first 的英语意思
firstfirst1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ adjective 
查看全部语言翻译1in a series coming before all the other things or people in a series在一系列事物或人中排在最前面的: 
Ella was his first girlfriend.埃拉是他的第一任女朋友。the first thing/time/day etc The first time I flew on a plane I was really nervous.我第一次坐飞机时非常紧张。 In the first year, all students take five courses.第一年，所有学生修五门课程。 He said the first thing that came into his head.他说出了脑子里冒出的第一件事。 the first step towards achieving a peace agreement实现和平协议的第一步 There’s a meeting on the first Monday of every month.每个月的第一个星期一都有一次会议。the first two/three/few etc I only read the first two chapters of the book.我只读了这本书的前两章。 It rained during the first few days of the trip.旅行的头几天一直在下雨。 The first and last mountain I climbed was Mount Rundle (=it was the only mountain I ever climbed).我爬过的第一座也是最后一座山是伦德尔山（即我一生中唯一爬过的山）。2for the first time used to say that something has never happened or been done before用于表示某事以前从未发生过或从未做过: For the first time in his life he felt truly happy.他生平第一次感到真正的快乐。 The survey revealed that, for the first time, there are more women in the workplace than men.调查显示，女性在职场中的人数首次超过了男性。 Not for the first time she wondered how he coped with so many children.她不止一次地想，他是怎么应付这么多孩子的。3main most important最重要的: Our first priority is to maintain the standard of work.我们的首要任务是保持工作质量。 As I see it, my first responsibility is to my family.依我看，我最重要的责任是对家人负责。4in the first place a)used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation before something happened用于谈论某种情况的开端，或某事发生之前的状况: Why did you agree to meet her in the first place?你当初为什么同意和她见面？ He wouldn’t have given you the job in the first place if he didn’t think you could do it.如果他不认为你能胜任，当初就不会把这份工作给你。 b)written书面 used to give the first in a list of reasons or points用于列举理由或要点时引出第一条: Her success was secured by two factors. In the first place, she had the support of managers.她的成功由两个因素保证。首先，她得到了管理层的支持。5in the first instance formal正式 at the start of a situation or series of actions在某种情况或一系列行动的开始阶段: The appointment of research officer will be for two years in the first instance.研究员职位的任命期限初步定为两年。 Enquiries should be made in the first instance to the Human Resources Director.咨询事宜应首先联系人力资源总监。6at first glance/sight the first time that you look at someone or something, before you notice any details第一次看到某人或某物时，尚未注意到任何细节的那一刻: At first glance the twins look identical.乍一看，这对双胞胎看起来一模一样。 At first sight, there didn’t appear to be much damage.乍一看，损坏似乎不大。 → love at first sight at love2(2)7first things first used to say that something should be done or dealt with first because it is the most important用于表示某事应该优先处理，因为它最重要8(at) first hand if you see, experience, hear etc something at first hand, you see, experience etc it yourself, not through other people如果你亲眼目睹、亲身经历、亲耳听到某事，是指你直接看到、经历等，而不是通过他人: Many people have seen the horrors of war at first hand.许多人亲眼目睹了战争的恐怖。 → first-hand9first prize/place the prize that is given to the best person or thing in a competition在竞赛中颁发给最佳人选或作品的奖项win/take first prize She won first prize in a painting competition.她在绘画比赛中获得了一等奖。first of There is a first prize of £10,000.一等奖奖金为10,000英镑。10first choice the thing or person you like best你最喜欢的事物或人: John was our first choice as a name for the baby.约翰是我们为宝宝取名时的首选。11first thing as soon as you get up in the morning, or as soon as you start work一早起床后，或刚开始工作时: I’ll call you first thing tomorrow.我明天一早就给你打电话。 We’re leaving first thing.我们一早就出发。12at first light literary文学 very early in the morning清晨极早的时候: The search will resume at first light tomorrow.搜寻工作将于明天天亮时恢复。13make the first move to be the person who starts to do something when someone else is too nervous, embarrassed etc to do it当别人因为太紧张、太尴尬等而不敢行动时，率先采取行动的人: He was glad she had made the first move and kissed him.他很高兴她迈出了第一步，主动吻了他。14not have the first idea about something (also not know/understand the first thing about something) to not know anything about a subject, or not know how to do something对某个话题一无所知，或不知道如何做某事: I wouldn’t have the first idea about what to do in that situation.