prime
基本释义
- adj.主要的,首要的;优质的,第一流的;最可能的,最适合的;最理想的,最典型的;最初的,原始的;素(或质)数的(如2,3,5,7,11);互为素或质数的
- v.事先指点,使(某人)做好准备;把(某事物)准备好,使备用;给(表面)涂上底色
- n.盛年,壮年时期;质数,素数;上标符号('),(数字后)分钟(或英尺)符号;(八个防御姿势的)第一姿势;(自行车比赛中设特别奖的)特设行程;<古>起始,原初;晨经,晨祷(传统上于白天中的第一个小时即早晨六点所做的祈祷,现罕用)
- 人名 (Prime)(英)普赖姆,(德)普里梅(人名)
词语例句
主要的,首要的adj.
四级六级It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.
它会是游击队进攻的一个主要目标。
Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities.
有些人不怕压力,而这样的性格显然是管理责任的主要因素。
The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to hard working hours is a prime reason for a lot of the career for dissatisfaction.
然而,由于工作时间过长而产生的精神和身体上的压力是人们对许多工作不满的主要原因。
优质的,第一流的adj.
The location of these beaches makes them prime sites for development.
这些海滩的位置使它们成为开发的最佳选址。
最可能的,最适合的adj.
六级He's a prime candidate for promotion.
他是最有望获得晋升的人选。
Intensively farmed areas like northeast Brazil and Mexico are likely to see their prime growing seasons fall below 120 days, which is critical for crops such as corn to mature.
巴西东北部和墨西哥等集约化养殖地区的最佳生长期可能会降至120天以下,这对玉米等作物的成熟至关重要。
最理想的,最典型的adj.
四级六级Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation.
人们经常举例把日本作为现代工业国家的典范。
Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasarda's prime examples.
韩国的松岛是一座白手起家的城市,是卡萨达最典型的例子之一。
A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of a energy-trading company, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.
施韦策和他的同事引用的一个典型例子是2004年一家能源交易公司倒闭的事件,在该公司中,经理们用经济奖励来激励销售人员达到特定的收入目标。
- The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.首相兴致勃勃。来自《牛津词典》
- Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.有人朝首相扔油漆。来自《牛津词典》
- He's the police's prime suspect in this case.他是该案中警方的主要怀疑对象。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- be a prime candidate/target (for sth.)是(……)的首选目标
- prime example非常典型的例子
- prime sb. to do sth.使某人准备做某事
- prime oneself with sth.某人自己准备某物
- in the prime of life正当盛年
- a prime example一个重要范例
- prime suspect主要嫌疑犯
- prime objective主要目的
- prime of life全盛时期
- in sb.'s prime正值巅峰
- prime minister首相,总理
- prime time黄金时间
- deputy prime minister副总理;副首相
- prime number素数
- prime movern. 原动力;发起者
- prime of life生命全盛期,壮年
- Optimus Prime擎天柱;柯博文;柯柏文;重要人物
- prime number素数;质数;量数;或素数
- Prime Meridian本初子午圈;零子午线;起初子午线
- Prime rate最优惠利率;优待利率;优惠利率;优惠贷款利率
- prime time黄金时段;黄金时间;黄金档;黄金时报
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- n.a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- n.the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- n.the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- n.the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- v.insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- v.cover with a primer; apply a primer to
词源
- prime首要的,主要的;第一流的,最好的来源于原始印欧语pro(从前)派生的拉丁语prim.us(第一的)。 词根词缀: -prim-首要 + -e
- prime第一的,首要的,基本的,最早的来自拉丁语primus,第一的,最初的,首要的,来自古拉丁语pri,在前,来自PIE*per,向前,在前,词源同ford,first.-im,最高级后缀,词源同ultimate,maximum.