primary

英 [ˈpraɪməri]

美 [ˈpraɪmeri]

adj.  主要的; 最重要的; 基本的; 最初的; 最早的; 初等教育的; 小学教育的
n.  (美国)初选

复数：primaries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1172 / COCA.1504

同义词辨析

elementaryelementalfundamentalprimary【导航词义：初级的，基本的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 主要的；最重要的；基本的
  main; most important; basic
  1. 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。
  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。
• 最初的；最早的
  developing or happening first; earliest
  1. primary causes
     最初的原因
  2. The disease is still in its primary stage.
     这病尚处于初始阶段。
• 初等教育的；小学教育的
  connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven
  1. primary teachers
     小学教师

noun

• （美国）初选
  (in the US) an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election
  1. the Illinois primary
     伊利诺伊州的初选
  2. the presidential primaries
     总统候选人初选

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 首要的；主要的
  You useprimaryto describe something that is very important.
  1. That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well...
     这是公司股票价格一直居高不下的主要原因。
  2. I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk...
     我觉得年轻人生活的主要目标并不是一醉方休。
  3. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems...
     他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
  4. The family continues to be the primary source of care and comfort for people as they grow older.
     随着年龄的增长，家庭仍然是人们获得关爱和安慰的主要源泉。
• ADJ （教育）初级的，初等的，小学的
  Primaryeducation is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11.
  1. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880...
     直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
  2. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers.
     现在，99%的小学生都亲手操作过电脑。
  3. ...primary teachers.
     小学教师

in AM, use 美国英语用 elementary


• ADJ 首先的；最早的；最初的
  Primaryis used to describe something that occurs first.
  1. It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body...
     原发性肿瘤并不会置人于死地，致命的是身体其他部位的继发肿瘤。
  2. They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.
     他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。
• N-COUNT （美国）初选，预选
  Aprimaryor aprimary electionis an election in an American state in which people vote for someone to become a candidate for a political office.
  1. ...the 1968 New Hampshire primary...
     1968年新罕布什尔州的初选
  2. She won the Democratic primary...
     她在民主党的初选中获胜。
  3. New York holds its primary election on Tuesday.
     纽约州将在星期二举行预选。

英英释义

noun

• a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
  Synonym:primary election
• one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
  Synonym:primary featherprimary quill
• coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
  1. current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
  Synonym:primary coilprimary winding
• (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

adj

• not derived from or reducible to something else
  1. a primary instinct
• of primary importance
  Synonym:basal
• of first rank or importance or value
  1. primary goals
  2. a primary effect
  3. primary sources
  4. a primary interest
• of or being the essential or basic part
  1. an elementary need for love and nurturing
  Synonym:elementaryelemental

双语例句

• The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
  选民们对于初选时没完没了地空喊口号的现象感到发腻了。
• They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.
  他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。
• The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.
  这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。
• It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children
  很明显，父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。
• Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
  我们能不能回过头来谈谈你的小学和中学教育？
• His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems
  他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
• He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.
  民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。
• In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education
  在塞拉利昂，基础教育阶段全部用英语授课。
• New York holds its primary election on Tuesday.
  纽约州将在星期二举行预选。
• First of all we should make primary education universal.
  首先我们应普及初等教育。