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美音:[´praı´merı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´praı´merı ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adj.第一位的,主要的,初步的,初级的,原来的,根源的

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primary为中学词汇   词频:3828

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名词复数:primaries

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prim,prin,prem=first(第一)

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/'praɪmərɪ; [US] -merɪ; `praɪ,mɛrɪ/
adj
1 (a) [usuattrib 通常作定语] earliest in time or order of development(在时间或发展顺序上)初始的, 最早的, 开端的, 起步阶段的
*in the primary stage of development 在发展的最初阶段
* The disease is still in its primary stage. 此病尚处于初期阶段.
* primary causes 始发原因.
(b) (also Primary) of the lowest or earliest series of geological strata 最下面的或最早形成的岩层的; 原生的
*Primary rocks 原生岩石.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] most important; fundamental 首要的; 基础性的; 根本的
*The primary reason for advertising is to sell more goods. 做广告的根本目的是要多出售货物.
* the primary (ie basic) meaning of a word 词的基本意义
* This is of primary importance. 这是最重要的.
* primary stress/accent, ie the strongest stress given to a syllable in a word or compound (shown in this dictionary by the mark `) 主重音, 第一重音(标注于单词或复合结构的音节上的最强的重音, 本词典中以``'号表示). Cf 参看 principal.
3 [attrib 作定语] of or for primary education 初等教育的
*primary teachers 小学教师. Cf 参看 secondary.

n (also primary election) (in the US) election in which voters select party candidates for a coming election (美国)(为大选推举党内候选人而进行的)初选
*the presidential primaries 提名总统候选人的初选.
1. But as a woman's power is still strongly perceived to be tied up with the ability to bear children, ageing demonstrates to the world her decline, her uselessness for her primary function.
    但由于女性的本领仍在很大程度上被看作与生育能力密切相关,年龄增长向世人显示的是她的衰老,就她的首要作用而言她已无用了。

2. The primary grades in school are grades one through three.
    学校的低年级是一年级到三年级。

3. His studies with rats have demonstrated two primary effects of activity: vigorous physical exercise provides the brain with more fuel, and skill-based exercise increases the formation of connections in the brain, which, according to the proposals of
    他对老鼠的研究已经表明运动具有两大功效:强力体育运动给大脑提供更多的燃料,而技巧性的运动则增强大脑神经的联结。依照某些科学家的见解,这种联结能使大脑更好地处理信息。

4. Primary school teachers are demanding parity with those in secondary schools.
    小学教师要求与中学教师同酬.

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