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C2mainor mostimportant: 首要的，主要的；基本的 This is a primeexampleof 1930sarchitecture.这是20世纪30年代建筑风格的一个重要的范例。 the primesuspectin amurderinvestigation谋杀案调查中的主要嫌疑犯 a primesourceofevidence证据的主要来源 Thepresidentis a prime(=likely)targetfor the assassin'sbullet.总统是这名刺客的主要目标。 of thebestquality: 质量最好的，一流的primebeef上等牛肉 Thehotelis in a primelocationin thecitycentre.该旅馆位于市中心的黄金地段。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesof high quality - goodBuy a really good foundation and cultivate a healthy glow.
- good/high qualityWe have a real commitment to high-quality ingredients.
- qualityWe are working hard to produce a quality product.
- fineThey have a well-stocked cellar full of fine wines.
- superiorThe food and service here are superior to any other restaurant in the city.
See more results » - Her primeobjectivenow issimplytostayinpower.
- Though I'd like toknowmore aboutSpanishculture, this was not my primemotivationfor doing thecourse.
- Thecottageis in a primespotwith aviewof thelakeand aprivatejetty.
- Thispaintingis a primeexampleof Lowry'sbestwork.
- She was a primecandidateforpromotion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesVery important or urgent - all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- salient
- subtle
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: primenoun(BEST TIME)[S]theperiodinyourlifewhen you are mostactiveorsuccessful: 全盛时期；盛年，壮年时期 This is adancerinher prime.这是一位正值巅峰时期的女舞蹈家。 Middleagecan be the primeoflifeif you have therightattitude.如果心态正确，中年会是人一生中的全盛时期。 Isuspectthischeeseispastitsprime.我觉得这块奶酪已经不那么新鲜了。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesStages of life - adolescence
- adulthood
- age
- autumn
- autumn yearsidiom
- decline
- early years
- eventide
- formative
- generational
- Indian summer
- infancy
- majority
- male menopause
- middle age
- middle-aged
- someone'sdeclining yearsidiom
- those were the daysidiom
- twilight yearsidiom
- youth
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Higher and lower points of achievement primenoun(SYMBOL)[U]thesymbol( ' ) used, forexample, torepresentfeetinmeasurements: Prime is used todesignateunitsinmathematics. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPunctuation - abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- hyphenate
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Signs, signals and symbols totellsomeone something that willpreparethem for aparticularsituation: 事先给（某人）提供情况，使有所准备I'd been primed so Iknewnot tomentionherson.因为事先得到提醒，所以我知道不要提及她的儿子。 tocoverthesurfaceofwoodwith aspecialpaintbefore themainpaintis put on 在（木质表面）上涂底漆（或底色）to make abomborgunreadytoexplodeorfire 为…装雷管（或火药）SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPreparing - batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- breaksomeonein
- bug-out bag
- build(someone/something)up
- dig
- gear(someone/something)up
- gearsomethingto/towardssomeone/something
- get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
- gird
- girdyourselfidiom
- lay
- prep
- preparation
- preset
- roll upyoursleevesidiom
- setsomethingup
- set the scene/stageidiom
- suit
- tune
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Building: carpentry & joinery Covering and adding layers Detonation & bombardment 首要的，主要的；基本的This is a primeexampleof 1930sarchitecture.这是20世纪30年代建筑风格的一个重要的范例。 the primesuspectin amurderinvestigation谋杀案调查中的主要嫌疑犯 a primesourceofevidence证据的主要来源 Thepresidentis a prime(=likely)targetfor the assassin'sbullet.总统是这名刺客的主要目标。 质量最好的，一流的primebeef上等牛肉 Thehotelis in a primelocationin thecitycentre.该旅馆位于市中心的黄金地段。 - Her primeobjectivenow issimplytostayinpower.
- Though I'd like toknowmore aboutSpanishculture, this was not my primemotivationfor doing thecourse.
- Thecottageis in a primespotwith aviewof thelakeand aprivatejetty.
- Thispaintingis a primeexampleof Lowry'sbestwork.
