First
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第1级
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n. 第一，最初;头等;一号，;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早，最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
📝 例句
He said he would resign first.
他说他宁愿辞职。
At first he had refused to commit himself.
起初，他不肯使自己承担责任。
I must finish my homework first.
我必须首先做完家庭作业。
When were you born? The first of April/April the first/(US) April first.
你是什麽时候出生的? 四月一日.
He was the first to be there.
他第一个到那里。
🌱 联想助记
【串】快速(fast)出拳(fist)争第一(first)
【记】※ fist-拳,r-拼音“人”:泰森第一拳打在稻草人身上,训练
※ fi-谐音“肺”,rs-拼音“人参”,t-似数字“七”:七个患肺癌的病人都说人参的治疗效果是第一名
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
first
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(a) 1st; coming before all others in time, order, importance, etc 第一的; 最初的; 最早的; 最先的; 首要的
the first public performance of the play 该剧的首次公演
his first wife 他的第一个妻子
their first baby 他们的第一个孩子
her first job 她的第一份工作
students in their first year at college 学院一年级学生
at first light, ie dawn 黎明
at the first (ie earliest) opportunity 一有机会
the first signs that winter isapproaching 冬天来临的最初迹象
one's first impression/reaction 最初的印象[反应]
She won first prize in the competition. 她在竞赛中获一等奖.
King Edward I (ie said as `King Edward the First') 英王爱德华一世
go back to first (ie basic) principles 回到基本的原则上
of the first importance 最重要的
the first violins, ie in an orchestra 第一小提琴手（管弦乐队中的）
Your first duty is to your family. 你的首要责任是照顾家庭.
(b) never having happened or been experienced before 初次的
It was the first time they had ever met. 那是他们初次会面.
his first real taste of success 他对成功的初次真实感受. Cf 参看 last1 1. =>App 4 见附录4.
2 (idm 习语) first/last/next but one, two, three, etc
Take the first turning but one (ie the second turning) on your left. 在第二个路口向左转.
I live in the last house but two (ie the third house from the end) in this street. 我住在这条街上倒数第三座房子里. first/last thing=> thing. ,first things `first (saying 谚) the most important or necessary duties or concerns must be dealt with before others 最重要的事要先做. (For other idioms containing first, see the entries for the other major words in each idiom 查阅含有first一词的其他习语, 见这类习语中含有其他主要词的词条, 如 at first glance/sight => glance; not have the first idea about sth => idea.) first adv
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(a) before anyone or anything else; at the beginning 第一; 最初; 最先
Susan came into the room first. 苏珊第一个来到屋子里.
Who came first in the race? ie Who won? 谁赛跑得第一?
Ladies first, ie said by a man, allowing a woman to enter a room, car, etc before he does. 女士先请（男子请女子先进屋、 先上车等时说的话）.
(b) before another event or time 先; 首先
First I had to decide what to wear. 首先我得决定穿什麽衣服.
Think first, then act. 先想清楚再行动.
`Have some tea.' `I'll finish my work first.' ｀喝点茶吧.＇｀我先把工作做完再说.＇ Cf 参看 last2.
2 for the first time 第一次; 首次
When did you first meet him? 你第一次见他是什麽时候?
The play was first performed in Paris. 此剧首次在巴黎公演.
When he first arrived in this country, he couldn't speak any English. 他刚到这个国家时, 一句英语也不会说.
3 (in giving a list) to begin with （用於列举事项）第一, 首先
This method has two advantages
first it is cheaper and second(ly) it is quicker. 这个方法有两个优点
一是较便宜, 二是较迅速. =>Usage 见所附用法.
4 in preference to sth else 宁愿; 宁可
He said he'd resign first, eg rather than compromise his principles. 他说他宁愿辞职（例如也不愿在原则上妥协）.
5 (idm 习语) at `first at or in the beginning; initially 起初; 当初
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. 起初我还以为他很 腆, 後来我才发觉他是不爱理人.
(saying 谚) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 一次不成功, 那就再接再厉地干下去. come `first be considered as more important than anything else 首先要考虑到...
🎯 考研助记
泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，训练
🔁 扩展释义
*[fә:st]ad. 首先, 第一, 优先a. 第一的num. 第一n. 开始, 第一【机】 第一, 一号; 第一的, 最初的相关词组: first of all first or last from first to last at first from the very first first and foremost first and last first midst and last
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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It doesn't need any alterations. We must've bought the right size.
不需作任何修改。我们一定是买对了尺寸。
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
适用于甲的，也适用于乙。
After working hard during the day I like to relax in the evening.
白天干了一天，晚上我要放松一下。