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英式：[fɜ:st]
美式：[fɜ:st]
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first单词基本解析：
det.第一; 首要的pron.第一次n.首例; （英国大学的）优等学位adv.最初; 首次; 宁愿adj.第一的, 最初的 adv.首先, 第一 n.最初, (序数词)第一
n.第一，最初；头等；一号，；[乐]高音部
first变化用词：
复数:firsts;复数：firsts
first英英释义：
Noun1. the first or highest in an ordering or series;
"He wanted to be the first"
2. the first element in a countable series;
"the first of the month"
3. 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"
4. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
5. an honours degree of the highest class
6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
名词 first:
the first or highest in an ordering or series
同义词：number one
the first element in a countable series
同义词：number one, number 1
the time at which something is supposed to begin
同义词：beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
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
an honours degree of the highest class
同义词：first-class honours degree
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
形容词 first:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
indicating the beginning unit in a series
同义词：1st
serving to set in motion
同义词：inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
serving to begin
同义词：beginning
ranking above all others
同义词：foremost, world-class
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed
同义词：low
副词 first:
before anything else
同义词：firstly, foremost, first of all, first off
the initial time
同义词：for the first time
before another in time, space, or importance
prominently forward
同义词：foremost
first[ fə:st ]n.the first or highest in an ordering or series"He wanted to be the first"
同义词：number one
the first element in a countable series"the first of the month"
同义词：number onenumber 1
the time at which something is supposed to begin同义词：beginningcommencementoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset
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
an honours degree of the highest class同义词：first-class honours degree
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving同义词：first gearlow gearlow
adj.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"
indicating the beginning unit in a series同义词：1st
serving to set in motion"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
同义词：inauguralinitiativeinitiatorymaiden
serving to begin"the first verse"
同义词：beginning(a)
ranking above all others"was first in her class"
同义词：foremostworld-class
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections"first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed"use first gear on steep hills"
同义词：low
adv.before anything else"first we must consider the garter snake"
同义词：firstlyforemostfirst of allfirst off
the initial time"when Felix first saw a garter snake"
同义词：for the first time
before another in time, space, or importance"I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
prominently forward同义词：foremost
first中文词源：
first 第一的 来自PIE*pre-isto, *pre, 向前，穿过，词源同far, forth. *isto, 最高级后缀。first用法和例句：
Somebody has to think for the child and put him first.
必须有人替孩子着想，把他放在第一位。
First off, huge apologies for last month's confusing report.
首先，要对上个月那篇交代不清的报道表示深深的歉意。
You don't know the first thing about farming.
你对种地一窍不通。
At first, he seemed surprised by my questions...
起初，他似乎对我的问题感到惊讶。
I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there.
刚开始回想我们为什么会在那儿时我有些费劲。
There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first.
我没时间交男朋友，事业对我来说是第一位的。
There will be five buses, first come first served.
会有5辆巴士，先到先上。
You knew about me from the first, didn't you?...
从一开始你就知道我，对吧？
I thought from the first that she was a little unsure about that marriage.
从一开始我就觉得她对那桩婚事心里没底。
He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting.
他来到纳塔尔亲自了解最近发生的激烈冲突造成的后果。
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.
降息在加利福尼亚并未产生多大影响，原因有二。首先，银行仍然不敢放贷。
...the first mate of a British tanker.
一艘英国油轮的大副
...an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History.
获得宪法史优等学位的牛津大学校队运动员
...the First Lord of the Admiralty.
海军大臣
When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing.
刚回到家时，他只字不提自己一直在做什么。
Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
嫁给那个大腹便便的牛贩子的胖儿子？她宁愿去死！
Certain guidelines can be given. First, have a heating engineer check the safety of the system.
可以提供一些指导原则：第一，找位供暖工程师检查系统的安全性。
Before him, in the first row, sat the President...
在他面前第一排坐着总统。
First in the queue were two Japanese students.
队伍最前面是两个日本学生。
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。
Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £5,000.
