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ET7T1 brief :
[VN] They
had been primed with good advice. 7?fiJ A#j7&0 o She was
ready and
primed for action. B WTo O [VN to
inf]
He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as
possible. zH&WIHA, H-ir:
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2 [VN] to make sth ready for use or action The
bomb was primed, ready
to explode, ft 5$
prepare wood, metal, etc. for
painting by covering it with a special paint that helps the next layer of paint
to stay on4(il, EJU prime the
'pump to encourage the
growth of a new or weak business or industry by putting money into it $£ VJ,
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'prime
cost (also
'first
cost) noun [C, U] (business
j§f) 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 T.JH&A ( Qfg
l)
.prime minister IHt (also Prime Minister) noun (abbr. pm)
the main minister and
leader of the government in some countries
.prime
'mover noun a person or thing
that starts sth and has an important influence on its development
Imti
.prime
'number noun (mathematics
$fc) a number that can be divided exactly only by itself and 1, for example 7,17 and 4i m (Rtm i )
primer
/'praima(r)/
noun “I [U, C] a type of
paint that is put on wood, metal, etc. before it is painted to help the paint
to stay on the surface [& M ; Jf& M
$4 2 [C] /'praima(r); NAmE ‘primer/ (NAmE) a book that contains
basic instructions ty] A ; A H A: The President
doesn’t need a primer on national security.
£ ± Ji A fr A H A W o 3 [C] /'praima(r); NAmE 'primar/ (old-fashioned)
a book for teaching children how to read, or containing basic facts about a
school
subject iTAif A; Ih^A
'prime rate noun (in the
rate
'prime time (BrE also peak time, .peak viewing
time) noun [U] the time when the
greatest number of people are watching television or listening to the radio
( AH. IIW
) prime-time television Mfk
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pri meval (also primaeval) /prai'mirvl/ adj.
[usually before noun] 1 from the earliest period of the history of the world,
very ancient izn A W ; ® tia W : primeval forests 2 {formal) (of a feeling, or a desire
f&i&ll) very strong
and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life & T
primi tive /'primativ/ adj.,
noun
m
adj. 1 [usually before noun]
belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc. ;
lAA W: primitive tribes M f# 0 primitive beliefs 2 [usually
before noun] belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or
animals jtfr W; A ^ 2% $] primitive man jgigjA 3 very simple and
old-fashioned, especially when sth is also not convenient and comfortable ^ IetW
H771 crude : The methods of
communication used during the war were primitive by today’s standards. ©A
OThe
facilities on the campsite were
very primitive.
A
# fll ffi 0 4 [usually before
noun] (of a feeling or a
desire very strong and not based on reason,
as if from the earliest
period of human life fill: a primitive instinct jg A ► primitively adv. primi tive ness noun [U]
B noun 1 an artist of the
period before the Renaissance; an example of work from this period Wli A
M M ft m ) 2 an artist who
paints in a very simple style like a child; an example of the work of such an
artist mhUmM ( ^t^nn )
primitivism /'primitivizam/ noun [ti] a belief that
simple forms and ideas are the most valuable, expressed as a philosophy or in
art or literature (
primogeniture /,praimau'd5emtja(r); NAmE -moo-/ noun [U] 1 {formal) the fact of being the
first child born in a family Miff ; 2 (Jaw the system in
which the oldest son in a
family receives all the property when his father dies j£T^ AjX prim or dial /prai'moidial; NAmE -'morrdial/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) 1 existing at or from
the beginning of the world IS £ W; IS tfc W Hn primeval
2 (of
a feeling or a desire very basic SAW ET371
primeval: primordial impulses AtlaWl'+^J primp /primp/ verb [V, VN] (often disapproving) to make yourself look
attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up, etc. tTJfr;
prim-rose /'primrauz; NAmE -rouz/ noun 1 [C] a small wild
plant that produces pale yellow flowers in spring If #& ( life#: ) 2 (also .primrose ’yellow) [b] a pale yellow
colour ► prim-rose (also .primrose
yellow) adj. fHflTl the primrose path (literary) an easy life that is
full of pleasure but that causes you harm in the end )
prim ula /'primjala/ noun a type of primrose
that is often grown in gardens/yards jf (
A
TES )
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. #
prince /prins/ noun
1
a male member of a royal family who is not
king,
especially the son or grandson of the king or queen T
T;°3?#; AT: the royal princes AT 0 the Evince of Wales gScATAT 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 ( A BW ) ST,
TH[I!1AJ$;M, TT, T?/Jv Prince Rainier of
Monaco liflT ~ IE ^ 3 (in some European
countries) a nobleman ) % tk
4 ~ of/among sth (literary) a man who is thought
to be one of the best in a particular field (
A#f, Is T, AT: the prince of comedy -UMA W .Prince 'Charming noun [sing.] (usually humorous) a man who seems to be
a perfect boyfriend or husband because he is very attractive, kind, etc. AS;TT; ( A TW ) A tiraram From the hero of some
Euro
pean fairy tales, for
example Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. U& M <IMA>
.prince
'consort noun a title sometimes
given to the husband of a queen who is himself a prince T A : Prince Albert, the
Prince Consort TAAf0#AT prince-ling /'prinsliq/ noun (usually disapproving) a prince who rules a
small or unimportant country ( /Jn BW
) ST, Bit, AAV
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-SIR W ; M A W : I bought a bike for the princely sum of £20! 20
2
(oJd-fashioned, formal) very grand; generous 1$. W;
flW; 'ft mt W : princely buildings A # W M &L 0 a princely
gift —fjj-AIf-W 3 connected with a
prince;
like a prince TTT^W; Ti^TTW
the .Prince of
'Darkness noun a name for the Devil HfliAT()
the .Prince of 'Peace noun a name for Jesus
Christ
(mmmn)
prin cess o-w /.prm'ses; 'prinses/ noun 1 a female member of
a royal family who is not a queen, especially the daughter or granddaughter of
the kingorqueen ( Bfc&T^T^MKl )-T^i&rJlSc^; (A