一、详细释义:


adj.

最初的


例句:

Which number on the card is a prime number?

在卡片上哪一个数字是最初的数字?


例句:

But let's not toss away one of his prime motivations.

我们不要忘了他最初的动机。


主要的,首要的;基本的


例句:

Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.

同时,政治稳定性将放在首位。


例句:

It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.

这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。


最好的


例句:

If ever there was a stubborn idiot, you're a prime example.

如果曾有过一个倔强的傻瓜,你就是最好的例子。


例句:

These apartments are in a prime area.

这些公寓处在黄金地段。


n.

初期 [U]


例句:

At 22, in the prime of his musical career, He was about to become a famous musician.

在22岁,他的音乐生涯的初期,就差不多是个著名的音乐家了。


青年;全盛时期 [U]


例句:

Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now.

也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。


例句:

She was in her intellectual prime.

在智力上,她正处于青壮年。


精华 [U]


例句:

The prime of the flock is always saved because they have the strength to run and to get away.

牧群里最好的那一部分总能存活下来,因为它们很强壮,足以逃跑。


例句:

Some web content be of assistance to you to absorb the factual prime of the books.

网站上的一些内容能够帮助你汲取书中的精华。


v.

填装 [T]


例句:

Only prime the cannon if you are about to fire.

只有在准备开火的时候才能装炮弹。


例句:

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。


(使)准备好 [I,T]


例句:

All the competitors are primed for battle and ready to play.

所有的参赛者都已经做好了参赛准备。


例句:

She was obviously primed for the questions beforehand.

很显然,她事先准备了这些问题。


事先指点 [T]


例句:

The man on trial have been carefully prime by his lawyer.

这个受审人已得到他律师的仔细指点。


例句:

Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand.

克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。


二、词义辨析:


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

这些形容词均有“极好的”之意。 excellent通常指事物在等级品位以及职位级别等方面的最优或接近最优。 choice指通过精心挑选达到水平,尤指罕见或品质精良的商品。 splendid口语常用词,指非常令人满意,显得完美无缺。 select指精挑细选出来作为范例的物或人。 prime常指最重要、价值最高的东西,也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。 first-rate多用于指对抽象事物的主观评估,有时含夸大、自负的意味。


三、相关短语:


prime minister

n.总理,首相


prime factor

质因数


prime number

n.[数]质数,素数


prime meridian

本初子午圈线,本初子午线


prime mover

n.原动力,发动者


prime time

黄金时段


四、参考例句:


Housewives are our prime customers.

家庭主妇是我们主要的客户。


The Prime Minister made a stirring speech.

首相发表了一篇鼓舞人心的演讲。


This is a matter of prime importance.

这是一个首要的问题。


You're in your prime right now.

你现在有大把青春挥霍。


These apartments are in a prime area.

这些公寓处在黄金地段。


The streetcar resurgence is a prime example.

有轨电车的东山再起就是一个绝佳的例子。


Convenience of fuel is a prime consideration.

燃料的方便性是优先考虑的一个因素。


Members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister.

内阁阁员是由首相挑选的。


Optimus Prime: It's you and me, Megatron.

擎天柱:这是我们俩之间的事,威震天。


He’s a prime suspect in the murder case.

他是这次谋杀案的主要嫌疑犯。