起先
拼音:qǐ xiān英文翻譯
at first; at prime tense【經】 at the cutset
例句:
- 我所問的那個傢伙起先一聲也不響,上下打量我,注意到我衣衫襤褸,然後他說:“稍等一會兒。”The fellow I spoke to made no answer at first, looked me up and down, noticed that I was almost in rags, then said, "Just a minute."
- 她起先顯得很正經,但後來變得隨和些,還講了個笑話。She was very formal at first, but then she unbent a little and told a joke.
- 起先他不知道發生了什麼。At first he do not know what have happen.
- 起先,大廳里擠得滿滿的,但是他一開始講話,人們便陸陸續續離去,不一會兒,剩下聽他發言的人便寥寥無幾了。At first the hall was full, but people began to trickle out soon after the beginning of his speech, and soon there were very few left to hear the speaker.