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| /ˌelɪˈment(ə)ri/ |
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| 1 | relating to the most basic and important part of something 基本的；基础的 |
| They clearly failed to take even the most elementary precautions. 很明显他们没有采取甚至是最基本的防范措施。 |
| | 1a | relating to the first and most basic things you learn about a subject （课程）初级的，入门的 | | a course in elementary German 初级德语课程 | | elementary reading skills 初级阅读技巧 | |
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| 2 | easy 容易的；简单的 |
| elementary tasks 简单的任务 |
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| 3 | relating to the first years of school 初等的；小学的 |
| elementary education 初等教育 |
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| - | elementary, my dear Watson humorous
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| used for saying that it is very easy to understand or solve something |
| （用于表明做某事很简单）很简单，我亲爱的华生 |
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| Word story: elementary | | | | This phrase is thought to have been said by the detective Sherlock Holmes to his friend Dr Watson in the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), but in fact the character never says this in any of the stories. | | | |
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