[ADJ 形容词]首要的;最主要的;最重要的Principal means first in order of importance.
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The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
这是我改变主意的最主要原因。
...the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings...
这个国家最主要的外汇收入来源
Their principal concern is bound to be that of winning the next general election.
他们最关心的问题肯定是赢得下一次大选。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](中小学)校长;(英国)大学校长,学院院长 The principal of a school, or in Britain the principal of a college, is the person in charge of the school or college.
Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.
唐纳德·金是达特茅斯中学的校长。
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prin·ci·palAWL/ˈprɪnsəpl; NAmEˈprɪnsəpl/
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principalprincipalsadjective[only before noun ]most important; main 最重要的;主要的◆The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。◆New roads will link the principal cities of the area.新建道路将连通这个地区的主要城市。☞synonyms at
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noun1( BrE) the person who is in charge of a college or a university 大学校长;学院院长◆Peter Brown, principal of St John's College彼得 · 布朗,圣约翰学院院长☞see also
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(3 )2( NAmE) (BrEˌhead ˈteacher)a teacher who is in charge of a school 校长◆Principal Ray Smith雷 · 史密斯校长3[usually singular ]( finance 财) an amount of money that you lend to sb or invest to earn interest 本金;资本4the person who has the most important part in a play, an opera,etc. 主要演员;主角5( technical 术语) a person that you are representing, especially in business or law (尤指商务或法律事务的)当事人,委托人prin·ci·pal/ˈprɪnsəpl; NAmEˈprɪnsəpl/
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principalprin‧ci‧pal1 /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ ●●○W2AWL adjective [only before noun]
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most importantSYN main: His principal reason for making the journey was to visit his family. Teaching is her principal source of income. the principal character in the book► see thesaurus at
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1school [countable] American English someone who is in charge of a schoolSYN headteacher British English: a small school with just three teachers and the principal► see thesaurus at
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2university/college [countable] British English someone who is in charge of a university or college3business [countable] American English the main person in a business or organization, who can make important business decisions and is legally responsible for them: The principal of the business has an office in New York.4performer [countable] the main performer in a play or in a group of musicians, dancers etc: She later became a principal with the Royal Ballet.5money [singular] technical the original amount of money that is lent to someone, not including any of the interest