first thing

1 EARLYas soon as you get up in the morning, or as soon as you start work 早晨一醒来；一上班

I’ll call you first thing tomorrow.

我明天一上班就打电话给你。

We’re leaving first thing.

我们早晨一醒来就出发。

Examples from the Corpus

first thing• I'll telephone her first thing, I promise.• The first thing I saw when my eyes blinked into focus was an ant marching over a small stone.• I'll call her first thing in the morning.• Double advanced mathematics first thing in the morning.• What is the last recollection before losing consciousness and the first thing recalled after regaining awareness?• The first things that were provided were pubs and working men's clubs.• The first thing to do is make sure the doors themselves are strong enough.• In this case, the first thing to go was his appetite.• I will go to see Ken Hurren first thing tomorrow morning and tell him that Summerchild was working on defence.• Leave it on my desk and I'll deal with it first thing tomorrow.• Sharon wants that report on her desk first thing tomorrow.

→ first thing at first1(9)

2 BEGINNINGat the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc 〔一天、上午、下午等的〕第一件事，最开始

Jean liked to go for a swim first thing in the morning.

琼喜欢早晨起来先去游泳。

Examples from the Corpus

first thing in the morning• Why not set a few moments aside first thing in the morning and last thing at night?• The owls are often seen outside the barn first thing in the morning, and they nip into the hay when disturbed.• They brought her before a magistrate the first thing in the morning.• They all go through first thing in the morning.• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

→ first thing at thing(7)

词汇	first thing
释义	first thing first thing 1 EARLYas soon as you get up in the morning, or as soon as you start work 早晨一醒来；一上班 I’ll call you first thing tomorrow. 我明天一上班就打电话给你。 We’re leaving first thing. 我们早晨一醒来就出发。 Examples from the Corpus first thing• I'll telephone her first thing, I promise.• The first thing I saw when my eyes blinked into focus was an ant marching over a small stone.• I'll call her first thing in the morning.• Double advanced mathematics first thing in the morning.• What is the last recollection before losing consciousness and the first thing recalled after regaining awareness?• The first things that were provided were pubs and working men's clubs.• The first thing to do is make sure the doors themselves are strong enough.• In this case, the first thing to go was his appetite.• I will go to see Ken Hurren first thing tomorrow morning and tell him that Summerchild was working on defence.• Leave it on my desk and I'll deal with it first thing tomorrow.• Sharon wants that report on her desk first thing tomorrow. → first thing at first1(9) 2 BEGINNINGat the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc 〔一天、上午、下午等的〕第一件事，最开始 Jean liked to go for a swim first thing in the morning. 琼喜欢早晨起来先去游泳。 Examples from the Corpus first thing in the morning• Why not set a few moments aside first thing in the morning and last thing at night?• The owls are often seen outside the barn first thing in the morning, and they nip into the hay when disturbed.• They brought her before a magistrate the first thing in the morning.• They all go through first thing in the morning.• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. → first thing at thing(7)
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