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单词 prime
释义 Adjective: prime  prIm
  1. First in rank or degree
    "the prime minister"
    - premier 
  2. Used of the first or originating agent
    "prime mover" 
  3. Of superior grade
    "prime beef"
    - choice, prize, quality, select, prise [Brit, Cdn] 
  4. Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
    "prime number" 
  5. Being at the best stage of development
    "our manhood's prime vigour"
    - meridian
Noun: prime  prIm
  1. A number that has no factor but itself and 1
    - prime quantity 
  2. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
    - flower, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush 
  3. The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. 
  4. The time of maturity when power and vigour are greatest
    - prime of life
Verb: prime  prIm
  1. Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
    "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" 
  2. Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    - ground, undercoat 
  3. Fill with priming liquid
    "prime a car engine"

Derived forms: priming, primed, primes

See also: first, mature, prime number, primer, superior

Type of: adulthood, canonical hour, fill, fill up, fix, gear up, make full, maturity, number, paint, period, period of time, prepare, ready, set, set up, time period

Encyclopedia: Prime

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