初

junior

beginning

at first

first

basic

elementary

primary

初[chū]

-（开始的部分）atthebeginningof;intheearlypartof:
earlyinAugust;inearlyAugust;八月初
atthebeginningoftheyear年初
-（姓氏）asurname:
ChuWei初卫
-（附着在数词一至十之前表示次序）:
thefirst[second]day(ofalunarmonth)初一[二]
-（第一个）first(inorder):
firstsnow;初雪
firstbattle初战
-（等级最低的）elementary;rudimentary:
elementarycourse初级班
-（原来的;原来的情况）original:
one'soriginalintention;初愿
becomereconciled和好如初
-（第一次;刚开始）forthefirsttime:
justoutoftheoven;初出炉
begintotakeshape;初具规模

现代音乐最初是在意大利发展起来的。
Modern music was first developed in Italy.

他们通常不监禁初次犯罪的人。
They don't usually imprison first offenders.

起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。
At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.

她初次尝试做菜。
She made her first essays at cooking.

我一般在7月初开始剪羊毛。
I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.

他正在上初中。
He is studying at a junior middle school.

他最初是在罗马碰到他的妻子的。
He first met his wife in Rome.

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