在那种情况下该怎么办，我一点头绪都没有。 I don’t know the first thing about cars.我对汽车一无所知。15the first flush of something the beginning of a good period of time when you are young, successful etc年轻、成功等美好时期的开端be in the first flush of passion/youth etc He was no longer in the first flush of youth.他已不再是青春年少时的模样。 The first flush of enthusiasm had passed.最初的热情劲头已经过去了。16job title used in the title of someone’s job or position to show that they have a high rank用于某人职务或职位的称谓中，表示其具有较高级别: the first officer大副；副机长 the First Lord of the Admiralty海军部第一大臣17first among equals officially on the same level as other people but really having more power名义上与他人平级，但实际上拥有更多权力18of the first water old-fashioned旧式 of the highest quality质量最高的；一流的
查看全部语言翻译1in a series coming before all the other things or people in a series在一系列事物或人中排在最前面的: Ella was his first girlfriend.埃拉是他的第一任女朋友。the first thing/time/day etc The first time I flew on a plane I was really nervous.我第一次坐飞机时非常紧张。 In the first year, all students take five courses.第一年，所有学生修五门课程。 He said the first thing that came into his head.他说出了脑子里冒出的第一件事。 the first step towards achieving a peace agreement实现和平协议的第一步 There’s a meeting on the first Monday of every month.每个月的第一个星期一都有一次会议。the first two/three/few etc I only read the first two chapters of the book.我只读了这本书的前两章。 It rained during the first few days of the trip.旅行的头几天一直在下雨。 The first and last mountain I climbed was Mount Rundle (=it was the only mountain I ever climbed).我爬过的第一座也是最后一座山是伦德尔山（即我一生中唯一爬过的山）。2for the first time used to say that something has never happened or been done before用于表示某事以前从未发生过或从未做过: For the first time in his life he felt truly happy.他生平第一次感到真正的快乐。 The survey revealed that, for the first time, there are more women in the workplace than men.调查显示，女性在职场中的人数首次超过了男性。 Not for the first time she wondered how he coped with so many children.她不止一次地想，他是怎么应付这么多孩子的。3main most important最重要的: Our first priority is to maintain the standard of work.我们的首要任务是保持工作质量。 As I see it, my first responsibility is to my family.依我看，我最重要的责任是对家人负责。4in the first place a)used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation before something happened用于谈论某种情况的开端，或某事发生之前的状况: Why did you agree to meet her in the first place?你当初为什么同意和她见面？ He wouldn’t have given you the job in the first place if he didn’t think you could do it.如果他不认为你能胜任，当初就不会把这份工作给你。 b)written书面 used to give the first in a list of reasons or points用于列举理由或要点时引出第一条: Her success was secured by two factors. In the first place, she had the support of managers.她的成功由两个因素保证。首先，她得到了管理层的支持。5in the first instance formal正式 at the start of a situation or series of actions在某种情况或一系列行动的开始阶段: The appointment of research officer will be for two years in the first instance.研究员职位的任命期限初步定为两年。 Enquiries should be made in the first instance to the Human Resources Director.咨询事宜应首先联系人力资源总监。6at first glance/sight the first time that you look at someone or something, before you notice any details第一次看到某人或某物时，尚未注意到任何细节的那一刻: At first glance the twins look identical.乍一看，这对双胞胎看起来一模一样。 At first sight, there didn’t appear to be much damage.乍一看，损坏似乎不大。 → love at first sight at love2(2)7first things first used to say that something should be done or dealt with first because it is the most important用于表示某事应该优先处理，因为它最重要8(at) first hand if you see, experience, hear etc something at first hand, you see, experience etc it yourself, not through other people如果你亲眼目睹、亲身经历、亲耳听到某事，是指你直接看到、经历等，而不是通过他人: Many people have seen the horrors of war at first hand.许多人亲眼目睹了战争的恐怖。 → first-hand9first prize/place the prize that is given to the best person or thing in a competition在竞赛中颁发给最佳人选或作品的奖项win/take first prize She won first prize in a painting competition.她在绘画比赛中获得了一等奖。first of There is a first prize of £10,000.一等奖奖金为10,000英镑。