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单词 first-class
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first-class
also first class
1. adjective B2
If you describe something or someone as first-class, you mean that they are extremely good and of the highest quality.
The food was first-class.
She has a first-class brain and is a damned good writer.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use first-class to describe something that is in the group that is considered to be of the highest standard.
He officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday.
Harriet graduated with a first class degree in literature.
The Altea is a newly built first-class hotel.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
First-class accommodation on a train, aeroplane, or ship is the best and most expensive type of accommodation.
...a first-class carriage.
He won himself two first-class tickets to fly to Dublin.
...first-class passengers.
First-class is also an adverb.
She had never flown first class before.
First-class is the first-class accommodation on a train, aeroplane, or ship.
He paid for and was assigned a cabin in first class.
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
In Britain, first-class postage is the quicker and more expensive type of postage. In the United States, first-class postage is the type of postage that is used for sending letters and postcards.
Two first class stamps, please.
The price of mailing a first-class letter will not be increasing this year.
First-class is also an adverb.
It took six days to arrive despite being posted first class.
Collocations:
first-class education
Others make huge sacrifices out of taxed income to pay for a first-class education.
Times, Sunday Times
Some of these students will not have had a first-class education in their previous school, and almost none will have had private tuition.
Times,Sunday Times
A first-class education appears to limit their level of common sense.
Times, Sunday Times
The family, recognising the brilliance he already showed as a youngster, in spite of their limited means made the money available for him to receive a first-class education.
Times, Sunday Times
Everyone, regardless of their financial status, should have access to a first-class education tailored to their academic capability.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class facility
First-class facilities provide a place for rest and relaxation, where qualified counselors are available upon request.
Christianity Today
They offer top-class, self-catering accommodation and first-class facilities to ensure families have the time of their lives.
The Sun
Attend a fitness class, enjoy full use of the first-class facilities or simply unwind with a sauna or two.
Times, Sunday Times
The university's 100m estate strategy has first-class facilities from clinical skills laboratories and subject-specific libraries to a computer centre open 24 hours a day.
Times, Sunday Times
It helped that the school had first-class facilities, including all-weather pitches and an excellent gym.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class lounge
They had been enjoying food and drinks in the first-class lounge before two plainclothes officers intervened, according to witnesses.
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All tickets for the first-class lounge - which cost an extra 10 per passenger - had been pre-booked.
Times, Sunday Times
He retreated to the first-class lounge to wait for a train on which an entire carriage could be reserved.
Times, Sunday Times
The whole place feels like an airline's first-class lounge.
Times, Sunday Times
Last week, peak-season crossings were available for 81 return, plus a 10 supplement if you book by phone, and 10pp to upgrade to a first-class lounge.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class mail
It's a strange new world--more immediate, but a bit more abrupt than the world of postcards and first-class mail.
Christianity Today
We revealed last month that twothirds of first-class mail arrived late over the festive period - the worst since records began.
The Sun
About 94 per cent of first-class mail arrived the next day, compared with the target of 93 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times
They are being sent first-class mail in a mailing tube and should reach you shortly.
The Times Literary Supplement
In 1974, the term was used to describe second-class mail, which took longer to arrive than first-class mail.
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first-class passenger
She was told that her swearing was unacceptable and the only other first-class passenger was moved away for his own safety.
Times, Sunday Times
Twelve cars will be first-class passenger cars, with amenities including assigned seating, televisions and a bar area.
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Even so, she was the fastest first-class passenger liner left in commercial service.
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All her accommodation was first class, and she remains the largest cargo liner with all first-class passenger accommodation ever built.
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To their rear, between the funnels, was the first-class passenger dining room, spanning the width of the ship.
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first-class seat
Is there anything this odious shapeshifter won't do for a first-class seat aboard the publicly funded gravy train?
The Sun
Each painting was in a wooden crate and strapped in its first-class seat.
Times, Sunday Times
Especially for long-haul and high-yielding routes on top airlines, a first-class seat may have facilities akin to a five-star hotel, such as a mini-bar.
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The executive decides to leave his first-class seat empty in favor of staying with his significant other.
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The global economic crisis hammered the airline industry as passengers stayed at home or traded down from expensive business and first-class seats.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class section
The cockpit and part of the first-class section fell well away from the rest of the plane.
Times, Sunday Times
The study found that there was a 12-fold rise in air rage incidents among top-paying customers when all passengers boarded via the first-class section.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite it being the inaugural flight, with a first-class section full of media, there were 23 empty seats in economy.
The Sun
These units are four-carriage trains with a first-class section and an on-board bistro; four-across seating.
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Each five-car unit has a first-class section taking up just over half of one car at one end.
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first-class service
We want to make sure we're offering a first-class service.
The Sun
It's not cheap, but it dishes up first-class service, elegant suites and, of course, sumptuous food.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite the amount of flying and the breaking of bad news, it's a lifestyle he loves - no ties, no drudgery, first-class service everywhere he goes.
The Sun
First-class service and an array of facilities make this resort perfect for a relaxing break or an adventure for all the family.
Times, Sunday Times
By letting every supplier think that he favoured their brand he got first-class service from all of them.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class stamp
Do you still buy a first-class stamp for 62p to stick on each envelope?
Times, Sunday Times
A first-class stamp costs 62p, but you could do just as well with a second-class stamp, which costs 53p.
Times, Sunday Times
It was to save us all from the exasperating search for a pen that works and a first-class stamp that e-mail and text-messaging were invented.
Times, Sunday Times
I doubt whether any political party will be suggesting that a first-class stamp be priced at 70p or more.
Times, Sunday Times
Now it seems the price of a first-class stamp may rise to an astonishing 46p.
The Sun
first-class ticket
It was like suddenly being upgraded to a first-class ticket after a lifetime of flying economy.
Times, Sunday Times
If passengers travelled off-peak they could get a first-class ticket for 85.30, a saving of 99.70.
Times, Sunday Times
A first-class ticket will cost 6,808 per person.
Times, Sunday Times
However, it also says that a first-class ticket costing less than a standard open ticket would provide 'good value for money'.
Times, Sunday Times
These rules state that those without a first-class ticket are banned from 'occupy-ing seats or standing in any part of the carriage'.
Times, Sunday Times
first-class travel
Luxury cars, five-star hotel rooms, first-class travel, bodyguards - these are the signs of a government bloated by ego, and it's an ugly sight.
ST
A more pragmatic response would be to do away with first-class travel altogether and introduce a standard fare structure throughout.
Times, Sunday Times
Travel costs should be much more tightly defined: why first-class travel?
Times, Sunday Times
They are all gorging themselves on subsidised meals and drinks, first-class travel and expenses.
The Sun
It's nice to have the corner office, the personal assistant, the first-class travel.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 最好的
Japanese: 第一級の
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