1 ADJ [ADJ n] 首要的;主要的 You use
primary to describe something that is very important.
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (教育)初级的,初等的,小学的 Primary education is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11.
(教育)初级的,初等的,小学的 [British] in AM, use 美国英语用 elementary
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 首先的;最早的;最初的 Primary is used to describe something that occurs first.
首先的;最早的;最初的 -
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。
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They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.
他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。
4 N-COUNT (美国)初选,预选 A
primary or a
primary election is an election in an American state in which people vote for someone to become a candidate for a political office.
(美国)初选,预选 -
...the 1968 New Hampshire primary.
1968年新罕布什尔州的初选
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She won the Democratic primary.
她在民主党的初选中获胜。
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New York holds its primary election on Tuesday.
纽约州将在星期二举行预选。
Word Link | prim ≈ first : primary, primate, prime |
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