单词 | first |
释义 | Word Frequency first(fɜːst) adjective (usually prenominal) 1. a. coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost b. (as noun) I was the first to arrive 2. preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st 3. rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels 4. denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle 5. music a. 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 b. denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section he plays first horn 6. first thing 7. first things first 8. the first thing noun 9. the beginning; outset I knew you were a rogue from the first I couldn't see at first because of the mist 10. education, mainly British an honours degree of the highest class Full term: first-class honours degree11. something which has not occurred before a first for the company 12. the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear 13. music a. the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra b. the instrument or voice taking such a part c. the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal 14. music a rare word for prime (sense 11) adverb 15. before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc do this first first, remove the head and tail of the fish 16. first and last 17. from first to last 18. for the first time I've loved you since I first saw you 19. (sentence modifier) in the first place or beginning of a series of actions first I want to talk about criminality Word origin Old English fyrest; related to Old Saxon furist, Old Norse fyrstr, German Fürst prince, one who is first in rank |
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