first
美 [f?rst]
英 [f??(r)st] 
- adv.第一;最重要的;首要的;最優(yōu)秀的
- n.第一個人(或事物);空前的成就;前所未有的事情;最低擋
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)首先;第一次;第一的
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù):firsts 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 第一happening or coming before all other similar things or people; 1st |
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| It was the first time they had ever met. 這是他們初次見面。 |
| I didn't take the first bus. 我沒有乘坐首班公共汽車。 |
| students in their first year at college 大學(xué)一年級學(xué)生 |
| your first impressions 你的初步印象 |
| She resolved to do it at the first(= earliest) opportunity. 她決定一有機會就去做。 |
| King Edward I(= pronounced ‘King Edward the First’) 英王愛德華一世 |
| the first of May/May 1st 5 月 1 日 |
| His second book is better than his first. 他的第二部書比第一部好。 |
2. | 最重要的;首要的;最優(yōu)秀的the most important or best |
| Your first duty is to your family. 你首先應(yīng)對家庭盡責(zé)。 |
| She won first prize in the competition. 她在競賽中獲得一等獎。 |
| an issue of the first importance 最重要的問題 |
1. | 首先;第一;最初before anyone or anything else; at the beginning |
| ‘Do you want a drink?’ ‘I'll finish my work first.’ “你想喝杯飲料嗎?”“我要先完成工作。” |
| First I had to decide what to wear. 首先我得決定穿什么。 |
| Who came first in the race(= who won) ? 賽跑誰第一? |
| It plunged nose first into the river. 它一頭跳入水中。 |
| When did you first meet him? 你和他初次見面是何時? |
3. | (列舉時用)第一,首先used to introduce the first of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing |
| This method has two advantages: first it is cheaper and second it is quicker. 這個方法有兩個優(yōu)點:一是更便宜,二是較快。 |
4. | (強調(diào)不愿意)寧可,寧愿used to emphasize that you are determined not to do sth |
| She swore that she wouldn't apologize─she'd die first! 她發(fā)誓決不道歉,寧死也不! |
1. | [c] 第一個人(或事物)the first person or thing mentioned; the first person or thing to do a particular thing |
| I was the first in my family to go to college. 我是我們家第一個大學(xué)生。 |
| Sheila and Jim were the first to arrive. 希拉和吉姆最先到的。 |
| I'd be the first to admit(= I will most willingly admit) I might be wrong. 我非常愿意承認我可能錯了。 |
| The first I heard about the wedding(= the first time I became aware of it) was when I saw it in the local paper. 我最初知道他們結(jié)婚的消息是從當(dāng)?shù)貓蠹埳峡吹降摹?/div> |
2. | [c][ususing] 空前的成就;前所未有的事情an achievement, event, etc., never done or experienced before |
| We went on a cruise, a first for both of us. 我倆都是平生第一次去海上旅游。 |
3. | [u] (汽車、自行車等的)一擋,最低擋the lowest gear on a car, bicycle, etc. that you use when you are moving slowly |
| He stuck the car in first and revved. 他掛上了一擋,開動了汽車。 |
4. | [c] ~ (in sth) (英國大學(xué)學(xué)位)最高成績,優(yōu)等成績the highest level of university degree at British universities |
| She got a first in maths at Exeter. 她在埃克塞特大學(xué)畢業(yè),獲數(shù)學(xué)一級優(yōu)等學(xué)位。 |
習(xí)慣用語
theres a first time for everything
沒有發(fā)生的事情并不意味著永遠不會發(fā)生;什么事情都有第一次the fact that sth has not happened before does not mean that it will never happen
at first
起初;起先at or in the beginning
| I didn't like the job much at first. 起初我并不很喜歡這個工作。 |
| At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. 起先我以為他靦腆,后來才發(fā)現(xiàn)他就是對別人沒興趣。 |
| If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 一次不成功就反復(fù)嘗試。 |
come first
首要;第一;首先要考慮的to be considered more important than anything else
| In any decision she makes, her family always comes first. 她作任何決定都是家庭第一。 |
first and foremost
首要的是;首先more than anything else
| He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer. 他干一點教學(xué),但首要的是寫作。 |
first and last
