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单词 primary
释义
primary
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/

primaryadjective(MAIN)

B2
moreimportantthan anythingelse;main:
首要的；主要的
TheRedCross's primaryconcernis topreserveandprotecthumanlife.红十字会最关心的是维护人的生命安全。
The primaryresponsibilitylieswith those whobreakthelaw.主要的责任在于那些违法者。
More examples
  • Her primarypurposeinsuingthenewspaperforlibelwas toclearhername.
  • Ozone is the earth's primaryfilterforultravioletradiation.
  • ThemoneyIearnisextra, my husband'sjobisourprimarysourceofincome.
  • The course's primaryaimis toimprovestudents'proficiencyinoralSpanish.
  • Although theissuesyouraiseareimportant, they are not reallyourprimaryconcern.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • chief
  • clutch
  • co-principal
  • life-and-death
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • salient
  • subtle
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primaryadjective(EDUCATION)

B1[before noun]
of or for theteachingofyoungchildren,especiallythose between five and elevenyearsold:
初等教育的，小学的
primaryeducation初等教育
a primaryschool小学
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Schools in general
  • assembly
  • bailey
  • blackboard
  • blackboard jungle
  • breaksomethingup
  • bursar
  • classroom
  • fag
  • jolly hockey sticksidiom
  • language laboratory
  • letsomeone/somethingout
  • long vacation
  • matron
  • midterm
  • parent-teacher association
  • pass
  • reception
  • seat
  • staffroom
  • year
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primaryadjective(EARLIEST)

happeningfirst:
最初的，起源的，原始的
the primarystagesofdevelopment发展的最初阶段
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
First and firstly
  • at first blushidiom
  • at firstidiom
  • begin
  • blush
  • first come, first servedidiom
  • from the word goidiom
  • front end
  • in thefirst/secondplaceidiom
  • inaugural
  • initial
  • initially
  • place
  • prefatory
  • proto-
  • prototypical
  • start
  • starter
  • to begin withidiom
  • trailblazing
  • word
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primary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
in the US, anelectionin whichpeoplechoosewho willrepresentaparticularpartyin anelectionforpoliticaloffice
（美国推举党内候选人的）初选
closed primary
a primary in which onlyvoterswho aremembersof apoliticalpartycanvotefor thecandidatesfrom thatpartyinordertochoosewho willrepresentthepartyin alaterelection
封闭式初选（只有该党成员可以进行投票选出代表本党的候选人的投票方式）
open primary
a primary in which everyone who isallowedtovotecanchooseeither party'sballot(=listofcandidates)inordertovotefor acandidatetorepresentthatpartyat alaterelection:
开放式初选（任何人都可以进行投票选出代表某党的候选人的投票方式）
In anopenprimary, Democrats still usuallychooseaballotlistingtheDemocraticcandidatesratherthan theRepublicanones在开放式初选中，民主党人通常仍然选择列有本党候选人而非共和党候选人的选票。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elections
  • absentee
  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absentee voter
  • absentee voting
  • entrance poll
  • exit poll
  • first-past-the-post
  • flip
  • franchise
  • proportional representation
  • proxy
  • proxy vote
  • proxy voter
  • proxy voting
  • voting
  • voting booth
  • voting machine
  • voting slip
  • whistle-stop
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(Definition ofprimaryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

primary| American Dictionary

primary
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈprɑɪ·mer·i,-mə·ri/

primaryadjective[not gradable](MOST IMPORTANT)

moreimportantthan anythingelse;main:
The primarygoalof thespaceflightwas torecoverasatellite.

primaryadjective[not gradable](IN EDUCATION)

relatingto the firstpartof a child’seducation:
the primarygrades

primaryadjective[not gradable](EARLIEST)

happeningfirst:
the primarystagesofdevelopment
primary
noun[C]
us
/ˈprɑɪ·mer·i,-mə·ri/

primarynoun[C](ELECTION)

politics & government
anelectionin whichpeoplewhobelongto apoliticalpartychoosewho willrepresentthatpartyin anelectionforpoliticaloffice
(Definition ofprimaryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

primary| Business English

primary
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪməri/us
/ˈpraɪmeri/
moreimportantthan anythingelse:
primary concern/consideration/focusWhenoilpricesstartedtorisesharply, the primaryconcernoffinancialmarketswas thepossibilityofinflation.
Newspapers have been the primarysourceofnewsfor manypeoplefor manyyears.
TheCEOhas primaryresponsibilityfor makingday-to-dayinvestmentdecisionsfor eachfund.
primarygoal/objective/purpose
FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
used todescribeshares,bonds, etc. at thetimethey are first madeavailable,ratherthan when they aretradedlater:
Acombinationoffactorspointto arisein primarytradingthat willprovidelucrativeopportunitiesfor newbonddealers.
Compare
secondary
(Definition ofprimaryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprimary

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In the end it seems that primaries draw candidates outwards in ways that most general elections cannot entirely reverse.
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In the primaries that followed it is difficult to disentangle the race issue from other local issues.
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Thus, in recent years, most candidates exit the presidential contests prior to the conclusion of the presidential primaries.
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A number of candidates quickly leave the contest as they fail to win in the early primaries.
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The net effect of all of these revisions on the specification of optimal primaries is small (440 and 488 nm).
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Based on the above arguments we conclude that the weakening of party competitiveness cannot be blamed on primaries.
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In terms of institution building within the party, the open primaries of all registered voters are not recognised as a nomination method in the statutes.
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The joint effects of unequal competition, the centrifugal pull of primaries and costly movement ensure that 'moderate extremism' is the norm.
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They argue, counterintuitively, that the space between candidates is actually smaller when primaries are competitive.
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The first of the structural variables measures the use of proportional representational rules in the presidential primaries.
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However, those opposing primaries feel that the malpractices of 1989 are ample proof of their drawbacks.
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State parties were thus free to oversee their primaries, conventions, and delegate selection.
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There are numerous reasons given for opposing party primaries.
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In 1993 feminists complained that potential women candidates were forced to compete against each other in primaries in the same electoral districts.
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By the process called regularization, the singularities due to the collision of the satellite with the primaries can be removed.
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