thing in a particular group显要位置；最突出（或最重

要）的位置

■ verb ia:u^i pride yourself on sth/on doing sth [no

passive] to be proud of sth引以为荣；为…而骄傲：She had dways prided herseZ/ on her appearance.她总是对自 己的外貌感到得意。 priest /priist/ noun

1                  a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Roman Cathalic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches (天主教、圣公会、东正教的）司 祭，神父，.司铎：a parish priest堂区司铎◊ the ordin­ation cjf women priests 女司 ，祭的 ■授 职礼 —compare CHAPLAIN, CLERGYMAN, MINISTER, VICAR 2 (feminine priest-ess /'priistes/) a person who performs religious ceremonies in some religions that are not Christian (非基督教会的士，祭司，僧侣 priest hood /'priisthud/ noun 1 the priesthood [sing ] the job or position of being a priest 病[师（或教士、神 父.司铎）的职位;司祭品：to enter the priesthood (=to become a priest)接受 _ 祭职；2 all the priests of a particular religion or country (总称教会油家的）.全 体教士，全体神职人员；司祭团 priest-ly /'priistli/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with a priest; like a priest神职人员的；像神职人员的 priest^s hole noun a secret space in a house where Catholic priests hid in the past at times when Catholicism was against the law in England (旧时天主 教在英格兰属违法时的）司铎藏身处 prig /prig/ noun {disapproving) a person who behaves in a morally correct way and who shows that they disap­prove of what other people do 自命清高的人 ►prig.gish adj. prig-gish-ness noun [U]

prim /pnm/ adj. (prim-mer, prim-mest) (disapproving)

1                  (of a person A) always behaving in a careful and formal way, and easily shocked by anything that is rude—本正经的；循规蹈矩的；古设的：Ybu ccm’tteM her that joke—she’s much too prim and proper.你可另ij 跟她讲那个笑话，她这个人古板正经得要命。2 formal and neat 正式的；端庄的 tun demure ： a prim suit with a Ziigh-necfced coHar 端庄的髙领西服► prim.ly adv. ： You're not supposed to say that/ she said primly.

“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正辞地说。 prima ballerina /.priima .baela'rima/ noun the main woman dancer in a ballet company i、色蕾舞团'的.).首 席女舞蹈演员

pri-macy /'praimasi/ noun {pi. -ies) (format) 1 [U] the fact of being the most important person or tiling ■要■;至 髙无上：a be〖ie/ in the primacy 〇/ the /amiiy 家庭至上论

2                  [C] the position of an archbishop 总主教职

prima donna /.priima 'dDna; NAmE 'da:na/ noun 1 the main woman singer in an opera performance or an opera company (歌剧演出或歌剧团的）首席女歌唱演 员 V 女主角演员 2 (d/sapprav/ng) a person who thinks they are very important because they are good at sth, and who behaves badly when they do not get what they want妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者；恃才傲物者 prim-aeval adj. = primeval

prima facie /.praima 'feiji/ adj. [on\y before noun] (from especially /aw 律）based on what at first seems to be true, although it may be proved false later 基于初步 印象的;初步认定的：fima/acie evidence初步侖证据 >■ prima facie adv. ： Prima facie, there is a strong case against him.据初步认定，证齒对4极其不利。 primal /'praiml/ adj. [only before noun] {format) connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic 原始的；最初 的；根源的；根本的 PHTl PRIMEVAL ： the primal hunter-gatherer 庵始狩猎采集者◊ a pri’mai urge/^ear 本 能_的欲望\恐惧

pri-marily /prai'merali; BrE also 'praimarali/ adv. mainly 主要地；根本地 HTl chiefly ： a course designed primary /or specidists 主要为，业人员开设.的 if @ 0 The problem is not primarily a financial one. ^ 个_问题基本上不是财政问题。 pri-mary /'praimari; NAmE -meri/ adj., noun m adj. 1 [usually before noun] main; most important; basic 主要的；最重要的；基本的H23 prime: ITie primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English,

