1.主要的；首要的；基本的main; most important; basic
My prime concern is to protect my property.我最关心的是保护自己的财产。
Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.获胜不是这项体育运动的主要目的。
The care of the environment is of prime importance.保护环境是最重要的。
He's the police's prime suspect in this case.他是该案中警方的主要怀疑对象。
2.优质的；上乘的；优异的of the best quality; excellent
prime (cuts of) beef上等的牛肉（块）
The store has a prime position in the mall.这家商店位于购物广场一个非常理想的位置。
3.典型的；有代表性的aprime example of sth is one that is typical of it
The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.这座大楼是 20 世纪 60 年代的典型建筑。
4.最可能的；首选的；最适宜的most likely to be chosen for sth; most suitable
The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.这座孤零零的房子是盗贼的首选目标。
He's a prime candidate for promotion.他是最有望获得晋升的人选。
1.[sing]盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期the time in your life when you are strongest or most successful
a young woman in her prime正当妙龄的女郎
He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life .他还不满 30 岁，正是英姿勃发的年华。
These flowers are long past their prime .这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。
1.事先指点；使（某人）做好准备to prepare sb for a situation so that they know what to do, especially by giving them special information
They had been primed with good advice.他们事先得到了高人指点。
She was ready and primed for action.她已胸有成竹、跃跃欲试了。
He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as possible.他已经知会他的朋友，尽量少向记者透露消息。
2.~ sth把（事物）准备好to make sth ready for use or action
The bomb was primed, ready to explode.炸弹已准备好，可随时引爆。
3.~ sth在（金属、木材等上）打底漆to prepare wood, metal, etc. for painting by covering it with a special paint that helps the next layer of paint to stay on
Before you start reading, prime your mind by asking what you're hoping to get out of your reading session.
在开始阅读前，你需要问清楚自己：我究竟要从中获得什么？
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "common sense" had prevailed that he was ready to host a donors conference for Kenya in London.
英国首相布朗（GordonBrown）认为这是“共识”的胜利，他准备在伦敦召开援助肯尼亚的会议。
Mr Medvedev claimed that no Russian threat against Ukraine exists, as if he were unaware of his prime minister's statements.
梅德韦杰夫声称，俄罗斯对乌克兰不构成任何威胁——他仿佛对本国总理的声明一无所知。
He's not a populist at all. He's sort of a typical throwback to the Japanese prime minister of yore, the faceless grey suits.
他一点也不受欢迎，他有点像是退回到传统典型的日本首相，面无表情地身着灰色西装。
"If someone asks you to help take a photo of him, watch out: this is a prime opportunity for thieves. "
“如果有人请你帮忙为其拍照，保持警惕：这是小偷下手的最好时机。”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the crash was the most tragic event of the country's post World War II history.
唐纳德·塔斯克总理说，此次坠机事故是二战后波兰遭遇的最大悲剧。
The WFP director said he sought to make this point in a meeting Thursday, with Burma's prime minister.
世界粮食计划署负责人莫里斯说，他星期四和缅甸总理会晤时试图阐明这一点。
Now Peru is trying to make better use of one of its prime resources, in two ways.
现今秘鲁试图采用两种方式利用其原始资源之一。
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was "very saddened" and promised to channel "emotions and energies" into a course of action.
印度总理曼莫汉·辛格说，他对这起事件感到“非常痛心”，并且承诺要引导公众的“情绪和力量”转变成实际行动。
It is also, as an old schoolmate of the prime minister's puts it to me, "all men, men, men. Not a woman in it. "
作为首相的老党派人士，民主党对我灌输：“民主党全是男人，男人，男人。民主党中不包括任何一个女人。”
It's frightening because a file system in the early stages tends to be experimental and not quite ready for prime time.
恐惧是因为文件系统在早期还是试验性的，尚未迎来黄金时期。
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was 'delighted to hear this wonderful news. '
英国首相卡梅伦（DavidCameron）说，他很高兴听到这个好消息。
However, Bailey says there is no sign that this, or any other factor, will lead to a peak in the super-prime market.
然而，贝利表示，目前没有迹象表明，这或者其它因素将导致超级豪宅市场触顶。
In Italy, scandal hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the only leader of a large EU member state to stand as head of an electoral list.
丑闻缠身的意大利总理贝卢斯科尼是较大欧盟成员国中唯一参选的领导人。
Prime ministers of Japan and the Czech Republic have had an unusual dinner companion as they met for a state dinner in Prague.
日本首相和捷克总理在布拉格举行的国宴上有一位不同寻常的陪同。
Yasuo Fukuda, whose father was also prime minister, had a strong aversion to politicians and worked for an oil company for 17 years.
福田康夫对政治一直有强烈的抵触情绪，他在一家石油公司工作了17年。福田的父亲也是日本的一位前任首相。
Well, this is, um, exactly the sort of habitat that used to be all over Australia. Um, this is prime koala habitat.
好的，这是，嗯，正是那种曾遍布澳大利亚的栖息地。嗯，这是优良的考拉栖息地。
Mr. Marchenko said he was surprised by his nomination, which he said he learned of in a text message from his prime minister.
马尔琴科说，他的提名出乎自己的意料，他说消息是总理通过短信告诉他的。
This kind of article is often bought as a great gift. . . so exquisite and tasteful design is of prime importance.
人们采办这种商品通常用来赠亲友，所以工致精致的设计至关重要。
Even Prime Minister Taro Aso seems to consider it important enough to reveal in his official profile on the Web.
甚至连日本首相麻生太郎也似乎觉得它很重要，并将自己的血型公布在其官方网页的个人简介中。
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