【first音标】 英[fɜ:st] 美[fɜ:rst]
【单词释义】 first是什么意思：
n.第一，最初；头等；一号，；[乐]高音部
adv.最早，最初；首次；宁愿；优先
adj.第一流的；最初的，最早的；基本的，概要的；高音的
num.第一
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] firsts
【first形近词/近似词】
thirst n.[U,C]（口）渴；渴望 vi.渴望；口渴
worst adj.最坏的；最糟的；最差的；最严重的； adv.最坏地，最糟地；最差；最严重
【常用短语】
at first 起先，首先；最初
at first sight 乍一看；初看之下
first of all adv. 首先
for the first time 首次；第一次
in the first place 首先；起初
【单词例句】
◇ And when you enter her parlor, don't forget to say 'Good morning,' and don't peer into all the corners first."
到奶奶家的时候，别忘了说'早上好'，也不要一进屋就东瞧西瞅。”
---- Little Red Cap
◇ The apple-blossoms, though they looked like roses, bloomed today, but might fall off tomorrow, with the first wind that blew; and he thought that a marriage with one of them might last too short a time.
苹果树花看起来倒很像玫瑰，但是她们今天开了，明天就谢了——只要风一吹就落下来了。他觉得跟她们结婚是不会长久的。
---- The Butterfly
◇ At first the king did not want to believe this, but the old woman kept it up so long, accusing her of so many wicked things, that the king finally let himself be convinced, and he sentenced her to death.
国王起初不相信这些话，可他的母亲一直在他的面前念叨，而且总是说王后干了这样那样的坏事，到后来，国王终於被蒙住了，而且判了王后死刑。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ She didn't want to take him up at first, but her father told her to lift the frog onto the chair by her side.
起初她不肯把它抱起来，但是她父亲要她把青蛙捧起来放在她旁边的椅子上。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, which means winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.
立冬是冬季的第一个节气，意味着冬天来临，秋天收获的粮食应该储存起来了。
---- Start of Winter
◇ At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then was hired in aircraft industries.
起初，他借助饲养牲畜谋生，后来受雇于飞机制造工业。
---- Immigrate to America
◇ Feeling clumsy, he was annoyed at first though nobody made fun of him. He cut out going outdoors and just sat around at home talking to his parrot or tortoise silently.
最初，尽管没人取笑他，他还是非常气恼于自己的笨拙。他取消了外出，总是在家里闲坐，和他的鹦鹉和乌龟默默相对。
---- Defeat Disability
◇ First, he was choked by some poisonous liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.
开始是被橱柜上水壶里的有毒液体噎住，然后是手腕的皮肤被电击烧伤，最后，一只平底锅还割伤了他的脚踝。
---- First Aid
◇ Once she is informed of a new case, her normal working process is as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews.
一旦接到新案子的通知，她通常的工作程序如下：首先，她和有罪的人约了作采访。
◇ Lacking food and tablets, we were nervous and uncertain at first. But we all kept optimistic and made good adjustment to the situation.
因为缺少食品和药品，我们一开始都又紧张又心里没底，但是我们都保持乐观，做好调整适应这一新境况。
---- An Air Crash