at first 详细解释

at first

最初, 首先

起先

At first I didn't know what had happened.

起先我不知道发生了什么事。

英英释义

副词 at first:

at the beginning

同义词:initially, ab initio, at the start

补充

at firstat first1.起初, 当初At first, he was against our arrangement, but I managed to argue him round.起初, 他反对我们的安排, 但我设法使他改变了看法。

例句

1. at first, he seemed surprised by my questions.起初, 他似乎对我的问题感到惊讶。 2. We didn't like each other at first. [=when we met]起初我们并不喜欢彼此。 3. "at first I thought she was crying, but then I realized she was actually laughing."一开始,我以为她在哭,但后来发现她其实是在笑。 4. The book bored me at first. [=initially]这本书我刚开始读的时候觉得没意思。