首先；起初；在初审时
This is because poetry is, in the first instance, carefully contrived to express exactly what the poet wants to say.
这是因为诗首先要经过精心构思，以便确切地表达诗人所想要抒发的思想感情。
The research team is also working towards ****** a STAIR cell prototype suited, in the first instance, for small applications, such as mobile phones or MP3 players.
研究团队还在努力制作合适的 STAIR 电池原型，起初用于一些小型电器上，比如移动电话和 MP3 播放器。
In the first instance, we would like to apply the MN's mobile history for the criterion of selecting proper MAP in the densely meshed tree topology.
首先我们想在接近真实网路拓朴的环境下将MN的移动历史纪录作为选择MAP的判断准则。
In the first instance, a newly powerful U.S. creditor and 'old Europe' debtors were unable to agree how to resolve their imbalances.
首先,新兴且强盛的美国债权人和'旧欧洲'债务人无法就如何解决两者失衡问题达成一致.其次,角色实际上发生了转换.
The only thing to do is try to ensure that these people never get on the plane in the first instance.
首先也是唯一要做的就是尽力确保这些人决不在飞机上。
In the first instance we plan to take on somebody on a contract basis.
首先我们会在签订合同的基础上聘任某某。
The regime is defined in the first instance by how people are governed and how public offices are distributes, by election? by birth? by lot?
政体首先被定义为人民如何被管理还有公职如何分配，通过选举，出身，抽签？
You should apply in the first instance to the personnel manager .
首先，你应向人事经理申请。
In the first instance please go from the below link to fill out our form and submit.
首先，请参阅以下衔接，以便填写我们的表格，然后提交给我们。
In the first instance, the author analyses the general developing trend of world flower industry at present emphasizes on Holland flower industry and summarizes the successful experiences.
本文首先分析了目前国际花卉产业发展的总趋势，重点剖析了荷兰花卉产业，总结了其成功的经验。
In the first instance, if instability leads food shortages, medical needs or traumatized people, Church agencies will be involved in addressing these issues.
首先，如政局不稳导致粮食短缺、医疗需要大增或人民饱受创伤，教会机构将会参与其中，协助应对问题。
After a short delay, the software detects that another instance is already running, so it shuts down, and the artifact is opened in the first instance.
在短短的延迟之后，软件会探测到另一个实例已经启动，这样它就会自动关闭，工件会在第一个实例中打开。
Other journalists may well see an angle or detail in the document that we were not aware of in the first instance.
其它的新闻记者可能从这些文件中看到我们先前并没有注意到的独特的视角和细节。
If you expect your staff become more distinguished and friendly, you should do it firstly, if you want there is no mistake in the reports, you should review yours in the first instance.
如果你希望自己的员工更优秀、更友好，首先这样要求自己；如果你希望报告中没有错误，首先重复检查你自己的。
In the first instance, it is a small reflector producing a local signal.
在第一种情况下，是一个小的反射体产生一个局部信号。
In the first instance I was inclined to refuse, but then I reconsidered.
起初我想拒绝，但后来还是从头考虑了。
You, too, would eventually merge into THAT silence from which you emerged in the first instance.
你也是，最终会融入那个宁静，从你一开始诞生的地方。
Any equivocation implies the poorness of the decision ****** process in the first instance, and is never contemplated by a great leader.
任何模棱两可都暗示着这个决策的制定过程在一开始就是拙劣的。 这样的决策不会是出自一个优秀的领导者。
The program aims to help Chinese citizens in the first instance if they encounter difficulties abroad.
这一机制旨在当中国公民海外遇到困难时，能够第一时间为他们提供帮助。
The children were chosen in the first instance because they already liked drawing and they were already intrinsically motivated to draw.
第一中情境下的孩子们，因为他们已经喜爱作画了，所以他们已经被内在的动力驱动着去绘画了。
In the first instance, Pakistan has to lie to enable the U.S. government to avoid looking like a first-timer in Las Vegas, getting hustled by a pro.
在第一种情况下，巴基斯坦必须撒谎以便让美国政府避免看起来像个刚到拉斯维加斯的菜鸟，被老手玩得团团转。
|at first/in the first place/at the beginning/above all;首先；起初；在初审时
"in the first instance" 是一个常用的英语短语，主要用于正式或书面语境中，其核心含义是：
首先；第一步；最初阶段；在开始时
它强调的是在某个过程、程序或一系列行动中，最初应该采取的步骤或首先应该考虑的情况。它通常用于说明处理事情应遵循的先后顺序或优先级别。
表示优先顺序或初始步骤：
常用于法律、行政或正式程序：
与 "firstly" 或 "at first" 的区别：
"In the first instance" 是一个表示程序性优先和初始步骤的正式短语。它告诉人们，在应对某个情况或启动某个流程时，第一步应该做什么，或者最初应该由谁来负责处理。理解这个短语有助于准确把握英文正式文本中关于流程和职责的表述。
"in the first instance" 是一个英语短语，主要用于正式或书面语境中，表示"首先；最初阶段；第一步" 的意思。以下是详细解析：
例：In the first instance, please contact our customer service team.（首先请联系我们的客服团队。）
例：The case will be heard in the first instance by a district court.（此案将首先由地方法院审理。）
工作流程
用于说明处理问题的第一步，如申请、投诉等。
例：Submit your proposal in the first instance via email.（请先通过邮件提交你的提案。）
法律与政策
描述法律程序的初始阶段，如审判层级或行政流程。
例：Appeals must be made in the first instance to the tribunal.（上诉必须首先向仲裁庭提出。）
学术与逻辑论述
在分析问题时，指出需要优先考虑的因素。
例：In the first instance, we must define the scope of the research.（首先，我们必须明确研究范围。）
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