從各方面看;完全地in every way that is important; completely
| She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician. 她認為她自己是一個不折不扣的音樂家。 |
first come, first served
先來先接待;先到先供應(yīng);按先來后到對待people will be dealt with, seen, etc. strictly in the order in which they arrive
| Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. 票先來先買,售完為止。 |
first of all
第一;首先before doing anything else; at the beginning
| First of all, let me ask you something. 首先,讓我問你一件事。 |
最重要;首先as the most important thing
| The content of any article needs, first of all, to be relevant to the reader. 任何文章的內(nèi)容都首先要與讀者有關(guān)。 |
first off
| First off, let's see how much it'll cost. 首先咱們看看這要花多少錢。 |
first up
第一;首先to start with; before anything else
put sb/sth first
認為…最重要;把…放在第一位to consider sb/sth to be more important than anyone/anything else
| She always puts her children first. 她總是把子女放在第一位。 |
first among equals
第一把手;首要的事物the person or thing with the highest status in a group
from the (very) first
| They were attracted to each other from the first. 他倆一見傾心。 |
from first to last
從頭至尾;自始至終from beginning to end; during the whole time
| It's a fine performance that commands attention from first to last. 這是個精彩的演出,自始至終都扣人心弦。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Your first words should convey that you care about her. Show your love for her.
你第一句話要先表達,你是很關(guān)心阿嬤的,這就表示你愛她。
I only found a few of the stores interesting enough to describe and I'll share that with you in a moment, but first. . .
我發(fā)現(xiàn)只有很少的幾間店讓我有足夠的興致去描述它們,我會馬上與你們分享,但首先…
" Yes, you first sit down, if it was done by Cheng Yakun, he 'd call. " Han Lengyan frowned, looked out of the window, floating in the air.
“是啊,你先坐下來,如果真的是成亞坤干的,他肯定會打電話來的。”韓冷煙皺著眉頭,目光看著窗外,思緒漂浮在空氣中。
Now it seems to you that the task wasn't as boring as you first thought.
現(xiàn)在,對你來說這個任務(wù)并沒有起初認為的那么無聊。
First, the data is often provided by the rated governments themselves, and he says governments lie.
首先那些資料數(shù)據(jù)往往是那些被評比的政府自己提供的。他說,政府不說實話。
Or at least, made him re-think chopping her to pieces on first sight.
好吧,至少讓他在第一次看到她時對是否要把她撕成碎片進行了三思。
Technically it was the first full year since the end of the Great Recession.
從技術(shù)上講,這是大蕭條結(jié)束后的第一個完整年度。
There is no exact date for when the first hula hoop was made, but it seems to be an ancient toy.
第一個呼拉圈是在何時被制作出來并無確切日期,但它似乎是個年代久遠的玩具。
We are ready to make a very important announcement that prepares the ground for our formal first contact with you.
我們已經(jīng)準備了一個非常重要的公告,這將為我們正式的接觸打下基礎(chǔ)。
First there was the button, then came the touch screen - and now we have no phone at all.
先是有按鍵,后來有了觸摸屏——現(xiàn)在我們連電話都不需要了。
Only a few days before, France had also begun to feel the first numbing blows of our weapons.
幾天前,法國也開始在我們的武器的威力下迅速癱瘓。
When the train came in, Michael boarded it first and without knowing it, dropped his ticket on the platform as he got into the carriage.
他們來到車站買好了車票,火車進站后,米歇爾先上了車,他們走進車廂時不小心將自己的車票掉在了月臺上。
As you know, many people are judged by first impressions, so be sure to make a good one that shows you are hard working and professional.
正如你所知道的,許多人通過第一印象來判斷一個人,因此,確保握手要得體,以說明你工作努力,富有專業(yè)精神。
What he had heard on the news was the Elvis had died of what was at first to be thought a heart attack.
他只是從新聞中知道Elvis的死因是在剛開始時被認為的心臟病。
Pitch your feet out, keeping your head down and beginning to prepare for your first pull.
甩出你的雙腳,保持面部朝下,準備開始第一次蛙泳手劃水。
In the first months of my appointment, difficulties and challenges cropped up in large number, but I wouldn't slacken my pace.
