prime
🇬🇧 UK/praim/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
adj.
Of the highest quality or importance; first in rank or value.
主要的,最重要的,最优质的
n.
The best or most active period of someone's life or something's existence; a prime number.
全盛期,最佳状态;质数
v.
To prepare something for use, such as applying a first coat of paint or loading a mechanism.
使准备好,涂底漆,填装
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.prime minister总理/首相
- 2.prime time黄金时段
- 3.prime suspect头号嫌疑人
- 4.in one's prime在某人的全盛时期
Example Sentences
- 1.
Location is the prime factor when choosing a new home.
- 2.
She was in her prime when she won the championship.
- 3.
This is a prime example of poor urban planning.