1 ADJ [ADJ n] 主要的；首要的；最为重要的 You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. 主要的；首要的；最为重要的
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Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.
同时，政治稳定性将放在首位。
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It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.
这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。
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The police will see me as the prime suspect!
警方会把我当作头号嫌疑人！
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Prime candidate to take over his job is Margaret Ramsay.
接替他工作的首要人选是玛格丽特·拉姆齐。
SYN main, leading, chief, central
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 优质的；一流的；上等的；最好的 You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality. 优质的；一流的；上等的；最好的
SYN best, top, select, highest
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 最典型的；最有代表性的 You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical. 最典型的；最有代表性的
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The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers.
最典型的例子是梅西百货，它曾经是加利福尼亚无可争辩的零售巨头。
4 N-UNCOUNT [usually poss NOUN] 全盛时期；最活跃时期；最成功时期 If someone or something is in their prime, they are at the stage in their existence when they are at their strongest, most active, or most successful. 全盛时期；最活跃时期；最成功时期
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Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now.
也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。
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She was in her intellectual prime.
在智力上，她正处于壮年。
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We've had a series of athletes trying to come back well past their prime.
我们有些早已过了黄金期的运动员仍然想东山再起。
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...young persons in the prime of life. [+ of]
风华正茂的年轻人
SYN peak, flower, bloom, maturity
5 VERB 事先指点；使做好准备 If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand. 事先指点；使做好准备
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Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand. [VERB noun]
克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。
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Arnold primed her for her duties. [VERB noun + for]
阿诺德事先让她熟悉了自己的任务。
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The press corps was primed to leap to the defense of the fired officials. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
记者团获知信息后，立即声援被解雇官员。
SYN inform, tell, train, coach
6 VERB 把（炸弹、枪支）装好 If someone primes a bomb or a gun, they prepare it so that it is ready to explode or fire. 把（炸弹、枪支）装好 [Also VERB n]
SYN prepare, set up, load, equip
7 to prime the pump→see: pump
| Word Link | prim ≈ first : primary, primate, prime |
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