想象一下中个5,000英镑的当地彩票头奖吧。
When Mark arrived home that afternoon, it was the first he knew for sure of the surprise party.
马克那天下午回到家时是他第一次确切知道有惊喜派对这回事。
This is the first time she has experienced disappointment...
这是她第一次感受到失望。
It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous.
他们两人都能赴约，这还是头一遭。
It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.
在公园大道上露天展出费尔南多·博特罗的雕塑，这在纽约还是破天荒的事。
We heard it on the TV last night — that was the first we heard of it...
昨晚我们在电视上听到了这件事——那是我们头回听说。
First, tell me what you think of my products...
先谈谈你觉得我的产品怎么样吧。
I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion...
我不记得是谁最先发言的，但我们全都表达了相同的看法。
...the first few flakes of snow...
初落的几片雪花
She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet.
她节食的头一个月就减掉了16磅。
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A good man always puts his family's wellbeing first.
一个好男人总是把家庭的幸福放在首位。
A stranger plunged head first into my room.
一个陌生人冒冒失失地闯进我的房间。
The first drink Thursday was on the house in the leading saloon.
一些有名气的酒吧，星期四的头一杯酒从前是免费的。
Cook the meat quickly at first to seal in the juices.
一开始要大火烧肉，以便保存肉汁。
No goals were scored in the first half.
上半场未能进球。
Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair.
不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。
At first glance the problem seemed easy.
乍一看问题似乎很容易解决。
The problem was less serious at first glance.
乍看起来，问题没那么严重。
Don't buy the first car you see: shop around a bit.
买汽车时别见到一辆就买，多转几家挑一挑。
Henry was taken captive almost at the first engagement.
亨利几乎是刚一交战就被俘了。
Mankind learns its first language in early childhood.
人类是在幼年开始学习第一种语言的。
He was a real gentleman, first and last.
从各方面来看，他都是个正人君子。
He isn't anything like my first boss.
他一点也不像我第一个老板。
He was first and last an administrator.
他一直是个行政管理人员。
He's not in the first grade as a musician.
他不是第一流的音乐家。
They set sail with the first fair wind.
他们一有顺风就扬帆起航。
They fell in love at first sight.
他们一见锺情。
They drew lots to decide which of them should go first.
他们以抽签方式来决定谁先去。
They drew lots for the right to go first.
他们抓阄儿决定谁先走。
They are old rivals vying with each other for first place.
他们是彼此争夺第一名的老对手。
For the first time they hold hands in public.
他们第一次手搀手地公开露面。
The first waterfall they passed threw her into ecstasy.
他们经过的第一道瀑布使她高兴极了。
They gave the name Roland to their first child.
他们给自己的第一个孩子起名为罗兰。
Their team was eliminated in the first round.
他们队在第一轮就被淘汰了。
He first poured some water in the basin.
他先在脸盆里倒了一些水。
He always travels first class expense is no object.
他出门总是用头等票－－费用不成问题。
He bore away (ie won) the first prize.
他夺得(赢得)了头奖。
He duffed his drive off the first tee.
他开球第一杆就未击中。
He was very lonely at first when he moved to London.
他当初刚到伦敦时很孤单。
He dedicated his first book to his mother.
他把他的第一本书题献给了他的母亲。
He was a new upstart and a gentleman of the first head.
他是个暴发户，是个新封的贵族。
He is killed in an accident in the first flush of manhood.
他正当盛年时在一次事故中丧生。
He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.
他没有看出第一页中有个拼写错误。
He won the first prize in the speech contest without much effort.
他没费多少劲就获得了演讲比赛一等奖。
His symphony was laughed off the stage at its first rehearsal.
他的交响曲在第一次预演时就受到嘲笑而不能上演。
His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.
他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。
His illness was more serious than the doctor first thought.
他的病较医生原来以为的更严重。
His first shot, which fell short, sent up a spurt of earth.
他的第一枪没打中，扬起一股尘土。
His first novel had had notices; his second was taken apart.
他的第一部小说受到热情的称赞，第二部却遭到严厉的批评。
He decked him with his first punch.
