词汇精选:prime的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
最初的
例句:
Which number on the card is a prime number?
在卡片上哪一个数字是最初的数字?
例句:
But let's not toss away one of his prime motivations.
我们不要忘了他最初的动机。
主要的,首要的;基本的
例句:
PoliticAl stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.
同时,政治稳定性将放在首位。
例句:
It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.
这可能是游击队进攻的主要目标。
最好的
例句:
If ever there was a stubborn idiot, you're a prime example.
如果曾有过一个倔强的傻瓜,你就是最好的例子。
例句:
These apartments are in a prime area.
这些公寓处在黄金地段。
n.
初期 [U]
例句:
At 22, in the prime of his musical career, He was about to become a famous musician.
在22岁,他的音乐生涯的初期,就差不多是个著名的音乐家了。
青年;全盛时期 [U]
例句:
Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now.
也许我现在正要步入事业辉煌期。
例句:
She was in her intellectual prime.
在智力上,她正处于青壮年。
精华 [U]
例句:
The prime of the flock is always saved because they have the strength to run and to get away.
牧群里最好的那一部分总能存活下来,因为它们很强壮,足以逃跑。
例句:
Some web content be of assistance to you to absorb the factual prime of the books.
网站上的一些内容能够帮助你汲取书中的精华。
v.
填装 [T]
例句:
Only prime the cannon if you are about to fire.
只有在准备开火的时候才能装炮弹。
例句:
He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time.
他正在装炸弹,设定为在一个小时之内爆炸。
(使)准备好 [I,T]
例句:
All the competitors are primed for battle and ready to play.
所有的参赛者都已经做好了参赛准备。
例句:
She was obviously primed for the questions beforehand.
很显然,她事先准备了这些问题。
事先指点 [T]
例句:
The man on trial have been carefully prime by his lawyer.
这个受审人已得到他律师的仔细指点。
例句:
Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand.
克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。
二、词义辨析:
excellent,choice,splendid,select,prime,first-rate
这些形容词均有“极好的”之意。excellent通常指事物在等级品位以及职位级别等方面的最优或接近最优。choice指通过精心挑选达到水平,尤指罕见或品质精良的商品。splendid口语常用词,指非常令人满意,显得完美无缺。select指精挑细选出来作为范例的物或人。prime常指最重要、价值最高的东西,也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。first-rate多用于指对抽象事物的主观评估,有时含夸大、自负的意味。
三、相关短语:
prime minister
n.总理,首相
prime factor
质因数
prime number
n.[数]质数,素数
prime meridian
本初子午圈线,本初子午线
prime mover
n.原动力,发动者
prime time
黄金时段
四、参考例句:
Housewives are our prime customers.
家庭主妇是我们主要的客户。
The Prime Minister made a stirring speech.
首相发表了一篇鼓舞人心的演讲。
This is a matter of prime importance.
这是一个首要的问题。
You're in your prime right now.
你现在有大把青春挥霍。
These apartments are in a prime area.
这些公寓处在黄金地段。
The streetcar resurgence is a prime example.
有轨电车的东山再起就是一个绝佳的例子。
Convenience of fuel is a prime consideration.
燃料的方便性是优先考虑的一个因素。
Members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister.
内阁阁员是由首相挑选的。
Optimus Prime: It's you and me, Megatron.
擎天柱:这是我们俩之间的事,威震天。
He’s a prime suspect in the murder case.
他是这次谋杀案的主要嫌疑犯。