primary

['praiməri]

adj.首要的, 主要的, 初级的, 初等教育的, 根本的, 初期的
n.第一位, 初选, 最主要者, 要素, 原色, 初级线圈

a.

1. 首要的, 主要的

A primary cause of Tom's failure is his laziness.

懒惰是汤姆失败的主要原因之一。

2. 初级的, 初等的; 基层的[Z][B]

I started primary school when I was 5 years old.

我五岁时开始读小学。

3. 最初的; 原始的[Z][B]

The historian searched for primary sources of information about the past.

历史学家寻找有关过去的原始资料来源。

4. 基本的; 本来的[Z][B]

The primary meaning of the word isn't used now, but you can look it up in a big dictionary.

这个字的本义现在不用了, 但你可以在大字典里查到。

n.[C]

1. (次序, 质量等)居首位的事物

2. 原色

3. 【主美】候选人选拔会; 初选

We lost the New Hampshire primary.

我们在新罕布什尔州的初选失利了。

词形变化

名词复数: primaries |

词义辨析

同义:

a.首要的; 主要的

first  important  chief  main  principal  leading  dominant  essential  basic  fundamental  foremost  paramount  

同义参见:

cardinal  original  organic  initial  premier  classic  fore  prime  significant  elementary  

反义:

a.首要的; 基本的

secondary  

反义参见:

last  

英英释义

名词 primary:

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

同义词：primary election

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

同义词：primary feather, primary quill

coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

同义词：primary coil, primary winding

形容词 primary:

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand

not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

most important element

同义词：chief, main, principal

of or being the essential or basic part

同义词：elementary, elemental

of primary importance

同义词：basal

补充

primaryprimary英:[ˈpraiməri] 美:[ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri]adj.1.首要的; 主要的; 基本的The primary cause of Tom's failure is his laziness.汤姆失败的根本原因是懒惰。2.最初的; 初级的People have no letters at the primary stage of civilization.在文明的初期, 人类是没有文字的。

例句

1. The primary concern is to match the individual against the demands of the job.最重要的事就是将个人与工作要求相匹配。 2. the primary purpose of our service我们服务的首要目的 3. The primary aim of the treatment was to reduce suffering.这项治疗最主要目的在于减少痛苦。 4. The primary source of water in the region is the river.该地区的主要水源来自这条河。 5. In the US 90 per cent of these cancers would be caught at the primary stage.在美国, 这些癌症中有90%都能在早期发现。 6. The source of the primary tumour remained unclear.早期肿瘤的病源尚不明确。 7. A man has a primary need to feel a woman's admiration.男人从根本山需要得到女人的赞赏。 8. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils have experience of computers.99%的小学生都有计算机操作经验。 9. He is moulting at the moment and has no primary feathers.它目前正在换羽, 还没有长出初级飞羽。 10. Alternating current flows into the primary coil.交流电流入初级线圈。 11. The extraction of oil, gas, coal and other minerals would be classified as primary production.石油、天然气、煤和其他矿物的开采属于初级生产。 12. Horticulture represents Queensland's largest primary industry.园艺代表着昆士兰最大的第一产业。 13. the primary derivatives原始派生词 14. the composition of a primary magma原始岩浆的构成 15. the detective who's the primary on the case在这起案件中发挥主导作用的侦探 16. These metastatic tumours are even more difficult to treat than the primaries.这些转移肿瘤要比早期肿瘤更难治疗。 17. She won the Democratic primary.她赢得了民主党的初选。 18. The sun is the primary of the earth.太阳是地球的主星。 19. the government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment.政府的首要目标是使失业率显著下降。 20. the country was in the primary stage of socialism.这个国家处在社会主义初起阶段。 21. the research involved the use of primary source materials in national and local archives.这次调查用的是全国和地方档案中的第一手资料。 22. a primary teacher.小学教师。 23. a primary bone tumour.原发性骨瘤。 24. Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer.吸烟是引起肺癌的主要原因之一。 25. Their children are at primary school.他们的孩子在上小学。 26. our primary [=principal] objective/goal我们的首要目的/目标 27. The economy was the primary focus of the debate.经济是这场辩论的重点。 28. Your safety is our primary [=foremost] concern.你的安全是我们最关心的。 29. primary needs基本需求 30. The family is the primary social unit of human life.家庭是人类生活的基本社会单位。 31. The primary function of our schools is to educate our young people.学校的基本职能是教育年轻人。 32. the primary [=initial] stage of a civilization文明的初始阶段 33. We just started our primary flight training.我们刚刚开始初级飞行训练。 34. The book is based mainly on primary sources rather than secondary sources.这本书主要基于一手资料而不是二手资料。 35. primary [=(US) elementary] education/teachers小学教育/教师 36. a presidential primary总统选举的党内初选