adj.最好的；首要的；典型的
n.壯年；全盛時期；青春
n.[數(shù)]質(zhì)數(shù)
vt.事先指點；在（金屬、木材等上）打底漆
vi.變得首要
He reached his prime and then, when he had the most to live for, he died. 他到了壯年時期,該做出最大貢獻,活得最好的時候,卻死掉了。
We were well prime for the journey with a large breakfast. 為了去旅行,我們早餐都吃得飽飽的。
What was said was of prime importance. 說過的那件事是很重要的。
Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern. 英國有女王,但執(zhí)政的是首相和內(nèi)閣。
The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture. 這座大樓是20世紀60年代的典型建筑。
用作名詞 (n.)He died in the prime of his life. 他在壯年時死去。
Young people are in their prime. 年輕人風(fēng)華正茂。
Many young soldiers were cut off in their prime. 許多士兵都英年早逝。
She had the strength and sangfroid of a woman in the prime of life. 她具有正值青春的少婦的力量和沉著。
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). 其陳述是：每一個大于2的偶數(shù)都可以表達成兩個素數(shù)之和(素數(shù)是指只能被1和它本身整除的數(shù)，如7和13)。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)She has been well primed about what to say. 她已經(jīng)有人指點,知道要說些什么。
You must prime the wood before you paint it. 油漆這木制東西前,你得先在上面涂上底漆。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)Peace is the prime objective of our foreign policy. 我們把爭取和平作為對外政策的首要任務(wù)。
prime用作形容詞的基本意思是“首要的,主要的”,表示時間順序上的起點,常用于表示在地位、級別、尊貴程度上占首位的事物。prime也可表示質(zhì)量“最好的,第一流的”。
prime本身含有“最”的意味,故一般不用very修飾,也沒有比較級和最高級形式。
adj.原始的；早期的；遠古的
引物
普利麥羅紙牌游戲(16和17世紀流行的一種紙牌游戲)
