| 词汇 | primary |
| 释义 | primary adjective uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/ us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/ (MAIN) B2 首要的；主要的 more important than anything else; main The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protect human life. 红十字会最关心的是维护人的生命安全。 The primary responsibility lies with those who break the law. 主要的责任在于那些违法者。
(EDUCATION) B1 [ before noun ]初等教育的，小学的 of or for the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old primary education 初等教育 a primary school 小学 (EARLIEST) 最初的，起源的，原始的 happening first the primary stages of development 发展的最初阶段 primary noun [ C ] uk/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri/ us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/ （美国推举党内候选人的）初选 in the US, an election in which people choose who will represent a particular party in an election for political office closed primary 封闭式初选（只有该党成员可以进行投票选出代表本党的候选人的投票方式） a primary in which only voters who are members of a political party can vote for the candidates from that party in order to choose who will represent the party in a later election They won't give up on their demand for a closed primary election. Members of unrecognized parties are not able to vote in a closed primary. Kansas holds closed primaries. These voters have not had much experience with closed primaries. Our district's primary is closed, so if you aren't a registered member of the party, you can't vote. Compare: open primary open primary 开放式初选（任何人都可以进行投票选出代表某党的候选人的投票方式） a primary in which everyone who is allowed to vote can choose either party's ballot (= list of candidates) in order to vote for a candidate to represent that party at a later election In an open primary, you can vote for a candidate from either party. Last year's ruling prevented the state from using an open primary. She believes that open primaries encourage more candidates to run. Some of the candidates wanted to prevent an open primary. He won an open primary election in November. Compare: closed primary |
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