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(a) 1st; coming before all others in time, order, importance, etc 第一的; 最初的; 最早的; 最先的; 首要的
the first public performance of the play 該劇的首次公演
his first wife 他的第一個(gè)妻子
their first baby 他們的第一個(gè)孩子
her first job 她的第一份工作
students in their first year at college 學(xué)院一年級學(xué)生
at first light, ie dawn 黎明
at the first (ie earliest) opportunity 一有機(jī)會
the first signs that winter isapproaching 冬天來臨的最初跡象
one's first impression/reaction 最初的印象[反應(yīng)]
She won first prize in the competition. 她在競賽中獲一等獎.
King Edward I (ie said as `King Edward the First') 英王愛德華一世
go back to first (ie basic) principles 回到基本的原則上
of the first importance 最重要的
the first violins, ie in an orchestra 第一小提琴手(管弦樂隊(duì)中的)
Your first duty is to your family. 你的首要責(zé)任是照顧家庭.
(b) never having happened or been experienced before 初次的
It was the first time they had ever met. 那是他們初次會面.
his first real taste of success 他對成功的初次真實(shí)感受. Cf 參看 last1 1. =>App 4 見附錄4.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) first/last/next but one, two, three, etc
Take the first turning but one (ie the second turning) on your left. 在第二個(gè)路口向左轉(zhuǎn).
I live in the last house but two (ie the third house from the end) in this street. 我住在這條街上倒數(shù)第三座房子里. first/last thing=> thing. ,first things `first (saying 諺) the most important or necessary duties or concerns must be dealt with before others 最重要的事要先做. (For other idioms containing first, see the entries for the other major words in each idiom 查閱含有first一詞的其他習(xí)語, 見這類習(xí)語中含有其他主要詞的詞條, 如 at first glance/sight => glance; not have the first idea about sth => idea.) first adv
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(a) before anyone or anything else; at the beginning 第一; 最初; 最先
Susan came into the room first. 蘇珊第一個(gè)來到屋子里.
Who came first in the race? ie Who won? 誰賽跑得第一?
Ladies first, ie said by a man, allowing a woman to enter a room, car, etc before he does. 女士先請(男子請女子先進(jìn)屋、 先上車等時(shí)說的話).
(b) before another event or time 先; 首先
First I had to decide what to wear. 首先我得決定穿什麼衣服.
Think first, then act. 先想清楚再行動.
`Have some tea.' `I'll finish my work first.' `喝點(diǎn)茶吧.'`我先把工作做完再說.' Cf 參看 last2.
2 for the first time 第一次; 首次
When did you first meet him? 你第一次見他是什麼時(shí)候?
The play was first performed in Paris. 此劇首次在巴黎公演.
When he first arrived in this country, he couldn't speak any English. 他剛到這個(gè)國家時(shí), 一句英語也不會說.
3 (in giving a list) to begin with (用於列舉事項(xiàng))第一, 首先
This method has two advantages
first it is cheaper and second(ly) it is quicker. 這個(gè)方法有兩個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)
一是較便宜, 二是較迅速. =>Usage 見所附用法.
4 in preference to sth else 寧愿; 寧可
He said he'd resign first, eg rather than compromise his principles. 他說他寧愿辭職(例如也不愿在原則上妥協(xié)).
5 (idm 習(xí)語) at `first at or in the beginning; initially 起初; 當(dāng)初
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. 起初我還以為他很 腆, 後來我才發(fā)覺他是不愛理人.
(saying 諺) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 一次不成功, 那就再接再厲地干下去. come `first be considered as more important than anything else 首先要考慮到...
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泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,訓(xùn)練
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*[f?:st]ad. 首先, 第一, 優(yōu)先a. 第一的num. 第一n. 開始, 第一【機(jī)】 第一, 一號; 第一的, 最初的相關(guān)詞組: first of all first or last from first to last at first from the very first first and foremost first and last first midst and last