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at first
at the beginning At first she didn
at first blush
when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.
at first glance
when you first see it, when you notice it At first glance, it looked like a cat - a large cat.
at first light
just before the sun rises, at the crack of dawn At first light, the ducks would fly to the grainfields to feed.
love at first sight
sudden love, love begins when people first meet When Jessica met Ryan, it was love at first sight.
at first hand
directly 直接地
He got the information at first hand from the ambassador.他是直接从大使那里得到这消息的。
He has been to China to study conditions there at first hand.他曾多到中国直接研究那里的情况。
at first sight
after a first quick look; when first seen乍一看
At first sight, the problem seemed insoluble.乍看起来,这问题似乎无法解决。
He fell in love with her at first sight.他对她一见钟情。
If at first you don't succeed try try again
When you fail, try until you get it right!
at first|first
adv. phr. In the beginning; at the start.
The driver didn't see the danger at first. At first the job looked good to Bob, but later it became tiresome. There was a little trouble at first, but things soon were quiet.
at first blush|blush|first blush
adv. phr. When first seen; without careful study.
At first blush the offer looked good, but when we studied it, we found things we could not accept.
at first glance|at first sight|first glance|first
adv. or
adj. phr. After a first quick look.
At first sight, his guess was that the whole trouble between the two men resulted from personalities that did not agree. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight.
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again Don't let a first-time failure stop further attempts. For example,
I know it's hard at first to shift gears without stalling but if at first you don't succeed . . . This seemingly ancient adage was first recorded only in 1840 but has become so well known that it is often shortened.
at first
Initially. At first, we planned to go to Florida, but now we're activity to appointment ancestors in Montana instead. I didn't like Tom at first, but the added time I spent with him, the added I enjoyed his company.Learn more: firstat first
initially; at the actual beginning. He was shy at first. Then he became added friendly. At aboriginal we chose the red one. Later we switched to the dejected one.Learn more: firstat first
Initially, at the start, as in At aboriginal the berries were green, but back they developed they angry ablaze red. [Second bisected of 1500s] Learn more: first