foremost
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英 [ˈfɔ:məʊst]
美 [ˈfɔrmoʊst]
是什么意思
第一流的,最重要的;最初的,最前面的;
首先,第一;居于首位地;
双语释义
adj.(形容词)
- [A]最著名的,最重要的; 最好的; 主要的most famous or important; best or chief
英英释义
foremost[ 'fɔ:məust ]
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adj.
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ranking above all others
"the foremost figure among marine artists"
同义词:firstworld-class
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situated closest to the bow
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
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preceding all others in spatial position
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
同义词:frontmost
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ranking above all others
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adv.
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prominently forward
"he put his best foot foremost"
同义词:first
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before anything else
同义词:firstfirstlyfirst of allfirst off
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prominently forward
学习怎么用
词组短语
first and foremost首先;首要的是
同近义词辨析
principal, leading, primary, foremost, capital, major, chief, main
这组词都有“首要的,主要的”的意思,其区别是:
principal用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
chief拽人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He is one of the foremost scientists in China.
他是中国最重要的科学家之一。 - He was one of the foremost literary scholars in England.
他是英格兰最重要的文学专家之一。 - Good schemes will do more than funnel money from latecomers to early takers, allowing the foremost to prosper at the expense of the hindmost.
好的庞式计划将不仅仅是将钱从后来者转到早的加入者手中,以最后面的加入者为代价来使最初的加入者获得成功。
用作副词(adv.)
- First and foremost, I think you should work harder on your biology.
首先,我认为你应该多在生物学上下功夫。 - Put your best foot foremost and you will succeed.
只要全力以赴你会成功。
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