拔得頭籌：first的用法講解

My first grade teacher，she told me that I was born with two helpings of brain,but only half a helping of heart.

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——A Beautiful Mind

我一年級的老師，曾經告訴我，我天生就具有兩個有用的大腦。

——《美麗心靈》

一、下面我們來看看first有幾種含義

adj.

1.第一的；最先的；首要的 having the highest or most prominent part among a group of similar voices or instruments

Iron is stated by Aristotle to have supplied the first currency.

據亞里士多德說，鐵曾用來作爲最初的流通貨幣。

2.初次的 earliest

It was here that I first met him.

這就是我初次與他見面的地方。

adv.

1.第一；最初；最先 before another in time, space, or importance

First, all users will become more effective.

首先，所有人都將更有效率。

2.先；首先 in the first place — often used with of all

What do you always tackle first?

哪些問題是你常常會首先解決的？

3.寧願；寧可 in preference to something else

He said he would die first.

他說他寧願死掉也不作那樣的事。

n.

1.【口】（以前從未有過的）顯着成就、事件等 [C] the first occurrence or item of a kind

We went on a cruise, a first for both of us.

我倆都是生平第一次去海上旅遊。

2.【英】first (in sth)（大學學位的）最高成績，優等 [C] the winning or highest place in a competition, examination, or contest

She got a first in English at Oxford.

她在牛津大學學習英語，獲優等學位。

3.（提到的或出現的）第一個人或事物 [U] the first person or thing mentioned; the first person or thing to do a particular thing

He was the first to sign himself out that day.

他是那天第一個登記離去的人。

4.（汽車，自行車等的）最低檔 [U] lowest gear on a car, bicycle, etc. that you use when you are moving slowly

He stuck the car in first and revved.

他掛上了一檔，開動了汽車。

二、你知道first和哪些詞更搭嗎？

at first

起初,首先,一開頭

at first blush

乍一看,初見

at first glance

初看上去,第一眼看上去,乍看起來

at first sight

初看上去,乍一看,第一眼看上去

first aid

n.(對傷患者的)急救

三、最後，做個小測試來鞏固一下吧

We went on a cruise, a _____ for both of us.
我倆都是平生第一次去海上旅遊。