foremost

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英 [ˈfɔ:məʊst]

美 [ˈfɔrmoʊst]

是什么意思

adj.

第一流的，最重要的；最初的，最前面的；

adv.

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 ]

adj.
- ranking above all others
  "the foremost figure among marine artists"
  同义词：firstworld-class
- situated closest to the bow
  "the foremost compartment of the ship"
- preceding all others in spatial position
  "the foremost compartment of the ship"
  同义词：frontmost
adv.
- prominently forward
  "he put his best foot foremost"
  同义词：first
- before anything else
  同义词：firstfirstlyfirst of allfirst off

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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同义词

supreme principal primarily main lead initially headmost firstly first of all chiefly

反义词

final aftermost

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