首先

in the first place

first

begin...with

for one thing...(for another)

first of all

to begin with

imprimis

in the first instance

firstly

of all things

above all

to start with

primarily

threshold

at a first brush

first and foremost

the first thing

in the beginning

首先[shǒuxiān]

-（最先）first:
castthefirststone;首先发难
speakfirst;首先发言
-（第一）inthefirstplace;firstofall;aboveall;[拉]primo:

那不是个好办法，首先没人会帮我们的忙。
It is not a good idea. For one thing, nobody will help us.

我首先是一个教师，其次才是一个作家。
I am a teacher in the first place and a writer in the next place.

婚姻首先是一种契约，它必须以公正为制约。
Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must be governed by justice.

首先，要向杯子里放一小片锌板。
You should first put a small piece of zinc plate into the cup.

首先，画一条水平线。
First, draw a horizontal line.

工业革命首先在英国发生。
The industrial revolution had taken place in England first.

外科医生首先切开血管。
First the surgeon performed the section of the blood vessel.

是谁首先横渡大西洋？
Who first navigated the Atlantic Ocean?

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