first

第一

（考试）优等

首先

第一次，初次

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

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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