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prime
[英] [praim] [美] [praɪm] 生词本

adj.

n.

vt.

adv.

vi.

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1. ADJ 主要的；首要的；最为重要的 You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. 

  • Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...

    同时，政治稳定性将放在首位。

  • It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...

    这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。

  • The police will see me as the prime suspect!

    警方会把我当作头号嫌疑人！

2. ADJ 优质的；一流的；上等的；最好的 You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality. 

  • It was one of the City's prime sites, near the Stock Exchange.

    这是伦敦最好的地段之一，离证券交易所很近。

3. ADJ 最典型的；最有代表性的 You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical. 

  • The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers.

    最典型的例子是梅西百货，它曾经是加利福尼亚无可争辩的零售巨头。

4. N-UNCOUNT 全盛时期；最活跃时期；最成功时期 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. 

  • Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now...

    也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。

  • She was in her intellectual prime...

    在智力上，她正处于壮年。

  • We've had a series of athletes trying to come back well past their prime.

    我们有些早已过了黄金期的运动员仍然想东山再起。

5. 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. 

  • Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand...

    克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。

  • Arnold primed her for her duties...

    阿诺德事先让她熟悉了自己的任务。

  • The press corps was primed to leap to the defense of the fired officials.

    记者团获知信息后，立即声援被解雇官员。

6. VERB 把（炸弹、枪支）装好 If someone primes a bomb or a gun, they prepare it so that it is ready to explode or fire. 

  • He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time...

    他正在装炸弹，设定为在一个小时之内爆炸。

  • Tom keeps a primed 10-foot shotgun in his office.

    汤姆在办公室放了一支装了子弹的10英尺长的猎枪。

7.   to prime the pump→see: pump; 
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;

  • "prime a cannon"
  • "prime a mine"

2. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

3. fill with priming liquid;

  • "prime a car engine"
Adjective

1. first in rank or degree;

  • "an architect of premier rank"
  • "the prime minister"

2. used of the first or originating agent;

  • "prime mover"

3. of superior grade;

  • "choice wines"
  • "prime beef"
  • "prize carnations"
  • "quality paper"
  • "select peaches"

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

  • "prime number"

5. at the best stage;

  • "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning

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  • 1.【修】最初，原始，主要；【数】素(数)，质(数)[P];= PRogram Independence/Modularity/Economy,程序的独立性、模块性和经济性; = PRogrammed Instruction for Management Education, 管理教育的程序教学
1. 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。

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2. Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister.
很多人认为艾德将继任首相。

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3. Did you listen in to the Prime Minister yesterday evening?
你昨晚收听首相的广播讲话了吗？

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

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5. He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour and a half.
他和日本首相会晤了一个半小时。

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

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7. He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.
他在1920到1921 年间曾短期出任过首相。

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

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9. 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。

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10. His prime is past.
他的青春已经不复存在了。

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11. I see that the Prime Minister has been in Wales.
我（从报上）得悉首相已前往威尔士。

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12. In February 1967, she began a dalliance with Robin Douglas-Home, 35, a talented and troubled pianist and the nephew of a former prime minister.
1967年2月，玛格丽特与一位前首相的侄子、才华横溢但天性伤感的钢琴家35岁的罗宾·道格拉斯-霍姆开始了一段情缘。

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13. She is in her prime.
她正当年。

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14. Spring is the prime time for planting trees.
春天是植树的最好时间。

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

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16. That actor has been on five prime time programs.
那位演员已经上过五次黄金档的节目。

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17. The Prime Minister announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet.
首相宣布内阁改组。

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

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19. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.
首相发表了一项几近谎言的声明。

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20. The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at noon.
首相定于中午到达。

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