first

第一(个)

the first lesson

learn sth. (at) first hand from sb.

first

第一

If you send your letter first class your parents will receive it tomorrow afternoon.

Alice was the first to arrive.

First of all tell us your name.

"First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden."

（考试）优等

"I like to travel in comfort, so I always go first class on the ship."

He got a first.

This new building material is first-rate!

首先

First we'll have breakfast, then we'll walk to school.

第一次，初次

when we first met

first

首先, 最初, 第一(列举条目等用), 优先

第一的

第一(个)

开始, 第一, (比赛)冠军

first

coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost.(as noun)

preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st

rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels

denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle

denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra.denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section

the beginning; outset

I couldn't see at first because of the mist

an honours degree of the highest classFull term first-class honours degree

something which has not occurred before

a first for the company

the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear

the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra.the instrument or voice taking such a part.the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal

a rare word for prime

before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc

first, remove the head and tail of the fish

for the first time

I've loved you since I first saw you

in the first place or beginning of a series of actions

first I want to talk about criminality

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first

1. the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"

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2. the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"

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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"

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4. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

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5. an honours degree of the highest class

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6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

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1. 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"

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2. indicating the beginning unit in a series

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3. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

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4. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

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5. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

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6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

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7. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

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1. before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

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2. the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

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3. before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"

4. prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

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