- She was a primecandidateforpromotion.
theperiodinyourlifewhen you are mostactiveorsuccessful 全盛时期；盛年，壮年时期This is adancerinher prime.这是一位正值巅峰时期的女舞蹈家。 Middleagecan be the primeoflifeif you have therightattitude.如果心态正确，中年会是人一生中的全盛时期。 Isuspectthischeeseispastitsprime.我觉得这块奶酪已经不那么新鲜了。 totellsomeone something that willpreparethem for aparticularsituation 事先给（某人）提供情况，使有所准备I'd been primed so Iknewnot tomentionherson.因为事先得到提醒，所以我知道不要提及她的儿子。 tocoverthesurfaceofwoodwith aspecialpaintbefore themainpaintis put on 在（木质表面）上涂底漆（或底色） to make abomborgunreadytoexplodeorfire 为…装雷管（或火药） prime| American Dictionaryprimeadjective[not gradable](MAIN/BEST)mostimportant, or of thebestquality: You’re a primecandidateto bespendingmoneyonfoolishthings. This is a primeexampleofnativeUtaharchitecture. Thehospitalislocatedon prime UpperEastSideproperty. Idiomsinyour/itsprime pastyour/itsprime primeverb[T](PREPARE)topreparesomeone or something for the nextstagein aprocess: Theirteachersare getting thosekidsprimed for thetests. To prime asurfaceis tocoverit with aspecialpaintbefore themainpaintis put on. This is aprimeexampleof goodsalesmanship. Recklesslendingwas the primecauseof thecrisis. With amarketvaluenow of only £2.1bn, itremainsa primetakeovertarget. Thehotelis in aprimelocationin thecitycentre. Thelandisconsideredprimerealestatethat couldeventuallybe used forhomes. Prime-1/Prime-2/Prime-3 FINANCEarating(=measurementof how good something is)given to aloanto show how much of ariskthere is that theloanwill not bepaidback. A Prime-1ratingmeansthat theriskis verylow. A Prime-2 or Prime-3ratingmeansthat theriskishigher: IssuersratedPrime-1 have asuperiorabilityforrepaymentofseniorshort-termdebtobligations. theperiodinyourlifeoryourjobwhen you are mostactiveorsuccessful: in his/her/their primeHeretiredwhile he was still in his prime. past my/your primeIplantoworkway past my prime. FINANCE,BANKING,ECONOMICSUSthelowestrateofinterestthatbankschargetheirbestcustomersforloansover ashortperiodand that is used forcalculatingtheinterestrateson othertypesofloan: above/below primeTheloanwasissuedat avariableinterestrateof 1.5% above prime. topreparesomeone or something for aparticularsituation: I was well primed for themeetingand gave a verysuccessfulpresentation. Thecompanyis primed tomoveaheadwithitspublicoffering. prime the pump toprovidemoney,encouragement,ideas, etc. tohelpsomething getstarted: Venturecapitalneedsto beraisedto prime thepumpof startups, which arelongonideasbutshortoncash. Examplesofprimeprime Pretheoretically speaking, the difference between sonorants and obstruents, whatever its reality at the level of melodic primes, has a number of syllable-relevant manifestations.From theCambridge English Corpus More importantly, in all these experiments one intervening filler item was introduced between primes and targets to preclude lexical and discourse influences between them.From theCambridge English Corpus Nonetheless, participants were sensitive to the gender information carried by the related constituents that were used as primes.From theCambridge English Corpus To preclude any lexical influences from primes to targets, an intransitive filler fragment intervened between them.From theCambridge English Corpus Along with passive primes, however, topicalizations also primed the production of passive target responses (an increase of 11%), rather than the production of actives.From theCambridge English Corpus We start with the same matrices as before except we take 3 and 7 as the two main diagonal primes.From theCambridge English Corpus Cross-language priming effects using masked primes tend to be asymmetrical.From theCambridge English Corpus However, the arithmetic of isogenous curves might be quite different, especially at primes dividing the degree of an isogeny between them.From theCambridge English Corpus Further, it would be informative to examine different kinds of primes.From theCambridge English Corpus The target primes were assembled into three sets according to adult similarity ratings, as described below.From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the remainder of this paper, p and q are distinct primes, and p and q are circulant graphs of order p and q respectively.From theCambridge English Corpus Because of their status as links, they receive less specific activation from the primes.From theCambridge English Corpus Since we wish to measure conceptual level representations, this means that we should avoid use of associative primes.From theCambridge English Corpus His proposal includes two universals, which he called "primes," that are related to article use.From theCambridge English Corpus The repeated primes occurred in different sentences, and none of the participants heard the same sentence more than once.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |