1 most important; main 最重要的;首要的;主要的:
Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer.吸烟是引起肺癌的主要原因之一。
2 connected with the education of children between about five and eleven years old 与五至十一岁的儿童教育有关的;初等教育的;小学的:
Their children are at primary school.他们的孩子在上小学。
primary²
/ˈpraɪməri; US -merɪ ||; ˈpraɪˌmɛrɪ/
(also primary eˈlection) noun [C] (pluralprimaries) (US 美) an election in which people from a particular area vote to choose a CANDIDATE (= a person who will represent the party) for a future important election 初选(政党通过初选选出党内候选人参与重要公职选举)
primary1/ˋpraI͵mɛrI; ˈpraIm$ri/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]1 most important 最重要的﹐首要的: Our primary concern is the safety of the children. 我们的头等大事是孩子们的安全。2 especially BrE primary education is for children between 5 and 11 years old [ elementary AmE 【美】]【尤英】小学教育的﹐初级教育的: a good primary school 一所好的小学
primary2also 又作 ˌprimary eˈlectionn [C] plural primaries an election in the US when people vote to decide who will be their political party's CANDIDATE in the main election〔美国政党内推举候选人的〕初选