primaries

英 [ˈpraɪməriz] 美 [ˈpraɪˌmɛriz]

n.  (美国)初选
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  1. ADJ 首要的；主要的
    You use primary to 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。
  2. ADJ （教育）初级的，初等的，小学的
    Primary education 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

    3. in AM, use 美国英语用 elementary

  3. ADJ 首先的；最早的；最初的
    Primary is 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。
  4. N-COUNT （美国）初选，预选
    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.
    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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani lost out to John McCain in the Republican primaries this year, but Giuliani is now going after Obama as one of McCain's main surrogate campaigners.
    前纽约市长朱利亚尼在今年的共和党初选中败给了麦凯恩，而他现在成了麦凯恩选举班子的代理活动家，经常攻击奥巴马。
  4. It has been an honor to contest these primaries with him.
    我一直感到很荣幸和他一起经历了这些初选。
  5. But McCain told reporters Friday that he voted for the president in2000 and worked hard to get him elected despite the fact they were opponents in the Republican primaries that year.
    但是，麦凯恩周五对记者说，尽管他们在当年的共和党的初选中曾是竞争对手，他在2000年投票给布什总统，而且全力为他竞选。
  6. 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。
  7. On Wednesday, his Kadima party began the process for primaries to replace him.
    星期三，奥尔默特所在的前进党开始了党内初选程序，推选接替他的人选。
  8. Both contenders are campaigning for delegates in the final three primaries between now and Tuesday.
    两位候选人都希望在下星期二前举行的最后三场初选中赢得更多代表人票。
  9. Many experts now expect more superdelegates will flock to Obama in the wake of Tuesday's primaries.
    许多专家认为，在星期二的胜利后，更多的超级代表就会趋之若骛，支持奥巴马。
  10. Neither Obama nor Clinton can win enough delegates in the remaining primaries or caucuses to secure the nomination outright, so both candidates are making a play for their support.
    在剩下的初选和基层党团会议推选中，奥巴马和希拉里.克林顿都不可能拿到确保获得总统候选人提名的代表人票数，因此他们都在努力争取超级代表的支持。
  11. 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。
  12. Clinton has questioned whether Obama is ready to serve as president and commander in chief, and that line of attack may have helped her win last week's primaries in Texas and Ohio.
    克林顿质疑奥巴马是否胜任总统和三军统帅，这些攻击可能帮助了她上星期赢得德克萨斯和俄亥俄州的初选。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. The primaries you choose will determine how the colours will mix together.
    你选择的原色将会决定混合后的颜色。
  18. Properly combined, the subtractive primaries can absorb all colors of light, producing black.
    适当组合时，减色法三原色能吸收光线中的所有色彩，产生黑色。
  19. 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。
  20. Winning those primaries, winning those delegates: That's important, because if you win enough of them, you can secure your party's nomination.
    赢得了预选就赢得了代表的支持：那是很重要的，因为如果你赢得了足够的代表支持，就能保证赢得党内提名。
  21. This process could continue, creating a solid ring of colors spanning all of the space between the primaries.
    这一进程能继续，建立一个横跨之间的初选空间中的所有颜色坚实的戒指。
  22. There is talk of challenging Obama in the 2012 primaries.
    还有人说要在2012年党内初选时挑战奥巴马。
  23. That happened last Wednesday, when moderate Tzipi Livni won a narrow victory in the Kadima party primaries.
    上星期三，温和派的利夫尼以些微的差距赢得了前进党的初选。
  24. 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。
  25. It has its party machines, but groups that organise hard can use the primaries to prise them open.
    美国有自己的政党机制，但努力组织的团体可以利用党内初选把这些机制撬开。
  26. Closed primaries strengthen party unity.
    内部选举加强了政党的团结。
  27. Additive colour mixing: The mixing of additive primaries to match a specific colour.
    加法混色：混和加色法原色，使它与某一指定颜色相似。
  28. Paul ran four years ago in the Republican primaries and also ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in1988.
    保罗四年前参加了共和党的党内初选，1988年作为自由党候选人参加了那年的总统选举。
  29. The subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and yellow;
    减色法三原色是青绿色、品红和黄色；
  30. Lieberman said he had planned to wait until after the primaries to offer his support for the presidential hopeful.
    但列波曼说他计划等到在初选后再去支持这位有希望的总统侯选人。
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