He was the first to be there.

他是第一个到达那里的。

He came too late to see the first part of the show.

他来得太晚了,没赶上看节目的第一部分。

first of all she just smiled, then she started to laugh.

最初她只是微笑，後来才放声大笑。

No matter it is windy or rainy,he always comes first.

不论刮风还是下雨,他总是第一个来。

What were your first impressions of Beijing?

你对北京的最初印象如何？

Speech is learnt in the first years of life.

说话是人在一生中最初几年学会的。

The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.

我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。

This is my first crack at cooking.

这是我第一次尝试做饭菜。

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。

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。

You don't know the first thing about farming.

你对种地一窍不通。

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

起初，他似乎对我的问题感到惊讶。

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。

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。

There will be five buses, first come first served.

会有5辆巴士，先到先上。

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

从一开始你就知道我，对吧？

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。

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。

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。

...the first mate of a British tanker.

一艘英国油轮的大副

...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

...the first Lord of the Admiralty.

海军大臣

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。

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！

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。

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

在他面前第一排坐着总统。

first in the queue were two Japanese students.

队伍最前面是两个日本学生。

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。

Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of 'u00a35,000.

想象一下中个5,000英镑的当地彩票头奖吧。

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。

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

这是她第一次感受到失望。

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。

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。

We heard it on the TV last night 'u2014 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。

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

先谈谈你觉得我的产品怎么样吧。

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。

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

初落的几片雪花

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。

1. I'm the first in our village to go to university.
   我是我们村第一个上大学的。
2. The first is better than the second.
   第一个比第二个好。
3. This second event was contemporary with the first.
   第二个事件和第一个事件发生在同一时代。

1. first, let me deal with the most important difficulty.
   首先,让我来处理最为重要的问题。
2. Modern music was first developed in Italy.
   现代音乐最初是在意大利发展起来的。
3. When we first lived here there were no buses.
   我们最初住在这里的时候,没有公共汽车。
4. All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
   孩子初次出门,母亲总要为之担心。
5. I'll never allow you to do that; I'll die first!
   我绝不允许你做那种事,我宁愿死!

用作定语～+ n.

1. Do you know when the first artificial satellite of America was launched?
   你知道美国的第一颗人造卫星是什么时候发射的吗?
2. It was the first time I had ever been in a plane.
   那是我第一次乘坐飞机。
3. Freshmen have military training for a month from the beginning of the first term.
   新生在第一学期一开始就有为期一个月的军训。
4. As for your hope of winning the first prize,I don't know about that.
   至于说到你希望获头奖,对此我没有多大把握。
5. He is the first actor of China.
   他是中国第一流的演员。
6. It is of the first importance.
   此事头等重要。
7. The first duty of the state is to ensure that law and order prevail.
   政府的首要职责是确保治安高于一切。
8. He didn't feel glad for the first few days.
   在最初几天里他并未感到高兴。
9. For tomorrow I want you to do the first six problems.
   我要你明天做前六个问题。
10. The two men over there are his two first cousins.
    在那里的两个人是他的嫡亲兄弟。
11. I haven't the first idea of what you mean.
    我一点也不懂你的意思。

用作表语S+be+～

1. She is first in her class.
   她是班上的第一名。

at first

起初,当初 at or in the beginning

from the first

从头,从一开始 from the beginning

first and foremost

首要的 more than anything else

first and last

考虑到一切因素; 完全地 taking everything into account; completely

first of all

首先before doing anything else

first or last

迟早sooner or later

～+名词

• first%20aid">first aid急救
• first%20importance">first importance头等重要
• first%20light">first light天刚亮时
• first%20name">first name名字
• first%20person%E3%80%94place%2C%20time%E3%80%95">first person〔place, time〕第一人称〔名,次〕
• first%20principles">first principles基本原理

动词+～

• first%20in%20the%20class">stand first in the class在班上名列第一

• Each of the six first lines of the Iliad might lose two syllables.

  出自：S. Johnson

• Mr Clare..whose first wife had died..married a second late in life.

  出自：T. Hardy

• I thought of the first sheep I ever remember seeing.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• An April evening..the big trees in first leaf.

  出自：I. Murdoch

• Memories from my first two years.

  出自：Day Lewis

• For the first few years of his working life..he had had to work every second Saturday.

  出自：G. Gordon

健康和社会问题

A：(Supposedly/ I heard/ they say), it was thefirst time he did heroin.
（据称/我听说/他们说），这是他第一次吸食海洛因。

first什么意思

B：Oh, my god.
喔，天哪。

进修

first的意思

A：Why do you want to take these courses?
你为何想报读这些课程？

B：I want to become certified in (computer programming/first aid/ child education).
我想获得（电脑编程/急救/儿童教育）方面的合格证书。

交通

first的翻译

B：Would you like (a window or an aisle seat/ smoking or non-smoking/first or business class)?
你想要一个（靠窗还是靠过道的座位/吸烟还是非吸烟区/头等舱还是经济舱）的座位？

first的意思

A：An aisle/ window seat. / Smoking./ Non-smoking. /first class./ Business class.
靠过道/还是靠窗的座位/吸烟/非吸烟区/头等舱/经济舱。