at the beginning; in the initial stage or stages
首先；最初，开始；初期
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
at first Hugo tried to be patient.
开始，雨果还想耐心一点。
used to indicate that people will be dealt with strictly in the order in which they arrive or apply
先到者先受款待（表示严格按先后次序办事）
tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
售票实行先来先售予的原则。
most importantly; more than anything else
最重要的是，首要的是
Delhi was first and foremost a barracks town.
德里首先是、也主要是一座军营城。
fundamentally; on the whole
根本上；总体上
museums are first and last about curatorship.
博物馆的好坏从根本而言与其管理者有关。
before doing anything else; at the beginning
首先；最初
first of all, let me ask you something.
首先，让我先问你点事情。
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)as a first point; first of all
(非正式，主北美)首先
first off, I owe you a heck of an apology.
首先，我真的应该向你道个歉。
(of a contestant, especially a horse, in a race) winning a race by being the first to reach the finishing line
（参赛者，尤指赛马）第一个到达终点
early in the morning; before anything else
一大早；首先
I have to meet Josh first thing tomorrow.
我明天一大早就得去接乔西。