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单词 prim
释义
prim
adjective
disapproving
uk
/prɪm/us
/prɪm/
primmer|primmest
veryformalandcorrectinbehaviourandeasilyshockedby anythingrude:
一板一眼的；拘谨的；古板的
She's much too primandpropertodrinkpintsofbeer.她太循规蹈矩了，滴酒不沾。
Synonyms
priggishdisapproving
strait-laceddisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Narrow-minded
  • be set inyourwaysidiom
  • be wearing blindersidiom
  • be wearing blinkersidiom
  • blinder
  • blinker
  • blinkered
  • closed-minded
  • intolerantly
  • myopia
  • myopic
  • narrow-minded
  • narrow-mindedness
  • non-thinking
  • parochial
  • prude
  • prudish
  • prudishly
  • prudishness
  • short-sightedly
  • tunnel vision
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primly
(Definition ofprimfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prim| American Dictionary

prim
adjective
us
/prɪm/
formal,neat, andsociallycorrect:
Sheworeasilkgownand primwhitegloves.
(Definition ofprimfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprim

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However, they are not particularly apparent at 1 day of germination after priming and their role in the germination process per se is uncertain.
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Despite the many positive responses to priming in the various crops reported above, the precise mechanisms remain elusive.
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Furthermore, it demonstrates that genre affects not only the rate of subject expression, but also the way in which priming manifests itself.
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Both the series of priming words and the probe word were presented aurally.
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The mechanism underlying backward priming in a lexical decision task: spreading activation versus semantic matching.
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Autosuggestion probably increases this probability by priming the brain circuitry - presumably in prefrontal areas - that subserves self-reflective awareness.
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Indeed, there are parallels here among implicit learning, priming or perseveration, and sociolinguistic variation.
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Here, a logical variable u is introduced by a constraint, and occurs as the argument ofprimsomewhere in the body.
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After priming, seeds can also be redried and stored for some time, conserving the acquired high vigour.
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Again, priming must be indirect, through the activation of words or phrases that suggest a particular state or property of a situation model.
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By this technique 270 seeds (corresponding to 135 primed seeds and 135 untreated seeds) were individually analysed.
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