先
[xiān]
beforehand; first; earlier
⇒ 在此之前 之前 事先 预先 先期 预 在先 元 处女 原始 首家 一次 第一次 头道 魁首 首 首次 最初 第一 前 头 初次 首先 甲 初 上 上个 捷足先登 先进先出 先来后到 先到先得 破天荒 顶级 一级头 首位 一级棒 头挡 打早 早些 稍早时 早知道 早就 提前 相见恨晚 补过 从 承上起下 继往开来 承前启后 失之东隅，收之桑榆
at first; originally
⇒ 原来 乍 初 开先 起初 原初 本来 起先 起头 肇 开初 最初 第一眼 猛一看 乍看 一大早 一见如故 一见倾心 趁早 赶早 目睹 一蹴可几 一举成功 不堪一击 倾盖 一眼看穿 一见钟情 一回生二回熟 一炮打响 一次生，两次熟 闻鸡起舞 原本 本 原先 当初 原定 原拟 巴蜀 萧红 太仆寺卿 冏卿 冏牧 太仆寺 宣纸 自报家门 大牌档 冏寺 绿营兵 绿营 摩诃婆罗多 诺矩罗 韬略 光棍节 友谊商店 绿旗兵 刘厚总
for the time being; for now
⇒ 暂时 姑 且 权且 聊且 姑且 暂且 且休 一直以来 长久以来 鋍 生米熟饭 榜葛剌 磔 菰 唝吥 光棍节
(prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
⇒ 先公 先慈 先君 先妣 先父 先大母
先
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
先
xiān
I 名
1 elder generation; ancestor; forebear:
- 先业 outstanding achievement of the forebears
2 beginning (opp. [[后1]]):
- 有言在先 make clear beforehand
3 term of respect for the dead; deceased; late:
- 先父 my late father
4 (Xiān) a surname
II 副
1 earlier; before; first; in advance (opp. [[后1]]):
- 他比我先到。 He arrived before me.
- 我先说两句。 Let me say a few words first.
- 你不必先付款。 You don't have to pay in advance.
- 正式动笔前，你先拟个提纲。 Make an outline before you start writing.
- 没有什么先于经验的知识。 There is no knowledge prior to experience.
2 [with a negative word “不”,“别”,etc. ] for the time being; for the moment:
- 你先别走，我有话跟你说。 Don't leave yet, I want to have a word with you.
- 这个问题先不谈吧。 Let's put this aside for the time being.
3 〈口〉 earlier on; before; at first:
- 你先怎么不告诉我呢？ Why didn't you tell me before?
- 他先说不去，后来又改了主意。 First he refused to go, but later changed his mind.
xiān
I 名
1 elder generation; ancestor; forebear:
- 先业 outstanding achievement of the forebears
2 beginning (opp. [[后1]]):
- 有言在先 make clear beforehand
3 term of respect for the dead; deceased; late:
- 先父 my late father
4 (Xiān) a surname
II 副
1 earlier; before; first; in advance (opp. [[后1]]):
- 他比我先到。 He arrived before me.
- 我先说两句。 Let me say a few words first.
- 你不必先付款。 You don't have to pay in advance.
- 正式动笔前，你先拟个提纲。 Make an outline before you start writing.
- 没有什么先于经验的知识。 There is no knowledge prior to experience.
2 [with a negative word “不”,“别”,etc. ] for the time being; for the moment:
- 你先别走，我有话跟你说。 Don't leave yet, I want to have a word with you.
- 这个问题先不谈吧。 Let's put this aside for the time being.
3 〈口〉 earlier on; before; at first:
- 你先怎么不告诉我呢？ Why didn't you tell me before?
