primaries

英 [ˈpraɪməriz]

美 [ˈpraɪˌmɛriz]

n.  (美国)初选
primary的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 首要的；主要的
  You useprimaryto describe something that is very important.
  1. That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well...
     这是公司股票价格一直居高不下的主要原因。
  2. I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk...
     我觉得年轻人生活的主要目标并不是一醉方休。
  3. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems...
     他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
  4. The family continues to be the primary source of care and comfort for people as they grow older.
     随着年龄的增长，家庭仍然是人们获得关爱和安慰的主要源泉。
• ADJ （教育）初级的，初等的，小学的
  Primaryeducation is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11.
  1. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880...
     直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
  2. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers.
     现在，99%的小学生都亲手操作过电脑。
  3. ...primary teachers.
     小学教师

in AM, use 美国英语用 elementary


• ADJ 首先的；最早的；最初的
  Primaryis used to describe something that occurs first.
  1. It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body...
     原发性肿瘤并不会置人于死地，致命的是身体其他部位的继发肿瘤。
  2. They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.
     他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。
• N-COUNT （美国）初选，预选
  Aprimaryor aprimary electionis an election in an American state in which people vote for someone to become a candidate for a political office.
  1. ...the 1968 New Hampshire primary...
     1968年新罕布什尔州的初选
  2. She won the Democratic primary...
     她在民主党的初选中获胜。
  3. New York holds its primary election on Tuesday.
     纽约州将在星期二举行预选。

双语例句

• Both candidates have a lot at stake in Tuesday's primaries.
  星期二的初选对两名候选人都至关重要。
• Speaking to CBS News, she said the victory would give her momentum for the next primaries, and explained why she believes more voters chose her.
  她对哥伦比亚广播公司说，这次胜利会在后面的初选中给她带来获胜的势头。克林顿解释了为什么她认为更多的选民会选择她。
• Both stood to lose all their convention delegates because they defied party rules by holding their primaries too early.
  两者都丧失了出席全国大会的代表资格，这是因为他们过早地举行了初选而触犯了党规。
• Clinton is pegging her hopes on disqualified delegates from Florida and Michigan, two states not counted in the total because they broke party rules by holding their primaries early.
  克林顿希望拿回失去资格的佛罗里达和密西根的党代表票，他们的票数没有计入总数，因为这两个州提前举行了初选，破坏了民主党的规则。
• If all the States advance their primaries, America might as well just have a single national primary.
  要是所有州都提前初选，美国倒不如进行全国初选，一次了事。
• Closed primaries are restricted to voters registered as a member of the party holding the election.
  封闭式预选只限于作为党员登记的选民举行选举。
• We now need a step change in our secondary schools to match that achieved in our primaries.
  我们现在需要大力改革中学，以便与我们在小学里所取得的成果同步。
• Colors range from muted hues to earth tones and bold primaries [ 1].
  色彩可用度可从哑色到土色调或是鲜明的主色调。
• Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
  共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
• Dodd endorsed Obama at a news conference in Cleveland where Obama is campaigning one week before crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas that could be decisive in the battle for the party nomination.
  多德在克利夫兰的一个新闻发布会上宣布支持奥巴马。奥巴马正在克利夫兰进行竞选活动，一周以后，俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州将举行重要的初选，这些初选对两党参选人的竞争可能具有决定性意义。