primary
primary 英 [ˈpraɪməri] 美 [ˈpraɪmeri]
adj. 主要的；初级的 n. 初选
名词复数:primaries
- Primary means basically "first." When you vote in a primary, that is the first election in a series. When a matter is of primary concern, it means it's of first importance. Primary school is the first you go to (after nursery school, at least).
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- adj. 主要的；初级的
- n. 初选
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1. DO NOT put them in your primary folder.
不要将他们列入你的主要阅读文件。
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2. Our primary concern must be the children.
我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。
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3. Good health care is of primary importance.
良好的医疗保健是重中之重。
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4. primary causes
最初的原因
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5. The disease is still in its primary stage.
这病尚处于初始阶段。
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6. primary teachers
小学教师
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7. the presidential primaries
总统候选人初选
- primary (adj.) early 15c., "of the first order," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "first in order" is from 1802. Primary color is first recorded 1610s (at first the seven of the spectrum, later the three from which others can be made); primary school is 1802, from French école primaire.
- primary (n.) 1861, American English, short for primary election (1792, with reference to France; in a U.S. context from 1835); earlier primary caucus (1821).
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