prime

KK [ˋpraɪm] /ˈpɹaɪm/

形容詞

  1. 1

    主要的、首要的

    Safety is our prime concern throughout the whole construction process.

    安全是我們整個施工過程中最主要的考量。

  2. 2

    最佳的、絕佳的、黃金的

    The café sits in a prime location right by the station.

    那家咖啡廳位在車站旁的絕佳地點。

  3. 3

    上等的、頂級的多指肉品

    The restaurant only serves prime cuts of beef.

    那家餐廳只供應上等的牛肉部位。

名詞

  1. 1

    全盛時期、巔峰

    She was in her prime when she won that championship.

    她贏得那次冠軍時正處於全盛時期。

  2. 2

    質數數學

    Seventeen is a prime, since only one and itself divide it.

    十七是質數,因為只有一和它本身能整除。

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動詞

  1. 1

    事先指導、使有準備常用被動

    The candidates were primed for the tough questions before the debate.

    候選人在辯論前就被指導過如何應付尖銳問題。

  2. 2

    上底漆

    You should prime the wall before applying the final coat.

    上最後一層漆之前,你應該先幫牆面上底漆。

  3. 3

    灌注、注水

    He primed the old pump with a bucket of water.

    他用一桶水把那台舊幫浦灌滿以便啟動。

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