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primary

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ˈpraɪməri/
🔊/ˈpraɪmeri/
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  1.  
     [only before noun] (especially British English) 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
    • primary education小学校育
    compare elementary, secondary, tertiaryTopics Educationb1
  2.  
     [usually before noun] main; most important; basic主要的；最重要的；基本的 synonym prime
    • our primary objective/goal/purpose我们的主要目标/目标/目的
    • 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 healthcare is of primary importance.良好的医疗保健是重中之重。🔊🔊
    • The film's primary focus is on two families. 这部电影的主要重点是两个家庭。
    • What is the primary reason for global warming? 全球变暖的主要原因是什么？
  3. [usually before noun] (formal or specialist) developing or happening first; earliest最初的；最早的
    • Researchers are conducting studies to determine the primary causes of this phenomenon.研究人员正在进行研究以确定这种现象的主要原因。
    • The disease is still in its primary stage.这病尚处于初始阶段。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.

primary

noun
🔊/ˈpraɪməri/
🔊/ˈpraɪmeri/
(plural primaries)
(also primary election)
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  1. (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
    • He ran in the open primary for election as a state senator.他在公开初选中竞选州参议员。
    • the next round of primaries下一轮初选
    Topics Politicsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.
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