primary
adjective uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/ us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
(MAIN)
B2 首要的;主要的
more important than anything else; main
The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protect human life. 红十字会最关心的是维护人的生命安全。
The primary responsibility lies with those who break the law. 主要的责任在于那些违法者。
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- Her primary purpose in suing the newspaper for libel was to clear her name.
- Ozone is the earth's primary filter for ultraviolet radiation.
- The money I earn is extra, my husband's job is our primary source of income.
- The course's primary aim is to improve students' proficiency in oral Spanish.
- Although the issues you raise are important, they are not really our primary concern.
(EDUCATION)
B1 [ before noun ]初等教育的,小学的
of or for the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old
primary education 初等教育
a primary school 小学
(EARLIEST)
最初的,起源的,原始的
happening first
the primary stages of development 发展的最初阶段
primary
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri/ us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
(美国推举党内候选人的)初选
in the US, an election in which people choose who will represent a particular party in an election for political office
closed primary 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)
a primary in which only voters who are members of a political party can vote for the candidates from that party in order to choose who will represent the party in a later election
open primary 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)
a primary in which everyone who is allowed to vote can choose either party's ballot (= list of candidates) in order to vote for a candidate to represent that party at a later election
In an open primary, Democrats still usually choose a ballot listing the Democratic candidates rather than the Republican ones 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。