• first /fɜːst/           CET4 TEM4

  • 1

    序数词 The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind. 第一 (个) 的

    She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet.

    她节食的第一个月减掉了16磅。

    ...the first few flakes of snow.

    …最初的几片雪花。

  • 2

    代词 First is also a pronoun. 第一 (个)

    The second paragraph startled me even more than the first.

    第二段甚至比第一段更让我吃惊。

  • 3

    序数词 When something happens or is done for the first time, it has never happened or been done before. 第一次的

    This is the first time she has experienced disappointment.

    这是她第一次感受到失望。

  • 4

    副词 First is also an adverb. 第一次

    Anne and Steve got engaged two years after they had first started going out.

    安妮和史蒂夫在他们第一次约会的两年后订婚。

  • 5

    序数词 The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front. (列队中) 最前面的; (距离自己) 最近的

    Before him, in the first row, sat the president.

    在他前面第一排坐着总统。

  • 6

    序数词 You use first to refer to the best or most important thing or person of a particular kind. 最好的; 首要的

    The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers.

    任何政府的首要职责都必须是保护纳税人的利益。

  • 7

    副词 If you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do anything else. 首先

    I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion.

    我不记得谁先发了言，但是我们都表达了同样的观点。

    First, tell me what you think of my products.

    首先，告诉我你对我的产品有什么看法。

  • 8

    副词 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. 最初

    When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing.

    刚回到家时，他对自己一直在做的事只字也不愿提。

  • 9

    序数词 First is also an ordinal. 第一

    She told him that her first reaction was disgust.

    她告诉他她的第一反应是厌恶。

  • 10

    副词 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. 宁愿

    I'll die first, before I let you have all my money!

    我宁愿死，也不会让你得到我所有的钱！

  • 11

    单数型名词 An event that is described as a first has never happened before and is important or exciting. 首次发生的事

    It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.

    在公园大道上举办费尔南多·博特罗的雕塑户外展览，这在纽约可是第一次！

  • 12

    代词 The first you hear of something or the first you know about it is the time when you first become aware of it. 第一次

    We heard it on the TV last night – that was the first we heard of it.

    我们是昨晚从电视上听到的–那是我们第一次听到这件事。

  • 13

    习语 You use first of all to introduce the first of a number of things that you want to say. 首先; 第一

    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.

    降低利率在加利福尼亚州没造成很大影响的原因有二。第一，银行仍然害怕放贷。

  • 14

    习语 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. 起初

    At first, he seemed surprised by my questions.

    起初，他似乎对我的问题感到意外。

  • 15

    习语 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. 居于首要地位

    There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first.

    我没有时间交男朋友，我的事业是第一位的。

  • 16

    习语 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. 亲自地; 直接地

    He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting.

    他到纳塔尔亲自察看最近的激战所造成的影响。

  • 17

    习语 If you say that you do not know the first thing about something, you are emphasizing that you know absolutely nothing about it. 对某事一无所知

    You don't know the first thing about farming.

    你对耕种一无所知。

  • 18

    习语 If you put someone or something first, you treat or consider them as more important than anything else. 把某人或某事放在首要地位

    Somebody has to think for the child and put him first.

    得有人替这个孩子着想，把他放在第一位。

  • 19

    first and foremost→seeforemost

first[fə:st]

• n.
  • 1

    the first or highest in an ordering or series

    He wanted to be the first

    同义词： number one

  • 2

    the first element in a countable series

    the first of the month

    同义词： number one / number 1

  • 3

    the time at which something is supposed to begin

    同义词： beginning / commencement / outset / get-go / start / kickoff / starting time / showtime / offset

  • 4

    the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

    同义词： first base

  • 5

    an honours degree of the highest class

    同义词： first-class honours degree

  • 6

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

    同义词： first gear / low gear / low

• adj.
  • 1

    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

  • 2

    indicating the beginning unit in a series

    同义词： 1st

  • 3

    serving to set in motion

    his first (or maiden) speech in Congress

    同义词： inaugural / initiative / initiatory / maiden

  • 4

    serving to begin

    the first verse

    同义词： beginning(a)

  • 5

    ranking above all others

    was first in her class

    同义词： foremost / world-class

  • 6

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

    first soprano ; the first violin section ; played first horn

  • 7

    being the gear producing the lowest drive speed

    use first gear on steep hills

    同义词： low

• adv.
  • 1

    before anything else

    first we must consider the garter snake

    同义词： firstly / foremost / first of all / first off

  • 2

    the initial time

    when Felix first saw a garter snake

    同义词： for the first time

  • 3

    before another in time, space, or importance

    I was here first ; let's do this job first

  • 4

    prominently forward

    同义词： foremost

• 艺术学

  • 第一声部的，最高音(部)的；唱(或演奏)高音(部)的；领唱的，主奏的

  • (合唱或合奏的)第一声部，最高音部；领唱者；主奏的(弦)乐器

• 机械工程

  • (汽车等的)头档；低档齿轮

  • 头档的；低速齿轮的

• 体育

  • 第一垒

• 商业

  • (商品)一等品，上等品，上品

• 能源科学技术

  • 第一

• 计算机科学技术

  • 第一

  • 首先

• 交通运输工程

  • 第一

• 首先

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• 第一

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• 第一次

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• 最初

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短语
• First Love
  初恋 | 初恋这件小事 | 魔女的条件主题曲
• first class
  头等舱 | 头等 | 一等舱 | 一等地
• First Blood
  第一滴血 | 一血 | 第一滴血花絮 | 贰拾叁章
• First Time
  第一次 | 第一时间 | 螺丝钉 | 首次
• First Solar
  第一太阳能 | 第一太阳能公司 | 美国第一太阳能公司 | 太阳能公司
• first aid
  急救 | 急救员 | 色警报 | 急救知识
• at first
  起先 | 起初 | 首先
• First Nations
  第一民族 | 原住民 | 第一个国家
• first half
  上半场 | 上半时 | 上半 | 队上半

词根：first

• adv.

  • firstly 首先（主要用于列举条目、论点时）；第一

• adv.

  • 第一；首先；优先；宁愿

    primarily / soon / initially / rather

• n.

  • 第一；开始；冠军

    threshold / conception / beginning / opening / title

• adj.

  • 第一的；基本的；最早的

    elementary / premier / fundamental / basic / essential