英汉词典

first 基本解释

• adv. 第一；首先；优先；宁愿
• n. 第一；开始；冠军
• adj. 第一的；基本的；最早的
• num. 第一
• n. (First)人名；(英)弗斯特；(捷)菲尔斯特

first 词态变化

first 中文词源

来自PIE*pre-isto, *pre, 向前，穿过，词源同far, forth. *isto, 最高级后缀。

first 英文词源

first

first: [OE] As its -st ending suggests, first was originally a superlative form. Its distant ancestor was Indo-European *pro, denoting ‘before, in front’ (amongst whose other descendants to have reached English are prime and the prefix proto-). Its Germanic offspring was *fur, *for (source also of English for and fore), from which the superlative *furistaz, literally ‘most in front’, was formed. Besides English first and the related Swedish först and Danish først (which etymologically are the equivalent of foremost), this has produced German fürst and Dutch vorst ‘prince’.
=> for, fore, prime

first (adj., adv.)

Old English fyrst "foremost, going before all others; chief, principal," also (though rarely) as an adverb, "at first, originally," superlative of fore; from Proto-Germanic *furista- "foremost" (cognates: Old Saxon fuirst "first," Old High German furist, Old Norse fyrstr, Danish første, Old Frisian ferist, Middle Dutch vorste "prince," Dutch vorst "first," German Fürst "prince"), from PIE *pre-isto-, superlative of *pre-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).

The usual Old English superlative word was not fyrst, but forma, which shows more clearly the connection to fore. Forma became Middle English firme "first, earliest," but this has not survived.

First aid is that given at the scene, pending the arrival of a doctor. First Lady as an informal title for the wife of a U.S. president was in use by 1908, short for First lady of the land (by 1863 with reference to the president's wife). First name is attested from mid-13c. First base "a start" in any sense (1938) is a figurative use from baseball.

First-fruits is from late 14c. as "earliest productions of the soil;" 1590s as "first results" of any activity or endeavor. First love is from 1741 as "one's first experience of romantic love;" 1971 as "one's favorite occupation or pastime." First-floor is from 1660s as "story built on or just above the ground" (now U.S.); 1865 as "story built next above the ground."

first (n.)

1560s, "that which is first," from first (adj.). Meaning "first day of the month" is by 1590s. In music, "instrument or voice that takes the highest or chief part of its class," 1774. From 1909 as the name of the lowest gear in an engine. In British schools colloquial use, "highest rank in an examination," 1850.

first 词组搭配

first 英文释义

1. the first or highest in an ordering or series;

"He wanted to be the first"

2. the first element in a countable series;

"the first of the month"

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"

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

5. an honours degree of the highest class

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

first 双语例句

1. English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.

英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。

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2. I picked first all the people who usually were left till last.

我先挑出了所有通常留到最后的人。

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3. Their first car rolls off the production line on December 16.

他们的第一辆车于12月16日下线。

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4. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal.

他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。

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5. It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

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first 实用场景例句

Somebody has to think for the child and put him first.

必须有人替孩子着想，把他放在第一位。

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First off, huge apologies for last month's confusing report.

首先，要对上个月那篇交代不清的报道表示深深的歉意。

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You don't know the first thing about farming.

你对种地一窍不通。

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At first, he seemed surprised by my questions...

起初，他似乎对我的问题感到惊讶。

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I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there.

刚开始回想我们为什么会在那儿时我有些费劲。

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There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first.

我没时间交男朋友，事业对我来说是第一位的。

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There will be five buses, first come first served.

会有5辆巴士，先到先上。

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You knew about me from the first, didn't you?...

从一开始你就知道我，对吧？

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I thought from the first that she was a little unsure about that marriage.

从一开始我就觉得她对那桩婚事心里没底。

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He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting.

他来到纳塔尔亲自了解最近发生的激烈冲突造成的后果。

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The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.

降息在加利福尼亚并未产生多大影响，原因有二。首先，银行仍然不敢放贷。

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...the first mate of a British tanker.

一艘英国油轮的大副

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...an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History.

获得宪法史优等学位的牛津大学校队运动员

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...the First Lord of the Admiralty.

海军大臣

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When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing.

刚回到家时，他只字不提自己一直在做什么。

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Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!

嫁给那个大腹便便的牛贩子的胖儿子？她宁愿去死！

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Certain guidelines can be given. First, have a heating engineer check the safety of the system.

可以提供一些指导原则：第一，找位供暖工程师检查系统的安全性。

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Before him, in the first row, sat the President...

在他面前第一排坐着总统。

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First in the queue were two Japanese students.

队伍最前面是两个日本学生。

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The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers...

任何政府的首要职责都必须是保护纳税人的利益。

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Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £5,000.

想象一下中个5,000英镑的当地彩票头奖吧。

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When Mark arrived home that afternoon, it was the first he knew for sure of the surprise party.

马克那天下午回到家时是他第一次确切知道有惊喜派对这回事。

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This is the first time she has experienced disappointment...

这是她第一次感受到失望。

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It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous.

他们两人都能赴约，这还是头一遭。

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It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.

在公园大道上露天展出费尔南多·博特罗的雕塑，这在纽约还是破天荒的事。

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We heard it on the TV last night — that was the first we heard of it...

昨晚我们在电视上听到了这件事——那是我们头回听说。

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First, tell me what you think of my products...

先谈谈你觉得我的产品怎么样吧。

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I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion...

我不记得是谁最先发言的，但我们全都表达了相同的看法。

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...the first few flakes of snow...

初落的几片雪花

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She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet.

她节食的头一个月就减掉了16磅。

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