at first

• Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend to him at first .
  起初老大埃德加不屑同他为伍。
• At first athens was in the ascendant, then sparta .
  起初雅典占了优势，后来斯巴达居上。
• The coins of every country are difficult to learn at first .
  各国的辅币起初都难于辨认。
• At first he had continued to show deference to brown .
  起初他对布朗仍然表示一定的尊敬。
• They fell in love at first sight .
  他们一见钟情。
• At first several of them spoke of "chucking up" at once .
  起初有些人主张立刻“歇手不干”。
• I had seen something of this imbroglio at first hand .
  我曾经亲眼看到过这种乱七八糟的东西。
• At first clyde's story appears credible enough .
  最初，克莱德编造的谎言似乎还足以使人相信。
• Staid men and good scholars at first expressed mirth .
  持重的人和渊博的学者起初看了觉得好笑。
• 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。