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ORD
最早的;最先的;第一位的
The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind.
例句
She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet.
她節(jié)食的頭一個(gè)月就減掉了16磅。
...the first few flakes of snow...
初落的幾片雪花
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ADV
最早;最先;先
If you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do anything else.
例句
I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion...
我不記得是誰(shuí)最先發(fā)言的，但我們?nèi)急磉_(dá)了相同的看法。
First, tell me what you think of my products...
先談?wù)勀阌X(jué)得我的產(chǎn)品怎么樣吧。
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ORD
第一(次)的;首(次)的
When something happens or is done for the first time, it has never happened or been done before.
例句
This is the first time she has experienced disappointment...
這是她第一次感受到失望。
It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous.
他們兩人都能赴約，這還是頭一遭。
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N-SING
首次出現(xiàn)的事物;首例
An event that is described as a first has never happened before and is important or exciting.
例句
It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.
在公園大道上露天展出費(fèi)爾南多·博特羅的雕塑，這在紐約還是破天荒的事。
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PRON
第一次;首次
The first you hear of something or the first you know about it is the time when you first become aware of it.
例句
We heard it on the TV last night — that was the first we heard of it...
昨晚我們?cè)陔娨暽下?tīng)到了這件事——那是我們頭回聽(tīng)說(shuō)。
When Mark arrived home that afternoon, it was the first he knew for sure of the surprise party.
馬克那天下午回到家時(shí)是他第一次確切知道有驚喜派對(duì)這回事。
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ADV
最初;起初;開(kāi)始
You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later.
例句
When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing.
剛回到家時(shí)，他只字不提自己一直在做什么。
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ADV
(強(qiáng)調(diào)不愿意做某事)寧可，寧愿
In order to emphasize your determination not to do a particular thing, you can say that rather than do it, you would do something else first .
例句
Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
嫁給那個(gè)大腹便便的牛販子的胖兒子？她寧愿去死！
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ADV
(用于列舉條目)第一，首先
You use first when you are about to give the first in a series of items.
例句
Certain guidelines can be given. First, have a heating engineer check the safety of the system.
可以提供一些指導(dǎo)原則：第一，找位供暖工程師檢查系統(tǒng)的安全性。
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ORD
(一列中)離得最近的，最前面的
The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front.
例句
Before him, in the first row, sat the President...
在他面前第一排坐著總統(tǒng)。
First in the queue were two Japanese students.
隊(duì)伍最前面是兩個(gè)日本學(xué)生。
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ORD
首要的;頭等的
You use first to refer to the best or most important thing or person of a particular kind.
例句
The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers...
任何政府的首要職責(zé)都必須是保護(hù)納稅人的利益。
Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of ￡5,000.
想象一下中個(gè)5,000英鎊的當(dāng)?shù)夭势鳖^獎(jiǎng)吧。
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ORD
(用于工作或職位的頭銜中)最高的
First is used in the title of the job or position of someone who has a higher rank than anyone else with the same basic job title.
例句
...the First Lord of the Admiralty.
海軍大臣
...the first mate of a British tanker.
一艘英國(guó)油輪的大副
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N-COUNT
(英國(guó)大學(xué)的)優(yōu)等學(xué)位，一級(jí)榮譽(yù)學(xué)位
In British universities, a first is an honours degree of the highest standard.
例句
...an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History.
獲得憲法史優(yōu)等學(xué)位的牛津大學(xué)校隊(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)員
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PHRASE
第一;首先
You use first of all to introduce the first of a number of things that you want to say.
例句
The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.
降息在加利福尼亞并未產(chǎn)生多大影響，原因有二。首先，銀行仍然不敢放貸。
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PHRASE
最初;起初;開(kāi)始時(shí)
You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later.
例句
At first, he seemed surprised by my questions...
起初，他似乎對(duì)我的問(wèn)題感到驚訝。
I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there.
剛開(kāi)始回想我們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)在那兒時(shí)我有些費(fèi)勁。
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PHRASE
居于首要地位;占據(jù)頭等位置
If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
例句
There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first.
我沒(méi)時(shí)間交男朋友，事業(yè)對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是第一位的。
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PHRASE
先到先接待;先到先供應(yīng);按先來(lái)后到對(duì)待
You say 'first come first served' to indicate that a group of people or things will be dealt with or given something in the order in which they arrive.
例句
There will be five buses, first come first served.
會(huì)有5輛巴士，先到先上。
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PHRASE
從最初;從一開(kāi)始
From the first means ever since something started.
例句
You knew about me from the first, didn't you?...
從一開(kāi)始你就知道我，對(duì)吧？
I thought from the first that she was a little unsure about that marriage.
從一開(kāi)始我就覺(jué)得她對(duì)那樁婚事心里沒(méi)底。
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PHRASE
第一手地;直接;親自
If you learn or experience something at first hand, you experience it yourself or learn it directly rather than being told about it by other people.
例句
He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting.
他來(lái)到納塔爾親自了解最近發(fā)生的激烈沖突造成的后果。
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PHRASE
對(duì)…一無(wú)所知;對(duì)…毫不知曉
If you say that you do not know the first thing about something, you are emphasizing that you know absolutely nothing about it.
例句
You don't know the first thing about farming.
你對(duì)種地一竅不通。
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PHRASE
第一;首先
You use first off to introduce the first of a number of things that you want to say.
例句
First off, huge apologies for last month's confusing report.
首先，要對(duì)上個(gè)月那篇交代不清的報(bào)道表示深深的歉意。
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PHRASE
視…為最重要;把…放在首位
If you put someone or something first, you treat or consider them as more important than anything else.
例句
Somebody has to think for the child and put him first.
必須有人替孩子著想，把他放在第一位。
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PHRASE
最重要的先做;最要緊的先處理
You say 'first things first' when you are talking about something that should be done or dealt with before anything else because it is the most important.
例句
Let's see if we can't find something to set the mood. First things first; some music.
看看我們能不能找點(diǎn)什么烘托一下氣氛。當(dāng)務(wù)之急：來(lái)點(diǎn)音樂(lè)吧。