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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

first [fəːst]
  1. 1. adjective (in series) 第一的
    For the first time in our lives...
    我们生命中的第一次...
  2. 2. adjective [+reaction, impression] (initial) 最初的
    My first reaction was one of horror.
    我最初的反应是害怕。
  3. 3. adjective [+prize, division] (top) 头等的
    She won first prize.
    她得了头等奖。
  4. 4. adjective [+row] (front) 第一的
    We had seats in the first row.
    我们的座位在第一排。
  5. 5. adjective [+duty, responsibility] (main) 首要的
    My first duty is to my patients.
    我首先要对病人负责。
  6. 6. adverb [speak, arrive+] (before anyone else) 首先
    Jenny spoke first.
    珍妮首先发言。
  7. 7. adverb (before other things) 首先
    But first I had to get a visa.
    但是首先我得先拿到签证。
  8. 8. adverb (when listing reasons) 第一
    There were several reasons for this. First, four submarines had been sighted.
    这有几个原因。第一，发现了4艘潜水艇。
  9. 9. adverb (for the first time) 第一次
    Sophie and Dave first met in the summer of 1910.
    索菲和戴夫第一次是在1910年夏天相遇。
  10. 10. adverb [come, finish+] (in race, competition) 第一名
    Johnson came first in the one hundred metres.
    约翰逊在一百米跑比赛中获得第一名。
  11. 11. noun [u] [Auto] (also: first gear) 一挡
    I changed down into first.
    我换到了一挡。
  12. 12. noun [c] [BRIT] [大学] 甲等
    He got a first in French.
    他的法语得了甲等。
  13. 13. noun [c] (event) 首次
    The meeting between financial analysts was a first for the company.
    金融分析家之间的会议在公司里是首次。
    at first
    起先
    first of all
    首先
    the first of January
    1月1号
    in the first instance
    起初
    I'll do it first thing tomorrow
    明天我首先做这件事
    from the (very) first
    从(最)一开始
    to put sb/sth first
    把某人/某事放在第一位
    at first hand
    直接地
    the first I heard/knew of it
    最初我所听到的/所知道的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

first [fɝst] [fəːst]
  1. 1. adjective 第一的，第一位的；1st[用作one的序数]
    This is the first time I have traveled to China.
    这是我第一次来中国旅行。
  2. 2. adjective 最早的，最先发生（或行动）的，最先的，最初的
    At first, he was very reserved and didn't talk much to the others.
    开始时他很拘谨，而且不怎么和别人说话。
  3. 3. adjective 第一名的，（在等级、质量、重要性等方面）第一流的；最重要的，主要的，首要的
    "Security is the first priority," said the new president in his speech.
    新任总裁在讲话中说：“安全第一”。
    He was nominated First Officer.
    他被任命为大副。
  4. 4. adjective [music] 最高音（部）的；唱（或演奏）高音（部）的
  5. 5. adverb 最先，最初，开头，开始
  6. 6. adverb 首先
    He finished the exam first.
    他第一个答完了试题。
    I will join the meeting but I have to make a phone call first.
    我会参加会议，但首先我得打个电话。
  7. 7. adverb 第一（点）
  8. 8. adverb 第一次，首次
  9. 9. adverb 宁愿，宁可，倒不如
  10. 10. noun 第一（个）
  11. 11. noun 第一个人；第一件事；第一等，第一流，第一名，第一位，首位
    We hope the music festival will be the first of many.
    我们希望这次音乐节只是日后众多音乐节的首次尝试。
  12. 12. noun （月的）第一日
  13. 13. noun 开始，开端；起点
  14. 14. noun 最先发生；最早的事；最初
  15. 15. noun [复数形态时]（商品）一等品，上等品，上品
  16. 16. noun （比赛）冠军，第一名
  17. 17. noun （汽车等的）头档，第一档
  18. 18. noun [music] （合唱或合奏的）最高音部；领唱者；主奏的（弦）乐器

Collins English-English Dictionary

first [f3ːst]
  1. 1. n [education] [chiefly Brit] an honours degree of the highest class first-class honours degree
  2. 2. adj [usually prenominal] coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost
  3. 3. adj (as noun)
    I was the first to arrive
  4. 4. adj preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st
  5. 5. adj rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
  6. 6. adj denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
  7. 7. adj [music] denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra
    first soprano
    the first violins
  8. 8. adj denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section
    he plays first horn
  9. 9. n the beginning; outset
    I knew you were a rogue from the first
    I couldn't see at first because of the mist
  10. 10. n something which has not occurred before
    a first for the company
  11. 11. n the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear
  12. 12. n [music] the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra
  13. 13. n the instrument or voice taking such a part
  14. 14. n the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal
  15. 15. n a rare word for prime
  16. 16. adv [music] before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc
    do this first
    first, remove the head and tail of the fish
  17. 17. adv for the first time
    I've loved you since I first saw you
  18. 18. adv [sentence modifier] in the first place or beginning of a series of actions
    first I want to talk about criminality
  19. 19. adv See also firsts
  20. 20. adv [Etymology] Old English fyrest; related to Old Saxon furist, Old Norse fyrstr, German Fürst prince, one who is first in rank
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Examples

the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed → removed
first chop
一流，一级，头等，上乘 → chop
a cousin in the first degree
嫡堂 (或嫡表)兄弟(或姐妹) → degree
murder in the first degree
蓄意谋杀 → degree
The first payment is due.
第一次付款到期了。 → due
The first earth satellite marked a new epoch in the study of the universe.
第一个地球卫星标志了宇宙研究的新纪元。 → epoch
first filial generation
子一代(简写F 1 ) → filial
a first-class cabin on a ship
（船上的)一等舱 → first-class
to travel first-class
乘头等车箱(或船舱等)旅行 → first-class
the first flush of youth
青春活力的初现 → flush
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