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基本釋義

adj.
主要的; 基本的; 最好的; 首選的
n.
鼎盛時(shí)期
v.
事先指點(diǎn); 事先準(zhǔn)備

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

My prime concern is to protect my property.

我最關(guān)心的是保護(hù)自己的財(cái)產(chǎn)。

牛津詞典

Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.

獲勝不是這項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的主要目的。

牛津詞典

The care of the environment is of prime importance.

保護(hù)環(huán)境是最重要的。

牛津詞典

He's the police's prime suspect in this case.

他是該案中警方的主要懷疑對(duì)象。

牛津詞典

prime (cuts of) beef

上等的牛肉(塊)

牛津詞典

The store has a prime position in the mall.

這家商店位于商業(yè)中心一個(gè)非常理想的位置。

牛津詞典

The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.

這座大樓是20世紀(jì)60年代的典型建筑。

牛津詞典

The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.

這座孤零零的房子是盜賊的首選目標(biāo)。

牛津詞典

He's a prime candidate for promotion.

他是最有望獲得晉升的人選。

牛津詞典

a young woman in her prime

正當(dāng)妙齡的女郎

牛津詞典

He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life .

他還不滿30歲,正是英姿勃發(fā)的年華。

牛津詞典

These flowers are long past their prime .

這些花的鼎盛花期早過了。

牛津詞典

They had been primed with good advice.

他們事先得到了高人指點(diǎn)。

牛津詞典

She was ready and primed for action.

她已胸有成竹、躍躍欲試了。

牛津詞典

He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as possible.

他已經(jīng)知會(huì)他的朋友,盡量少向記者透露消息。

牛津詞典

The bomb was primed, ready to explode.

炸彈已準(zhǔn)備好,可隨時(shí)引爆。

牛津詞典

Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...

同時(shí),政治穩(wěn)定性將放在首位。

It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...

這可能是游擊隊(duì)進(jìn)攻的主要目標(biāo)。

It was one of the City's prime sites, near the Stock Exchange.

這是倫敦最好的地段之一,離證券交易所很近。

The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers.

最典型的例子是梅西百貨,它曾經(jīng)是加利福尼亞無可爭(zhēng)辯的零售巨頭。

Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now...

也許我現(xiàn)在正要步入事業(yè)輝煌期。

She was in her intellectual prime...

在智力上,她正處于壯年。

Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand...

克萊爾真希望她事先指點(diǎn)過薩拉。

Arnold primed her for her duties...

阿諾德事先讓她熟悉了自己的任務(wù)。

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

他正在裝炸彈,設(shè)定為在一個(gè)小時(shí)之內(nèi)爆炸。

Tom keeps a primed 10-foot shotgun in his office.

湯姆在辦公室放了一支裝了子彈的10英尺長的獵槍。

真題例句

When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasarda's prime examples.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

The prime minister denied there was a connection between his news adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.

出自-2012年6月閱讀原文

A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades.

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

This should have primed the subjects with "stereotype threat" – an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

So if you are a student who always reviews over black coffee, perhaps it would be sensible to prime yourself with a cup before the exam.

2017年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section C

Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve prime ministers in the course of sixty years.

2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

How much would a mother earn a year if working as the prime minister?

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 題設(shè)

This would make their yearly income £30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

出自-2012年考研閱讀原文

When Hoffa's Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.

2012年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a number that has no factor but itself and 1

  • 2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

  • 3. the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.

  • 4. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

Verb
  • 1. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing;

    "prime a cannon"

    "prime a mine"

  • 2. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

  • 3. fill with priming liquid;

    "prime a car engine"

Adjective
  • 1. first in rank or degree;

    "an architect of premier rank"

    "the prime minister"

  • 2. used of the first or originating agent;

    "prime mover"

  • 3. of superior grade;

    "choice wines"

    "prime beef"

    "prize carnations"

    "quality paper"

    "select peaches"

  • 4. of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers;

    "prime number"

  • 5. at the best stage;

    "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning

同義詞辨析

excellent, choice, splendid, select, prime, first-rate

這些形容詞均有"極好的"之意。

  • excellent: 通常指事物在等級(jí)品位以及職位級(jí)別等方面的最優(yōu)或接近最優(yōu)。
  • choice: 指通過精心挑選達(dá)到水平,尤指罕見或品質(zhì)精良的商品。
  • splendid: 口語常用詞,指非常令人滿意,顯得完美無缺。
  • select: 指精挑細(xì)選出來作為范例的物或人。
  • prime: 常指最重要、價(jià)值最高的東西,也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。
  • first-rate: 多用于指對(duì)抽象事物的主觀評(píng)估,有時(shí)含夸大、自負(fù)的意味。

同義詞

v.準(zhǔn)備;做準(zhǔn)備;教育;指導(dǎo),訓(xùn)練

breakshowteachguideinpreparepreptraindrillreadycoacheducateinstructgroom

v.通知,通告,提示

briefinformnotifyapprisetell

adj.主要的,重要的

principalprimary

adj.基本的,基礎(chǔ)

basicfundamental

adj.有價(jià)值的;值得的

apreciouscostlyworthexpensivelotvaluable

n.全盛時(shí)期;精華;最佳部分;茂盛

summerefflorescenceflowerfullbloomfloweringheydayspring

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