词汇 | in the first place |
释义 | in the first place 1. in the beginning; before now 早先;起初;早就 * You already ate breakfast! Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? 你已经吃过啦!你为什么一开始不告诉我呢? * We would have finished the job long ago if we had listened to him in the first place. 要是我们一开始就听他的话,这工作早就完成了。 * Carl patched his old ball but it soon leaked again. He should have bought a new one in the first place. 卡尔把旧球补好,可很快又漏气了。他早就该买个新球了。 2. firstly 首先 * You cannot go swimming. In the first place, the water is too cold; and in the second place, there is no enough time before dinner. 你不能去游泳。第一,水太冷;第二,晚饭前没有足够的时间。 * In the first place, students should study hard. 首先,学生应该努力读书。 |
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