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词典释义:
in the first place
时间: 2023-08-24 13:48:39
四级考博
英 [ɪn ðə fɜːst pleɪs]
美 [ɪn ðə fɜːrst pleɪs]

一开始;(用于句尾, 谈论某事为何或是否应该做)究竟, 到底, 当初

双语例句
  • Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.

    噢,首先,他符合一切条件。

  • In the first place you are not old, Conway. And in the second place, you are a very strong and appealing man.

    首先,你不老,康韦。其次,你是个非常强壮、有魅力的男人。

  • Looking to the future, though, we asked him what the prospects are for a vaccine to prevent infection in the first place.

    然而,展望未来时,我们首先问他一种预防传染的疫苗前景如何。

  • To make true friends, you need to be friendly to others in the first place.

    要结交真正的朋友,首先就要对他人友好。

  • "Good," said the soldier, "then in the first place help me out of this well."

    “很好,”士兵说,“那么,首先你要帮我从这口井里出来。”

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释义

as the first consideration or point

首先,第一

  • political reality was not quite that simple — in the first place, divisions existed within the parties.

    政治现实远非那么简单——首先,党内存在着分歧。

at the beginning; to begin with (especially in reference to the time when an action was being planned or discussed)

在开始时;最初;起初(尤指行动尚在计划或讨论时)

  • I should have told you in the first place.

    我本应一开始就告诉你的。

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    idiom 一开始

考纲释义
  • idiom. 一开始

    英文释义:

    in or at the beginning (of a series of events)

    真题例句:

    • So, how did we ever invent "unnatural" numbers in the first place?

      那么,我们最初是如何发明“非自然”数字的呢?

      [2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • Many patients also gained a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.

      许多患者也对最初让他们住进医院的疾病有了更好的了解。

      [2016年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • But why, though? Why detach it in the first place?

    可是为什么? 为什么要卸下它?

    《Sherlock Season 3》《神探夏洛克 第三季》

  • Why did you even buy it in the first place then?

    那当初你干嘛还要买这套房?

    《Boyhood》《少年时代》

  • How do you think KSI built those bots in the first place, hmm?

    不然你以为KSI是怎么造机器人的?

    《Transformers: Age of Extinction》《变形金刚4:绝迹重生》

  • And they're also much more likely to have a job in the first place.

    而且前者在职业上升通道上也具有领先优势。

    《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》

  • Why do you think I let you steal that suit in the first place? What?

    难道你没想过,一开始就是我布局让你偷战服的吗?什么?

    《Ant-Man》《蚁人》

  • Well, we wouldn't even be in this mess in the first place, if you weren't so selfish and evil.

    如果不是因为你的自私和堕落我们就根本不会落到这种地步。

    《The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water》《海绵宝宝历险记:海绵出水》

  • 2016. We don't want you to run. You weren't even elected to the office in the first place.

    我们不希望你参加2016大选,你本来就不是民选的总统。

    《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

  • I am the one who spent two years trying to get him to even go to the beach in the first place.

    我才是那个花了两年时间努力说服他去沙滩的那个人。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 4》《生活大爆炸 第四季》

  • So, how did the beautiful mind of Sheldon Cooper forget his key in the first place? I left them in the bowl.

    那么请问美丽心灵的谢尔顿·库珀是怎么忘带钥匙的?我把它们落在碗里了。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

  • You called my bluff, Alexi, and I shouldn't have insulted you with one in the first place.

    你识破了我的虚张声势,亚历克西,而我就不该如此,这是侮辱你。

    《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

  • That sounds cheerful. Lazarus came back from the dead. Sure, but he had to die in the first place.

    听起来真了不起。死而复生的拉撒路。对,死而复生,那就得先死。

    《Interstellar》《星际穿越》

  • B., I say this out of love, but your being a bitch is what got dairy in your hair in the first place, okay?

    B,你要从爱的角度出发,你就是因为嘴太毒才会被人扔雪糕,懂吗?

    《Gossip Girl Season 1》《绯闻女孩 第一季》

  • No, we're sorry. We never should have been comparing relationships in the first place. Why? We won.

    不,是我们不好意思,我们一开始就不应该比较感情。凭什么呀?我们赢了。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 8》《生活大爆炸 第八季》

  • No, because I had to ask for your help in the first place. That I couldn't get the confirmation on my own.

    是因为我还得向你求助,凭我自己没法拿下提名。

    《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

  • Sheldon, you tried. What more could you have done? Hey, why didn't you invite him in the first place?

    谢尔顿,你尝试过了。你也没有其他办法了?你为什么一开始不邀请他呢?

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 11》《生活大爆炸 第十一季》

  • Look, Monica's been working hard all day. She didn't want to host in the first place. We shouldn't go.

    莫尼卡为了做晚饭忙了一整天,她最初也不想主持晚餐的,我们不该去的。

    《Friends Season 10》《老友记 第十季》

  • Well, that's easy. We just impersonate the agent who stole the ledger in the first place. And I get to wear a mask.

    简单,我们可以伪装成最初偷走账册的那个特工就行,我可以带上面具。

    《Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation》《碟中谍5:神秘国度》

  • Look, I'm telling you this is just like my parents divorce, which is when I started smoking in the first place.

    我父母离婚时就像这样害我学会抽烟。

    《Friends Season 3》《老友记 第三季》

  • Why should Ben step aside? It was his audition in the first place. You just tagged along.You're like the tag-along dad.

    班为什么应该退出?这原本就是他的试镜,你是跟过去的,就像是追随者父亲。

    《Friends Season 5》《老友记 第五季》

  • So how do we determine whether languages are related in the first place? Similar sounding words don't tell us much.

    那么我们如何确定不同语言在开始的时候是有关联的呢?相似的发音并不能说明什么。

    《TED-Ed》《TED教育》

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