first of all
英 [fɜːst ɒv ɔːl]
美 [fɜːrst əv ɔːl]
第一;首先
牛津词典
- firstly在英国英语中比在北美英语中更通用。
Firstly is more common in BrE than in NAmE .- The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.
小册子分为两部分：第一部分涉及基础课程，第二部分涉及高级课程。
- The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.
- at first用以讲述最初阶段的情况，尤指与后来的不同情况相比较：
At first is used to talk about the situation at the beginning of a period of time, especially when you are comparing it with a different situation at a later period.- Maggie had seen him nearly every day at first. Now she saw him much less.
起初玛吉几乎每天都见到他，现在见到他的次数少得多了。
- Maggie had seen him nearly every day at first. Now she saw him much less.
英英释义
adv
双语例句
- First of all, you should know what profession suits you.
首先，你该知道什么职业适合你。 - When you get there, first of all familiarize yourself with the situation.
你到了那里，要先熟悉当地的情况。 - First of all we should make primary education universal.
首先我们应普及初等教育。 - First of all, I think we should be kind to our students.
首先，我认为，我们应该和蔼地对待我们的学生。 - First of all, this paper introduces a semantic component model and also makes extension to it.
首先，本文介绍了一种语义构件模型，并对其进行了扩展。 - First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?
首先，请允许我为上周犯下的错误道歉。 - First of all I must check the number.
首先我必须检查那号码。 - The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.
降息在加利福尼亚并未产生多大影响，原因有二。首先，银行仍然不敢放贷。 - First of all, I want to thank my parents for bringing me into this world.
首先，我想感谢我的父母把我带到这个世界上。 - First of all, I want to give you some details regarding my actual tasks.
首先，我想给你一些细节，就是我实际的工作。