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first/fɜ:st/ adj., n. & adv.●adj. 1a earliest in time or order 最早的，最先的，最初的；第一的 b coming next after a specified or implied time (某时间之后)第一个到来的 shall take the first train 将乘下一趟火车; the first cuckoo 布谷鸟的第一声咕咕叫 2 foremost in position, rank, or importance (地位、级别)最高的；首要的 First Lord of the Treasury 财政大臣; first mate 商船上的大副 3 Mus. performing the highest or chief of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice 【音】唱(或演奏)高声部的 4 most willing or likely 最愿意的；最可能的 should be the first to admit the difficulty 应该是最愿意承认困难的人 5 basic or evident 基本的；明显的 first principles 基本原理 ●n. 1 (prec. by 前接 the) the person or thing first mentioned or occurring (提到的)第一个人；(提到或发生的)第一件事 2 the first occurrence of something notable (显著事件的)首次发生 3 Brit. [英]a a place in the first class in an examination (考试中的)优等 b a person having this 考试获优等的人 4 the first day of a month (月份的)第一天 5 first gear (汽车等的)第一挡，头挡，最低挡 6a first place in a race (比赛中的)第一名，冠军 b the winner of this (比赛中)获得冠军的人 7 (in pl. 用复数) goods of the best quality 优质商品，一等(或一级)商品 ●adv. 1 before any other person or thing 第一，在首位 first of all 首先，第一; first and foremost 首要的是，首先; first come first served 先到者先受招待(或先到先供应) 2 before someone or something else 先，首先 must get this done first 必须先做完这件事 3 for the first time 第一次，首次 when did you first see her? 你第一次看见她是什么时候？ 4 in preference; rather 宁愿，宁可 will see him damned first 宁愿看见他下地狱 5 Brit. first-class [英]乘坐头等车(或舱等) I usually travel first 我通常乘坐头等车旅行 □ at first at the beginning 起先，起初，开始时 □ at first hand directly from the original source 第一手的；直接的 □ first and last taking one thing with another, on the whole 总的看来，总之 □ first off esp. US colloq. at first, first of all [尤美口]一开始，首先 □ first or last sooner or later 迟早 □ first things first the most important things before any others 最重要的事，重中之重 we must do first things first 我们必须先做最要紧的事 □ first up Austral. first of all; at the first attempt [澳]首先；第一次尝试时 □ from the first from the beginning 从一开始 □ from first to last throughout 自始至终，一贯 □ get to first base US achieve the first step towards an objective [美] (朝目标)迈出第一步，初步成功 □ in the first place as the first consideration 作为根本缘由；首先 □ of the first water see 见 WATER[Old English fyrst, from Germanic] |