prime
/praɪm/
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adj. 主要的;首要的;最好的
- The prime reason for the traffic jam was a broken signal at the busiest intersection. 塞車的主要原因是最繁忙路口的號誌故障。
其他意思
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adj. 主要的, 首要的, 最初的
You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation.
- Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern
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n. 全盛期
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.
- Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now
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v.
If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand.
- Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand
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prim, prin 第一的
prim + e第一的 + —