first off

1. First off, huge apologies for last month's confusing report.
   首先，要对上个月那篇交代不清的报道表示深深的歉意。
2. First off, get down to basics.
   首先，要从基础做起。
3. First off, it is simply an HTML file.
   首先，它是一个简单的HTML文件。
4. First off, twice a week, surround yourself with friends or family.
   首先，你要和朋友家人一星期聚两次。
5. First off, let's back up. Why do you need a network?
   首先，让我们后退一步想想，你为什么需要社交关系网？
6. First off, birds hardly use their noses; instead they rely on their eyes and ears.
   首先，鸟类不太会用它们的鼻子，它们更多的是用眼镜和耳朵。
7. Okay, now, first off, what I need is to hear from you what happened.
   那好，首先我要你告诉我那晚发生了什么。
8. First off: Finish the last chapters in our HTML tutorial!
   首先：完成我们HTML教程的最后几章！
9. First of all infml first off, I'd like to ask you a few questions about our childhood.
   首先，我想问你几个有关你童年时代的问题。
10. First off, you set up VPNs though the Network Manager.
    首先，是使用网络管理器设置VPN。
11. First off, let's be clear: Beckham is not going on loan from the Galaxy this winter.
    首先我们来澄清一个事实：银河今年冬天不会把贝克汉姆租借出去。
12. First off, I think that if you are not Nokia and you have decided to use this test as your golden standard, you have already missed the point about agility.
    首先，我认为，如果您不是Nokia公司，同时你已决定将这些测试项作为您的绝对标准，您已经失去了敏捷的精髓。
13. First off we've now announced all the fan improvements.
    首先我们现在公布所有球迷的更新。
14. FC: First off, let me describe the extent of the problem.
    FrankCohen：首先，让我描述一下问题的范围。
15. First off, I'm not cheating on my fiancee.
    首先，我不会背叛我的未婚妻。
16. First off, there's the matter of the swimming-pool.
    首先，有个游泳池的问题。
17. First off, you can't be seen looking like you are scoping the area out.
    首先，你不能显得你正在仔细地观察那里。
18. First off, it has to be noted that Jackson and Auerbach coached in vastly different circumstances.
    首先需要注意的是，菲尔和奥尔巴赫的执教环境有很大差别。
19. First off, it morphs back into deficit on a seasonally-adjusted basis for the seventh month in a row.
    一经季节因素调整，顺差就又变回到了逆差，而且是连续第7个月出现逆差。
20. Houzhu first off, the last fireman.
    “先客后主，司炉最末”。
21. They come to our office first off.
    他们马上就要到我们办公室来。
22. First off all, it's important for you to be honest.
    对你来说最重要的是做个诚实的人。
23. First off, he gave a rundown on the movie's story.
    首先，他简要介绍了一下故事梗概。
24. First off, you've got to make sure you know the way.
    首先，你得确信你认识路。
25. First off, I just did not see it as a big deal.
    首先，我不认为这有什么了不起的。
26. First off I want to say what I have used for install and what has worked and what has not.
    首先我想说的是什么我已用于安装了什么工作，什么不是。
27. First off all, there was so "set" release date.
    首先，我们有这样的“集”的发布日期。
28. First off, cash will be key when you go shopping.
    首先，你去购物的时候现金非常关键。
29. First off, applicants need to pick the right school.
    首先，申请者要选对学校。
30. First off, I want you to cut the grass.
    首先，我想让你把草割了。

adv

1. before anything else
   1. first we must consider the garter snake

   Synonym:    firstfirstlyforemostfirst of all