门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。◊Ourprimary concern must i>e the cMdren.我们首先釋关心的必须是儿 童。◊ Good Ziecrith care is 〇/ primary importance•良好 的医疗保健是重..中之重。2 [usually before noun] de­veloping or happening first; earliest 裏初的.； 最早的 ： primary causes ft ip! @ 0 The disease is still in its primary stage.这泰岛处寺初始阶段。3 [only before noun] (especially 6r£) connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven 初亨教育 的；小学教育的：primary teachers小学教师一compare elementary(I), secondary(3), tertiary mnoun (pi. -ies) (also .primary election) (in the US) an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election (美 ,)初选：the JWnois pri'mary伊利诺伊州的初选◊ the presidentiai primaries总统候选人初逢 .primary 'colour (Srf) {NAmE .primary 'color) noun one of the three colours, red, yellow and blue, that can be mixed together to make all other colours 原色，■基 色（指能混合成其他各种颜色的红、1、蓝三色之一） .primary 'health care noun [u] the medical treatment that you receive first when you are ill/sick, for example from your family doctor最侖保健护理；初“的治疗 primary industry noun [u, C] (ecom>m/cs 经)the section of industry that provides raw materials to be made into goods，for example farming and mining 第 一产业（指农业、矿业等生产原材料的产业）一compare

SECONDARY INDUSTRY, TERTIARY INDUSTRY

'primary school noun 1 (Sr£) a school for children between the ages of 5 and 11■小学 2 (o/d-/flsh/o/7e«y, NAmE) = elementary school — compare SECONDARY SCHOOL

'primary source noun a document, etc. that contains information obtained by research or observation, not taken from other books，etc•第一手资料；（通过研究 或观察等获得的）直金材料—compare secondary

SOURCE

.primary 'stress noun [c, u] {phonetics i# the strongest stress that is put on a syllable in a word or a phrase when it is spoken 主重音；第一重音 一 compare SECONDARY STRESS

pri-mate noun 1 /'praimeit/ any animal that belongs to the group of mammals that includes humans, apes and monkeys 灵长类；灵长目动物一picture page R28

2                  /'praimat; -meit/ an archbishop (= a priest of very high rank in the Christian Church)大主教；总主教：the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury) $英格兰主教长（坎特伯雷大主教）

prime /praim/ adj., noun, verb

a adj. [only before noun] 1 main; most important; basic ^ 要的；舍要的；基本的：My prime concern is to protect my property.我最关心的是兵合自己的财产。◊ Wimrfng not the prime objective in t/iis sport•获胜不是这项体育 运动的主要目的。◊ The care 〇/ the environment is 〇/ prime importance.保护环境是梟重要的。◊ He’s the police’s prime suspect in t/iis case.他是该秦中警方的主 要怀疑对象。〇 note at main 2 of the best quality; excellent 优威的；上乘的；优异的：prime (cuts 〇/) beej7 上等的牛肉（块 >◊ TTie store has a prime position in the mciH.这家商店位于商业中心一个非常理想的位置。

3                  a prime example of sth is one that is typical of it ^ 型的；有代表性的：77ie buiWing is a prime mimpie 〇/ 1960s architecture.这座大楼是20世纪60年代的威型逢 筑。4 most likely to be chosen for sth; most suitable 最可能的；首选的；最适宜的：The house is isolated and a prime target/or bursars.这座孤零零的房子是盗贼的 首选目标。◊ He’s a prime, candidate /or promotion.他是 最有望获得晋升的人选。

3                  noun [sing.] the time in your life when you are strongest

or most successful盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期：a young woman in her prime 正当妙龄的女良P  was

bareiy 30 and in the prime 〇/(his) Zi/e.他还禾满 30 岁， 正是英姿勃发的年华。◊ hese powers are iong past their prime.这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。

4                  1 〜sb (for/with sth) to prepare sb for a situation so that they know what to do, especially by giving them special information事先指点;使（某人）做好准