| 单词 | first |
| 释义 | first UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] ordinal number determiner ESSENTIAL ■(a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance 第一（的）；首先；最初；首要（的） •This is my first visit to New York.这是我第一次到纽约。 •I fell in love with him the •I'm always nervous for the first few in the first place ■in or at the beginning (of a series of events) 最初，原本 •The trousers shrank when I washed them, but they weren't really big enough in the first place.这条长裤洗过后缩水了，但是它原本就不够大。 •Thankfully, he wasn't hurt, but he never should have been there in the first place.谢天谢地他没受伤，但是他原本就不应该到那里去。 in the first instance UK ■as the first attempt or effort 首先 •Enquiries about the post should be addressed in the first instance to the personnel manager.询问职位事宜应该首先咨询人事经理。 first thing ■at the earliest time in the day 一大早 •He said he'd phone back first thing tomorrow.他说明天一大早他会回电话的。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] ordinal number determiner be in the first flush of ■to be at the start of something 在…之初，在…的最初阶段 •He's no longer in the first flush of youth UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] ordinal number determiner first things first ■used to tell someone that more important things should be done before less important things 重要的事情先做 •First things first, let's have something to eat.要紧的是，我们先吃点东西吧。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb ESSENTIAL ■before all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance 第一；首先；最初；首要 •Tom came •Who finished first?谁先完成的？ •If you get home first, can you put the kettle on?你如果先到家，能烧壶水么？ ESSENTIAL * for the first time •When did you first meet each other?你们初次见面是甚么时候？ •The company was still very small when I first joined.我最初加入时，这家公司还很小。 ESSENTIAL ■used at the beginning of a list of things you want to say or write; firstly 首先（用于想说或想写的一连串事物的开头） •First, I want to thank my parents.首先，我要感谢我的父母。 •First (of all) UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb at first ESSENTIAL ■in or at the beginning 起初，起先 •At first I thought he was joking but then I realized he meant it.起初我以为他在开玩笑，后来才意识到他是认真的。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb first among equals UK ■a member of a group who is officially on the same level as the other members but who in fact has slightly more responsibility or power 第一人（同级别中地位最高者） •The British Prime Minister is first among equals in the Cabinet.英国首相是内阁中的地位最高的人。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb first and foremost ■more than anything else 首要的是，首先 •In spite of being elected to office, she remains first and foremost a writer.尽管获选担任公职，写作仍然是她的首要工作。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb first and last ■as the most important fact 最重要的是 •Don was, first and last, a good friend.最重要的是，唐是个好朋友。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] adverb first come , first served ■used to mean that people will receive something or be dealt with in the order in which they ask or arrive 先到先得；先到先接待 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] noun THING OR PERSON 事物或人 ESSENTIAL only singular ■the first person or thing to do or be something, or the first person or thing mentioned 第一个人或事物 •[+ to •He is the •Tonight sees the first of three documentaries about cancer.今晚播放有关癌症的三部纪录片中的第一部。 from the (very) first ■from the beginning 从一开始 •I've opposed the proposal from the very first.我从一开始就反对那项提议。 UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] noun NEVER BEFORE 从来没有 only singular ■something that has never happened or been done before 从未发生过的事，开创先例的事 •This new surgical technique is a UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] noun QUALIFICATION 资格 countable (also first class degree) UK ■the best possible degree qualification you can get from a British university （英国大学学位）最高成绩，优等成绩 •She has a first in UK ['fɜ:st] US ['fɝ:st] noun VEHICLE 车辆 uncountable (also first gear) ■(in a vehicle) the gear used when starting to drive forward or when driving up a steep hill （车辆的）第一档，一档 |
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