1·At first the place was strange to me.
起先我对这个地方不熟悉。
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2·At first she was flattered by his devotion.
最初他的挚爱使她感到受宠若惊。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest.
最初她喜欢过他，但很快就失去了兴趣。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Some of the space will at first be used for storage.
一些空间将首先用于贮藏。
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5·The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized.
形势比他们最初意识到的更为复杂。
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6·At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.
第一眼看上去它不像一座首都城市倒更像一个采矿工地。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·At first we spoke in hushed voices and crept about in order not to alarm them.
起先我们说话时压低声音，走路蹑手蹑脚的，以免惊动他们。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·At first I scoffed at the notion.
刚开始时我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·At first, neither man could speak.
开始两个人都不能说。
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10·I didn't like the job much at first.
起初我并不很喜欢这个工作。
—— 《牛津词典》