詞彙精選:prime的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
最初的
例句:
Which number on the card is a prime number?
在卡片上哪一個數字是最初的數字?
例句:
But let's not toss away one of his prime motivations.
我們不要忘了他最初的動機。
主要的,首要的;基本的
例句:
Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.
同時,政治穩定性將放在首位。
例句:
It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack.
這可能是游擊隊進攻的主要目標。
最好的
例句:
If ever there was a stubborn idiot, you're a prime example.
如果曾有過一個倔強的傻瓜,你就是最好的例子。
例句:
These apartments are in a prime area.
這些公寓處在黃金地段。
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歲,他的音樂生涯的初期,就差不多是個著名的音樂家了。
青年;全盛時期 [U]
例句:
Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now.
也許我現在正要步入事業輝煌期。
例句:
She was in her intellectual prime.
在智力上,她正處於青壯年。
精華 [U]
例句:
The prime of the flock is always saved because they have the strength to run and to get away.
牧羣裏最好的那一部分總能存活下來,因為它們很強壯,足以逃跑。
例句:
Some web content be of assistance to you to absorb the factual prime of the books.
網站上的一些內容能夠幫助你汲取書中的精華。
v.
填裝 [T]
例句:
Only prime the cannon if you are about to fire.
只有在準備開火的時候才能裝炮彈。
例句:
He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time.
他正在裝炸彈,設定為在一個小時之內爆炸。
(使)準備好 [I,T]
例句:
All the competitors are primed for battle and ready to play.
所有的參賽者都已經做好了參賽準備。
例句:
She was obviously primed for the questions beforehand.
很顯然,她事先準備了這些問題。
事先指點 [T]
例句:
The man on trial have been carefully prime by his lawyer.
這個受審人已得到他律師的仔細指點。
例句:
Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand.
克萊爾真希望她事先指點過薩拉。
二、詞義辨析:
excellent,choice,splendid,select,prime,first-rate
這些形容詞均有“極好的”之意。excellent通常指事物在等級品位以及職位級別等方面的最優或接近最優。choice指通過精心挑選達到水平,尤指罕見或品質精良的商品。splendid口語常用詞,指非常令人滿意,顯得完美無缺。select指精挑細選出來作為範例的物或人。prime常指最重要、價值最高的東西,也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。first-rate多用於指對抽象事物的主觀評估,有時含誇大、自負的意味。
三、相關短語:
prime minister
n.總理,首相
prime factor
質因數
prime number
n.[數]質數,素數
prime meridian
本初子午圈線,本初子午線
prime mover
n.原動力,發動者
prime time
黃金時段
四、參考例句:
Housewives are our prime customers.
家庭主婦是我們主要的客户。
The Prime Minister made a stirring speech.
首相發表了一篇鼓舞人心的演講。
This is a matter of prime importance.
這是一個首要的問題。
You're in your prime right now.
你現在有大把青春揮霍。
These apartments are in a prime area.
這些公寓處在黃金地段。
The streetcar resurgence is a prime example.
有軌電車的東山再起就是一個絕佳的例子。
Convenience of fuel is a prime consideration.
燃料的方便性是優先考慮的一個因素。
Members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister.
內閣閣員是由首相挑選的。
Optimus Prime: It's you and me, Megatron.
擎天柱:這是我們倆之間的事,威震天。
He’s a prime suspect in the murder case.
他是這次謀殺案的主要嫌疑犯。