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 .
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adv

• before anything else
  1. first we must consider the garter snake
  Synonym:firstfirstlyforemostfirst off

双语例句

• 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。
• First of all, people began to realize the population problem.
  首先，人们开始认识到了人口问题。
• 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, study how he is with other girls.
  首先，研究一下他和其他女孩在一起是怎么样的。
• First of all, we need more research on biofuels.
  首先，我们需要对生物燃料进行更多的研究。
• First of all, I like the zoo.
  首先，我喜欢动物园。
• 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, there are not many of them, and secondly, they have little money and, thirdly, they have few big businesses.
  首先，他们人数不多；第二，他们钱很少；第三，他们没有几家大企业。
• First of all, let's set the scene.
  首先让我们来叙述一下背景。