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prime adj.最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的;n.精华;初期;全盛时期;青年;vt.使准备好;填装;事先指导;adv.极好地;vi.（为枪炮）装火药;涂底漆;修剪树枝;注水入泵引起; third:primes~done:primed~pl:primes~ing:priming~past:primed~

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英[praɪm]  美[praɪm] 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.例：Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...同时，政治稳定性将放在首位。例：It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。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.例：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。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.例：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。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.例：Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now...也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。例：She was in her intellectual prime...在智力上，她正处于壮年。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.例：Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand...克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。例：Arnold primed her for her duties...阿诺德事先让她熟悉了自己的任务。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.例：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。例：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。

单词	prime
音标	英[praɪm] 美[praɪm]
解释	adj.最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的;n.精华;初期;全盛时期;青年;vt.使准备好;填装;事先指导;adv.极好地;vi.（为枪炮）装火药;涂底漆;修剪树枝;注水入泵引起;
例句	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. 例：Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...同时，政治稳定性将放在首位。例：It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。 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. 例：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。 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. 例：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。 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. 例：Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now...也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。例：She was in her intellectual prime...在智力上，她正处于壮年。 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. 例：Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand...克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。例：Arnold primed her for her duties...阿诺德事先让她熟悉了自己的任务。 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. 例：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。例：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。
变形	third:primes~done:primed~pl:primes~ing:priming~past:primed~

Prime Adj Describe Primed 例：It Verb Prepare Bomb