在我上任的最初,我面臨過許多的困難和挑戰(zhàn),但我不能懈怠,我必須不斷前進來克服它們。
This is the first known life form that seems to be able to swap out one of life's fundamental building blocks with another element.
這是首個已知的生命形態(tài),其看似能替換構(gòu)成出生命的基本要素。
According to family lore, the ring was given as a gift from the collector to his wife in celebration of the birth of their first baby boy.
據(jù)該家族記載,這枚指環(huán)是該藏家慶祝其長子出生而送給妻子的禮物。
For the world of the first, easy to say and looking at the world people have several sliver of your life?
為天下之先,說來容易,橫看世間人,你一生有幾次敢為天下先?
A few impressions stand out vividly from the first years of my life; but "the shadows of the prison-house are on the rest. "
雖然,那些鮮活而生動的記憶來自我生命的最初時光,但是,“牢房一般的陰暗將伴隨著我的余生”。
I fitted myself up for a battle, as before; though with more caution, knowing I had to do with another kind of enemy than I had at first.
我照舊進行著作戰(zhàn)的準備;可是比過去更加小心,因為我知道所要應(yīng)付的是一種和從前不同的敵人。
China was the first foreign country he visited, at age 23, and he worked his way over as a sailor.
中國是他出游的第一個外國,當(dāng)時他二十三歲,以充當(dāng)水手的方式實現(xiàn)了那次旅行。
He'll not seem to you so gentle and kind at first, perhaps, because it is not his way.
也許一開始你覺得他不怎么和氣仁慈,因為他的作風(fēng)不是這樣。
It had been the region of their First Warpath, and it carried back the minds of both to scenes of tenderness as well as to hours of triumph.
這是他們第一次踏上征途的地方,它使他們倆想起了往日那些可歌可泣的動人場面和勝利的時刻。
He never "watch" his language with her, which at first she took as evidence of his contempt.
和她在一起他從來不“注意”他的語言,起先,她把這看成是他瞧不起她的一種跡象。
David might have shot him first, but David had never before pointed a gun at a human being, let alone killed somebody.
大衛(wèi)本可能先開槍的,但他過去從未用槍對人瞄準過,更不用說殺人了。
A-Fe2O3 (haematite) was one of the first compounds to be studied by neutron diffraction.
A-Fe2O3(赤鐵礦)是中子衍射最先研究的化合物之一。
Her thought, when he first broached this, was that she ought to make some demonstration of astonishment or wrath.
她在想,當(dāng)他剛說出來的時候,應(yīng)該有些震驚或忿怒的表示。
Just as the first ray of the rising sun shot like a golden arrow athwart this desolation we gained the further gateway of the outer wall.
當(dāng)第一縷晨曦象箭似的射到這歷史名城的廢墟上時,我們已經(jīng)走到了外城城門邊。
Pug did not know why he was back in her good graces, or why he had fallen out in the first place.
帕格不知道他為什么又重新得到了她的寵愛,或者起先為什么會失掉。
It was not until July 10 that the first heavy onslaught began, and this date is usually taken as the opening of the battle.
直到7月10日才開始進行第一次猛烈的襲擊,因此通常就把這一天作為空戰(zhàn)開始的日子。
She threw at me a very naughty look, so naughty that I would not kiss her good-night at first.
她對我作出非常淘氣的表情,淘氣得我起先都不想吻她和道晚安了。
He wanted ever so badly to read it; he would get at it the first opportunity and find out just what Jane had said.
他迫切地希望讀一下;他一有機會就要去把它拾起來,看看簡究竟說了些什么。
The enemy did, within a short time, begin a series of savage local attacks against the British First Army in the north.
但不久敵人又發(fā)動了一連串向北部英軍第一軍團兇猛的局部攻擊。
She decided first to complete the matter which had taken her downstairs.
她決定先辦理那件她曾為此下樓去的事情。
He wore a pair of round silver rimmed-glasses which gave him at first glance a studious or, at least, a methodical appearance.
他戴了一副銀絲邊圓眼鏡,乍一看去似乎有一種勤奮好學(xué)的風(fēng)度,起碼也給人一種循規(guī)蹈矩之感。
The first disaster was the advent of the Romans, whose entire role in the history of mathematics was that of an agent of destruction.