10first choice the thing or person you like best你最喜欢的事物或人: John was our first choice as a name for the baby.约翰是我们为宝宝取名时的首选。11first thing as soon as you get up in the morning, or as soon as you start work一早起床后，或刚开始工作时: I’ll call you first thing tomorrow.我明天一早就给你打电话。 We’re leaving first thing.我们一早就出发。12at first light literary文学 very early in the morning清晨极早的时候: The search will resume at first light tomorrow.搜寻工作将于明天天亮时恢复。13make the first move to be the person who starts to do something when someone else is too nervous, embarrassed etc to do it当别人因为太紧张、太尴尬等而不敢行动时，率先采取行动的人: He was glad she had made the first move and kissed him.他很高兴她迈出了第一步，主动吻了他。14not have the first idea about something (also not know/understand the first thing about something) to not know anything about a subject, or not know how to do something对某个话题一无所知，或不知道如何做某事: I wouldn’t have the first idea about what to do in that situation.在那种情况下该怎么办，我一点头绪都没有。 I don’t know the first thing about cars.我对汽车一无所知。15the first flush of something the beginning of a good period of time when you are young, successful etc年轻、成功等美好时期的开端be in the first flush of passion/youth etc He was no longer in the first flush of youth.他已不再是青春年少时的模样。 The first flush of enthusiasm had passed.最初的热情劲头已经过去了。16job title used in the title of someone’s job or position to show that they have a high rank用于某人职务或职位的称谓中，表示其具有较高级别: the first officer大副；副机长 the First Lord of the Admiralty海军部第一大臣17first among equals officially on the same level as other people but really having more power名义上与他人平级，但实际上拥有更多权力18of the first water old-fashioned旧式 of the highest quality质量最高的；一流的firstfirst2 adverb 1before anything or anyone else在其他任何事物或任何人之前: Cindy and Joe arrived first.辛迪和乔最先到达。 An extra five points will be given to the team that finishes first.最先完成的队伍将获得额外的五分。 First of all we’d better make sure we’ve got everything we need.首先，我们最好确认一下我们所需要的东西都准备好了。2before doing anything else, or before anything else happens在做任何其他事情之前，或在任何其他事情发生之前: I’ll join you in a minute but I need to make a phone call first.我马上过来，但我需要先打个电话。3done for the first time首次完成的；初次做的: The book was first published in 2000.这本书于2000年首次出版。4at the beginning of a situation or activity在某种情况或活动开始之时: When we were first married we lived in Toronto.我们刚结婚时住在多伦多。 We first became friends when we worked together.我们在一起共事时开始成为朋友。5[sentence adverb] (also first of all) used before saying the first of several things you want to say用于在说出你想说的几件事中第一件之前 SYN firstly: First, I’d like to thank everyone for coming.首先，我要感谢大家的光临。6first off informal非正式 a)before doing anything else在做任何其他事情之前: First off I’d like you all to fill in an evaluation sheet.首先我想请大家填写一份评估表。 b)used before saying the first of several things you want to say, especially when you are annoyed用于在说出几件事中第一件之前，尤指感到恼怒时: First off I didn’t agree with the comments in your email.首先，我不同意你邮件里的那些评论。7first up British English spoken口语 informal非正式 used to introduce the first thing you are going to talk about, or the first thing that is going to happen用于引出你将要谈论的第一件事，或即将发生的第一件事: First up is the Blues song ‘Mississippi Lad’.首先登场的是蓝调歌曲《密西西比小伙》。8put somebody/something first to consider someone or something as the most important person or thing把某人或某事视为最重要的人或事: We need to choose energy policies that put the environment first.我们需要选择将环境放在首位的能源政策。 Businesses should always put the customer first.企业应始终将顾客放在首位。9come first a)to be the most important person or thing to someone对某人而言是最重要的人或事: The care and well-being of patients should always come first.病人的护理和健康应始终放在第一位。 As far as I’m concerned, the children come first.在我看来，孩子是第一位的。first with Business always came first with Luke.对卢克来说，生意永远是第一位的。 b)to win a competition赢得比赛first in The choir came first in all sections of the competition.合唱团在比赛的所有项目中均获得第一名。10first and foremost used to emphasize the most important quality, purpose, reason etc用于强调最重要的品质、目的、原因等: Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage.都柏林首先让人联想到的是其文学遗产。