first of all, above all, in the first place
这两个短语都有“首先”的意思。它们的区别是：
above all指重要性上的“首先”，即“最重要的”“特别是”；而first of all指事物排列顺序上的首先，即“第一”。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.
她温文尔雅的外表第一次露出破绽.
——《简明英汉词典》
2、
He first appeared on Broadway last year.
去年他初次在百老汇登台演出.
——《简明英汉词典》
3、
Let's clean their room first and then ours.
咱们先打扫他们的房间,再打扫我们的房间.
——《简明英汉词典》
4、
After the First World War Germany conceded its neighbours much valuable land.
第一次世界大战后,德国让与其邻国许多宝贵的领土.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
5、
He missed the first prize by a whisker.
他和头奖擦肩而过.
——《简明英汉词典》
6、
She first appeared on the screen ten years ago.
十年前,她第一次出现在银幕上.
——《简明英汉词典》
7、
We had a few near misses in the first raid.
在第一次袭击中,有几次我们都差一点就命中目标.
——《简明英汉词典》
8、
He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar.
他是个歌手, 但他主要是一位学者.
——《简明英汉词典》
9、
I was very happy when I first landed in America.
我第一次在美国登陆时非常高兴.
——《简明英汉词典》
10、
Their first exchange set the tone for a new relationship.
他们初步交换意见,为建立新关系定了调子.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
11、
At first hearing I didn't like the music.
第一次听这个音乐时,我不喜欢它.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
12、
The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round.
那个拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了.
——《简明英汉词典》
13、
It'should first be warmed to 120℃.
先得把它加热到120摄氏度.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
14、
I still remember very clearly the scene of our first meeting.
咱俩初次见面的光景我还记得很清楚.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
15、
He got a first in Modern Language.
他在近代语言一科中获得第一名.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
16、
She didn't feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she'd spoken in public.
她虽是第一次当众讲话,却一点都不发慌.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
17、
We were on a walk in the country when the idea first occurred to us.
我们最初想到这个主意时正在乡间散步.
——《简明英汉词典》
18、
The Beatles first visited America in 1964 and took the country by storm.
甲壳虫乐队于1964年第一次访问美国,立即使美国人民为之倾倒.
——《简明英汉词典》
19、
He debated heating up the pot first before his friends came.
他考虑在朋友们到来之前先把火锅烧热.
——《简明英汉词典》
20、
The first question he asked me was quite straightforward.
他向我提出的第一个问题相当简捷.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
21、
The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.
这些药的效果起初非常好,但后来逐渐失效.
——《简明英汉词典》
22、
He falls for every pretty girl at first sight.
对每一位漂亮的姑娘他都一见钟情.
——《简明英汉词典》
23、
It depends ( on ) who will be the first to arrive there.
要看是谁第一个到达那里.
——《简明英汉词典》
24、
He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.
他是第一个飞越大西洋的人.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
25、
Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.
让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭.
——《简明英汉词典》
26、
Her manner seemed unpleasant at first, but she improved on further acquaintance.
起初她的举止让人很不愉快, 但是经过进一步接触她改了许多.
——《简明英汉词典》
27、
The price is under first cost.
这价格低于成本.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
28、
She grew up in Spain, so her first language is Spanish.
她在西班牙长大, 第一语言是西班牙语.
——《简明英汉词典》
29、
First time strangers, second time friends.
一回生, 二回熟.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
30、
The horse was tired, but the rider spurred him on and reached the post first.
那匹马累了, 但骑手仍策马疾驰,终于第一个跑到终点.
——《简明英汉词典》
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- first thing一大早;
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- first place[体]第一名;[计][WIN]冠军;
- first personn.第一人称;
- first past the post<英>得票多者当选议员的选举制度;
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- first off马上，立刻;
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- first leg[体]第一赛程;
- first impression effect初次印象效应;
- first hand[体]第一家;
- first grade头等的;
- first everadj.首次的；前所未有的；史无前例的;
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