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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 838 COCA: 1667
prime
praɪm praɪm
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense primes, present participle priming, past tense , past participle primed
1 ADJ [ADJ n] 主要的；首要的；最为重要的 You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. 主要的；首要的；最为重要的

  • 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！

  • Prime candidate to take over his job is Margaret Ramsay.

    接替他工作的首要人选是玛格丽特·拉姆齐。

SYN main, leading, chief, central
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 优质的；一流的；上等的；最好的

  • 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。

SYN best, top, select, highest
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 最典型的；最有代表性的

  • 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 [usually poss NOUN] 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. 全盛时期；最活跃时期；最成功时期

  • 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。

  • ...young persons in the prime of life. [+ of]

    风华正茂的年轻人

SYN peak, flower, bloom, maturity
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. 事先指点；使做好准备

  • Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand. [VERB noun]

    克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。

  • Arnold primed her for her duties. [VERB noun + for]

    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. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]

    记者团获知信息后，立即声援被解雇官员。

SYN inform, tell, train, coach
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. 把（炸弹、枪支）装好 [Also VERB n]

  • He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    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. [VERB-ed]

    汤姆在办公室放了一支装了子弹的10英尺长的猎枪。

SYN prepare, set up, load, equip
7 to prime the pump→see: pump 
Word Link
Word Linkprim ≈ first : primary, primate, prime
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 838 COCA: 1667
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 838 COCA: 1667
prime noun
⇨ peakprime adj.
⇨ good 1 (prime cuts/lamb) ⇨ main (my prime concern)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 838 COCA: 1667
prime
Most important: main, basic, primary...
Best: best, ideal, first class...
Suitable or convenient: suitable, convenient, proper...
To make someone behave in a particular way: influence, motivate, condition...
Supplying and using weapons and explosives: arm, armament, armed...
To paint and decorate: paint, decorate, paper...
Relating to adulthood: hot flush, leave/fly the nest, the male menopause...

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