foremost

英 [ˈfɔːməʊst]

美 [ˈfɔːrmoʊst]

adj.  最重要的; 最著名的; 最前的
adv.  首先; 居于首位地

最高级：foremost　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7575 / COCA.6296

习惯用语

adv.

first and foremost
• 首要的是；首先
  more than anything else
• He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
  他干一点教学，但首要的是写作。

牛津词典

adj.

• 最重要的；最著名的；最前的
  the most important or famous; in a position at the front
  1. the world's foremost authority on the subject
     该学科全世界首屈一指的权威
  2. The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence.
     首相带头谴责暴力行为。
  3. 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。

adv.

adv.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 最重要的;最好的
  Theforemostthing or person in a group is the most important or best.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 首先;首要的是
  You usefirst and foremostto emphasize the most important quality of something or someone.
  1. It is first and foremost a trade agreement...
     这首先是一个贸易协议。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• preceding all others in spatial position
  1. the foremost compartment of the ship
  Synonym:frontmost
• ranking above all others
  1. was first in her class
  2. the foremost figure among marine artists
  3. the top graduate
  Synonym:firstworld-class
• situated closest to the bow
  1. the foremost compartment of the ship

adv

• before anything else
  1. first we must consider the garter snake
  Synonym:firstfirstlyfirst of allfirst off
• prominently forward
  1. he put his best foot foremost
  Synonym:first

双语例句

• 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。
• We're first and foremost committed to being a women's college, she told me.
  我们首先，并且最重要的承诺是，我们是一家女子学院。她对我说。
• It is first and foremost a trade agreement
  这首先是一个贸易协议。
• That's really been foremost on my mind and have been driving me forward.
  这在我的脑海中是最重要的，是促进我继续前进的动力。
• It is one of the country's foremost research centers.
  这是这个国家最优秀的研究中心之一。
• We must do our utmost to catch up with the foremost.
  我们要急起直追，迎头赶上。
• 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。
• First and foremost, developing country leaders have asserted that the responsibility for their future is in their hands.
  首先，发展中国家的领导人宣称，对他们国家的未来的责任掌握在他们的手中。
• First and foremost, this is a GAME.
  首先这是一个游戏。
• The enemy attacked our foremost position all night.
  敌人攻打了我们的前沿阵地整整一夜。