| 单词 | principal |
| 释义 | principal —principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/ adjective [before noun] ► B1 first in order of importance: » Iraq's principal export is oil.» He was principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.» That was my principal reason for moving.Thesaurus+: ↑Very important or urgent• • • Extra Examples:» The principal aim of this meeting is to reach a decision that we all agree on.» The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration.» I would like to earn more, but this isn't my principal reason for leaving the job.» He can't give up teaching, it's his principal source of income.» This is the principal road between the two cities.noun [C usually singular] SPECIALIZED (MONEY) ► F0 an amount of money that someone has invested in a bank or lent to a person or organization so that they will receive interest on it from the bank, person, or organization: » She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact.Thesaurus+: ↑Savings, interest and capitalThesaurus+: ↑Financial investments and the stock marketnoun [C] US (PERSON) ► A2 the person in charge of a school or college for children aged between approximately eleven and 18Thesaurus+: ↑Teachers |
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