11first and last used to emphasize that something is the most important thing or quality用于强调某事是最重要的事物或品质: She regarded herself as a teacher first and last, not a writer.她认为自己始终首先是一名教师，而不是作家。12first come, first served used to say that something will be given to the people who ask for it first, when there is not enough for everyone用于表示当数量不足以满足所有人时，将优先给予最先提出要求的人: Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.门票将按先到先得的原则分配。GRAMMAR语法Choosing the right tense选择正确的时态First is used with the simple past: · We first met in 2005. ✗Don’t say: We have first met in 2005."first"与一般过去时连用：· 我们在2005年初次相识。✗不要说：We have first met in 2005。Word order语序• First usually comes before a main verb: · I first went to Paris two years ago.• "first"通常位于主要动词之前：· 我两年前第一次去了巴黎。• First comes after ‘be’ when it is the main verb: · I was first in Paris two years ago.• 当"be"是主要动词时，"first"位于其后：· 我两年前第一次在巴黎。• First comes after the first auxiliary: · When did you first realize you wanted to be a doctor?• "first"位于第一个助动词之后：· 你是什么时候第一次意识到自己想成为医生的？THESAURUS同义词辨析first/firstly used when mentioning the first in a list of reasons, arguments, or questions to consider用于列举要考虑的一系列理由、论点或问题时引出第一个: · I want you to consider these three points in your essay: first, what is the writer’s attitude to the war in this poem ...· 我希望你在文章中考虑以下三点：首先，这首诗中作者对战争的态度是什么……· There are several reasons for this conclusion. Firstly ...· 得出这一结论有几个原因。首先……first of all used especially to emphasize that the first of several things you are going to say is the most important thing尤其用于强调你即将说的几件事中，第一件是最重要的: · The content of the article must, first of all, be accurate.· 文章的内容首先必须准确。· First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last two years.· 首先，衷心感谢在过去两年中支持我们的所有人。in the first place spoken口语 (also for a start British English) spoken口语 used when giving the first and most important reason or example, especially when you are arguing or discussing something with someone用于给出第一个也是最重要的理由或例子，尤指在与某人争论或讨论某事时: · Our main priority should be better public transport – in the first place to reduce the amount of traffic on our roads.· 我们的主要任务应该是改善公共交通——首先是为了减少道路上的交通流量。· He’s not the right person for the job. For a start he’s too young.· 他不是这份工作的合适人选。首先，他太年轻了。to begin with/to start with spoken口语 used when telling someone the first and most important thing that you want to say用于告诉某人你想说的第一件也是最重要的事: · There are numerous activities on offer. To start with there are over 60 miles of walks with splendid views.· 有很多活动可供选择。首先，有超过60英里风景壮观的徒步路线。· Let me tell you something about him. To begin with, he is the most difficult man that I know.· 让我跟你说说他的事。首先，他是我认识的最难相处的人。
1before anything or anyone else在其他任何事物或任何人之前: Cindy and Joe arrived first.辛迪和乔最先到达。 An extra five points will be given to the team that finishes first.最先完成的队伍将获得额外的五分。 First of all we’d better make sure we’ve got everything we need.首先，我们最好确认一下我们所需要的东西都准备好了。2before doing anything else, or before anything else happens在做任何其他事情之前，或在任何其他事情发生之前: I’ll join you in a minute but I need to make a phone call first.我马上过来，但我需要先打个电话。3done for the first time首次完成的；初次做的: The book was first published in 2000.这本书于2000年首次出版。4at the beginning of a situation or activity在某种情况或活动开始之时: When we were first married we lived in Toronto.我们刚结婚时住在多伦多。 We first became friends when we worked together.我们在一起共事时开始成为朋友。5[sentence adverb] (also first of all) used before saying the first of several things you want to say用于在说出你想说的几件事中第一件之前 SYN firstly: First, I’d like to thank everyone for coming.首先，我要感谢大家的光临。6first off informal非正式 a)before doing anything else在做任何其他事情之前: First off I’d like you all to fill in an evaluation sheet.首先我想请大家填写一份评估表。 b)used before saying the first of several things you want to say, especially when you are annoyed用于在说出几件事中第一件之前，尤指感到恼怒时: First off I didn’t agree with the comments in your email.首先，我不同意你邮件里的那些评论。7first up British English spoken口语 informal非正式 used to introduce the first thing you are going to talk about, or the first thing that is going to happen用于引出你将要谈论的第一件事，或即将发生的第一件事: First up is the Blues song ‘Mississippi Lad’.