first
Cook the meat quickly at first to seal in the juices.
一开始要大火烧肉，以便保存肉汁。
In the word "mother" the stress is on the first syllable.
在"mother"这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。 在＂mother＂这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。
His illness was more serious than the doctor first thought.
他的病较医生原来以为的更严重。
Leaving her first job was a watershed in her life.
辞去她的第一份工作是她生活中的一个转折点。
Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair.
不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。
Passengers with cars must embark first.
带汽车的乘客必须先上船。
Bob teed off on the new pitcher's first delivery.
鲍勃猛击那新投手所投的第一个球。
Alarmed at the first sound, we hit the dirt.
第一声警报一响我们就迅速卧倒。
She struck up the first carol on the grand piano.
她在那架大钢琴上演奏起第一支颂歌。
He picked a winning number on the first draw.
他第一次便抽到一个中奖号码。
Slop out the waste basins first when you get up.
起床的第一件事是把例盆倒了。
The runner was retired put out at first base.
跑垒者于第一垒上被刺杀出局。
They drew lots for the right to go first.
他们抓阄儿决定谁先走。
Our reporter was the first person on the scene.
我们的记者是最先到达出事地点的。
We got knocked out of the Cup in the first round.
我们在锦标赛的第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了。
He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.
他没有看出第一页中有个拼写错误。
A slow theme introduces the first movement.
第一乐章以缓慢的主旋律开始。
They set sail with the first fair wind.
他们一有顺风就扬帆起航。
I fell in love with her at first sight.
我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。
The library boasts first edition of Shakespeare.
这个图书馆以藏有初版的莎士比亚集而自豪。
The first chapter delimits her area of research.
第一章阐明了她的研究领域。
He's not in the first grade as a musician.
他不是第一流的音乐家。
His symphony was laughed off the stage at its first rehearsal.
他的交响曲在第一次预演时就受到嘲笑而不能上演。
I didn't like the first part of the book.
我不喜欢这本书的第一部分。
He always travels first class expense is no object.
他出门总是用头等票－－费用不成问题。
Don't buy the first car you see: shop around a bit.
买汽车时别见到一辆就买，多转几家挑一挑。
It is the first time that I speak in public.
这是我第一次在公共场合发言。
She did the first stage of the trip by train.
她行程的第一段是乘火车的。
She ran herself out in the first few kilometers.
她才跑了几公里就没力气了。
She worked over the first act of the play.
她重写了剧本的第一幕。
Most animals are soft and fluffy when first born.
大多数动物刚出生时都很软，身上有绒毛。
The first day of the month is a public holiday.
这个月的第一天是一个公共假日。
The first lesson is taken from St John's Gospel.
第一段圣经选自《约翰福音》。
The first question I'd ask is how you knew him?
我的第一个问题是你怎样认识他的？
The first scene of the play is the king's palace.
剧中的第一个场景是王宫。
Our team held its own after the first quarter.
我们队和对手在开始的四分之一场里打了个平手。
The matter appeared at first view of little moment.
这件事乍看起来不怎么重要。
Read the text first and then explain the new words.
先读课文，然后解释生词。
The second batch of sugar is better than the first.
第二批制成的糖比第一批好。
So it was that he had his first sight of snow.
就那样，他第一次见到了雪。
Let's toss up a penny for the chance to go first.
我们掷一枚一便士的硬币来决定谁先去。
First prize in the raffle is a holiday for two in Paris.
抽奖销售的头奖是两个人到巴黎度假旅游。
I took against him at first sight.
第一次见面我就讨厌他了。
She got a first in maths at Exeter.
她在埃克塞特大学数学系毕业，获一级荣誉学位。
She took a first in English at Leeds.
她在利兹时英语获得优等。
First the surgeon performed the section of the blood vessel.
外科医生首先切开血管。
In this area black frost usually comes first in early December.
这个地区通常在12月初开始出现严霜。
His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.
他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。
She first made a name for herself as an actress.
她最初是以当演员而成名的。
He was first and last an administrator.
他一直是个行政管理人员。