Prime

[praɪm]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a number that has no factor but itself and 1.

(noun.) the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest.

(noun.) the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m..

(verb.) insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; 'prime a cannon'; 'prime a mine'.

(verb.) fill with priming liquid; 'prime a car engine'.

(verb.) cover with a primer; apply a primer to.

(adj.) being at the best stage of development; 'our manhood's prime vigor'- Robert Browning .

(adj.) of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; 'prime number' .

(adj.) used of the first or originating agent; 'prime mover' .

爱丽丝錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(#) Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna

(a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.

(a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.

(a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.

(a.) Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

(a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

(a.) Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.

(n.) The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.

(n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.

(n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

(a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.

(a.) The first of the chief guards.

(a.) Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.

(a.) A prime number. See under Prime, a.

(a.) An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.

(a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.

(a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.

(a.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.

(a.) To trim or prune, as trees.

(a.) To mark with a prime mark.

(v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first.

(v. i.) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

(v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler.

汉密尔顿校對

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. First, original, primitive, primal, primeval, primordial, pristine, aboriginal.[2]. Highest, chief, principal, best, capital, first-rate.

n. [1]. Beginning, opening, first part, earliest stage.[2]. Youth, spring of life, early days.[3]. Perfection, flower, greatest beauty, health or strength, best days.

埃尔罗伊校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Excellent, superexcellent, first-rate, perfect, consummate

ANT:Inferior, impaired, waning, deteriorated, ordinary, second-rate, defective

SYN:Zenith, culmination, perfection, dawn, spring, cream, flower

ANT:Decadence, wane, evening, refuse, winter, decay

布莱恩錄入

解釋/意思:

v.t. to put powder on the nipple of a firearm: to lay on the first coating of colour: to instruct or prepare beforehand.—v.i. to serve for the charge of a gun: in the steam-engine to carry over hot water with the steam from the boiler into the cylinder.—ns. Prī′mer; Prī′ming; Prī′ming-pow′der detonating powder: train of powder connecting a fuse with a charge.

adj. first in order of time rank or importance: chief: excellent: original: early: in early manhood: (Shak.) eager bold: (math.) incapable of being separated into factors.—n. the beginning: the dawn: the spring: the best part: the height of perfection: full health and strength: a religious service during the first hour after sunrise: (fencing) the first guard against sword-thrusts also the first and simplest thrust.—adj. Prī′mal first: original: chief.—n. Primal′ity.—adv. Prime′ly.—ns. Prime′-min′ister the chief minister of state; Prime′-mov′er the force which puts a machine in motion: a steam-engine or a water-wheel; Prime′ness; Prime′-num′ber a first number—i.e. one divisible only by itself or unity.—Prime cost (see Cost).

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