primary 英 [ˈpraɪməri]   美 [ˈpraɪmeri]

primary

primary  英 [ˈpraɪməri] 美 [ˈpraɪmeri]

adj. 主要的;初级的  n. 初选 

名词复数:primaries 

DO NOT put them in your primary folder. 不要将他们列入你的主要阅读文件。
Our primary concern must be the children. 我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。

  • 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
  • 1. DO NOT put them in your primary folder.

    不要将他们列入你的主要阅读文件。

  • 2. Our primary concern must be the children.

    我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。

  • 3. Good health care is of primary importance.

    良好的医疗保健是重中之重。

  • 4. primary causes

    最初的原因

  • 5. The disease is still in its primary stage.

    这病尚处于初始阶段。

  • 6. primary teachers

    小学教师

  • 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).
pri·mary AWL / ˈpraɪməri ; NAmE ˈpraɪmeri / adjective , noun primary primaries adjective 1 [usually before noun ] main; most important; basic 主要的;最重要的;基本的 SYN prime The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. 这门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。 Our primary concern must be the children. 我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。 Good health care is of primary importance. 良好的医疗保健是重中之重。 2 [usually before noun ] ( formal or technical 术语 ) developing or happening first; earliest 最初的;最早的 primary causes 最初的原因 The disease is still in its primary stage. 这病尚处于初始阶段。 3 [only before noun ] ( especially BrE) connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven 初等教育的;小学教育的 primary teachers 小学教师 compare elementary  (1 ) , secondary  (3 ) , tertiary noun ( plural pri·maries ) ( also ˌprimary eˈlection ) (in the US) an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election (美国)初选 the Illinois primary 伊利诺伊州的初选 the presidential primaries 总统候选人初选 pri·mary / ˈpraɪməri ; NAmE ˈpraɪmeri /
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