首先登场的是蓝调歌曲《密西西比小伙》。8put somebody/something first to consider someone or something as the most important person or thing把某人或某事视为最重要的人或事: We need to choose energy policies that put the environment first.我们需要选择将环境放在首位的能源政策。 Businesses should always put the customer first.企业应始终将顾客放在首位。9come first a)to be the most important person or thing to someone对某人而言是最重要的人或事: The care and well-being of patients should always come first.病人的护理和健康应始终放在第一位。 As far as I’m concerned, the children come first.在我看来，孩子是第一位的。first with Business always came first with Luke.对卢克来说，生意永远是第一位的。 b)to win a competition赢得比赛first in The choir came first in all sections of the competition.合唱团在比赛的所有项目中均获得第一名。10first and foremost used to emphasize the most important quality, purpose, reason etc用于强调最重要的品质、目的、原因等: Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage.都柏林首先让人联想到的是其文学遗产。11first and last used to emphasize that something is the most important thing or quality用于强调某事是最重要的事物或品质: She regarded herself as a teacher first and last, not a writer.她认为自己始终首先是一名教师，而不是作家。12first come, first served used to say that something will be given to the people who ask for it first, when there is not enough for everyone用于表示当数量不足以满足所有人时，将优先给予最先提出要求的人: Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.门票将按先到先得的原则分配。GRAMMAR语法Choosing the right tense选择正确的时态First is used with the simple past: · We first met in 2005. ✗Don’t say: We have first met in 2005."first"与一般过去时连用：· 我们在2005年初次相识。✗不要说：We have first met in 2005。Word order语序• First usually comes before a main verb: · I first went to Paris two years ago.• "first"通常位于主要动词之前：· 我两年前第一次去了巴黎。• First comes after ‘be’ when it is the main verb: · I was first in Paris two years ago.• 当"be"是主要动词时，"first"位于其后：· 我两年前第一次在巴黎。• First comes after the first auxiliary: · When did you first realize you wanted to be a doctor?• "first"位于第一个助动词之后：· 你是什么时候第一次意识到自己想成为医生的？THESAURUS同义词辨析first/firstly used when mentioning the first in a list of reasons, arguments, or questions to consider用于列举要考虑的一系列理由、论点或问题时引出第一个: · I want you to consider these three points in your essay: first, what is the writer’s attitude to the war in this poem ...· 我希望你在文章中考虑以下三点：首先，这首诗中作者对战争的态度是什么……· There are several reasons for this conclusion. Firstly ...· 得出这一结论有几个原因。首先……first of all used especially to emphasize that the first of several things you are going to say is the most important thing尤其用于强调你即将说的几件事中，第一件是最重要的: · The content of the article must, first of all, be accurate.· 文章的内容首先必须准确。· First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last two years.· 首先，衷心感谢在过去两年中支持我们的所有人。in the first place spoken口语 (also for a start British English) spoken口语 used when giving the first and most important reason or example, especially when you are arguing or discussing something with someone用于给出第一个也是最重要的理由或例子，尤指在与某人争论或讨论某事时: · Our main priority should be better public transport – in the first place to reduce the amount of traffic on our roads.· 我们的主要任务应该是改善公共交通——首先是为了减少道路上的交通流量。· He’s not the right person for the job. For a start he’s too young.· 他不是这份工作的合适人选。首先，他太年轻了。to begin with/to start with spoken口语 used when telling someone the first and most important thing that you want to say用于告诉某人你想说的第一件也是最重要的事: · There are numerous activities on offer. To start with there are over 60 miles of walks with splendid views.· 有很多活动可供选择。首先，有超过60英里风景壮观的徒步路线。· Let me tell you something about him. To begin with, he is the most difficult man that I know.· 让我跟你说说他的事。首先，他是我认识的最难相处的人。firstfirst3 noun 1at first used to talk about the beginning of a situation, especially when it is different now用于谈论某种情况的开始阶段，尤指现在已有所不同时: At first, Gregory was shy and hardly spoke.起初，格雷戈里很害羞，几乎不说话。 I felt quite disappointed at first.起初我感到相当失望。2[countable usually singular] something that has never happened or been done before以前从未发生过或从未做过的事first for The 3–0 defeat was a first for the team.