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brief ： [VN] They had been primed
with good advice.他们事先得到了高又指点。◊ She was ready ami primed /or action.她已胸有i竹、跃跃欲试了。◊ [VN to itif] He had primed his
friends to give the joumali&ts as ZittZe in/ormation as possibte.他已经知会他的朋友，尽量
:■•少向记者透露消息。2 [VN] to make sth ready for use or action 把（事物）准备好：The bomb was primed^ ready
to expiode.炸弹已准i好，可随时引爆。3 [VN] to prepare wood, metal, etc. for painting by
covering it with a special paint that helps the next layer of paint to stay on在丨4属、木材等上）打底漆prime the ‘pump to encourage the growth
of a new or weak business or industry by putting money into it 投资以振兴 (新的或不景气的企业或行业）
'prime cost (also，f〖rst cost) now/? [C，U](私vs/oess 商）the cost of sth calculated by adding the cost of
materials used to make it and the cost of paying sb to make it， but not including costs that are connected with
running a business，such as rent and electricity 主要成本.(■包括 原材料和劳动力）
.prime
minister Oif (also Prime Minister)
{abbr. pm)
the main minister and
leader of the government in some countries 首相；总理
.prime
'mover noun a person or thing that
starts sth and has an important influence on its development
发起者；推动者；原动力
.prime
'number noun
(mathematics a number that can be divided exactly only
by itself and 1, for example 7, 17 and 41素数，质数（.只能被1和其自身整除）
primer
/'praime(r)/
noun 1 [U, C] a type of
p>aint that is put on wood, metal, etc. before it is painted to help the
paint to stay on the surface 底漆；底层涂料 2
[C] 々praima(r); /V/Amf ‘primar/ a book that contains
basic instructions 初级读呆；入门书：The President doesn't
need a primer on national security.
安全是不需读入门书的。3 [C] /'praima{r); 'primar/ {old-fashioned) a book for teaching
children how to read, or containing basic facts about a school subject识字课本；启蒙读本
'prime
rate noun (in the
'prime time (BrE also peak time, .peak 'viewing
time) noun [il] the time when the
greatest number of people are watching television or listening to the radio
(广播、电视的）黄金时间：prime-time tetevision黄金 时间的电视节目
pri meval (also prim-aeval) /prai'mirvl/ adj. [usuaHy before noun] 1
from the earliest period of the history of the world, very ancient 远古的;.原始的：primevaZ
_/brests 原‘森林 2 (/omw/) (of a feeling,
or a desire 感觉
或欲望)very strong and not based on reason, as
if from earliest period of human life 出于原始天性的：
primeval
urges本能的欲望
primi-tive /'primativ/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 [usually before noun] belonging to a very
simple society with no industry, etc.原始的；远古的：primitive tribes 原 始部落 ◊ primitive
bdie> 原 ^ 的信仰
2 [usuaHy before noun] belonging to an early
stage in the development of humans or animals 原始如；人类或.动 物发展早期的：primitive mcm原始人3
very
simple and old-fashioned, especially when sth is also not convenient and
comfortable发展水平低的；落后的
Hn
crude ： The methods of
communication used during the war were primitive by today's standards.
无的标准，大战时期使用的通讯方法非常简陋。◊ The facilities on the
campsite were very primitive.
