英语单词 | foremost |
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英美音标 | 英 ['fɔːməʊst] 美 ['fɔːrmoʊst] |
中文释义 | adj.最重要的;最初的 adv.在最前面 |
英语例句 | (1) He is one of the foremost scientists in China. (2) He was one of the foremost literary scholars in England. (3) First and foremost, I think you should work harder on your biology. (4) Put your best foot foremost and you will succeed. |
中文例句 | (1) 他是中国最重要的科学家之一。 (2) 他是英格兰最重要的文学专家之一。 (3) 首先,我认为你应该多在生物学上下功夫。 (4) 只要全力以赴你会成功。 |
vocabulary简明 | Foremost is an adjective that means holding the highest position or rank. When naming advisors, presidents usually search for the foremost experts on various subjects. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you are the foremost in your profession, you're the expert people will seek out for an opinion. If your foremost concern in a project is money, all other factors are secondary. You can also use this word as an adverb meaning "before anything else." The film, Gone With the Wind, is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, but first and foremost, it is a love story. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
2 [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]
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