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| ADJ usually before noun |
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| /ˈpraɪməri/ |
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| 1 | most important 最重要的；首要的 |
| Dealing with crime is our primary concern. 我们最关心的是如何对付犯罪。 |
| The primary objective is to ensure improvements in animal welfare. 首要目标是确保动物的生存环境得到改善。 |
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| 2 | relating to the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven （对约5至11岁儿童进行教育的）初级的，初等的，小学的 |
| a primary teacher 小学教师 |
| primary education 初级教育 |
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| 3 | coming or happening before other things 第一手的；直接的 |
| primary sources of information 消息的直接来源 |
| | 3a | being in the first stage of development 初期的；初级的；原发性的 | | a primary tumour 原发性肿瘤 | | the primary visual cortex 初级视觉皮质区 | |
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