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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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[fəːst]
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1.
adjective
(in series) 第一的
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For the first time in our lives...
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我们生命中的第一次…
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2.
adjective
[+reaction]
[ impression]
(initial) 最初的
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My first reaction was one of horror.
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我最初的反应是害怕。
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3.
adjective
[+prize]
[ division]
(top) 头等的
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She won first prize.
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她得了头等奖。
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4.
adjective
[+row]
(front) 第一的
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We had seats in the first row.
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我们的座位在第一排。
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5.
adjective
[+duty]
[ responsibility]
(main) 首要的
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My first duty is to my patients.
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我首先要对病人负责。
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6.
adverb
[speak]
[ arrive+]
(before anyone else) 首先
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Jenny spoke first.
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珍妮首先发言。
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7.
adverb
(before other things) 首先
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But first I had to get a visa.
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但是首先我得先拿到签证。
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8.
adverb
(when listing reasons) 第一
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There were several reasons for this. First, four submarines had been sighted.
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这有几个原因。第一，发现了4艘潜水艇。
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9.
adverb
(for the first time) 第一次
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Sophie and Dave first met in the summer of 1910.
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索菲和戴夫第一次是在1910年夏天相遇。
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10.
adverb
[come]
[ finish+]
(in race，competition) 第一名
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Johnson came first in the one hundred metres.
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约翰逊在一百米跑比赛中获得第一名。
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11.
noun
[u]
[Auto]
(also： first gear) 一挡
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I changed down into first.
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我换到了一挡。
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12.
noun
[c]
[BRIT]
[大学]
甲等
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He got a first in French.
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他的法语得了甲等。
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13.
noun
[c]
(event) 首次
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The meeting between financial analysts was a first for the company.
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金融分析家之间的会议在公司里是首次。
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at first
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起先
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first of all
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首先
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the first of January
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1月1号
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in the first instance
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起初
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I'll do it first thing tomorrow
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明天我首先做这件事
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from the (very) first
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从(最)一开始
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to put sb/sth first
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把某人/某事放在第一位
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at first hand
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直接地
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the first I heard/knew of it
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最初我所听到的/所知道的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- first
[fɜːst]
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1.
adjective
第一的，首位的
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I caught my first glimpse of Jane at the coffee shop down the street.
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我最先在街那边的咖啡店里看到了简。
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The first issue of the magazine was published last week.
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这本杂志的第一期已经在上一周出版了。
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2.
adjective
首个的，初次的
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The first group of volunteers had already arrived.
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第一组志愿者已经到达。
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3.
adjective
初始的，初步的
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4.
adjective
开始的，起头的
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The first verse of the song was completed.
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这首歌的第一节已经完成了。
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He knew from the first time that she would be his.
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他从一开始就知道，她将会嫁给他。
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5.
adjective
第一流的，第一等的
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He was a first class jerk to all of his girlfriends.
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他所有的女朋友都认为他是最古怪的人。
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6.
adjective
[Music]
最高音的
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I was selected by the conductor to be the first chair.
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我被导演选中担任第一高音。
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7.
adverb
第一，首先
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First, we have to discuss the possibilities.
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首先，我们必须考虑一下这些可能性。
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First we must consider the garter snake.
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第一，我们必须考虑没有危险的部分。
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8.
adverb
第一次地，初次地
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Her films are by no means as simple as they may have first appeared.
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她的电影绝不可能像乍一看起来那么简单。
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9.
adverb
在先地，在前地
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She was here first.
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她第一个抵达那里。
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Let's do this job first.
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让我们先做这项工作。
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I was here first.
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是我先到这里的。
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10.
adverb
最靠前地，最前面地
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He put his best foot forward during the interview.
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他在面试中全力以赴。
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11.
adverb
宁愿，宁可
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12.
noun
[Aeronautics]
[Abbreviation]
Far Infra Red & Sub Telescope，远红外和亚毫米波望远镜，欧空天文卫星
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13.
noun
头等地，第一流地
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I always desired to be first in everything I do.
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在每件事情上我都总想争第一。
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The nonstop flight between England and Egypt was a commercial first.
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英国与埃及间的直达飞机是头等商务航班。
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He wanted to be the first.
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他希望做到最好。
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14.
noun
[Person Name]
弗斯特
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15.
n.[c]
第一个
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The rent is due on the first of the month.
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每月首日支付租金。
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16.
noun
[Person Name]
菲尔斯特
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17.
n.[u]
开始
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18.
n.[u]
[Baseball]
一垒
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I played first base in little league.
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我在少年棒球联盟中打一垒。
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19.
n.[c]
一流荣誉学位
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My best friend recieved first honors when he graduated.
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我最好的朋友在毕业时获得一流荣誉学位。
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20.
n.[u]
头档，一档，最低速档
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I shifted the car into the first gear.
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我把车换到一档。
Collins English-English Dictionary
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[f3ːst]
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1.
n
[education]
[chiefly Brit]
an honours degree of the highest class first-class honours degree
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2.
adj
[usually prenominal]
coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost
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3.
adj
(as noun)
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I was the first to arrive
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4.
adj
preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st
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5.
adj
rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
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6.
adj
denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
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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
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first soprano
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the first violins
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8.
adj
denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section
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he plays first horn
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9.
n
the beginning; outset
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I knew you were a rogue from the first
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I couldn't see at first because of the mist
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10.
n
something which has not occurred before
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a first for the company
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11.
n
the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear
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12.
n
[music]
the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra
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13.
n
the instrument or voice taking such a part
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14.
n
the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal
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15.
n
a rare word for prime
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16.
adv
[music]
before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc
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do this first
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first, remove the head and tail of the fish
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17.
adv
for the first time
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I've loved you since I first saw you
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18.
adv
[sentence modifier]
in the first place or beginning of a series of actions
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first I want to talk about criminality
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19.
adv
See also firsts
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20.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English fyrest; related to Old Saxon furist, Old Norse fyrstr, German Fürst prince, one who is first in rank
Examples
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Genesis is the first book of the Torah which consists of the first five books of the Bible.
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创世纪是律法书的第一卷书,律法书包括旧约圣经的前五卷书。
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I remember clearly the first time he played our first single.
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我记得很清楚他的第一次一垒打。
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the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed
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a cousin in the first degree
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嫡堂 (或嫡表)兄弟(或姐妹)
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The first payment is due.
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第一次付款到期了。
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first filial generation
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子一代(简写F 1 )
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a first-class cabin on a ship
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（船上的)一等舱
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