例:
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To begin with, we need to gather all the necessary documents.
首先，我們需要收集所有必要的文件。
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There are several reasons why I can't help you. To begin with, I'm too busy.
我不能幫助你有很多原因。首先，我太忙了。
2.
一開始, 首先
originally; in the first place
範例:
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I never wanted to go there to begin with.
我一開始就不想去那裡。
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If you hadn't broken it to begin with, we wouldn't have this problem.
如果你一開始沒有弄壞它，我們就不會有這個問題。