in the first place meaning in English
（用与列举理由等时）首先；第一；原先
不合适
第一,首先
起初,本来；首先
起初,首先
起初；首先；早先
甚至
首先,第一
首先，第一点；本来
原先；首先
Examples
- You don't know how we made the money in the first place .
首先你根本不知道这钱是怎样赚来的。 - In the first place there was dreadful line to be drawn .
首先，必须划一条令人很不痛快的界限。 - What causes these genetic mix-ups to occur in the first place ?
是什么首先引起这些基因混乱的呢？ - In the first place he took an early opportunity of pumping miss briggs .
第一步，他立刻找了一个机会去盘问布立葛丝小姐。 - What allowed them enough air in the first place was an unexpected stroke of luck .
能使他俩有足够空气的首先是偶然的运气。