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primary

美 [ˈpraɪmeri]英 [ˈpraɪməri]
  • adj.主要的;初级的;基本的;初等教育的;小学教育的;最初的;最重要的;最早的
  • n.(美国)初选

复数: primaries

prim 第一,主要的 + -ary ...的

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primaryprimary

adj.

1

主要的;最重要的;基本的
main; most important; basic

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。

Our primary concern must be the children.

我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。

Good health care is of primary importance.

良好的医疗保健是重中之重。

2

最初的;最早的
developing or happening first; earliest

primary causes

最初的原因

The disease is still in its primary stage.

这病尚处于初始阶段。

3

初等教育的;小学教育的
connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven

primary teachers

小学教师

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies

(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

the Illinois primary

伊利诺伊州的初选

the presidential primaries

总统候选人初选

also primary election

primary

频次

  • 1
    ADJ 首要的;主要的
    You use primary to describe something that is very important.

    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
    ADJ (教育)初级的,初等的,小学的
    Primary education is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11.

    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。

  • 4
    ADJ 首先的;最早的;最初的
    Primary is used to describe something that occurs first.

    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。

  • 5
    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.

    ...the 1968 New Hampshire primary...

    1968年新罕布什尔州的初选

noun

1
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Synonym: primary election
2
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
Synonym: primary feather primary quill
3
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
Synonym: primary coil primary winding
4
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

adj

1
not derived from or reducible to something else;basic
a primary instinct
2
of primary importance
Synonym: basal
3
of first rank or importance or value;direct and immediate rather than secondary
primary goals
a primary effect
primary sources
a primary interest
4
of or being the essential or basic part
an elementary need for love and nurturing
Synonym: elementary elemental

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Therefore , trading in the market fair , though already no longer a kind of barter , could only be counted at most as a primary commercial trade pattern .

    因此,赶场做买卖虽然早已不是以物易物的简单交换,但顶多算得上初级的商品贸易形式。

  2. The process of standards is : first primary agricultural production standards , then the emergence of a large number of industrial standards , then many countries enact national standards , ultimately international standards is widely accepted .

    从农业生产时期分散的初级的生产标准,到大工业时代标准的大量出现,到各国颁布大量国家标准到区域标准的发展最终到国际标准的确立和被广泛接受。

  3. Historians use a wide range of primary and secondary sources for their research .

    历史学家在研究中使用大量的原始资料和二手资料。

  4. Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms .

    计算机如今在小学教室里很普遍。

  5. They put a high premium on prevention and primary care .

    他们对预防和初级护理极为重视。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. The company has targeted adults as its primary customers .

    这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。

  10. 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。

  11. It comes in bright primary colours that kids will love .

    它用的都是孩子们喜欢的亮丽原色。

  12. 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。

  13. New York holds its primary election on Tuesday .

    纽约州将在星期二举行预选。

  14. It is nearly always women who are the primary care givers .

    从事初级保健护理工作的几乎都是女性。

  15. She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction .

    她对二手资料和一手资料的引用毫无区别。

  16. Although his formal education stopped after primary school , he was an avid reader

    尽管小学毕业后就再没有受过正规的教育,他却十分爱读书。

  17. That is , after all , the primary reason we live — to be of service to others .

    别忘了,那是我们活着的主要原因——帮助他人。

  18. 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?

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. They have been barred from primary bidding for clients .

    他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。

  22. 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。

  23. The government has now pledged £ 170m over the next six years for improving primary care .

    为了改善初级卫生保健工作,政府已承诺在未来6年内拨款1.7亿英镑。

  24. We now need a step change in our secondary schools to match that achieved in our primaries .

    我们现在需要大力改革中学,以便与我们在小学里所取得的成果同步。

  25. Tiffany conceptualized herself as a mother , whose primary task was to feed her baby .

    蒂法尼把自己定位为一位母亲,主要任务是哺育孩子。

  26. 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。

  27. She won the Democratic primary

    她在民主党的初选中获胜。

  28. Tests were carried out by teachers on the entire cohort of eight to nine year-olds in their third year at primary school

    测试是由老师在小学三年级所有八岁到九岁的学生中进行的。

  29. 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。

  30. Greenside Primary School .

    格林赛德小学

后缀
e-...的

elementary adj. 初级的

element n.基本组成部分 + -ary ...的

necessary adj. 必需的

ne- 不,非 + cess 行走,撤退 + -ary ...的

ordinary adj. 普通的

ordin 命令 + -ary ...的

secondary adj. 次要的

second num.第二 + -ary ...的

literary adj. 文学的

liter 文字 + -ary ...的

voluntary adj. 自愿的

volunt 意志,意愿 + -ary ...的

arbitrary adj. 任意的

arbitr- 判断 + -ary ...的

boundary n. 边界

bound v.跳动 + -ary ...的

contemporary adj. 属同时期的

con- 共同,一起 + tempor 时间 + -ary ...的

imaginary adj. 想象中的

imagin(e) 想象 + -ary ...的

military adj. 军事的

milit- 兵 + -ary ...的

preliminary adj. 预备性的, 初步的, 开始的

pre- ...前的 + limin 门槛,限制 + -ary ...的

revolutionary adj. 革命性的

revolution 革命 + -ary ...的

rotary adj. 旋转的

rot 旋转 + -ary ...的

summary n. 总结

summ 总结,概括 + -ary ...的

temporary adj. 短暂的

tempor 时间 + -ary ...的

customary adj. 习俗的

custom n.风俗 + -ary ...的

stationary adj. 不动的

stat- 站,立 + -ion 行为,状态 + -ary ...的

anniversary n. 周年纪念日

anni- 年,一年 + vers 转 + -ary ...的

documentary n. 纪录片

document n.文件 + -ary ...的

elementary elemental fundamental primary 【导航词义:初级的,基本的】
elementary v. 基本的,初级的
〔辨析〕

强调基本的、简单的,或指事物处于初级阶段的,通常作定语。

〔例证〕

The lawyer was ignorant of even the most elementary facts.

那位律师连最基本的事实都不知道。

It might be better to send them to a private elementary school.

送他们到私立小学或许比较好。

Here it refers to elementary education, starting with simple reading and basic skills.

这里指的是从简单阅读和基本技能开始的基础教育。

elemental v. 〈正式〉基本的,基础的
〔辨析〕

指作为事物的基础或本质的,通常作定语。

〔例证〕

elemental features/forces

基本特征/自然力

Love and hatred are two of the most elemental human emotions.

爱和恨是人类最基本的两种情感。

fundamental v. 基本的,根本的
〔辨析〕

指反映事物本质的,强调重要性。

〔例证〕

In all cases, the fundamental principles remain the same.

在任何情况下,基本原理保持不变。

There are fundamental differences between your political beliefs and mine.

你我的政治信仰根本不同。

primary v. 主要的,首要的
〔辨析〕

指在重要性方面占据首位的,通常作定语。

〔例证〕

Our primary concern must be the children.

我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。

Good health care is of primary importance.

良好的医疗保健是重中之重。