foremost

Word family

1 IMPORTANTthe best or most important 最好的；最重要的 SYN leading, top

one of the country’s foremost authorities on chemical warfare

该国化学战方面的最高权威之一

Rostropovich was long considered the world’s foremost cellist.

长期以来，罗斯特罗波维奇一直被视为世界上首屈一指的大提琴家。

2 in a leading position among a group of people or things 最前的，首要的

foremost among/amongst

Sharpton was foremost among the protesters.

沙普顿走在抗议人群的前列。

Economic concerns are foremost on many voters’ minds.

经济是许多选民关心的首要问题。

→ first and foremost at first2(10)

Examples from the Corpus

foremost• The National Childbirth Trust, formed in 1956, is Britain's foremost charity concerned with education for parenthood.• Unlike these cities, Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage, rather than for its art.• First and foremost in importance to the structure were the bishops.• The displays cover the growth and development of one of Britain's foremost medieval strongholds under its succession of powerful castellans.• Economic concerns are foremost on many voters' minds.

foremost authorities• No, says psychologist Lenore Walker, one of the foremost authorities in wife abuse research.

foremost among/amongst• The defeat of inflation - a permanent, unrelenting crusade - has to be foremost among any wise Government's objectives.• Some states, Massachusetts foremost among them, have made a special effort to create women-only alcohol treatment programs.• Now 32 carriers are flying into Tegel Airport, foremost among them Lufthansa, which was founded in Berlin in 1926.• No one doubts the seriousness of the problems Mr Major must address, the recession foremost among them.• Probably foremost among these considerations are the laws of both the Anglican and Catholic churches on marital dissolution.

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7575 COCA: 6296

foremost adj.
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7575 COCA: 6296

foremost

Most important: main, basic, primary...