first-wave
adjective
uk/ˈfɜːstˌweɪv/us/ˈfɝːstˌweɪv/used to refer to agroupofpeoplewho are the first of severalgroupsto do something, or to the firstpartof anactivitythatlaterhappensagain or isrepeatedafter apause:
第一批的，首批的；第一波的First-wave adopterslearntfrom theproblemsof being earlyusers.作为早期用户，第一批使用者从这些问题中吸取了教训。
CaptainHillier andcompanymade asuicidalfirst-waveassaulton thebeachesof Normandy.希利尔上尉和他带领的连队对诺曼底海滩发动了自杀式的第一波攻击。
- Very fewpeoplealivetodayrememberfirst-wavefeminism, themovementof the 19th and early 20thcenturieswhen therealgroundworkwaslaid.
- Theroleentailedrecruitinga first-waveteam,comprisingafull-timememberofstaffresponsiblefor theday-to-dayrunningof theproject, anassistantand aprojectaudiologist.
- Most of the first-wave EUmemberswouldenterthemonetaryunionwith highratesofunemployment.
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- birth
- commencement
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- onset
- opening
- outbreak
- square
- start
- starter
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- trigger
- zero hour