非常■简陋。4 [usually before noun] (of a feeling or a
desire 感觉或欲望)very
strong and not based on reason, as. if from the
earliest period of human life 原始本能
的：a primitive iVwtt’nct 原始本能► primi.tive.ly flt/v. primi-tive-nesi not/n [U]
■
noun 1 an artist of the period before the
Renaissance; an example of work from this period 文艺复兴前的艺术
家或作品）2 an artist who
paints in a. very simple style like a child; an
example of the work of such an artist原始派画家（或作品）
primi.tiv.ism
/'primitivizam/
noun {U] a belief that simple
forms and ideas are the most valuable, expressed as a philosophy or in art or
literature，（哲
学、艺术或文学的）原始主义，尚古主义，原始风格
primo-geni-ture
/,praim0〇'd3enitja(r); NAmE -mou-/ noun [U] 1 (formal) the fact of being the
first child bom in a family长子身份；长嗣身份2 (Vflw律)the
system in which the oklest son in a family receives all the prop- erty when his
father dies 长子继¥权 prim-ordial /prai'moidial; NAmE -'moirdial/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) 1 existing at or from the
beginning of the world 原生的；原始的
Hn
primeval 2 (of a feeling or a desire 感觉或欲望）very basic 基本的 CCT71
primeval： primordial impulses primp /primp/ verb [V, VN] (often disapproving) to make yourself look
attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up, etc.打扮；修饰
prim*rose
/'primrauz;
NAmE -rouz/ noun 1 [C] a small wild plant
that produces pale yellow flowers in spring 报春备（开黄色花）2 (also
.primrose
’yellow) [U]
a pale yellow colour 淡黄爸► prim.rose (also .primrose yellow) adj. iTiTOl the primrose 'path {literary) an easy life that is
full of pleasure but that causes you harm in the end追求享乐（招致恶果）
prim-ula
/'primjala/
noun a type of primrose that
is often grown in gardens/yards被春花属植物（广泛栽种
于庭园）
Pri-mus™
/'praimas/
(also 'Primus
stove) noun a small cooker/stove
that you can move around that bums oil. It is used‘especially by people who are
camping•普赖
默斯便携式燃油炉 prince 〇T» /pnns/ noun
1
a male member of a royal family who is not
king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen ’子;■1‘王1孙；亲'王：the royaZ princes 亲王◊ the Prfnce 〇/ Wates
威尔;ir
条王 2
the male ruler of a small country’or state that has a royal family; a male
member of this .family，especially the son or grandson of the ruler (小 国的）国王，王查男性成员，主子，王孙：PrinceRafm’er 〇/ Monaco 摩纳哥国王‘兰尼埃 3 (in
some European countries) a nobleman
‘(i某些欧洲国家的）贵族
4 ~ of/among sth [literary) a man who is thought to
be one of the best in a particular field (某一领域的）杰出
:人物，巨子，:大玉：the prince 〇/ come办喜剧矢！^
.Prince 'Charming noun [sing.] (usually
humorous) a man who seems to be a
perfect boyfriend or husband because he'is very attractive, kind, etc.白马王子；.（女
子的）梦中情人 BT；Tfc1T?l From the hero of some European fairy
tales, for example CindereUa and Sleeping •源自《灰姑娘》和《睡美人》等某些欧洲童话中
的男主角。
.prince
'consort noun a title sometimes given
to the husband of a queen who is himself a prince 王'夫■: Prince t/ie
Prince Consort 王夫艾伯‘亲王...
prir»ce._ing
/_prmslii]/./wwD.(usually d/sappraw.ng) a prince who rules a small or
unimportant country (小 ，的）国王，国君，大公
prince-ly
/'prinsli/
adj. [usually before noun] 1 (usually ironic) if you say that an
amount of money is princely, you are usually saying the opposite and that it is
not very large 巨褊的；庞大的：J bought a bike
/or the prince^sum 〇/£20/我花20英镑巨款买了一辆自行车！
2
/ornia/) very grand; generous 雄伟的； 堂皇沾；慷慨的：princdy bui’Win^s宏伟的建钕◊ a princeiygiyi[:—份丰厚的礼物 3 connected
with a prince; like a prince王子王孙的；王公贵族的；似王子的
the .Prince of
'Darkness noun a name for the Devil 黑暗之王（指魔鬼）
the .Prince of 'Peace noun a name for Jesus Christ 和平之主（指耶稣基督）
•C0SS
〇Tf /.prm'ses; 'prmses/ noun female member of a royal
family who is not a queen, especially the daughter or granddaughter of the king
or queen (除女王或王后外的）.王室女成员；•(尤