第一次災(zāi)殃是羅馬人的來臨,它們在數(shù)學(xué)史上的全部作用是一種破壞因素。
It was unlawful for a priest of the Church of England, after the death of his first wife, to take a second.
信奉英國宗教的教士,凡有斷弦的不應(yīng)再娶,若是再娶就是違律。
Young warrior ought to ask young girl; no make young girl speak first. Mingo girls are too shame for that.
年青的戰(zhàn)士應(yīng)當(dāng)向年輕的姑娘求愛,不能讓年輕的姑娘先開口,明哥姑娘也不好意思這樣做的。
She was hazed when first entering her boyfriend's house by his mother.
當(dāng)她第一次登她男友家門時,他的母親就給了她一個下馬威。
With Barak Obama coming into presidency, his wife Michelle Obama becomes the First Lady of the United States.
隨著巴拉克·奧巴馬當(dāng)選總統(tǒng),他的妻子米歇爾·奧巴馬也成為了美國的第一夫人。
On the first Tuesday morning the choice for a moment seemed to lie between an air strike or acquiescence.
在第一個星期二的上午,一時看來,要在空襲或默認之間作出選擇。
He took it out at the earliest opportunity, and the first two hedges and a ditch the horse cleared easily.
他一有機會便把它騎了出去,這馬輕輕易易地越過最先的兩道籬笆和一道壕溝。
The first of these two was the tallest of all the children, a dark and thin girl.
其中第一個孩子是個子最高,膚深腰纖的女孩。
For the facsimile transmission of a book it is at present first necessary to make photocopies of the book's pages.
一本書的傳真傳送目前首先需要將每一頁影印。
First he told me he would put in for me to raffle, and did so, some small matter coming to his lot, he presented it to me.
開頭他告訴我他要替我買一張彩票,他果然買了,得到一件小玩意兒,就送給了我。
I did not know whether to go in and report or go upstairs first and clean up.
我不曉得現(xiàn)在進去報告好呢,還是先上樓洗刷一下好。
When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.
當(dāng)第二張臉出現(xiàn)的時候,我看見那雙眼睛在深度近視眼鏡后面眨著,好象第一次注意到我似的。
"After all, " he thought, "the poor chap will get over it; not the first time such a thing has happened in this little city! "
“反正,”他心里想,“這個家伙會對付得了的;這種事情在這個小城市里也并不是破天荒!”
Let me congratulate you on your winning first place in the 100 metre dash.
祝賀你獲得百米賽跑第一名。
Angela Ortega, 52, who rented a room in her first-floor apartment to German Cabrera, said he was quiet and respectful.
安吉拉,52歲,她把自己一樓公寓的一間房間租給了吉曼*卡布來拉。她說他是個安靜,有禮貌的人。
The impact of the crash had smashed Heather head-first into the wind-shield--slashing her face, knocking out teeth and shattering bones.
撞車的沖擊力使她的頭栽到擋風(fēng)玻璃上——臉劃破了,牙敲捧了,骨頭也軋斷了。
We are pleased to have transacted this first business with you and look forward to the further expansion of trade to our mutual benefit.
非常高興此次與你們達成第一筆交易,盼望以后能進一步發(fā)展雙方互利的貿(mào)易。
It was the first time since the Great Depression that the Fed had made a loan like this to an entity other than a bank.
自大蕭條以來,這還是美聯(lián)儲第一次像這樣借錢給一家公司而不是銀行。
She felt that this moment of interview for her first job was a tremendous inch in her whole existence.
她感到她的第一份工作的面試機會在她的整個生命中是一個了不起的部分。
I have never been as ridiculously nervous as the moment I handed in my first official draft of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. "
我從沒有像現(xiàn)在一樣的緊張兮兮,當(dāng)我把我人生的第一份正式劇本呈交上去時,我感覺渾身上下在不停的冒汗。
Of course, the Bellaire High School ninth-grader's first choice would be playing tennis or hanging out with his friends.
