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to begin with
idiom
B1
at the start of a process, event, or situation: 原先，刚开始时
There were six of us to begin with, then two people left.原先，我们有6个人，后来走了两个。
B2
used to give the first important reason for something: 首先，第一
The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small.这家旅馆太差了！首先是我们的房间太小。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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to begin with | American Dictionary
to begin with
idiom
first:
We had an awful time! To begin with, Cameron got sick on the first day.
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