in the first place是什么意思

双语例句

(1)Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.

噢，首先，他符合一切条件。

(2)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。

(3)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。

(4)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。

(5)"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。”

同义词

首先；起初

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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100%; idiom 一开始

考纲释义

( 1)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]

(1)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》

(2)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》

(3)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》

(4)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》

(5)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》

(6)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》

(7)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》

(8)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》

(9)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》

(10)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》

(11)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》

(12)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》

(13)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》

(14)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》

(15)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》

(16)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》

(17)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》

(18)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》

(19)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》

(20)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》