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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔AFTER〕First we played tennis, and then we went swimming. 我们先是打网球，然后去游了泳。朗文写作活用〔BEFORE〕The rains came first, then the storms. 先是下雨，接着是暴风雨。朗文写作活用〔BEFORE〕Witnesses say the fire was preceded by a loud explosion. 证人都说先是一下巨大的爆炸声，然后就起了这场大火。朗文写作活用〔BOOKS〕She started out writing short stories for the magazine ‘Black Mask’. 她最先是为《黑面罩》杂志写短篇小说。朗文写作活用〔DISAPPOINTED〕No wonder the nurses feel let down - they were promised a big pay increase, but nothing has happened. 难怪护士会感到失望。先是答应给她们大幅度提高工资，但后来就只字不提了。朗文写作活用〔DOWN〕As the sun sank lower and lower, the sky first turned pink and then orange. 太阳渐渐下沉，天空先是呈现出一片粉红色，接着又变成了橙红色。朗文写作活用〔Dutchwoman〕A woman of Dutch ancestry.荷兰血统的女人：祖先是荷兰血统的女人美国传统〔FAR〕There was a flash of lightning and then the rumble of distant thunder. 先是一道闪电，接着远处传来一阵隆隆的雷声。朗文写作活用〔FIRST〕African leaders are worried, firstly about the official flow of aid, and also about levels of private investment. 非洲的领导人首先是担心官方援助的提供，同时也担心私人投资的水平。朗文写作活用〔Hispanic American〕A U.S. citizen or resident of Hispanic descent.美籍西裔：祖先是西班牙人的美国的公民或居民美国传统〔Ituraea〕An ancient country of northeast Palestine. The area was first inhabited by Arabians and later passed to Judea and Rome.伊特利尔：巴勒斯坦东北部的一个古国。这一地区最先是阿拉伯人居住，后来迁入了犹太人和罗马人美国传统〔NEWS〕This is the six o'clock news. First, the headlines ... 这是6点钟新闻，首先是内容提要…朗文写作活用〔USUALLY〕It's always the same old story. They're two or three goals up, and then they relax and end up losing. 总是这样，他们先是领先两三球，然后松懈了下来，最后以失败告终。朗文写作活用〔Vedda〕A member of the earliest people of Sri Lanka, originally forest-dwelling hunters but now almost completely assimilated into the modern Singhalese population.维达人：斯里兰卡最古老的民族的一员，原先是居住在森林中的猎人，但现在已几乎全部被现代的僧伽罗人所同化美国传统〔alter ego〕She is, first and foremost, her husband's alter ego.她首先是丈夫的知己。外研社新世纪〔ancestor〕My ancestors were French.我的祖先是法国人。朗文当代〔argue〕He argued that man was descended from apes.他论证人类的祖先是猿。英汉大词典〔begin〕He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.他先是当演员，后来开始执导影片。牛津高阶〔bend〕The branch will bend before it breaks.树枝先是弯曲，然后才折断。韦氏高阶〔binge〕He dieted, binged, then vomited, and used laxatives.他先是节食, 而后又大吃大喝, 接着又呕又吐, 服用了泻药。外研社新世纪〔blindingly〕There was a pain then, a quick, blinding agony that jumped along Danlo's spine.先是一阵疼痛，接着一股瞬间的剧痛沿着丹洛的脊柱窜了上来。柯林斯高阶〔bluster〕His response was first to persuade, then to bluster.他的反应先是说服，然后变为咆哮。麦克米伦高阶〔build〕His amazement turns into laughter, which builds steadily.他先是惊讶,接着笑了起来,笑声越来越响。英汉大词典〔cap〕First he lost his job and house, and then to cap it all, his wife died.他先是丢了工作和房子, 然后最糟糕的是他妻子死了。外研社新世纪〔carriage〕Canals were originally built for the carriage of coal.运河原先是为运煤修建的。朗文当代〔caught a chill〕He caught a chill that turned into a bad cold.他先是着了凉，随后又转成了重感冒。韦氏高阶〔commence〕The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory.这门课程开始先是一周的艺术理论导论。朗文当代〔conspire against sth〕I'd planned a romantic evening together, but circumstances conspired against it - friends arrived unexpectedly and then Dave was called out to an emergency.我计划两人共度一个浪漫的夜晚，可是事不凑巧——先是朋友们不期而至，接着戴夫被叫去出急诊。剑桥高阶〔correlate〕Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes, then correlating the data.瑞安中尉闭上眼睛，先是在脑海里回想了一遍不同的犯罪现场，然后将这些信息联系起来。柯林斯高阶〔day〕It wasn't Chris's day – he overslept and then his car broke down.这一天是克里斯的倒霉日子 — 他先是睡过了头，然后他的汽车又坏了。朗文当代〔deprive〕She deprives herself of food, and then indulges in eating binges.她先是克制自己不吃东西, 然后又开始暴饮暴食。外研社新世纪〔district〕This Houston district was originally drawn to elect a Hispanic Democrat.划分这个休斯敦选区原先是为了选举一位西班牙裔民主党人。牛津搭配〔ensuing〕An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off.先是发生了争吵，随后动了手，接着就开了枪。