當(dāng)然啦,貝萊爾高中高一的學(xué)生在假期中首選的休閒活動仍然還是打網(wǎng)球或是和朋友一起閒晃。
The first time the Orc put his hands up like a megaphone and said, "My life for the Horde" , and the second time something else.
第一次獸人會伸出雙手,攏成喇叭狀并高呼“為部落獻身”,第二次就會做其他動作。
First , if you did not read the scenario , take a peek at it first so all of this makes sense .
首先,如果您沒有讀過所談的情況,請先看一下前文,不然你會不知所云。
Moseley was taken aback; he said he wanted to spend time fact-finding first.
莫斯利措手不及;他說他需要先花時間進行實地調(diào)查。
According to certain historians, the first Roman contact with silk was that of the legions of the governor of Syria, Crassus.
根據(jù)某些歷史學(xué)家所說,首次與絲綢取得聯(lián)系的羅馬人是敘利亞執(zhí)政者——克拉蘇的古羅馬軍團內(nèi)的人。
The first thing to notice is the unread count at the top of the screen, so users immediately know how much mail still needs to be read.
首先要注意屏幕頂部的未讀郵件數(shù),這樣用戶就會立即知道還有多少郵件需要閱讀。
Already, the number of deaths seems to be stabilizing, perhaps indicating that the first wave of this influenza has peaked.
目前,死亡人數(shù)似乎趨于穩(wěn)定,這可能暗示這一波流感已經(jīng)達到頂峰。
"I remember meeting him for the first time and thinking how young he looked - he had such a baby face! " recalls Beckham.
“我記得第一次見到他的情景,我想他看上去好年輕啊。他真是有張娃娃臉!”貝克漢姆回憶道。
In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who goes to the bathroom with you in school.
在一年級,你心中的好朋友就是能和你一起去上廁所的人。
He was an orphan, he had no family, and he was on his first long voyage at sea.
他是孤兒,沒有家人,這是他首次出海遠航。
"That's why I say that this is going to be a first step, " he said.
他說:“這就是為什么我認為這僅僅是邁出了第一步的原因。”
There is no doubt that your first love is a very powerful attachment and such fellings do not easily disappear .
毫無疑問、,你的初戀刻骨銘心,這份感情并不會輕易忘卻。
First, let the children play jigsaw puzzles, can exercise capacity and practical ability to read and write.
讓孩子玩拼圖游戲,可鍛煉讀寫能力及動手能力。
You say you need 1500 RMB but what about the network? How much is that for the first six months?
你說你需要1500塊但是寬帶怎么樣了啊?前六個月要交多少錢?
Fanny went to bed with her heart as full as on the first evening of her arrival at the Park.
范妮象她來到莊園的第一個晚上那樣心事重重地上床了。
Such a thrust would be aimed first at the Philippines, which to all Americans offered an attractive goal.
這樣一種突擊,首先將以菲律賓作為目標,因為它是一個吸引全體美國人的注意力的地方。
I made up my bed on the floor, and he took the first spell, pistol in hand and sword on knee.
我替自己鋪好地鋪,首先由他輪班警戒,他手里拿著手槍,膝蓋上擱著寶劍。
And time seemed, nearly, to fall away from sullen, belligerent, battered faces, as though they were fleeing back to their first condition.
他們那郁郁不樂、爭斗、備受打擊的面孔幾乎完全超脫于時間之外,猶如在逃離現(xiàn)實,回到“人生之初”去。
They were confirmed by little Publius himself who returned from his first term at school complaining that life was a burden to him.
小蒲柏里斯親身的經(jīng)驗也證明了這一點:進學(xué)校才一個學(xué)期,回來就抱怨日子過不下去了。
"You speak as if I ought to marry the first man who came along. "
“你這口氣倒象我碰上誰就該和誰結(jié)婚似的。”
For the first time in her life, she submitted to the sentiment which has so much influence on the happiness or misery of her sex.
她有生以來第一次屈服于這種對女人的幸福或痛苦有重大影響的感情。
They did not know that she was dead, at first.
最初他們并不知道她死了。
But first, let us do our duty to the great beings that have brought all this about.
不過我們首先要向促成此事的偉大諸神致敬。
The children always have first call on her time.
她的時間總是先花在孩子們身上。