[ADJ 形容词]最重要的;最好的 The foremost thing or person in a group is the most important or best.
He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture...
他是世界上最杰出的古印第安文化研究者之一。
The military government is waging a war of words against its supposed enemies. Foremost among these are the foreign media.
军政府针对假想的敌人展开了一场唇枪舌剑的战斗。这其中首当其冲的就是外国媒体。
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[PHRASE 短语]首先;首要的是 You use first and foremost to emphasize the most important quality of something or someone.
[PHR n/prep]
[emphasis]
It is first and foremost a trade agreement...
这首先是一个贸易协议。
I see myself, first and foremost, as a working artist.
我首先还是把自己看作一名艺术工作者。
Oxford
fore·most/ˈfɔːməʊst; NAmEˈfɔːrmoʊst/
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adjectivethe most important or famous; in a position at the front 最重要的;最著名的;最前的◆the world's foremost authority on the subject该学科全世界首屈一指的权威◆The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence.首相带头谴责暴力行为。◆This question has been foremost in our minds recently.近来在我们的心目中这一直是个最重要的问题。adverbIDIOMsee
1the best or most importantSYN leading, top: one of the country’s foremost authorities on chemical warfare Rostropovich was long considered the world’s foremost cellist.2in a leading position among a group of people or thingsforemost among/amongst Sharpton was foremost among the protesters. Economic concerns are foremost on many voters’ minds. → first and foremost
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foremost
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最重要的(86%),最初的(11%),在最前面(3%)
adj.最重要的;最先的
adv.首先;居于首位地
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