at the start

at the start

开始, 起初

例句与用法：

Always say at the start of an application that you're applying for such-and-such (a job) because ...

在求职信的开头一定要说明你要求某某工作，理由是 ...

He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish.

他起初夸耀自己勇敢，到头来却打了退堂鼓。

The story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.

在1628年，有一艘大帆船在处女航开始时就沉没了，这个沉船故事一定是最神奇的海上轶事之一。

"We knew it would be a bestseller, but even the original didn't sell this well at the start. By our estimates, we've already sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 500,000 copies. It's just phenomenal."

"我们知道会是一本畅销书，可是就连原作最初的销路也没有这么好。据我们的估计，我们已经卖了50万本左右。太妙了。"

A small black horse had the inside track at the start of the race.

比赛开始时，一匹小黑马领先跑内圈。

A black horse was on the inside track at the start of the race.

赛马一开始，一匹黑马便一马当先，冲到内圈。

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She was lonely at the start.

她开始时感到孤独。