first off

常見例句

The compass was first used in sailing.
羅磐首先用在航海上。
I must finish my homework first.
我必須首先做完家庭作業(yè)。
At first I didn't know what had happened.
起先我不知道發(fā)生了什麼事。
It is easy at first, but we are in deep water now.
起先很容易，但現(xiàn)在我們陷入了睏境。
The agency was a shoestring operation at first.
這家經(jīng)銷店剛開始時(shí)是小本經(jīng)營的生意。
He led off by saying that he had to do it.
他開始時(shí)說他不得不做那件事。