It's the primary means by which we communicate.

它是我们交流的主要方式。

'Primary' means 'first', because an animal eating plants is the first consumer in the food chain.

首要就是第一级，因为食草动物是食物链中的首要消费者。

This was and remains the primary means of communicating research for academics working in the hard sciences.

这过去是、现在仍然是硬科学领域学者交流研究成果的主要方式。

They are the place of the scientific discoveries that move economies forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantages.

大学是推动经济发展的科学发现的场所，也是培养学生具有获取并保持竞争优势所需才能的主要手段。

His victory in this primary means he’s won 19 states to Hillary Clinton ’s 23 yet she continues to enjoy her comfortable lead in the race for delegates.

他在这次初选中的胜利意味着他在19个州获胜，而希拉里·克林顿在23个州获胜，然而她继续享受在这场竞选中的领先地位。

His victory in this primary means he's won 19 states to Hillary Clinton's 23 yet she continues to enjoy her comfortable lead in the race for delegates.

他在初选中的胜利意味着他赢得了 19 个州， 而希拉里克林顿赢得了 23 个州， 但她继续在代表竞选中轻松领先。

I would say if you are thinking of coming to visit the United States, you should definitely not rely on hitchhiking as one of your primary means of transportation.

我想说如果你想来美国旅游，你绝对不应该把搭便车作为你的主要交通工具之一。

The word " primary" means first, in some instances; the primaries are the first elections that help determine who the " candidates, " or the representatives from each party will be for the presidency.

在某些情况下， “主要” 一词的意思是首先；初选是帮助确定“候选人” 或每个政党的代表将担任总统职位的第一场选举。

On the other hand, could it be that people who've lost work in the past have been miserable because our civilization is built around work as the primary means to satisfy your basic needs?

另一方面，过去失业的人会不会很痛苦， 因为我们的文明是建立在工作作为满足基本需求的主要手段的基础上的？