the first to do sth
用于表示在某事上领先或最早做某事的人。
She was the first to arrive at the party.
她是第一个到达聚会的人。
第一个；首位；第一名
起初；开始；一挡；低速挡；首次；破天荒的事；一垒；处于第一位的人或事物
The person or thing that is first in order, position, or rank.
处于第一位的人或事物
The person or thing in the first position.
排序或系列中的第一个或最高的
the first or highest in an ordering or series
引擎的第一档
The first gear of an engine.
可计数系列中的第一个元素
the first element in a countable series
前所未有的事；新事件
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
某事应开始的时间
the time at which something is supposed to begin
一垒
First base.
She was the first to arrive at the meeting.
她是第一个到达会议的人。
用法提示：这里"first"作名词，表示"第一个到达的人"。
AI contextual example
This is the first of many challenges we will face.
这是我们将面临的众多挑战中的第一个。
用法提示："first"作为名词，指"第一个挑战"。
AI contextual example
He finished first in the race, winning a gold medal.
他在比赛中获得第一名，赢得了金牌。
用法提示："first"作名词，指"第一名"的位置。
AI contextual example
用于表示在某事上领先或最早做某事的人。
She was the first to arrive at the party.
她是第一个到达聚会的人。
表示某人或某事物首次经历的新鲜事。
The concert was a first for the small town.
这场音乐会对这座小镇来说是个前所未有的第一次。
用于表示一组人或事物中的第一个，常指排行最大。
He is the first of three brothers.
他是三兄弟中的老大。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is first for our company.
正确表达This is a first for our company.
first 作名词表示“前所未有的事”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an。中文没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company achieved several first this year.
正确表达The company achieved several firsts this year.
first 作名词表示“前所未有的事”时是可数名词，前面有 several 等复数限定词时，必须用复数形式 firsts。
grammar · medium
易错句子In first, I was a bit nervous.
正确表达At first, I was a bit nervous.
表示“起初”的固定短语是 at first，介词必须用 at，不能用 in。中文“起初”没有介词，容易误加 in。
前所未有的事；第一次
This is a first for our team.
这对我们队来说还是第一次。
起初；最初
At first I found the work difficult.
起初我觉得这工作很难。
（某月的）一号；月初
The rent is due on the first of the month.
房租每月一号到期。
（汽车）挂一挡；处于一挡
He put the car in first and pulled away.
他挂上一挡开车走了。
自始至终；从头到尾
The whole trip was enjoyable from first to last.
整个旅程从头到尾都令人愉快。
表示排列的先后次序，'first'常用于指顺序中的第一位。
多个事物按一定规律排列成的系列，'first'指这个系列的开头元素。
表示等级或名次，'first'常表示排名中的第一。
指在某个排列或队列中所处的位置，'first'表示最前面的位置。
表示过程或发展中的某一时期，'first'可指最初阶段。
从一开始
She knew from the first that he was honest.
她从一开始就知道他是诚实的。
起初，一开始
At first I thought it was a joke, but then I realized she meant it.
起初我以为是个玩笑，但后来我意识到她是认真的。
重要的事先做；先处理要紧的事
First things first, let's finish the report before we discuss the party.
重要的事先做，我们先完成报告再讨论聚会。
搏击俱乐部第一条规则：你不能谈论搏击俱乐部。
From the 1999 film Fight Club. The narrator states this rule early in the movie, and it has become a widely quoted cultural meme, often used to refer to any unwritten rule that members of a group are expected to keep secret.
出自1999年电影《搏击俱乐部》。叙述者在影片开头说出这条规则，后来成为广泛引用的文化梗，常用来指任何群体成员应守口如瓶的不成文规则。
他们先无视你，再嘲笑你，然后与你作对，最后你赢了。
A famous saying often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, though not reliably traced to him. It is frequently quoted as encouragement in social movements and personal struggles, describing a typical cycle of progress.
常被归于圣雄甘地的名言，但并无可靠来源。在社会运动和人生奋斗中经常被引用以激励他人，描述了典型的进步过程。
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