单词详解

1. num. 第一；最早的；最先的 (The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind.)

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。

This is the first time she has experienced disappointment. 这是她第一次感受到失望。

She told him that her first reaction was disgust. 她告诉他她的第一个反应是厌恶。

The first duty of any government must be the protection of 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。

First comers will be served first. 先到先招待。

After the First World War, Germany conceded a lot of land to her neighbors.

第一次世界大战后，德国割让了大片土地给邻国。

2. adv.

A. 最早；最先；先 (If you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do

  anything else.)

First, tell me what you think of my products. 先谈谈你觉得我的产品怎么样吧。

I wonder who first thought of the idea. 我纳闷谁先想到这个主意的。

B. 最初；起初；开始 (You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of

  an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later.)

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。

相关词组

1.  at first 起先，起初

I thought this was funny at first, but I felt a bit bad about it later.

一开始我认为这非常可笑，但之后我却对此感到有些后悔。

2.  first of all 首先

First of all, you must always wear your uniform. 首先，你必须穿制服。

3. for the first time 第一次

I went to the Great Wall for the first time last year. 我去年第一次去了长城。

4. from the very first 从一开始，从最初

She know she is in love with Henry, from the very first. 从一开始她就知道自己爱上了亨利。

5. in the first place 首先，第一

He was in the first place in the examination. 他考试获得第一名。

6. It is the first/second/third time that sb. have done sth. 这是我第一次/第二次做某事

It is the first time that I have spoken to a foreigner．这是我首次和一位外国人交谈。

相关单词

基数词：one

缩写词：1st