first 在英语-中文（简体）词典中的翻译
firstordinal number, determiner uk
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first ordinal number, determiner
(BEFORE ALL OTHERS)
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A1 (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance
第一（的）;首先;最初;首要（的）
This is my first visit to New York.
这是我第一次到纽约。
I fell in love with him the first time I saw him.
我对他一见钟情。
I'm always nervous for the first few minutes of an exam.
考试开始的头几分钟我总是很紧张。
Today is the first (of August).
今天是（8月）1号。
in the first place
B2 in or at the beginning (of a series of events): The trousers shrank when I washed them, but they weren't really big enough in the first place.
这条长裤洗过后缩水了，但是它原本就不够大。
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as the first attempt or effort: Enquiries about the post should be addressed in the first instance to the personnel manager.
询问职位事宜应该首先咨询人事经理。
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at the earliest time in the day: He said he'd call back first thing tomorrow.
他说明天一大早他会回电话的。
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更多范例减少例句You roll/throw the dice and whoever gets the highest score goes first.Their first baby is due in January.When did you first encounter these difficulties?I was amazed to hear that Chris had won first prize.Yesterday the company announced its first ever fall in profits.
语法
First, firstly or at first?First can be an adjective or an adverb and refers to the person or thing that comes before all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance: …
习语
be in the first flush of
first things first
firstadverb uk
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A1 before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance
第一，首先
Tom came first in the race.
汤姆在比赛中获得第一。
Who finished first?
谁先完成的？
If you get home first, can you feed the cat?
你如果先到家，能喂一下猫吗？
B1 for the first time
第一次，初次
When did you first meet each other?
你们初次见面是什么时候？
The company was still very small when I first joined.
我最初加入时，这家公司还很小。
A2 (also firstly) used at the beginning of a list of things you want to say or write
首先（用于想说或想写的一连串事物的开头）
First, I want to thank my parents.
首先，我要感谢我的父母。
First (of all) (= before anything else), I'd like to ask you a few questions.
首先，我想问你几个问题。
First off (= before anything else), let me introduce myself.
首先，我来介绍一下自己。
语法
First, firstly or at first?First can be an adjective or an adverb and refers to the person or thing that comes before all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance: …
习语
at first
come first
first among equals
first and foremost
first and last
first come, first served
put someone/something first
firstnoun uk
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first noun
(THING/PERSON)
B1 [ S ] the first person or thing to do or be something, or the first person or thing mentioned
第一个（做某事的）人;头一件（发生或提及的）事
[ + to infinitive ] She was one of the first to arrive.
她是第一批抵达的人之一。
He is the first (= very willing) to admit that much of his success is due to his good looks.
他非常愿意承认，他的成功很大程度上归功于他帅气的外表。
Tonight sees the first of three documentaries about cancer.
今晚播放有关癌症的三部纪录片中的第一部。
from the (very) first
from the beginning: I've opposed the proposal from the very first.
我从一开始就反对那项提议。
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first noun
(NEVER BEFORE)
C2 [ S ] something that has never happened or been done before
从未有过的事，开创先例的事
This new surgical technique is a first for (= has never been done before in) the hospital.
这种外科手术新技术在这家医院是首次应用。
first noun
(QUALIFICATION)
[ C ] UK (also first-class degree) the best possible undergraduate university degree you can get in the UK and some other countries
（英国大学学位）最高成绩，优等成绩
She has a first in English from Newcastle University.
她从纽卡斯尔大学毕业，获英语一级优等学位。
first noun
(VEHICLE)
[ U ] (also first gear) (in a vehicle) the gear used when starting to drive forward or when driving up a steep hill
（车辆的）第一挡，一挡
first noun
(BASEBALL)
[ C usually singular ] informal another word for
first base
（同 first base）
I caught the ball and calmly stepped on first. There were runners on first and third with nobody out.
(first在剑桥英语-中文（简体）词典的翻译 © Cambridge University Press)
A1,B2,A1,B1,A2,B1,C2