at first

副词 at first:

1. at the beginning
   同义词：initially, ab initio, at the start

1. It is much cheaper to buy goods delivered at first hand.
   买第一手货会比较便宜。
2. Judge not of men and things at first sight.
   [谚]初次印象，难得真相。
3. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
   起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。
4. At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds.
   起初我们并没有意识到她的伤口的严重性。
5. Driving on the left is strange at first but you get used to it.
   沿著路的左侧驾驶刚开始时有些别扭，可是习惯了就好了。
6. At first we used hand tools.
   首先我们使用手工工具。
7. At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing.
   最初他拒不承认有任何责任，到头来还是道了歉。
8. We didn't trust him at first, but his charming manner completely disarmed us.
   我们开始时并不信任他，但他令人愉快的举止完全消除了我们的疑虑。