| 单词 | first¹ |
| 释义 | first¹ /fɜst; fɜːst/number, adv, pron, adj 1. before anyone or anything else; 1st 最先，最早; 第一:◇the first name on the list 名单上的第一个名字◇my sister said i'd be the first to get married. 妹妹说我会最先结婚。◇come/finish first (=win a race or competition) ［比赛］得第一名: jane came first in the 100 metres race. 简在 100 米赛跑中得了第一名。 2. before anything else happens, or before doing anything else 首先:◇i always read the sports page first. 我总是先看体育版。◇do your homework first, then you can go out. 先做好功课，然后才能出去。 3. happening or done before other similar events or actions 首次［发生或完成］:◇welles made his first film at the age of 25. 威尔斯 25 岁时拍摄了第一部影片。◇is this the first time you have been to england? 这是你第一次到英格兰来吗？ 4. first prize the prize for the person who wins a competition 头奖，一等奖 5. at first in the beginning 起初:◇at first he seemed very strict, but now i really like him. 起初他看上去很严厉，但现在我着实喜欢他。 6. at the beginning of a period, situation, or activity 最初:◇when i first started learning english, i couldn't pronounce the words. 我最初学英语的时候不会念单词。 7. in the first place a) used when you are giving the first of several reasons or facts to prove what you are saying 第一，首先［用于引出数个论据中的第一个］:◇quinn couldn't have committed the crime. in the first place he's not a violent man. 奎因不会犯下那宗罪案。首先，他不是个凶暴的人。 b) at the start of the situation 一开始时:◇if you'd done the right thing in the first place, we wouldn't have problems now. 如果你一开始就做对的话，我们现在就不会有麻烦了。 8. more important than anything else 最重要的，首要的:◇our first priority must be to restore peace. 我们的首要任务必须是恢复和平。◇come first (=be most important) 是最重要的: ron's kids always come first. 罗恩总是把孩子放在第一位。 9. first/first of all a) before doing anything else 首先［做某事］:◇first of all, let's get all the equipment together. 首先，让我们把设备安装好。 b) used at the beginning of a sentence to talk about the first or most important thing or reason in a series 首先，第一［用于句首，引入要谈论的一系列事情或理由中的第一个或最重要的一个］:◇i don't think helen should go — first of all she's too young. 我认为海伦不该去 — 首先，她还太小。 10. first thing as soon as you wake up or start work in the morning 早上一醒来; 一上班:◇i'll call you first thing tomorrow, okay? 我明天一上班就给你打电话，好吗？ 11. at first glance/sight when you first see someone or something, especially before you are able to look at them more carefully 最初看到时; 乍一看:◇at first glance there didn't seem to be much wrong with her. 乍看上去，她没什么大毛病。 12. your first choice the thing or person you like best when you are choosing something or someone 最佳选择 |
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