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Secondary Important Adj 形容词 Sth   [Usu N Damage

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/se̱kəndri, AM -deri/
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[ADJ 形容词]第二位的;次要的;从属的 If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings...

    街上发生了剧烈爆炸,邻近的建筑里也发生了程度较轻的爆炸。

  • They argue that human rights considerations are now of only secondary importance...

    他们认为人权方面的考虑现在只是第二位的。

  • The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.

    与对血液供应的损害相比,对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。

2
[ADJ 形容词](疾病、感染)继发性的,第二期的 Secondary diseases or infections happen as a result of another disease or infection that has already happened.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.

    他患有肾癌,还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。

3
[ADJ 形容词](教育)中等的,中学的 Secondary education is given to pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18.
  • Examinations for the GCSE are taken after about five years of secondary education.

    在接受中等教育约5年后便可参加普通中等教育证书的考试。


Oxford sec·ond·ary / ˈsekəndri ; NAmE ˈsekənderi / adjective 1 less important than sth else 次要的;从属的;辅助的 That is just a secondary consideration. 那只不过是次要的考虑因素。 Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. 重要的是经验,年龄是次要的。 secondaryto sth Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming. 与其他农业生产相对而言,动物饲养只是副业。 2 happening as a result of sth else 间接引发的;继发性的;次生的 a secondary infection 继发性感染 a secondary effect 间接结果 a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours) 次色 3 [only before noun ] connected with teaching children of 11-18 years 中等教育的;中学的 secondary teachers 中学教师 the secondary curriculum 中学课程 compare
elementary
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primary
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tertiary
sec·ond·ar·ily / ˈsekəndrəli ; NAmE ˌsekənˈderəli / adverb Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative. 他们的衣服首重实用,其次才讲花式。 secondary secondaries
sec·ond·ary / ˈsekəndri ; NAmE ˈsekənderi / sec·ond·ar·ily / ˈsekəndrəli ; NAmE ˌsekənˈderəli /
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secondarysec‧ond‧a‧ry /ˈsekəndəri $ -deri/ ●●○ S3 W2 adjective
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1secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education, teaching etc of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18tertiary2not as important as something elseprimary:  the novel’s secondary characterssecondary to Writing was always secondary to spending time with my family.be of secondary importance/be a secondary consideration Cost is the important thing – any benefits for the user are a secondary consideration. see thesaurus at
unimportant
secondarily adverb
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secondary

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次要的(60%),副手(15%),从属的(12%),中等教育的(9%),次要位置(4%)
n.副手;代理人
adj.第二的;中等的;次要的;中级的

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