剑桥高阶〔firebrand〕His early years as a Protestant firebrand had led to imprisonment and then exile.他年轻时是个狂热的新教徒, 并因此先是入狱, 后又被流放。外研社新世纪〔firstly〕The programme is now seven years behind schedule as a result, firstly of increased costs, then of technical problems.该项目现已经比预定时间晚了7年，原因首先是因为成本增加，其次是由于技术问题。柯林斯高阶〔follow〕First came the student speeches, and the presentation of awards followed.首先是学生发言，随后是颁奖。韦氏高阶〔foremost〕It is first and foremost a trade agreement.这首先是一个贸易协议。柯林斯高阶〔frog〕If you smoke, you might first notice a frog in your throat, which later turns into a smoker's cough.抽烟的人首先是觉得自己嗓子沙哑, 再后来会出现老烟枪才有的咳嗽。外研社新世纪〔handspring〕A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet.前手翻腾跃：一项身体从笔直的姿势翻一整圈，先是手着地再是脚着地的体操技艺美国传统〔hit〕First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded.先是一幢房子被直接击中，然后火箭弹就爆炸了。柯林斯高阶〔hit〕First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded.先是一座房子被直接命中, 接着火箭弹就爆炸了。外研社新世纪〔hot〕Hot on the heels of the HRT evangelists come the purveyors of romantic back-to-nature 'alternatives'.先是有人大肆鼓吹激素替代治疗, 紧接着就有人要提供很虚幻的回归自然式“非传统疗法”。外研社新世纪〔infatuation〕His early relationships with women followed a pattern of instant infatuation, idealization and rejection.他早年和女人谈恋爱遵循着以下模式：先是一见钟情, 接着视作理想伴侣, 最后将其抛弃。外研社新世纪〔instance〕In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company.首先是报警，然后与你的保险公司联系。牛津高阶〔irresponsible〕It was irresponsible of the school to allow this to happen in the first place.首先是学校不负责任，才会让这种事发生。麦克米伦高阶〔kick off〕We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。柯林斯高阶〔latterly〕City centres were abandoned first by residents, then by shops, and latterly by businesses.首先是当地居民搬离市中心，继而是商铺，近日各个企业也开始迁出。柯林斯高阶〔list〕The damaged ship listed badly to starboard. Erosion first listed, then toppled the spruce tree.被毁的船向右舷严重倾斜。先是泥流向一边冲蚀，然后针枞树向前倒下美国传统〔mollify〕He looked first mollified and then relieved as it occurred to him his plight could be worse.想到自己本可能会陷入更糟糕的困境，他看上去先是感到宽慰，随后又如释重负。柯林斯高阶〔moved〕He moved from being an extramural tutor to being a lecturer in social history.他原先是一名校外辅导老师，后调入学校讲授社会史。柯林斯高阶〔nativity〕No matter how British our antecedents, the fact of our nativity in Berlin means that we are merely 'British by descent'.无论我们的祖先是多么纯正的英国人, 我们出生在柏林这一事实意味着我们只是“血统上的英国人”。外研社新世纪〔one thing after another〕First I locked my keys in the car, and then I spilled coffee all over myself. It was just one thing after another today! 先是我把钥匙锁在了车里，然后又把咖啡洒了一身。今天的倒霉事真是一件接一件！韦氏高阶〔originally〕The building was originally a school.那栋建筑原先是所学校。韦氏高阶〔outlook〕The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.今天天气先是多云无雨，晚些时候有阵雨。剑桥高阶〔pass〕The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.那辆车把那人来回轧了两次，先是倒着轧的，再是往前开着轧的。柯林斯高阶〔peerage〕Burke's Peerage, the expensive handbook for aristocrats who are vague about their ancestors《伯克贵族名册》, 供不知自己祖先是谁的贵族们使用的昂贵手册外研社新世纪〔percolate〕Ideas percolate for a few years, turning into concepts and then into full-blown ways of working.这些想法先是流传几年, 然后变成概念, 最后发展成为成熟的工作方法。外研社新世纪〔pick-up〕It began just in the usual way, I mean, a pick-up in a pub, and then his moving in with me.开始的时候和往常一样, 也就是说, 首先是在酒吧搭讪, 然后他就搬来和我同居了。外研社新世纪〔pre-eminently〕That is why we say Christmas is pre-eminently a time of giving.那就是为什么我们说圣诞节首先是付出和赠与的日子。外研社新世纪〔promote〕I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。柯林斯高阶〔reverent〕At first a reverent hush. Then a murmuring.先是一片肃静,接着响起一阵低语声。英汉大词典〔round-up〕First, with a round-up of the day's local news, here's Paul Kirby.首先是今天的本地新闻提要，我是保罗‧柯比。朗文当代〔roundup〕First, we have this roundup of the day's news.首先是一天要闻综述。外研社新世纪〔rule〕The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer.首先是眼睛要直视面试主持人。牛津高阶〔rumble〕The sky rumbled and crackled.天空先是隆隆作响, 后又传出阵阵噼啪声。外研社新世纪〔secondarily〕Byron was first a poet and secondarily a dramatist.