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🔑 pri·mary AW BrE /ˈpraɪməri/NAmE /ˈpraɪmeri/ adjective🔑 [usually before noun] main; most important; basic 主要的;最重要的;基本的 SYN prime ◆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。🔑 [usually before noun] (formal or specialist) developing or happening first; earliest 最初的;最早的◆primary causes 最初的原因◆The disease is still in its primary stage. 这病尚处于初始阶段。🔑 [only before noun] (especially BrE) connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven 初等教育的;小学教育的◆primary teachers 小学教师 ➡ compare elementary (1) , secondary (3) , tertiary 🔑 pri·mary AW BrE /ˈpraɪməri/NAmE /ˈpraɪmeri/ noun (pri·maries) (also ˌprimary eˈlection) (in the US) an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election (美国)初选◆the Illinois primary 伊利诺伊州的初选◆the presidential primaries 总统候选人初选 caucus, congress, electoral college, House of Representatives, nomination, president, primary, running mate, senate, swing state |