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prime adjective | noun | verb
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prime / praIm ; praIm /adjective only before noun
1. most important最重要的,首要的;SYNmain
Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease.抽烟是引发肺病的首要原因。
Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers.我们的头等大事是要为中学毕业后不再升学的年轻人提供工作。
He was named as the prime suspect in the murder investigation.在那宗谋杀案的调查中他被定为主要怀疑对象。
Good management is of prime importance in business.良好的经营管理在商业领域尤为重要。
2. of the very best quality or kind质量最好的,第一流的:
prime rib of beef上等牛肋排
prime agricultural land肥沃的农田
The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley.那家宾馆位置理想,可以俯瞰山谷。
3. be a prime candidate / target (for sth) to be the person or thing that is most suitable or most likely to be chosen for a particular purpose是(某事物)的首选目标:
The school is a prime candidate for closure.这所学校最有可能关闭。
Old people are a prime target for thieves.老年人是窃贼的首选目标。
4. prime example a very typical example of something最好的例证,非常典型的例子:
Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th century building.布莱基大宅是最典型的 19 世纪建筑。

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primenoun sing.
1. the time in your life when you are strongest and most active盛年,壮年时期:
in your prime
She's now forty and still in her prime.她年已四十,依然风华正茂。
He is now past his prime .他已过壮年。
a man in the prime of life 一个正当盛年的男子
a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (=died while she was in her prime )英年早逝的女歌唱演员

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primeverb T
1. PREPARE SB 使某人做好准备, to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do使准备好〔应付某个情况〕:
prime sb with sth
Did you prime her with what to say?你事先提醒她要说些什么了吗?
prime sb for sth
He had a shower and primed himself for action.他冲了个淋浴准备行动。
prime sb to do sth
He had been primed to say nothing about it.有人事先关照过他叫他什么也别说。
2. A GUN, to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode为〔枪炮〕装火药(雷管); 为〔炸弹等〕装雷管
3. PAINT 上漆, to put a special layer of paint on a surface, in order to prepare it for the next layer在…上涂底漆:
All metal surfaces will have to be primed.所有金属表面必须打上底漆。
4. prime the pump informalto encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it投资以促进某企业(行业)的发展
5. WATER, to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work〔为水泵〕注水

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