| 词组 | at first and first |
| 释义 | Contents overview at first and firstat first and firstat first and first and first 38810175388 at first and firstWe use at first to talk about the beginning of a situation, to make a contrast with something different that happens/happened later. At first … is often followed by but.At first they were very happy, but then things started going wrong.The work was hard at first, but I got used to it.In other cases, we usually prefer first.That's mine – I saw it first! (not … I saw it at first.)We lived there when we were first married. (= … in the early days of our marriage.) (not … when we were at first married.)First, I want to talk about the history of the problem; then I'll outline the situation today; and then we'll discuss possible solutions. (not At first, I want to talk …)Note that at last is not the opposite of at first, 465.For first(ly) as a discourse marker, 301.1.Previous Next |
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