He is a physicist of the first rank.

他是一流的物理学家.

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He was a writer of the first rank.

他是个一流作家.

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He is a musician of the first rank.

他是一流的艺术家.

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Waterloo was a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second.

滑铁卢是一场由二流司令获胜的一流战役.

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However, the affective reactions of the first rank athletes were unsteady and fluctuating.

负性心境减少, 并且在紧张情境下情绪反应稳定,而一级运动员的情绪反应呈起伏变化的趋势.

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