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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-derived
primfirst
+
econnector
=prime

Common 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.

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