English translation for "起先"

[ qǐxiān ] 
at first; in the beginning

Related Translations:

起先锋作用:  play a vanguard role

Example Sentences:

	1.	I thought it would be fearfully quiet . 我起先还以为它一定是个死气沉沉的地方哩。
	2.	She had been stunned, then outraged, then crushed . 她起先发楞，然后气恼，最后认输。
	3.	At first, she told herself that she asked nothing better . 起先，她心想，这是再好也没有的事。
	4.	The physicians at first laughed at the unknown wayfarer . 医生们起先嘲笑这个来历不明的旅行者。
	5.	At first, appearances were kept up through sheer inertia . 起先，纯粹是以呆板的形式来装点门面。
	6.	They were at first grudgingly and later passively accepted . 他们起先是不情愿地，后来是消极地接受了。
	7.	At first it was but a lurid spark upon the stone pavement . 起先，那只是闪现在石板路上的灰黄色的星星之火。
	8.	His first feeling, after the consumption of the bargain, had been that of relief . 成交之后，他起先觉得如释负重。
	9.	He bailed wildly at first, and some of the water ran back into the pool . 起先他舀得很使劲，有些水又流回到池塘去了。
	10.	At first he had waved aside the litter-bearers with an angry toss of his head . 起先，他曾生气地摇摇头，让担架员走开。

Similar Words：

"起下钻显示" English translation, "起下钻阻卡" English translation, "起下钻作业" English translation, "起下作业" English translation, "起下作业；一次行程" English translation, "起先, 当初" English translation, "起先, 立即" English translation, "起先,首先" English translation, "起先，最初" English translation, "起先；当初" English translation