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prime prime[praɪm]primed, priming, primesCET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSn34389321115104443127v12650111163186484182196j16732417877331405443169893620ADJ2164624263VERB1091646062NOUN2049012196Spoken:157928079primed[805]最好的(33%)，壮年(17%)，全盛时期(14%)，首要的(12%)，典型的(9%)，青春(9%)，变得首要(4%)，事先指点(2%)n.初期；青年；精华；全盛时期adj.主要的；最好的；基本的vt.使准备好；填装vi.作准备adv.极好地n.(Prime)人名；(英)普赖姆；(德)普里梅 prime ★★★☆☆/pra͟ɪm/1[ADJ	形容词]主要的；首要的；最为重要的 You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation.   [ADJ n]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。2[ADJ	形容词]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.   [ADJ n]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	形容词]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.   [ADJ n]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	不可数名词]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.   [usu poss N]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.风华正茂的年轻人5[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]  [V n for n]  [be V-ed to-inf]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	动词]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.   [V n to-inf]  [V-ed]  [Also V n]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；  prime1 adjectiveprime2 nounprime3 verbprimeprime1 /praɪm/ ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1most important  SYN  main:  Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease. Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers. He was named as the prime suspect in the murder investigation. Good management is of prime importance in business.► see thesaurus at main2of the very best quality or kind:  prime rib of beef prime agricultural land The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley.3be a prime candidate/target (for something) to be the person or thing that is most suitable or most likely to be chosen for a particular purpose:  The school is a prime candidate for closure. Old people are a prime target for thieves.4prime example a very typical example of something:  Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th-century building.prime1 adjectiveprime2 nounprime3 verbprimeprime2 ●○○ noun [singular]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations  the time in your life when you are strongest and most activein your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime. He is now past his prime. a man in the prime of life a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (=died while she was in her prime)prime1 adjectiveprime2 nounprime3 verbprimeprime3 verb [transitive]  Entry menu Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations 1prepare somebody to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to doprime somebody with something Did you prime her with what to say?prime somebody for something He had a shower and primed himself for action.prime somebody to do something He had been primed to say nothing about it.2a gun to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode3paint to put a special layer of paint on a surface, in order to prepare it for the next layer:  All metal surfaces will have to be primed.4prime the pump informal to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it5water to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work

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WDF	prime [praɪm]primed, priming, primes CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS n34389 321 115 104 44 31 27 v12650 1111 63 186 484 182 196 j1673 24178 7733 1405 4431 6989 3620 ADJ2164 624263 VERB10916 46062 NOUN20490 12196 Spoken: 157928079 primed[805] 最好的(33%)，壮年(17%)，全盛时期(14%)，首要的(12%)，典型的(9%)，青春(9%)，变得首要(4%)，事先指点(2%) n.初期；青年；精华；全盛时期 adj.主要的；最好的；基本的 vt.使准备好；填装 vi.作准备 adv.极好地 n.(Prime)人名；(英)普赖姆；(德)普里梅
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Collins	prime ★★★☆☆ /pra͟ɪm/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]主要的；首要的；最为重要的 You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. [ADJ n] 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。 2 [ADJ 形容词]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. [ADJ n] 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 形容词]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. [ADJ n] 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 不可数名词]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. [usu poss N] 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. 风华正茂的年轻人 5 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V n for n] [be V-ed to-inf] 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 动词]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. [V n to-inf] [V-ed] [Also V n] 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 ；
Oxford	prime AWL / praɪm ; NAmE praɪm / adjective , noun , verb prime primes primed priming adjective [only before noun ] 1 main; most important; basic 主要的；首要的；基本的 ◆ My prime concern is to protect my property. 我最关心的是保护自己的财产。 ◆ Winning is not the prime objective in this sport. 获胜不是这项体育运动的主要目的。 ◆ The care of the environment is of prime importance. 保护环境是最重要的。 ◆ He's the police's prime suspectin this case. 他是该案中警方的主要怀疑对象。 ☞synonyms at main 2 of the best quality; excellent 优质的；上乘的；优异的 ◆ prime (cuts of) beef 上等的牛肉（块） ◆ The store has a prime position in the mall. 这家商店位于购物广场一个非常理想的位置。 3 a prime exampleof sth is one that is typical of it 典型的；有代表性的 ◆ 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。 4 most likely to be chosen for sth; most suitable 最可能的；首选的；最适宜的 ◆ 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。 ◆ He's a prime candidate for promotion. 他是获得晋升机会的最佳人选。 noun [singular ] the time in your life when you are strongest or most successful 盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期 ◆ a young woman in her prime 正当妙龄的女郎 ◆ 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。 ◆ These flowers are long past their prime. 这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。 verb 1 to prepare sb for a situation so that they know what to do, especially by giving them special information 事先指点；使（某人）做好准备 SYN brief primesb (with sth) ◆ They had been primed with good advice. 他们事先得到了高人指点。 primesb (for sth) ◆ She was ready and primed for action. 她已胸有成竹、跃跃欲试了。 primesb to do sth ◆ 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。 2 primesth to make sth ready for use or action 把（事物）准备好 ◆ The bomb was primed, ready to explode. 炸弹已准备好，可随时引爆。 3 primesth to prepare wood, metal, etc. for painting by covering it with a special paint that helps the next layer of paint to stay on 在（金属、木材等上）打底漆 IDIOM prime the ˈpump to encourage the growth of a new or weak business or industry by putting money into it 投资以振兴（新的或不景气的企业或行业） prime / praɪm ; NAmE praɪm /
LDC	prime1 adjective prime2 noun prime3 verb primeprime1 /praɪm/ ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1most important SYN main: Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease. Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers. He was named as the prime suspect in the murder investigation. Good management is of prime importance in business.► see thesaurus at main 2of the very best quality or kind: prime rib of beef prime agricultural land The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley.3be a prime candidate/target (for something) to be the person or thing that is most suitable or most likely to be chosen for a particular purpose: The school is a prime candidate for closure. Old people are a prime target for thieves.4prime example a very typical example of something: Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th-century building. prime1 adjective prime2 noun prime3 verb primeprime2 ●○○ noun [singular] Examples Thesaurus Collocations the time in your life when you are strongest and most activein your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime. He is now past his prime. a man in the prime of life a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (=died while she was in her prime) prime1 adjective prime2 noun prime3 verb primeprime3 verb [transitive] Entry menu Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations 1prepare somebody to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to doprime somebody with something Did you prime her with what to say?prime somebody for something He had a shower and primed himself for action.prime somebody to do something He had been primed to say nothing about it.2a gun to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode3paint to put a special layer of paint on a surface, in order to prepare it for the next layer: All metal surfaces will have to be primed.4prime the pump informal to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it5water to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work

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