a first for
collocation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。
第一个；首位；第一名
firsts — plural of first
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第一个；首位；第一名
The person or thing that is first in order, position, or rank.
She was the first to arrive at the meeting.
她是第一个到达会议的人。
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
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。
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。
AI contextual example
He wanted to be the first
他想成为第一个
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the first of the month
这个月的第一天
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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。
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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first 即'第一'，想象赛车冲线瞬间解说高喊 first，冠军最先到达。
语域：neutral 常见场景：排序与名次、时间起点、汽车挡位、从未发生过的事情 作名词时通常用于正式和中性的书面及口语场合，具体含义需要根据语境判断，例如表示顺序、时间、挡位或新事物。
常作可数名词，表示顺序中的第一个
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