prime 的英语意思
primeprime1 /praɪm/ AWL adjective [only before noun] 
查看全部语言翻译1most important最重要的 SYN main: 
Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease.吸烟是肺病的主要原因。 Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers.我们最主要的关切是为所有刚离校的年轻人提供就业机会。 He was named as the prime suspect in the murder investigation.他在谋杀案调查中被列为首要嫌疑人。 Good management is of prime importance in business.良好的管理在商业中至关重要。► see thesaurus at main2of the very best quality or kind质量或种类最佳的: prime rib of beef优质牛肋排 prime agricultural land优质农业用地 The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley.这家酒店地理位置绝佳，俯瞰山谷。3be a prime candidate/target (for something) to be the person or thing that is most suitable or most likely to be chosen for a particular purpose对某一特定目的而言最合适或最有可能被选中的人或事物: The school is a prime candidate for closure.这所学校是被关闭的首要候选对象。 Old people are a prime target for thieves.老人是小偷的主要目标。4prime example a very typical example of something某事物的典型范例: Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th-century building.布莱基厅是19世纪建筑的典型范例。
查看全部语言翻译1most important最重要的 SYN main: Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease.吸烟是肺病的主要原因。 Our prime concern is providing jobs for all young school leavers.我们最主要的关切是为所有刚离校的年轻人提供就业机会。 He was named as the prime suspect in the murder investigation.他在谋杀案调查中被列为首要嫌疑人。 Good management is of prime importance in business.良好的管理在商业中至关重要。► see thesaurus at main2of the very best quality or kind质量或种类最佳的: prime rib of beef优质牛肋排 prime agricultural land优质农业用地 The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley.这家酒店地理位置绝佳，俯瞰山谷。3be a prime candidate/target (for something) to be the person or thing that is most suitable or most likely to be chosen for a particular purpose对某一特定目的而言最合适或最有可能被选中的人或事物: The school is a prime candidate for closure.这所学校是被关闭的首要候选对象。 Old people are a prime target for thieves.老人是小偷的主要目标。4prime example a very typical example of something某事物的典型范例: Blakey Hall is a prime example of a 19th-century building.布莱基厅是19世纪建筑的典型范例。primeprime2 noun [singular] the time in your life when you are strongest and most active人生中体力最强、最为活跃的时期in your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime.她现在40岁，仍处于人生的黄金时期。 He is now past his prime.他现在已过了全盛时期。 a man in the prime of life处于人生鼎盛时期的男人 a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (=died while she was in her prime)一位年轻歌手，不幸在全盛时期英年早逝（=在她的全盛时期去世）
the time in your life when you are strongest and most active人生中体力最强、最为活跃的时期in your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime.她现在40岁，仍处于人生的黄金时期。 He is now past his prime.他现在已过了全盛时期。 a man in the prime of life处于人生鼎盛时期的男人 a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (=died while she was in her prime)一位年轻歌手，不幸在全盛时期英年早逝（=在她的全盛时期去世）primeprime3 verb [transitive] 1prepare somebody to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do事先为某人做好准备，使其知道该如何应对某种情况prime somebody with something Did you prime her with what to say?你事先告诉她该说什么了吗？prime somebody for something He had a shower and primed himself for action.他洗了个澡，为行动做好了准备。prime somebody to do something He had been primed to say nothing about it.他被事先叮嘱对此只字不提。2a gun to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode使枪支或炸弹处于可发射或爆炸的状态3paint to put a special layer of paint on a surface, in order to prepare it for the next layer在表面涂一层特殊底漆，以备上下一层: All metal surfaces will have to be primed.所有金属表面都必须先上底漆。4prime the pump informal非正式 to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it通过投入资金或努力来促进某企业、行业或活动的发展5water to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work向水泵注水，使其做好工作准备
1prepare somebody to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do事先为某人做好准备，使其知道该如何应对某种情况prime somebody with something Did you prime her with what to say?你事先告诉她该说什么了吗？prime somebody for something He had a shower and primed himself for action.他洗了个澡，为行动做好了准备。prime somebody to do something He had been primed to say nothing about it.他被事先叮嘱对此只字不提。2a gun to prepare a gun or bomb so that it can fire or explode使枪支或炸弹处于可发射或爆炸的状态3paint to put a special layer of paint on a surface, in order to prepare it for the next layer在表面涂一层特殊底漆，以备上下一层: All metal surfaces will have to be primed.所有金属表面都必须先上底漆。4prime the pump informal非正式 to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it通过投入资金或努力来促进某企业、行业或活动的发展5water to pour water into a water pump in order to make it ready to work向水泵注水，使其做好工作准备