first off

英 美
  • 首先;起先;开始时
  • first adj.第一的;最初的adv.首先;第一n.最初;(序数词)第一
  • off adv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开;在...之外adj.空闲的;离开的;关闭的v.离开;脱下
Adverb:
  1. before anything else;

    "first we must consider the garter snake"

    1. The compass was first used in sailing.
      罗盘首先用在航海上。
    2. I must finish my homework first.
      我必须首先做完家庭作业。
    3. At first I didn't know what had happened.
      起先我不知道发生了什么事。
    4. It is easy at first, but we are in deep water now.
      起先很容易,但现在我们陷入了困境。
    5. The agency was a shoestring operation at first.
      这家经销店刚开始时是小本经营的生意。
    6. He led off by saying that he had to do it.
      他开始时说他不得不做那件事。