of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers;
"prime number"
being at the best stage of development;
"our manhood's prime vigor"
Verb
insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing;
"prime a cannon" "prime a mine"
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
fill with priming liquid;
"prime a car engine"
组词搭配
～+名词
prime importance头等重要
prime minister内阁总理,首相
动词+～
attain〔reach〕 the prime达到全盛时期
pass one's prime过了全盛时期
介词+～
woman at her prime风韵正佳的妇人
in one's prime正当壮年
past one's prime已过壮年
～+介词
prime sb for a life on stage培养某人当演员
prime a lamp with oil把油注入灯内
～+副词
prime well灌足
prime fully完全掌握
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
He reached his prime and then, when he had the most to live for, he died.他到了壮年时期,该做出最大贡献,活得最好的时候,却死掉了。
We were well prime for the journey with a large breakfast.为了去旅行,我们早餐都吃得饱饱的。
What was said was of prime importance.说过的那件事是很重要的。
Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern.英国有女王,但执政的是首相和内阁。
The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.这座大楼是20世纪60年代的典型建筑。
用作名词(n.)
It states that every even number greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes (a prime is a number that is only divisible by itself and by 1, such as 7 and 13).其陈述是：每一个大于2的偶数都可以表达成两个素数之和(素数是指只能被1和它本身整除的数，如7和13)。
用作及物动词(vt.)
She has been well primed about what to say.她已经有人指点,知道要说些什么。
You must prime the wood before you paint it.油漆这木制东西前,你得先在上面涂上底漆。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
Peace is the prime objective of our foreign policy.我们把争取和平作为对外政策的首要任务。
The telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing.电信宾馆是轰炸的首要目标。
