英语释义

• the time at which something is supposed to begin;

  "they got an early start"

  "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

• an honours degree of the highest class

• before anything else;

  "first we must consider the garter snake"

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

• serving to set in motion;

  "the magazine's inaugural issue"

  "the initiative phase in the negotiations"

  "an initiatory step toward a treaty"

  "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"

  "the liner's maiden voyage"

• preceding all others in time or space or degree;

  "the first house on the right"

  "the first day of spring"

  "his first political race"

  "her first baby"

  "the first time"

  "the first meetings of the new party"

  "the first phase of his training"

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

• before another in time, space, or importance;

  "I was here first"

  "let's do this job first"

• being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;

  "use first gear on steep hills"

• the initial time;

  "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

• serving to begin;

  "the beginning canto of the poem"

  "the first verse"

• ranking above all others;

  "was first in her class"

  "the foremost figure among marine artists"

  "the top graduate"

• the first or highest in an ordering or series;

  "He wanted to be the first"

• highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections;

  "first soprano"

  "the first violin section"

  "played first horn"

• prominently forward;

  "he put his best foot foremost"

• indicating the beginning unit in a series

• the first element in a countable series;

  "the first of the month"

片语

at first起先，首先；最初

first choice第一选择

first order一阶；初指令；第一级

First World第一世界

first day星期日

in the first half上半场

first floor（美式）一楼；（英式）二楼

first baseman一垒手

first lady第一夫人；总统夫人

first aid急救；急救护理

quality first质量第一

first place第一名

first person第一人称

First FolioMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is the 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's play

first half上半时；前半场

first phase第一期；初相

customer first客户至上；顾客至上

from the first从头，自始；从一开始

first step第一步，首要步骤

first sight第一眼；乍看起来；初见

Safety First安全第一

first stage第一阶段的；第一级的；第一期的

first of allad 首先

first quarter第一个季度；上弦月；[天] 上弦

first class头等，第一流；最高级

First Blood第一滴血（电影名）

英汉例句

• the wartime cabinet first recruited men into the forces from non-essential industries.

  战时内阁首先从非重点工业中招募人员补充武装力量。

• they first had a great house cleaning.

  他们首先给屋子来一个大扫除。

• you must first run off the water from the tank.

  首先必须把水从水槽中流掉。

• i ought first to have asked your consent.

  我本应该首先征得你的同意。

• grandmother would never eat a doughnut without first dunking it in her coffee.

  奶奶从不吃没先在咖啡里浸一下的炸面圈。

• the young boxer has copped the prize of the first round.

  这位年轻的拳击手已获得了第一回合的胜利。

• the blue first coat bled into the white.

  第一层蓝色渗入了白色涂层。

• his horse refused the first fence.

  他的马不肯跳过第一道栅栏。

• she had a boy by her first husband.

  她与她的第一个丈夫有一男孩。

• the boxer polished off his opponent in the first round.

  第一回合中这名拳击手就把对手击败了。

• first the sails and then the masts went.

  先是船帆损坏了，接着船桅也折断了。

• you have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.

  你首先得激发孩子们的学习兴趣，然后再去教他们。

• it was here that we dossed down for our first night in the forest.

  我们就是在这儿凑合着睡下，在森林里度过了我们的第一个夜晚。

• we anticipated her winning first prize.

  我们期望她获得第一名。

• they planted the first church in that part of the city.

  他们在那座城市的那一部分创办了第一座教堂。

• the first thing he noticed was that he was perspiring.

  他注意到的第一件事是他正在出汗。

• their first child was conceived in january and born in october.

  他们的第一个孩子是在一月怀上、十月出生的。

• he started his first clinic when he was 20 .

  他20岁时，开了他立业的第一个诊所。

• he stands first in his class.

  他在班上名列第一。

• mary was the first person to think of the idea.

  玛丽是第一个想到这个主意的人。

• i bank at the first national.

  我在第一国民银行有账户。

相似词

primary原色；最主要者

dominant显性

chief首席的；主要的；主任的

principal首长；校长；资本；当事人

main主要的，最大的，最重要的

leading领导的；主要的

front面对；朝向；对付

beforead 以前，过去，已经

in执政者；门路

beginning开始；创建（begin的ing形式）

ahead在前的，领先的；提前的

foremostad 首先；居于首位地

preferablyad 更合意地，最好是

rather当然啦（回答问题时用）

sooner抢先占有土地者（在政府开放西部前）

preferablyad 更合意地，最好是

original原件，原版；（文学中）原型；（歌，画等的）原创作品；原版唱片；真品原版服装；古怪的人

beforead 以前，过去，已经

dominant显性

premier总理，首相；（加拿大的）地区总理

leading领导的；主要的

final决赛；期末考试；当日报纸的末版

last持续；持久；继续任职；存活；（供给、资源）足够（某人）用一段时间

foremostad 首先；居于首位地

primead 极好地

main主要的，最大的，最重要的

cardinal主要的，基本的；深红色的

rather当然啦（回答问题时用）

primary原色；最主要者

initial最初的；字首的

fore(Fore) （美）福尔（人名）

preliminary初步行动；準备工作；预赛，预试

maiden少女，处女；未婚女子；（板球比赛中）未得分的一轮投球；从未跑赢过的赛马

basic基础；要素

former模型，样板；起形成作用的人

ahead在前的，领先的；提前的

beginning开始；创建（begin的ing形式）

finallyad 最后；终于；决定性地

principal首长；校长；资本；当事人

chief首席的；主要的；主任的

相反词

last持续；持久；继续任职；存活；（供给、资源）足够（某人）用一段时间

final决赛；期末考试；当日报纸的末版

finallyad 最后；终于；决定性地