at first

He was called a crank at first.

一开始他被叫做思想怪异者。

At first, he thought he had mistaken the address.

一开始他以为地址搞错了。

He was cross at first, but later he relented.

他起很生气,来变温和了。

Under interrogation, he refused to say anything at first.

一开始审问的时候，他什么也不说。

At first hearing I didn't like the music.

第一次听这个音乐时, 我不喜欢它。

Beethoven at first dedicated his Heroes Symphony to Napoleon.

贝多芬把他的《英雄》交响曲献给了拿破仑。

At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.

起她威胁要解雇我, 但来她态度软化了。

The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.

这些药的效果起非常好，但来逐渐失效。

At first, the drug does no harm, but cumulatively its effects are bad.

这药开始对人没有害处，但连续服用果就坏了。

At first she was very nervous about making the crossing in such stormy weather.

一开始她对在这样的暴风雨天气横渡颇为紧张不安。

At first I enjoyed all the parties, but the novelty soon wore off.

起我喜欢参加一切聚会, 但这种新奇感很快就消失了。

Rather quiet at first, she grew very talkative over her second glass of sherry.

一开始她相当沉寂，但在喝第二杯雪利酒时她开始变得非常健谈。

The new law about safety belts in cars was difficult to enforce at first.

规定系汽车安全带的新法规开始时是很难实施的。

In this paper, at first, the author discussed the geologic setting of uraniferous migmatite.

合岩大部分位于古陆隆起带边部、NW向花岗岩外接触带。

He made progress in fits and starts at first but now he’s improving rapidly.

开始时，他的进步时断时续，但现在提高得很快。

The responses of respiration to hypoxia is diphase,that is respiratory excitatory at first,then respiratory depression.

呼吸对缺氧的反应都是双相的,即先兴奋抑制。

I acted dumb at first.

我开始时有意沉默。

King is at first slip.

金处于第一防守位置。

He tried to buffalo me at first meeting but I soon caught on to his tricks.

次见面时他企图欺骗我, 但是我很快就明白了他耍的花招。

When she came to see the interviewer, Jone was nervous at first but soon composed herself.

琼会见面试人时很紧张,但很快就镇定下来了。