他第一拳就把他打倒在地。
He picked a winning number on the first draw.
他第一次便抽到一个中奖号码。
He made his first public appearance when he was ten.
他第一次登台公开露面是在他10岁的时候。
The first thing he does after getting up is to make the bed.
他起床后的第一件事就是整理床铺。
The accountant prepare a balance sheet for the first half-year.
会计已准备好上半年的资产负债表。
What were your first impressions of Beijing?
你对北京的最初印象如何？
You hit a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
你曾提到他的前妻刺到了他的痛处。
Can you tell me how iron is made in the first period?
你能否告诉我在第一时期人们是怎样炼铁的？
This ticket doesn't entitle you to travel first class.
你这张票不能坐头等位。
Children learn to print when they first go to school.
儿童刚入学时学习用印刷体写字。
First, ore is mixed with coke and limestone.
先把铁矿石和焦碳、石灰石混合在一起。
Read the text first and then explain the new words.
先读课文，然后解释生词。
All people are fools first or last.
凡人总免不了有时办傻事。
Don't hesitate; seize the first opportunity that comes along!
别再犹豫了，一有机会就抓住它！
The first thing to turn green in the spring is Christmas jewelry.
到了春天，头一个变青色儿的东西是圣诞节时收到的珠宝。
The first scene of the play is the king's palace.
剧中的第一个场景是王宫。
October first is the National Day of China.
十月一日是中国的国庆节。
To know happness one must first experience sadness.
只有经历过悲痛的人才能了解幸福的滋味。
In the word "mother" the stress is on the first syllable.
在"mother"这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。 在＂mother＂这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。
In1768 the first steam engine appeared.
在1768年出现了第一部蒸汽机。
He met many difficulties at the first onset.
在一开始时，他遇到了许多困难。
On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go swimming.
在第一个暖和的春天，男孩们逃了学游泳去了。
Of the two possible plans I favour the first.
在这两种可行方案中我赞成前者。
First the surgeon performed the section of the blood vessel.
外科医生首先切开血管。
The first mate was studying to become a master.
大副正在学习准备当船长。
Most animals are soft and fluffy when first born.
大多数动物刚出生时都很软，身上有绒毛。
The Sun Team was washed out in the first round.
太阳队在第一轮比赛中被淘汰了。
The first two chapters lift two sections from the book.
头两章是从那部书上剽窃来的。
In the first few year, the colonizer find life difficult.
头几年里，殖民地开拓者觉得生活艰难。
She ran through a lot of money in her first term at university.
她上大学第一个学期就花了很多钱。
She decide to pursue her study after obtain her first degree.
她决定在获得学士学位之后继续深造。
She missed the first prize by a whisker.
她只差一点儿就能得到头奖了。
She took a first in English at Leeds.
她在利兹时英语获得优等。
She got a first in maths at Exeter.
她在埃克塞特大学数学系毕业，获一级荣誉学位。
She got a first in English at Oxford.
她在牛津大学学习英文，获优等学位。
She took a first class in Oxford.
她在牛津大学获得头等优异成绩。
She won first prize in the 100 metres race.
她在百米赛跑中获头奖。
She was disqualified in the first round.
她在第一局里就被淘汰了。
She come first in the final examination for the course.
她在这门功课的期末考试中得了第一名。
She struck up the first carol on the grand piano.
她在那架大钢琴上演奏起第一支颂歌。
She's going in for the Cambridge First Certificate.
她将参加剑桥初级证书考试。
用作形容词(adj.)He was the first to be there.
他是第一个到达那里的。
He came too late to see the first part of the show.
他来得太晚了,没赶上看节目的第一部分。
First of all she just smiled, then she started to laugh.
最初她只是微笑，後来才放声大笑。
No matter it is windy or rainy,he always comes first.
不论刮风还是下雨,他总是第一个来。
What were your first impressions of Beijing?
你对北京的最初印象如何？
Speech is learnt in the first years of life.
说话是人在一生中最初几年学会的。
The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.
我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
This is my first crack at cooking.
这是我第一次尝试做饭菜。