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first/fɜːst//fɜːrst/ ★★★★★n. n- ①[通常作the first](序数的)第一(略作1st);第一位,第一号;第一名,冠军;第一部;第一个
- Charles the First查理一世(★写作Charles I)
- ② 1[the first]第一日2[the First]【英】九月一日(开猎日)
- the first of June=June (the) 1六月一日(通常用1st)
- ④ 【英】(大学优等考试的)第一级,优等
- get [take] a first in mathematics数学得优等
- ⑦[无冠词]【棒球】一垒(=first base)
adv- ① 1[表时间、次序等]第一2搭头等(车)
- Who arrived first?谁最先到?
- come in first.(赛跑时)先到,跑第一。
- First come, first served.【谚】先到的先招待。
- Ladies first.女士优先。
- travel first搭头等旅行
- ② 先
- You've got to finish your homework first.你必须先把家庭作业做完。
- ③[与secondly, thirdly(其次、第三)相对而言;枚举时用于句首]第一,首先
- ④[通常用于动词之前]初次(★与for the second [third] time(第二[三]次)相对而言)
- Where did you first meet your wife?你头次遇到你太太是在什么地方?
- ⑤[通常用于动词之前]【美】刚
- When I first arrived France, I didn't speak any French.我刚到法国时,一句法国话也不会说。
- ⑥[与would, will合用]宁愿
- Marry that idiot? I would die first!嫁给那个白痴?我宁愿死掉!
- He said he would resign first.他说他宁愿辞职。
- I'll see you in hell first.【口】绝对不可以。
adj- ①[通常作the first, one's first]第一的;最先的;最初的(←→last)
- the first edition第一版
- My seat is in the first row.我的座位在第一排。
- She took the first train.她搭头班火车。
- Love at first sight saves time and money.一见钟情省时省钱。
- her first book她的处女作;她所得到[所读]的第一本书
- her first husband她的第一任丈夫
- the first two [three, four] years头两[三、四]年
- on the first day在第一天
- ② 最重要的,主要的;为首的;一流的
- She won (the) first prize.她赢得头奖。
- the first poet of our day当代首屈一指的诗人
- ③[the first;用于否定句]毫(无),一点儿(也不)
- She hasn't the first idea (of) what it is.她一点儿也不明白它是什么东西。
pron- ① 最早(…)的人[物]
- He was the first to arrive.他最早到达。
用法在a. 释义1的例句中,像是: the first two years (=the two first years) 之类的说法,数字小时, first可置于数字之前,亦可置于其后,但置于数字之前的比较普通;数字大时, first置于数字之前: the first twenty pages of the book (该书的前20页) 用法在a. 释义1的情形之下为 the last two days=the two last days 亦即数词表示的数目很小时, last可放在数词之前,也可放在数词之后,但放在前面较为普遍;数词表示的数目较大时, last一定要放在前面: the last fifteen pages of the book (该书的最后15页) 短语- at first
- At first she was reluctant.起初她不愿意。
- No one noticed her at first.起初没有人注意到她。
- at first hand
- He heard the story at first hand.他是直接听到这件事的。
- first and foremost
- First and foremost I'd like to thank you for your help.首先我要感谢你的帮助。
- Poetry is, first and foremost, something to be enjoyed.诗首先是供欣赏的。
- first and last
- Loyalty is first and last the only requirement.整个来说,忠诚是唯一的必要条件。
- first of all
- First of all let me thank you for your help.首先让我谢谢你(们)的帮助。
- first off
- I want to see her first off.我要立刻见她。
- first thing
- I'll do it (the) first thing in the morning.我明天早上首先做这件事。
- first things first
- It's more important to get a job than to buy new clothes. First things first.找工作比买新衣服更重要,要事要先办。
- first, last, and all the time
- Health is important, first, last, and all the time.健康始终是重要的。
- for the first time
- He disobeyed his parents for the first time in his life.他有生以来头一次不服从父母。
- from first to last
- He was in control of the project from first to last.他自始至终控制该计划。
- from the first
- I disliked him from the (very) first.我自始就讨厌他。
- in the first place
- In the first place I will speak of my temperament.首先我要说一说我的性情。
- the first time
- The first time I met him, he was a young man about your age.我头一次遇到他时,他是个年龄跟你差不多的青年。
同义词- cardinaladj.首要的
- firstlyadv.第一
- leadingadj.第一的
- maidenadj.初次的
- primaryadj.最初的
- supremeadj.第一的
- beginning
- capital
- chief
- earliest
- early
- foremost
- initial
- key
- main
- major
- number one
- original
- paramount
- pioneer
- premier
- prime
- primordial
- principal
- top
- 1st
- commencement
- first-class honours degree
- first base
- first gear
- first of all
- first off
- for the first time
- get-go
- inaugural
- initiative
- initiatory
- kickoff
- low
- low gear
- number 1
- offset
- outset
- showtime
- start
- starting time
- world-class
词路径- entity
- abstraction
- abstract entity
- attribute
- state
- status
- position
- rank
- first
- number one
上位词- gear
- gear mechanism
- honours
- honours degree
- no.
- ordinal
- ordinal number
- point
- point in time
- position
- rank
下位词- birth
- double first
- former
- incipience
- incipiency
- starting point
- terminus a quo
- threshold
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