拜伦首先是个诗人, 其次是个剧作家。外研社新世纪〔second〕He is a writer first and a scientist second.他首先是作家，然后才是科学家。牛津高阶〔second〕She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.她做那件事，首先是因为她自己想做，其次是因为我要她做。牛津高阶〔sprawl〕Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect.博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言, 先是任文章自由铺展, 然后猛地收住, 产生了绝佳的效果。外研社新世纪〔sprawl〕Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect.博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。柯林斯高阶〔start off〕Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。柯林斯高阶〔start off〕She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her.她先是指控他勒索，但他几乎不理睬她。柯林斯高阶〔start〕The games start off as a social event, but players soon become competitive.比赛起先是一项社会活动，但选手们很快就变得互不相让起来。朗文当代〔start〕The leaves start off green but turn red later.树叶起先是绿色，到后来会变红。牛津高阶〔start〕To start with it's much too expensive… 首先是太贵…牛津高阶〔stop〕She was walking toward me, and then she suddenly stopped.她先是朝我走来，然后突然停了下来。韦氏高阶〔straddle〕He straddles two cultures, having been brought up in Britain and later converted to Islam.他具有两种文化背景，先是在英国长大，后又皈依了伊斯兰教。柯林斯高阶〔sudden〕First they announce their engagement and then they tell me Angie's pregnant - it's all a bit sudden.他们先是宣布了订婚，接着告诉我安吉怀孕了——一切都有点太突然了。剑桥高阶〔talkie〕Garbo made two dozen films, first silent pictures then talkies.嘉宝拍过 24 部电影，先是无声的，后是有声的。柯林斯高阶〔thing〕How do they manage it all? Careful scheduling, for one thing. 他们是怎样处理这一切的呢?首先是细致地排出时间表。 英汉大词典〔to begin with〕The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small.这家旅馆太差了！首先是我们的房间太小。剑桥高阶〔turn out〕It was previously a small monastery but the authorities turned all the monks out.那里原先是座小寺庙，但当局把所有僧侣都撵走了。柯林斯高阶〔turnaround〕What a turnaround - they were losing 3–0, they came back to win 4–3.真是一个大逆转——他们先是0比3落后，可最后却以4比3赢了。剑桥高阶〔up〕The car sped up and then slowed down.这辆车先是加速，然后又慢了下来。韦氏高阶After a promising start, things began to go sour. 起先是很有希望的，后来却开始变得让人扫兴。译典通First he messed up my work and then he had the cheek to accuse me of being disorganized.他先是弄乱了我的工作，然后厚着脸皮指责我头绪混乱。剑桥国际He's American but his family (= relatives in the past) come/comes from Ireland.他是美国人，但他的祖先是爱尔兰人。剑桥国际Her rather irregular behaviour, although entertaining at first, soon became tiresome.她相当不合常规的行为先是让人觉得有趣，但很快就令人厌烦了。剑桥国际I worked on a voluntary basis first of all as a means to an end (= as a way of achieving something else, for example a permanent job).我志愿工作首先是为了达到最终目的。剑桥国际In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.依我之见，首先是我们不该买这车。剑桥国际In summary, the outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.总之，今天的天气趋势起先是多云干燥，随后是阵雨。剑桥国际It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body.一开始先是肝癌，接着便扩散到身体其他部分。剑桥国际Our house was originally Victorian, but it has had a lot of alterations made to it.我们的房子原先是维多利亚时代的，不过已经对其进行了许多改造。剑桥国际Selling the company was primarily a personal decision and secondarily a business decision.出售公司首先是个人决定，其次才是商业决策。牛津商务She's had her hair waved--it used to be straight.她把头发烫了----她的头发原先是直的。剑桥国际The criminals first went in the London direction, then they cut back (=suddenly went in the other direction) and headed north.罪犯先是向伦敦方向去，然后调头往北走了。剑桥国际The statute is tough because it was originally designed to prevent organised crime from operating behind legitimate business fronts.这法令很严厉，因为这原先是用来防止在合法生意背后进行有组织的犯罪的。剑桥国际There was a long argument and then a longer period of hostile silence.先是漫长的争论，然后是更长一段时间充满敌意的沉默。剑桥国际They heard a bang, followed by a scream, from the next room.他们听见隔壁房间先是传来一声巨响，然后又是一声尖叫。剑桥国际When I saw her in Cairo I did a double take--I couldn't believe it.我在开罗看到她的时候先是一怔，后来才反应过来----我简直不能相信。剑桥国际 |
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