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primary

🇬🇧 UK/'praimәri/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Most important, chief, or fundamental; first in order or time.

主要的,首要的,基本的

n.

A preliminary election in which voters choose a political party's candidate for a main election.

初选,预选

v.

To challenge an incumbent politician in a primary election, often from a more extreme ideological position.

在初选中挑战(现任政客)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
primfirst
+
aryrelating to, having the nature of
=primary

Common Collocations

  • 1.primary school小学
  • 2.primary concern首要关切
  • 3.primary source第一手资料
  • 4.primary care初级医疗保健

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Customer satisfaction is our primary concern in every business decision.

  • 2.

    The primary cause of the accident was driver fatigue.

  • 3.

    Children develop their primary language skills before the age of five.

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