拔得头筹：first的用法讲解

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

——A Beautiful Mind

我一年级的老师，曾经告诉我，我天生就具有两个有用的大脑。

——《美丽心灵》

一、下面我们来看看first有几种含义

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.

据亚里士多德说，铁曾用来作为最初的流通货币。

2.初次的 earliest

It was here that I first met him.

这就是我初次与他见面的地方。

adv.

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

First, all users will become more effective.

首先，所有人都将更有效率。

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

What do you always tackle first?

哪些问题是你常常会首先解决的？

3.宁愿；宁可 in preference to something else

He said he would die first.

他说他宁愿死掉也不作那样的事。

n.

1.【口】（以前从未有过的）显着成就、事件等 [C] the first occurrence or item of a kind

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

我俩都是生平第一次去海上旅游。

2.【英】first (in sth)（大学学位的）最高成绩，优等 [C] the winning or highest place in a competition, examination, or contest

She got a first in English at Oxford.

她在牛津大学学习英语，获优等学位。

3.（提到的或出现的）第一个人或事物 [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.

他是那天第一个登记离去的人。

4.（汽车，自行车等的）最低档 [U] lowest gear on a car, bicycle, etc. that you use when you are moving slowly

He stuck the car in first and revved.

他挂上了一档，开动了汽车。

二、你知道first和哪些词更搭吗？

at first

起初,首先,一开头

at first blush

乍一看,初见

at first glance

初看上去,第一眼看上去,乍看起来

at first sight

初看上去,乍一看,第一眼看上去

first aid

n.(对伤患者的)急救

三、最后，做个小测试来巩固一下吧

We went on a cruise, a _____ for both of us.
我俩都是平生第一次去海上旅游。