prime

英[praɪm]

美[praɪm]

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基本释义

adj.主要的; 基本的; 最好的; 首选的
n.鼎盛时期
v.事先指点; 事先准备

词性变化

复数:primes;
第三人称单数:primes;
过去式:primed;
过去分词:primed;
现在分词:priming;

实用例句

My prime concern is to protect my property.

我最关心的是保护自己的财产。

牛津词典

Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.

获胜不是这项体育运动的主要目的。

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The care of the environment is of prime importance.

保护环境是最重要的。

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He's the police's prime suspect in this case.

他是该案中警方的主要怀疑对象。

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prime (cuts of) beef

上等的牛肉（块）

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The store has a prime position in the mall.

这家商店位于商业中心一个非常理想的位置。

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The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.

这座大楼是20世纪60年代的典型建筑。

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The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.

这座孤零零的房子是盗贼的首选目标。

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He's a prime candidate for promotion.

他是最有望获得晋升的人选。

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a young woman in her prime

正当妙龄的女郎

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He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life .

他还不满30岁，正是英姿勃发的年华。

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These flowers are long past their prime .

这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。

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They had been primed with good advice.

他们事先得到了高人指点。

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She was ready and primed for action.

她已胸有成竹、跃跃欲试了。

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He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as possible.

他已经知会他的朋友，尽量少向记者透露消息。

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The bomb was primed, ready to explode.

炸弹已准备好，可随时引爆。

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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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

真题例句

When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasarda's prime examples.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

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

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

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.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

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.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

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.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

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.

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve prime ministers in the course of sixty years.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解阅读A 原文

How much would a mother earn a year if working as the prime minister?

2015年高考英语四川卷阅读理解阅读C 题设

This would make their yearly income ￡30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

2015年高考英语四川卷阅读理解阅读C 原文

When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

When Hoffa's Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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;
"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