| 词组 | beginning |
| 释义 | first(ly) • at first • at the beginning • in the beginning - I didn't ring the bell because at first I thought there was no one in. (Not *first(ly)* *at/in the beginning*) (at first refers to a point of time) - I couldn't follow the film because I wasn't there at the beginning. (Not *at first*) (i.e. at the opening of the story; we can also say from the beginning, at the start) - The earth formed 4,500 billion years ago. In the beginning/At first there was no life. (Not *Firstly*) (= in the period during which it began: note the spelling, not *begining*) - First you turn the computer on, then you load the program. (Not *At first* * Firstly*) (first referring to a sequence of actions) - In the first place/First(ly) I don't know what you mean, and in the second place/second(ly), I don't want to. (first or firstly, second or secondly when we are giving a list of reasons, etc.) - Safety always comes first. (Not *firstly*) (first is the normal adverb after be, come, go, etc.; the opposite is last, which is also used after these verbs) |
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