新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

prime

英  [praɪm]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1主要的

    You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation.

    近义词

    main , principal

    双语例句

    例:

    Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.

    与此同时,政治稳定将是头等大事。

    例:

    It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.

    它会是游击队进攻的一个主要目标。

    例:

    The prime objective of the organization is to increase profit.

    该组织的首要目标是增加利润。

    2最佳的

    You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality.

    双语例句

    例:

    The location of these beaches makes them prime sites for development.

    这些海滩的位置使它们成为开发的最佳选址。

    3最典型的

    You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical.

    近义词

    classic

    双语例句

    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,它曾是加州零售商们公认的王者。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 鼎盛时期

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now.

    可能我刚迈入我的最佳时期。

    例:

    We've had a series of athletes trying to come back well past their prime.

    我们有不少早已过了鼎盛时期的运动员在试图复出。

    VERB. 动词
  • primes , priming , primed

    1[T 及物动词] 事先交代(某人做某事)

    If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example, by giving them information about it beforehand.

    近义词

    brief

    双语例句

    例:

    Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand.

    克莱尔真希望她事先交代过萨拉。

    例:

    Marianne had not known until Arnold primed her for her duties that she was to be the sole female.

    直到阿诺德向她交待她的职责时,玛丽安娜才知道她将是唯一的女性。

    2[T 及物动词] 事先准备(炸弹或枪)

    If someone primes a bomb or a gun, they prepare it so that it is ready to explode or fire.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time.

    他事先准备好炸弹,以在一小时后将其引爆。

    例:

    He kept a primed shotgun in his office.

    他在办公室放了一杆装好子弹的散弹猎枪。