- 他先说不去，后来又改了主意。 First he refused to go, but later changed his mind.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
先
xiān
1. 时间或次序在前的(跟‘后’相对 as opposed to ‘later’}) {earlier}:
- ～进 {advanced}
- ～例 {precedent}
- 事～ {beforehand}
- 领～ {take the lead}
- 争～恐后 {rush off to the front; strive to be the first and fear to lag behind}
- 有言在～。 {make it clear beforehand}
2. 祖先;上代 {ancestor; elder generation}:
- ～人。 {ancestors}
3. 〈尊称 honor.〉死去的人 {the late ...}:
- ～父 {the late father}
- ～烈 {martyrs}
- ～哲。 {great thinker of yore}
4. 先前 {earlier; past}:
- 小王的技术比～强多了 {Xiao Wang's skill is much better than before.}
- 你～怎么不告诉我? {Why didn't you tell me beforehand?}
5. (Xiān)姓。 {a surname}
xiān
1. 时间或次序在前的(跟‘后’相对 as opposed to ‘later’}) {earlier}:
- ～进 {advanced}
- ～例 {precedent}
- 事～ {beforehand}
- 领～ {take the lead}
- 争～恐后 {rush off to the front; strive to be the first and fear to lag behind}
- 有言在～。 {make it clear beforehand}
2. 祖先;上代 {ancestor; elder generation}:
- ～人。 {ancestors}
3. 〈尊称 honor.〉死去的人 {the late ...}:
- ～父 {the late father}
- ～烈 {martyrs}
- ～哲。 {great thinker of yore}
4. 先前 {earlier; past}:
- 小王的技术比～强多了 {Xiao Wang's skill is much better than before.}
- 你～怎么不告诉我? {Why didn't you tell me beforehand?}
5. (Xiān)姓。 {a surname}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
先
xiān
名 first; lead; initiative
另见：争先恐后有言在先
形 leading; pioneering; initiating
另见：先锋先头部队
形 preceding (in time); early; antecedent; prior
另见：先例抢先事先
名 <书> elder generation; ancestor; forefather
另见：祖先
形 <敬> of previous generation(s); late; deceased
另见：先父先烈
名 <口> past; beginning; initiation
副 first; before (something else in order, time, preference, importance, etc); early on
副 temporarily; for the time being; for now
xiān
名 first; lead; initiative
另见：争先恐后有言在先
形 leading; pioneering; initiating
另见：先锋先头部队
形 preceding (in time); early; antecedent; prior
另见：先例抢先事先
名 <书> elder generation; ancestor; forefather
另见：祖先
形 <敬> of previous generation(s); late; deceased
另见：先父先烈
名 <口> past; beginning; initiation
副 first; before (something else in order, time, preference, importance, etc); early on
副 temporarily; for the time being; for now
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
先
/xiān/
ancestor; before; deceased; earlier; in advance
/xiān/
ancestor; before; deceased; earlier; in advance
简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典
先
xiān
before，指事先，先前。
作连词。
- 先三思而后行。 Measure thrice before you cut once.或Look before you leap.
- 先拟个提纲再写。 Make an outline before you start writing.
作介词。
- 还是先礼后兵的好。 It's better to try peaceful means before resorting to force.
- 共产党员应该先人后己。 A communist should put others before himself.
作副词。
- 一切结论产生于调查之后，而决不是调查之先。 Conclusions invariably come after investigation, and not before.
- 你怎么不先告诉我？ Why didn't you tell me before?
beforehand, in advance，指预先。
- 我得先警告你，我要把这一切向董事会汇报。 I must warn you beforehand that I shall make a report to the board of directors on everything.
- 我知道她会需要什么，所以我先做了准备。 I knew what she would need, so I made preparations beforehand.
- 如果你同意他的条件，他先付你10万美元。 He will pay you a hundred thousand US dollars in advance if you agree to his terms.
- 我的去留，你没有理由先告诉他。 There is no reason why you should tell him in advance that I'm going.
early，指早先。
- 你当然该知道捷足先登的道理，所以要先找工作。 Of course you know that the early bird catches the worm, so you have to look for a job earlier.
- 他比我先到。 He arrived earlier than I did.early与late连用，可作“先后”解。
- 革命不分先后，照样欢迎。 Whether one makes revolution early or late, one is equally welcome.
first，指首先。
- 让我先说几句。 Let me say a few words first.
- 请按先后次序排队，先到先吃。 Please line up in order of arrival: First come, first served.
- 要做人民的老师，先做人民的学生。 To be a teacher of the people, one must first be their pupil.first可以与late, last, afterwards搭配，表示“先…后…”。
- 他先说不去，后又改变了主意。 At first he refused to go, but later on he changed his mind.
- 先下手为强，后下手遭殃。 He who strikes first prevails, he who strikes late fails.
- 共产党员应先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。 A communist should be the first to become concerned about the world's troubles and the last to rejoice in its happiness.
- 代表团先到北京、后到上海等地参观访问。 The delegation first went to Beijing and afterwards to Shanghai and other places.
- 来不及办手续了，咱们来个先斩后奏。 There is no time for us to go through formalities. Let's act first and report afterwards.
prior (to)，priority，指早先，优先。
- 我先已有约，所以不能跟你去了。 I have a prior engagement and so I can't go with you.
- 没有什么先于经验的知识。 There's no knowledge prior to experience.
- 重伤员要先护理，轻伤员后护理。 The badly wounded take priority for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.
- 会上先讨论需要立即解决的问题。 The problems requiring immediate solution will be given priority at the meeting.
- 这些事都该办，可也得有个先后。 All these matters should be tackled, but they should be taken up in order of priority.
precede，指“在…之前先做某事”。
- 谈生意前，咱们先小人后君子。 Let's allow impoliteness to precede courtesy before we start to discuss the terms of the deal.
