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prime adj.最好的；首要的；典型的n.壮年；全盛时期；青春n.[数]质数vt.事先指点；在（金属、木材等上）打底漆vi.变得首要 (1) 为了去旅行,我们早餐都吃得饱饱的。(2) 说过的那件事是很重要的。(3) 英国有女王,但执政的是首相和内阁。(4) 这座大楼是20世纪60年代的典型建筑。(5) 他在壮年时死去。(6) 年轻人风华正茂。(7) 许多士兵都英年早逝。(8) 她具有正值青春的少妇的力量和沉着。(9) 其陈述是：每一个大于2的偶数都可以表达成两个素数之和(素数是指只能被1和它本身整除的数，如7和13)。(10) 她已经有人指点,知道要说些什么。(11) 油漆这木制东西前,你得先在上面涂上底漆。(12) 我们把争取和平作为对外政策的首要任务。(13) 电信宾馆是轰炸的首要目标。 Prime often means "main." The prime reason you go to concerts is to see your favorite groups perform. If your mother is angry that you came home late, tell her that this is a prime example of why you need a cell phone — so you can call her. It can also mean "of the highest quality" as in prime beef or flowers. As a verb, prime means to get ready. Hopefully you've primed yourself for your exams. Prime the pump and start the engine!

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英 [praɪm] 美 [praɪm] (1) We were well prime for the journey with a large breakfast.(2) What was said was of prime importance.(3) Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern.(4) The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.(5) He died in the prime of his life.(6) Young people are in their prime.(7) Many young soldiers were cut off in their prime.(8) She had the strength and sangfroid of a woman in the prime of life.(9) It states that every even number greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes (a prime is a number that is only divisible by itself and by 1, such as 7 and 13).(10) She has been well primed about what to say.(11) You must prime the wood before you paint it.(12) Peace is the prime objective of our foreign policy.(13) The telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing. If something is in its prime, it is at its best. The same goes for a person. If you are young and healthy and in the prime of your life, you are ready to take on the world. 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；

英语单词	prime
英美音标	英 [praɪm] 美 [praɪm]
中文释义	adj.最好的；首要的；典型的 n.壮年；全盛时期；青春 n.[数]质数 vt.事先指点；在（金属、木材等上）打底漆 vi.变得首要
英语例句	(1) We were well prime for the journey with a large breakfast. (2) What was said was of prime importance. (3) Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern. (4) The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture. (5) He died in the prime of his life. (6) Young people are in their prime. (7) Many young soldiers were cut off in their prime. (8) She had the strength and sangfroid of a woman in the prime of life. (9) It states that every even number greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes (a prime is a number that is only divisible by itself and by 1, such as 7 and 13). (10) She has been well primed about what to say. (11) You must prime the wood before you paint it. (12) Peace is the prime objective of our foreign policy. (13) The telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing.
中文例句	(1) 为了去旅行,我们早餐都吃得饱饱的。 (2) 说过的那件事是很重要的。 (3) 英国有女王,但执政的是首相和内阁。 (4) 这座大楼是20世纪60年代的典型建筑。 (5) 他在壮年时死去。 (6) 年轻人风华正茂。 (7) 许多士兵都英年早逝。 (8) 她具有正值青春的少妇的力量和沉着。 (9) 其陈述是：每一个大于2的偶数都可以表达成两个素数之和(素数是指只能被1和它本身整除的数，如7和13)。 (10) 她已经有人指点,知道要说些什么。 (11) 油漆这木制东西前,你得先在上面涂上底漆。 (12) 我们把争取和平作为对外政策的首要任务。 (13) 电信宾馆是轰炸的首要目标。
vocabulary简明	If something is in its prime, it is at its best. The same goes for a person. If you are young and healthy and in the prime of your life, you are ready to take on the world.
vocabulary扩展	Prime often means "main." The prime reason you go to concerts is to see your favorite groups perform. If your mother is angry that you came home late, tell her that this is a prime example of why you need a cell phone — so you can call her. It can also mean "of the highest quality" as in prime beef or flowers. As a verb, prime means to get ready. Hopefully you've primed yourself for your exams. Prime the pump and start the engine!
柯林斯解释	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 ；

Prime N D Life Young Adj 形容词 Describe