adj.(形容词)

1. 最前的
2. 最重要的
3. 第一流的
4. 主要的
5. 最先的
6. 最著名的
7. 最初的
8. 头等
9. 首要的
10. 最高的
11. 大师的
12. 最好的
13. 第一的

adv.(副词)

1. 首先
2. 在最前
3. 最重要地
4. 第一
5. 第一个
6. 居于首位地
7. 在最前列

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]最著名的,最重要的; 最好的; 主要的 most famous or important; best or chief

Adjective:

1. ranking above all others;

   "was first in her class"
   "the foremost figure among marine artists"
   "the top graduate"
   

2. preceding all others in spatial position;

   "the foremost compartment of the ship"
   

3. situated closest to the bow;

   "the foremost compartment of the ship"
   

Adverb:

1. prominently forward;

   "he put his best foot foremost"
   

2. before anything else;

   "first we must consider the garter snake"
   

1.最重要的;最好的
Theforemost thing or person in a group is the most important or best.

e.g. He was one of the world'sforemost 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。
e.g. 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。

2.首先;首要的是
You usefirst and foremost to emphasize the most important quality of something or someone.

e.g. It is first andforemost a trade agreement...
这首先是一个贸易协议。
e.g. I see myself, first andforemost, as a working artist.
我首先还是把自己看作一名艺术工作者。

1. 首要,第一的：foreman 工头,领班 |foremost 首要,第一的 | forerunner 前锋,先驱

2. 首要的：10 supersonic 超音速的 | 11foremost 首要的 | 12 affluent 富足的

3. 最先的：forementioned 前述的 |foremost 最先的 | forenamed 上述的

4. 最初的：foreman 工头 |foremost 最初的 | foresee 预知

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。

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。

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.

近来我们的心目中一直认为这个问题最重要。

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。

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。

She ranks foremost among the country's leading conductors.

她在国内第一流指挥家中名列榜首.

How does America's foremost literary lion solve a problem like Adolf?

这位美国最为显赫的文学名人是如何处理希特勒这个人物的 呢 ?

He was first and foremost a hired killer.

他首先是一个职业杀手.

The subsistence and progress the people should be taken as the foremost objectives of our works.

人民的生存和进步应该被采纳为我们工作的首要目标.

Accept the customer complaint according to company regulation; take the customer foremost as the service standard.

按公司制度处理客户投诉, 以客户至上为服务标准.

He is considered the foremost British artist of this century.

他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.

Better be foremost among commoners than the lowest of the aristocracy.

宁为鸡口,无为牛后.

All of these are marketing decisions first and foremost.

所有这些都是市场营销的首要决定.

He was as the foremost authority on chemistry.

他被认为是化学最高权威.

Some tourists do visIt'southampton but the city is first and foremost a port, not a resort.

有些观光者确实去参观南安普敦,不过那个城市首先是一个港口, 不是一个胜地.

Our motto: credit first, rational price, customer foremost, excellent quality.

我们的宗旨是: 信誉第一, 价格合理, 顾客至上, 品质优良.

Someone jumped out from the foremost waggon and cried aloud.

有人从最前面的一辆大车里跳下来,大声叫嚷.

I have always one foremost satisfaction in reading your books.

读你的作品永远给我一种最高的满足.

He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar.

他是个歌手, 但他主要是一位学者.

According to Chen Qiwei, these measures and foremost is the job stability of the special programs.

据陈启伟介绍, 这些措施中,首要的是稳定岗位特别计划.

Pu Cunxin, the foremost advocate of AIDS prevention together with many school leaders addressed the meeting.

预防爱滋病的宣传员濮存昕以及学校有关领导在会上发言.

Hamburg is first and foremost a port , and so the extravaganza took place on the water.

汉堡大部分地区是海港.所以欢庆将在水上进行.

This formation and foremost the duty of the Catholic parents the child.

培育的责任﹐首先落在孩子的教友父母身上.

The premier occupies the foremost place in the world of politics.

首相是政界的首要人物.

The enemy attacked our foremost position all night.

敌人攻打了我们的前沿阵地整整一夜.

Quality supreme , People foremost, Clients first and Mutual benefit.

质量第一以人为本客户至上共赢共进.

He's written many different kinds of books, but he's first and foremost a poet.

他写过许多不同性质的书, 但他基本是位诗人.

1. He is considered the foremost British artist of this century.
   他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家。
2. He is the foremost runner in the world.
   他是世界上最好的短跑运动员。

• foremost">first and foremost首要的是
• foremost">put one's best foot foremost赶紧
• foremost">head foremost头向前地(轻率地)...
• foremost">stern foremost船尾朝前,倒退,笨拙...
• foremost">put the best foot foremostput one's
• foremost">put one's best leg foremost飞速走
• foremost">set one's best leg foremost全力以赴
• foremost%20point">foremost point标枪尖
• foremost">feet foremost脚先入水
• foremost">with one's heels foremost两脚朝外(被抬出去)...
• foremost">heels foremost两脚朝外(被抬出去)...

• Marlborough stood forth, even above his comrade, the great Eugene, as the foremost soldier of the age.

  出自：W. S. Churchill

• The situation was naturally inimical to many of the Scots, foremost among them the Highlanders.

  出自：A. Fraser

chief，principal，main，major，leading，capital，foremost，primary

这些形容词均含有“首要的，主要的”之意。

chief指人时，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。

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。

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。

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。

leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

primary通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的fyrmest，意为首先。