- 会议开始前，先奏国歌。 The playing of the national anthem precedes the meeting.
“先”的其他译法。
- 这个问题暂时先不谈。 Let's put aside this problem for the time being.
- 你先别走，我有话跟你说。 Don't leave yet, I want to have a word with you.
- 在慈善机构做事，我们要先公共福利，后个人利益。 Working in the charitable organization, we should prefer public welfare to personal gain.
- 代表们先后就座。 One after another the deputies took their seats.
- 他是先天不足，后天失调。 He was born weak and ill cared for after birth.
- 她已先后来过两次。 She's been here twice already.
- 可以说先有鸡后有蛋，也可以说先有蛋后有鸡。 One may as well say the egg is the mother of the hen as say the hen is the mother of the egg.
- 对不起，我先走一步。 Excuse me a minute.
- 您先请。（让别人先走） After you.
xiān
before，指事先，先前。
作连词。
- 先三思而后行。 Measure thrice before you cut once.或Look before you leap.
- 先拟个提纲再写。 Make an outline before you start writing.
作介词。
- 还是先礼后兵的好。 It's better to try peaceful means before resorting to force.
- 共产党员应该先人后己。 A communist should put others before himself.
作副词。
- 一切结论产生于调查之后，而决不是调查之先。 Conclusions invariably come after investigation, and not before.
- 你怎么不先告诉我？ Why didn't you tell me before?
beforehand, in advance，指预先。
- 我得先警告你，我要把这一切向董事会汇报。 I must warn you beforehand that I shall make a report to the board of directors on everything.
- 我知道她会需要什么，所以我先做了准备。 I knew what she would need, so I made preparations beforehand.
- 如果你同意他的条件，他先付你10万美元。 He will pay you a hundred thousand US dollars in advance if you agree to his terms.
- 我的去留，你没有理由先告诉他。 There is no reason why you should tell him in advance that I'm going.
early，指早先。
- 你当然该知道捷足先登的道理，所以要先找工作。 Of course you know that the early bird catches the worm, so you have to look for a job earlier.
- 他比我先到。 He arrived earlier than I did.early与late连用，可作“先后”解。
- 革命不分先后，照样欢迎。 Whether one makes revolution early or late, one is equally welcome.
first，指首先。
- 让我先说几句。 Let me say a few words first.
- 请按先后次序排队，先到先吃。 Please line up in order of arrival: First come, first served.
- 要做人民的老师，先做人民的学生。 To be a teacher of the people, one must first be their pupil.first可以与late, last, afterwards搭配，表示“先…后…”。
- 他先说不去，后又改变了主意。 At first he refused to go, but later on he changed his mind.
- 先下手为强，后下手遭殃。 He who strikes first prevails, he who strikes late fails.
- 共产党员应先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。 A communist should be the first to become concerned about the world's troubles and the last to rejoice in its happiness.
- 代表团先到北京、后到上海等地参观访问。 The delegation first went to Beijing and afterwards to Shanghai and other places.
- 来不及办手续了，咱们来个先斩后奏。 There is no time for us to go through formalities. Let's act first and report afterwards.
prior (to)，priority，指早先，优先。
- 我先已有约，所以不能跟你去了。 I have a prior engagement and so I can't go with you.
- 没有什么先于经验的知识。 There's no knowledge prior to experience.
- 重伤员要先护理，轻伤员后护理。 The badly wounded take priority for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.
- 会上先讨论需要立即解决的问题。 The problems requiring immediate solution will be given priority at the meeting.
- 这些事都该办，可也得有个先后。 All these matters should be tackled, but they should be taken up in order of priority.
precede，指“在…之前先做某事”。
- 谈生意前，咱们先小人后君子。 Let's allow impoliteness to precede courtesy before we start to discuss the terms of the deal.
- 会议开始前，先奏国歌。 The playing of the national anthem precedes the meeting.
“先”的其他译法。
- 这个问题暂时先不谈。 Let's put aside this problem for the time being.
- 你先别走，我有话跟你说。 Don't leave yet, I want to have a word with you.
- 在慈善机构做事，我们要先公共福利，后个人利益。 Working in the charitable organization, we should prefer public welfare to personal gain.
- 代表们先后就座。 One after another the deputies took their seats.
- 他是先天不足，后天失调。 He was born weak and ill cared for after birth.
- 她已先后来过两次。 She's been here twice already.
- 可以说先有鸡后有蛋，也可以说先有蛋后有鸡。 One may as well say the egg is the mother of the hen as say the hen is the mother of the egg.
- 对不起，我先走一步。 Excuse me a minute.
- 您先请。（让别人先走） After you.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英翻译大辞典
