prime

英[praɪm]美[praɪm]

adj.主要的，基本的，*好的，首选的；

n.鼎盛时期；

v.事先指点，事先准备；

复数：primes;

第三人称单数：primes;

过去式：primed;

过去分词：primed;

现在分词：priming;

例句

He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

The whole shipment of cattle made the grade as prime beef.这批牛全部达到了上等牛肉的标准。

A sudden attack of typhoid cut him off in the prime of his life.伤寒突然发作,使他年纪轻轻就被夺去了生命。

Her majesty awarded a distinction upon〔to〕 the retiring Prime Minister.女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相。

He is at the prime of his career.他正处于事业的巅峰。

Spring is the prime time for planting.春天是种植的*好时节。

This is a matter of prime importance.这是一个首要的问题。

The Prime Minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks.首相对谈判失败表示遗憾。

The man with the umbrella will be the Prime Minister.拿着雨伞的那个人准是首相。

The Prime Minister set forth the aims of his government in a television broadcast.首相在一次电视讲话中阐明了*府的目标。

英语六级真题

The prime minister denied there was a connection between his news adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.

Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.

A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.

A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades.

This should have primed the subjects with "stereotype threat" – an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.

He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.

So if you are a student who always reviews over black coffee, perhaps it would be sensible to prime yourself with a cup before the exam.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ

主要的；首要的；*为重要的

You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation.

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ADJ

优质的；一流的；上等的；*好的

You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality.

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ADJ

*典型的；*有代表性的

You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical.

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N-UNCOUNT

全盛时期；*活跃时期；*成功时期

If someone or something is in their prime, they are at the stage in their existence when they are at their strongest, most active, or most successful.

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VERB

事先指点；使做好准备

If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand.

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VERB

把（炸弹、*支）装好

If someone primes a bomb or a gun, they prepare it so that it is ready to explode or fire.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

首要的; 主要的; 基本的

*好的, 第一流的

优质的；上乘的；优异的

典型的；有代表性的

*可能的；首选的；*适宜的

*初的；原始的；初期的

获得*高信誉评价的，信用等级*高的

青春的；血气旺盛的

【数学】质数的，互为质数的；素数的

n.

全盛时期

盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期

初期；*初

精华；*好部分

【**】[常P-]（早晨六时的）晨课；一时课；晨祷

【数学】质数,素数 (=prime number)

上撇号，符号(′)；(计时的)分号；英尺号；重音符号

vt.

使准备好, 使完成准备工作

事先指导, 事先向…提供情况

在（金属、木材等上）打底漆

装填；为…装雷管(或火药)

(注入水等)使泵起动；(注入汽油等)使运行

刺激

adv.

极好地

vi.

(为*炮)装火药，装雷管

注水入泵引起；水雾与蒸汽混合

涂底漆，涂头道漆

修剪树枝；采摘烟叶

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a number that has no factor but itself and 1

2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

3. the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.

4. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

Verb

1. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing;

2. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

3. fill with priming liquid;

Adjective

1. first in rank or degree;

2. used of the first or originating agent;

3. of superior grade;

4. of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers;

5. at the best stage;

行业词典

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