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primary
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primaries
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- primary
['praɪmərɪ]
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1.
adjective
[+reason]
[ aim]
[ cause]
(principal) 主要的
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2.
adjective
[+education]
[ teacher]
小学的
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3.
noun
[c]
(in US) (also： primary election) 初选
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- primary
[ˈpraɪmərɪ]
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1.
adjective
首位的，首要的
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The primary purpose of a promise is to undertake an obligation.
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诺言的首要目的是承担责任。
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2.
adjective
原有的，初始的
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Red, blue and yellow are all primary colors.
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红、黄、蓝都是原色。
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3.
adjective
最重要的，最主要的
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The primary aim of most hostels is to meet a housing need.
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大多数招待所的主要目标是满足住宿的需要。
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Policemen were priMary targets.
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警察是主要目标。
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4.
adjective
基本的，基础的
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All primary schools will be required to teach the new rules from this autumn.
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所有小学将被要求从今秋开始教授新规则。
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5.
adjective
根本的，基本的
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6.
adjective
最早的，最初期的
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The primary meal is breakfast.
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一天最初的一餐是早餐。
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7.
adjective
[Geology]
原生的
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The labour market is the primary source of the inequalities which are carried into retirement.
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劳动力市场是从就业到退休一直存在的不平等的主要来源。
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adjective
初等教育的，初级的
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The future of our primary schools is rooted in the institutions which train our teachers.
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我们小学的未来扎根于培训我们教师的体系。
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n.[c]
初选
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Mr Clinton was winning in two other primaries in Wisconsin and Kansas.
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克林顿先生在另外两个州威斯康辛和堪萨斯的预选中获胜。
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n.[c]
鸟类的初级飞羽
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The birds' wing was swollen and the primaries missing.
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鸟儿的翅膀肿了，前翅不见了。
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n.[c]
[Astronomy]
主星
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The sun is the primary body in our neighborhood.
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太阳是我们的宇宙邻居中的主要天体。
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12.
n.[c]
[Electronics]
初级线圈，原线圈
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The current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet
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初级线圈中的电流是由滚动的磁铁引起的。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- primary
['praɪmərɪ]
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n
a local meeting of voters registered with one party to nominate candidates, select convention delegates, etc primary election
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2.
adj
first in importance, degree, rank, etc
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3.
adj
first in position or time, as in a series
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4.
adj
fundamental; basic
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5.
adj
being the first stage; elementary
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6.
adj
[prenominal]
of or relating to the education of children up to the age of 11
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7.
adj
(of the flight feathers of a bird's wing) growing from the manus
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8.
adj
being the part of an electric circuit, such as a transformer or induction coil, in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
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a primary coil
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9.
adj
(of a current) flowing in such a circuit - Compare secondary
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10.
adj
(of a product) consisting of a natural raw material; unmanufactured
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11.
adj
(of production or industry) involving the extraction or winning of such products. Agriculture, fishing, forestry, hunting, and mining are primary industries - Compare secondary tertiary
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12.
adj
[chem]
(of an organic compound) having a functional group attached to a carbon atom that is attached to at least two hydrogen atoms
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13.
adj
(of an amine) having only one organic group attached to the nitrogen atom; containing the group NH2
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14.
adj
(of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of one acidic hydrogen atom with a metal atom or electropositive group
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15.
adj
[linguistics]
derived from a word that is not a derivation but the ultimate form itself. Lovable is a primary derivative of love
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16.
adj
(of Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit tenses) referring to present or future time - Compare historic
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17.
adj
[geology]
relating to magmas that have not experienced fractional crystallization or crystal contamination
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18.
n
a person or thing that is first in rank, occurrence, etc
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19.
n
a preliminary election in which the voters of a state or region choose a party's convention delegates, nominees for office, etc - See also closed primary direct primary open primary
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20.
n
See primary colour
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21.
n
any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
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22.
n
a primary coil, winding, inductance, or current in an electric circuit
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23.
n
[Astronomy]
a celestial body around which one or more specified secondary bodies orbit
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the sun is the primary of the earth
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[Etymology]
C15: from Latin primarius of the first rank, principal, from primus first
Examples
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a primary source of information
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第一手消息来源
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The bus that was involved in the accident was carrying children to primary school.
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出事的那辆汽车，当时正载着小学生们去上学。
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Petroleum coke can be used as either a primary or a secondary fuel.
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石油焦炭既可用作初级燃料也可用作二级燃料。
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He was always copying from other students since he was in the primary school.
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从上小学开始，他就总是抄袭其他同学的作业。
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The news media remains the primary means of communication with the public.
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新闻媒体仍然是与大众交流的主要手段。
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