| 主要翻译 |
| firstly adv | (first: introducing first point) | SCSimplified Chinese 第一 dì yī TCTraditional Chinese 第一 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 dì yī ,shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | Kyle wasn't involved in the crime; firstly, he was at school all day, and secondly, he has no motive. |
| | 凯尔没有参与犯罪:首先,他当天整天都在学校;其次,他没有动机。 |
| first of all adv | (to start with) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | First of all, I welcome all those who came today. |
| | 首先,我向今天到场的各位表示欢迎。 |
| first and foremost adv | (primarily) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | First and foremost, let's review the minutes from last week's meeting. |
| | 首先,让我们回顾一下上周的会议记录。 |
| for a start adv | informal (to begin with, in the first place) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | We'll take names and phone numbers for a start, then later on we can get more details. |
| for starters adv | figurative, informal (to begin with, in the first place) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一开始 shǒu xiān,yì kāi shǐ TCTraditional Chinese 一開始 |
| | If you want to well in this job interview, you'll need to smarten yourself up! Brush your hair, for starters. |
| first off adv | informal (introducing a list: firstly) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 第一 shǒu xiān,dì yī TCTraditional Chinese 第一 |
| | First off, it's none of your business what I do; secondly, I don't care what you think. |
| in the first place expr | (firstly) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 原本 shǒu xiān,yuán běn TCTraditional Chinese 原本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 本来 shǒu xiān,běn lái TCTraditional Chinese 本來 |
| | Why don't I like him? Well, in the first place, he doesn't wash. |
| | 我为什么不喜欢他?好吧,首先,他不洗澡。 |
| for one thing expr | informal (the first reason is) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 第一个原因是 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | No, you can't go out! For one thing, you can't afford it. |
| first things first interj | (sth takes priority) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 先说重要的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最重要的事先办 |
| start off by doing sth v expr | (do first) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 第一步 shǒu xiān,dì yí bù |
| first of all adv | (primarily) | SCSimplified Chinese 首要 shǒu yào TCTraditional Chinese 首要 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu yào ,shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | "Our priority," said a police spokesman, "is first of all to ensure the safety of the hostages." |
| | 警方的发言人讲到:“我们的优先任务,就是首先确保人质的安全。” |
| first adv | (before everyone else) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 先于别人地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抢先 |
| | He walked through the door first, and everyone else followed. |
| | 他抢先走进门,其余人紧随其后。 |
| first adv | (firstly: before anything else) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 先于其它事 shǒu xiān,xiān yú qí tā shì |
| | What we need to do first is find a place to stay. |
| | 我们首先要做的事就是找到一个住的地方。 |
| first adv | (firstly: introducing first point) | SCSimplified Chinese 首先 shǒu xiān TCTraditional Chinese 首先 |
| | First, I would like to thank you all for coming. |
| | 首先,我想感谢各位的大驾光临。 |