这场3比0的失败对该队来说是第一次。 These results are firsts in the history of women’s athletics.这些成绩是女子田径史上的首次。 ‘I think he’ll agree to it.’ ‘That will be a first.’"我认为他会同意的。""那可是头一遭。"3from the (very) first from the beginning of a situation从某种情况的一开始: I was against the idea from the first.我从一开始就反对这个想法。 I should have known from the first that the relationship would never work.我本应从一开始就知道这段关系是不可能成功的。4[countable] the highest mark you can get in a university degree in Britain在英国大学学位中所能获得的最高等级: Helen got a first in Law.海伦的法学学位以最优成绩毕业。5[uncountable] the lowest gear in a car or other vehicle, that you use when moving slowly汽车或其他车辆中最低的档位，在缓慢行驶时使用 SYN first gearin first You should be in first on a hill like this.在这样的坡道上，你应该挂一档。 He put the car into first and roared away.他把车挂上一档，轰鸣着驶离了。
1at first used to talk about the beginning of a situation, especially when it is different now用于谈论某种情况的开始阶段，尤指现在已有所不同时: At first, Gregory was shy and hardly spoke.起初，格雷戈里很害羞，几乎不说话。 I felt quite disappointed at first.起初我感到相当失望。2[countable usually singular] something that has never happened or been done before以前从未发生过或从未做过的事first for The 3–0 defeat was a first for the team.这场3比0的失败对该队来说是第一次。 These results are firsts in the history of women’s athletics.这些成绩是女子田径史上的首次。 ‘I think he’ll agree to it.’ ‘That will be a first.’"我认为他会同意的。""那可是头一遭。"3from the (very) first from the beginning of a situation从某种情况的一开始: I was against the idea from the first.我从一开始就反对这个想法。 I should have known from the first that the relationship would never work.我本应从一开始就知道这段关系是不可能成功的。4[countable] the highest mark you can get in a university degree in Britain在英国大学学位中所能获得的最高等级: Helen got a first in Law.海伦的法学学位以最优成绩毕业。5[uncountable] the lowest gear in a car or other vehicle, that you use when moving slowly汽车或其他车辆中最低的档位，在缓慢行驶时使用 SYN first gearin first You should be in first on a hill like this.在这样的坡道上，你应该挂一档。 He put the car into first and roared away.他把车挂上一档，轰鸣着驶离了。firstfirst4 pronoun 1the first the first person to do something, or the first thing to happen最先做某事的人，或最先发生的事: There are now many similar housing projects but this was the first.现在有许多类似的住房项目，但这是第一个。 We hope this year’s festival will be the first of many.我们希望今年的节日是众多活动的开端。the first to do something I always thought my sister would be the first to get married.我一直以为我姐姐会是第一个结婚的。 James was the first to arrive.詹姆斯是第一个到达的。2the first I knew/heard used when you have just discovered something that other people already know, and you are slightly annoyed用于当你刚刚发现别人早已知道的事情，并因此略感恼火时: The first I knew he was in York was when I got an email from him.我得知他在约克是在收到他发来的一封电子邮件之后——在此之前我完全不知道。first of/about The first I knew about it was when Tony called me.我第一次知道这件事是在托尼给我打电话的时候。3the First spoken口语 used after the name of a king, queen, or pope when other later ones have the same name用于国王、女王或教皇的名字之后，表示后来有同名者时对第一位的区分: Queen Elizabeth the First (=written as Queen Elizabeth I)伊丽莎白一世女王（即书写为Queen Elizabeth I）
1the first the first person to do something, or the first thing to happen最先做某事的人，或最先发生的事: There are now many similar housing projects but this was the first.现在有许多类似的住房项目，但这是第一个。 We hope this year’s festival will be the first of many.我们希望今年的节日是众多活动的开端。the first to do something I always thought my sister would be the first to get married.我一直以为我姐姐会是第一个结婚的。 James was the first to arrive.詹姆斯是第一个到达的。2the first I knew/heard used when you have just discovered something that other people already know, and you are slightly annoyed用于当你刚刚发现别人早已知道的事情，并因此略感恼火时: The first I knew he was in York was when I got an email from him.我得知他在约克是在收到他发来的一封电子邮件之后——在此之前我完全不知道。first of/about The first I knew about it was when Tony called me.我第一次知道这件事是在托尼给我打电话的时候。3the First spoken口语 used after the name of a king, queen, or pope when other later ones have the same name用于国王、女王或教皇的名字之后，表示后来有同名者时对第一位的区分: Queen Elizabeth the First (=written as Queen Elizabeth I)伊丽莎白一世女王（即书写为Queen Elizabeth I）