| 单词 | primary |
| 释义 | primary (praɪməri , US -meri ) Word forms: primaries 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ You use primary to describe something that is very important. [formal] That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems. The family continues to be the primary source of care for people as they grow older. Synonyms: chief, leading, main, best 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 Primary education is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11. [British] Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers. ...primary teachers. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ Primary is used to describe something that occurs first. It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body. They have been barred from primary bidding for clients. 4. countable noun B1+ A primary or a primary election is an election in an American state in which people vote for someone to become a candidate for a political office. Compare general election. ...the 1968 New Hampshire primary. She won the Democratic primary. New York holds its primary election on Tuesday. Collocations: key primary It did not go unnoticed that many of these towns were in key primary states for presidential elections. Times, Sunday Times He assembled and published many key primary sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Inside, exposed steel bracing reflects the form of lightweight aircraft, while simultaneously framing directional signage to key primary and ancillary care services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 C, it can also help distinguish between different phytoplankton as the key primary producers in food webs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nonpartisan initiative was advertised in key primary states in early 2008. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To solve the problem, they propose that universities should create tenure and tenure-track positions for academics whose primary role is teaching rather than research. The Times Literary Supplement (2015) Although the coroner's primary role is to determine the circumstances of each death, she can also make recommendations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The interconversion of cropland and forest played a primary role in ecosystem pattern change. 2019, 'Did Ecological Restoration Hit Its Mark? Monitoring and Assessing Ecological Changes in the Grain for Green Program Region Using Multi-source Satellite Images', Remote Sensing Anaerobic fungi play a primary role in the degradation of lignocellulosic plant material. 2017, 'PCR and Omics Based Techniques to Study the Diversity, Ecology and Biology of Anaerobic Fungi: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities', Frontiers in Microbiology Yet a steady scorer seems to be a primary target. Times, Sunday Times It was clear in this plan that promotion this season was not the primary target. Times, Sunday Times Yet, as he admits himself, the primary target in clamping down on such activity should be the private investigators, who will have clients not just in the media. Times, Sunday Times In that same year, the stations were put up for sale as they were considered outside of the company's primary target area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, alternative routes of administration that bypass the liver before primary target organs are hit have been developed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New for 2008 are three teaching degrees in modern languages in the primary school, education studies (maths) and primary teaching with childhood and youth studies. Times, Sunday Times Many of those not gifted to be the senior leader or primary teaching pastor would still make ideal campus pastors. Christianity Today It included a recognised three-year primary teaching diploma in the eighties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He received multiple teaching awards and has primary teaching interests in economic theory, economic development, and economic history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, he has of himself primary teaching, governance and sanctifying responsibility for the see for which he has been ordained bishop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The screen, she fears, may replace the book as the primary tool for firing juvenile imaginations. Times, Sunday Times Gravitational-wave detectors are the primary tool of gravitational-wave astronomy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More recently (ca. 1975), nanoindentation techniques have been established as the primary tool for investigating the hardness of small volumes of material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They viewed government intervention on behalf of the people as their primary tool of reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They all commonly use dice as the primary tool for game play, but all differ generally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The religious right remains the largest bloc within the party, representing about 40 per cent of primary voters. Times, Sunday Times More primary voters turned out in the state than ever before. Times, Sunday Times Even though 80 percent of the primary voters had been for anti-war candidates, the delegates had defeated the peace plank by 1,567 to 1,041. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some scholars conclude that primary voters are demographically unrepresentative of the larger partisan electorate, while others find fewer differences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was heard by thousands of primary voters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My happy, serene and empathetic little card was enrolled at the local state primary at the age of five. Times, Sunday Times By a cruel twist last week they found refuge in a tarpaulin-covered camp in the courtyard of a surviving state primary school. Times, Sunday Times Two dozen more come in as junior scholars from state primary schools or at sixthform level. The Sun If you opt for a state primary, remember there will also be costs involved. Times, Sunday Times Nor to the bigger, halfdecent state primary 300 yards in the other direction. Times, Sunday Times While the potential candidates have been campaigning to win the primary, they were put forward by an internal panel. Times, Sunday Times She did not win the primary and has not run in another election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He went on to win the primary election with 52% of the electorate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Huntsman went on to win the primary election with a great plurality of the vote. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Handmade signs, and close friends helped her win the primary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 主要的 Japanese: 第一の |
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