1·Harrer was one of the first to climb the north face of the Eiger.
哈勒是第一批登上艾格尔山北坡的人之一。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·He was among the first to question the received wisdom of the time.
他是那个时代首先质疑当时被广为接受的处世之道的人之一。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.
罗马人首先使用混凝土作建筑材料。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come.
我是第一个问他尴尬问题的人，但后面还会有更棘手的问题。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world.
全部由女性组成的游艇船员通过首次环球航行而创造了历史。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·The defeated radicals of the French Revolution were the first to have this messianic vision in 1794.
1794年法国大革命中失败的激进分子最先预见到了这一社会大变革。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·The first to emerge from his tree was Curly.
第一个从他的树上钻出来的是卷毛。
8·The Botai were the first to domesticate horses?
博泰人是第一批驯养马的人？
9·This was the instance that occured first to my mind.
首先在我脑中闪现的就是这个例子。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
10·The first to fall out of the moving circle was the boys.
男孩子们先从不断旋转的圈里掉出来了。