foremost

adj.第一流的，最重要的；最初的，最前面的

adv.首先，第一；居于首位地

adj.

1. 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.

形容词最高级:foremost 原型:foremost

foremost 最前面的，最重要的

来自古英语formest, 最早的。来自PIE*pre-mo, 最早的，*pre-, 在先，词源同fore, *mo, 最高级后缀，词源同intimate, ultimate. -est, 最高级后缀。因此，该词实际上为双重最高级形式，后拼写受fore,most影响。比较former, first.

1. She is, first and foremost, her husband's alter ego.
   她首先是丈夫的知己。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. It is first and foremost a trade agreement
   这首先是一个贸易协议。
5. 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。
6. The enemy attacked our foremost position all night.
   敌人攻打了我们的前沿阵地整整一夜。
7. The premier occupies the foremost place in the world of politics.
   首相是政界的首要人物。
8. We must do our utmost to catch up with the foremost.
   我们要急起直追，迎头赶上。
9. 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。
10. He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar.
    他是个歌手，但他主要是一位学者。
11. First and foremost, that what you see in the listing is all you need for the application.
    首先，您在清单中所看到的都是您的应用程序所需要的。
12. First and foremost, you need to respect your roommate.
    首先和首要的，你要尊重你的室友。
13. 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。
14. First and foremost, I believe it is in their mindset.
    首先，我认为这与人们的心态有关。
15. First and foremost, we shall tackle the problem.
    我们首先应解决这问题。
16. 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。
17. First and foremost I think phenomenological social psychology is about lived experience.
    首先，我认为社会心理学中的现象学是关于对生活的体验。
18. First and foremost, this is a GAME.
    首先这是一个游戏。
19. You come first and foremost!
    你对我来说总是第一位的！
20. 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。
21. GERHARD RICHTER is the world's foremost living painter.
    格哈德·里希特是世界上在世的画家中最重要的。
22. First and foremost he is a logician.
    他首先是一个逻辑学家。
23. 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。
24. Foremost in this agenda is the need to build vibrant cities, cohesive societies and clean governments.
    在这个议程中，最重要的是需要建立充满活力的城市、具有凝聚力的社会和廉洁的政府。
25. First and foremost: Get a custom build!
    第一和最重要的：获得一个定制结构！
26. Ageing is first and foremost a development problem.
    老龄问题首先是发展问题。
27. China must make the improvement of people's living standards as its first and foremost goal.
    中国必须将改善人民生活水平作为第一和最重要的目标。
28. This is the foremost part of the paper.
    这一部分是该篇论文最重要的部分。
29. In spite of her recent election success, she remains first and foremost a writer, not a politician.
    尽管在最近的选举中赢得了胜利，她仍然首先是一个作家，而不是一个政治家。
30. Our foremost priority is your safety and getting the business back running.
    我们的首要优先权是您的安全和得到跑的事务。