at first

• At first he tried to club them with the tiller from the skiff .
  起初他设法用舵把朝它们劈过去。
• At first glance, the two postulates seem innocent enough .
  乍一看来，这两个假设似乎够单纯的了。
• At first glance, it all seems an alchemist's illusion .
  乍看上去，它完全象是一位炼金术士的幻术。
• At first they seemed to treat it as a passing phenomenon .
  最初，他们看来只把这事当作暂时的现象。
• Let's suppose that the electron at first is in the normal orbit .
  让我们假设电子起初在基态轨道上。
• He was a great liar , which fact was not know at first .
  他是一个撒谎大王，但这个事实起初没人晓得。
• There was a little trouble at first but things were soon quiet .
  一开始有点儿问题，不过很快就安宁了。
• 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。
• At first the alarmists prophesied a renewal of the war .
  起初，有一些危言耸听的人预言战争会重新再起。
• At first he lived up above entirely, reading a good deal .
  他刚来的时候，完全在楼上待着，成天价看书。