新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

primeIELTS重点词汇

英 [praɪm]

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

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。

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