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    first-string

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Sport
    ˌfirst-ˈstring adjective [only before noun]  DSa first-string player in a team plays when the game begins because they are the most skilled 〔运动员〕一线的，主力的 → second-string
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    first-string• That holder was the first-string quarterback, so Stewart had created a job opening.• They also have incurred some important injuries, including the loss of first-string quarterback Steve Young for several games.
    ˌfirst-ˈstring adjectiveChineseSyllable
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    first-string
    ˌfirst-ˈstring adjective [only before noun]
    a first-string player in a team plays when the game begins because they are the most skilled ⇨ second-string