first-rate /ˈfɝs(t)ˈret/
 (a.)第一流的,極好的


 First-rate a. Of the highest excellence; preëminent in quality, size, or estimation.
    Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German.   --M. Arnold.
    Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability.   --Jowett (Thucyd).


 First-rate, n. Naut. A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.

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 first-rate
      adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot";
            "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
            top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition";
            "she is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack,
             super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)]
      adv : quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: {very
            well]