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先的英文翻译
基本释义
参考释义
- 先 [xiān]
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- （时间或次序在前的） earlier; before; first; in advance:
make clear beforehand; 有言在先
strive to be the first and fear to lag behind; 争先恐后
- （祖先; 上代） elder generation; ancestor:ancestor forefather
- （尊称死去的人） deceased; late:my late father 先父
- （先前） earlier on; before:Why didn't you tell me before? 你先怎么不告诉我?
- （姓氏） a surname:Xian Zhen 先轸
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先的用法和样例：
例句
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有约在先，我恐怕不能与你共进晚餐。
I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner. -
先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里，再把绳子系在桩子上。
First hammer the tent pegs into the ground, then tie the ropes onto them. -
我因有约在先，所以未能参加这个会。
I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior engagement. -
我必须先问一下我的老板。
I'll have to ask my boss first. -
先读课文，然后解释生词。
Read the text first and then explain the new words. -
希思先生是英国前任首相。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. -
捷足先登。
First come, first served.
