| 单词 | prime |
| 释义 | prime1 /praɪm/ ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun] 1 MAINmost important 最重要的，首要的 SYN main Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease. 抽烟是引发肺部疾病的首要原因。 Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers. 我们的头等大事是为所有的年轻毕业生提供工作。 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嫌疑人。 Good management is of prime importance in business. 良好的经营管理在商业领域尤为重要。► see thesaurus at main2 BESTof 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. 那家宾馆位置极佳，可以俯瞰山谷。3 be a prime candidate/target (for something) MAINto 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／头号目标 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 TYPICALa very typical example of something 非常典型的例子，有代表性的例证 Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th-century building. 布莱基庄园是19世纪建筑的典型。Examples from the Corpusprime• Cheryl is a prime candidate for the new managerial position.• Our prime concern is for the child's safety.• prime cuts of beef• If so, the place for you is Usenet news, the Net's prime discussion area.• He argued that agglomeration diseconomies were the prime explanation for the decentralization.• At least in Baja California, real estate should remain a prime factor in building new economic muscle.• The mall is in a prime location, visible from the freeway.• But perhaps its prime message is the crucial role that Rosat is likely to play in our understanding of these issues.• Mr Kravchuk has clearly been rankled by polls which show that his prime minister is twice as popular as he is.• The prime minister was primus inter pares in the cabinet-the first among equals.• Geoffrey Rippon, who was in charge of negotiations, reported to Whitelaw more often than to Heath, the prime minister.• Prime ministerial power, and therefore prime ministerial government is challenged.• The FBI regarded him as its prime suspect in the case.• Bigley was named the prime suspect in the murder.• Tourists are prime targets for theft and robbery.of prime importance• He sensed this moment was of prime importance.• He thought compatibility and interests which could be shared and understood were of prime importance.• The marriage is still of prime importance.• Here, reliability of quality and delivery is of prime importance because the producer works on minimal stock-holding of raw materials.• It would immediately become a project of prime importance, far too serious to leave any loose ends hanging free.• But no one ever mentions two things which seem to me of prime importance in the whole relationship saga.• In this case aggregate theory tells us that economic criteria are of prime importance in this image building.• The care of the environment is of prime importance to our business and is the responsibility of all employees.prime2 ●○○ noun [singular] BESTDIEthe time in your life when you are strongest and most active 盛年，壮年时期in your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime. 目前她年已四十，依然风华正茂。 He is now past his prime. 他现在已过壮年。 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) 不幸英年早逝的女歌手Examples from the Corpusprime• Surely you don't allow negative numbers to be primes?• Even Margaret Thatcher in her prime could not carry her party on the question of Sundays.• He was thirty-six years old, and his youth was gone, and even his prime was passing.• In his prime, Vermeer developed what can only be called a formula, and a dazzling one.• Those selected for slaughter are done so at about thirty months, however, when their meat is at its prime.• The extract is bitter but tolerable, and the root has the taste of a radish past its prime.• The bottom strand is numbered in the same way from the 5' end, but with primes on the numbers.cut off in ... prime• The relationship has been stormy, with joint projects often cut off in their prime.Related topics: Weapons, Constructionprime3 verb [transitive] 1 prepare SB 使某人做好准备PREPARE to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do 使准备好〔应付某一情况〕prime somebody with something Did you prime her with what to say? 你事先提醒她要说些什么了吗？prime somebody for something He had a shower and primed himself for action. 他冲了个淋浴，准备行动。prime somebody to do something 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 枪炮PMW to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode 为〔枪炮〕装火药；为〔炸弹等〕装雷管3 paint 上漆TBCPREPARE 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. 所有金属表面都必须打上底漆。4. prime the pump informalSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it 投资[投入人力]以促进某企业[行业等]的发展5. water 水 to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work 为〔水泵〕注水→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusprime• The Cowboys will be primed and poised.• Did you prime her with what to say?• The Smiths were priming themselves for a spell in the top five.• These are then primed to recognise and attack the real invader.• When cleaned, non-ferrous metals are best brought to a bright finish before priming with zinc chromate or zinc phosphate.prime somebody to do something• Second baseman Gonzalez is being primed to take over as shortstop.From Longman Business Dictionaryprimeprime1 /praɪm/ adjective1of the best qualityacres of prime real estate right by an international airport2main or most importantThe developer’s prime objective is to build houses at maximum profit, with minimum care for the environment.their prime concern was for the safety of the international financial system.Martin Marietta Corp., the prime contractor in the rocket-engine development programprimeprime2 verb prime the (economic) pump journalismECONOMICS to make the economy grow faster by increasing government spending, hoping that this will encourage business to invest moreDirect investments in job creation are essential to prime the pump and get the economy up and running again. → see also pump-priming→ See Verb tableprimeprime3 noun above primeFINANCE used to talk about how much higher an interest rate is than the PRIME RATE (=the interest rate charged by banks to their best borrowers)The working-capital loan carried an interest rate of 3½ points above prime.Origin prime1 (1300-1400) French Latin primus “first”prime1 adjectiveprime2 nounprime3 verbChinese most Business important Corpus |
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