Word · Frequency #838
prime
使准备好；使就绪
核心释义
To make someone or something ready; to prepare.
- 1.
填充或准备机械的腔室以进行主要工作
To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
- 2.
涂上一层底漆
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
- 3.
作为枪支装药的引火物
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- 4.
由于过于剧烈的沸腾导致起泡,使水与形成的蒸汽混合并一起被带走
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.
- 5.
给(火枪或大炮)上底火；给(金属弹壳)上底火
To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
- 6.
准备；使准备就绪
To prepare; to make ready.
- 7.
用撇号标记
To mark with a prime mark.
给（泵等）预充（水、油等）使启动；给……涂底漆；给（枪炮、弹药）装底火；充当……的引药；给……标上撇号（′）；（锅炉）发生汽水共腾
用法In use
The mechanic primed the engine with oil before starting it.
用法提示：这里的'primed'是动词'prime'的过去式，表示事先准备机器以使其能正常启动。
The teacher primed the students for the exam with a thorough review.
用法提示：此句中'primed'作动词，表示通过预先教导使学生做好准备。
He spent the morning priming the walls for painting.
用法提示：'priming'是现在分词，指为后续操作（刷漆）做表面准备工作。
prime sth (with sth)
表示给某物注入液体或气体以使其准备好工作。
He primed the pump with water.
他用水灌注了水泵。
prime sb (for sth)
表示事先训练或指导某人以使其准备好应对某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prime the pump
- 给泵注水启动
- You need to prime the pump before it can draw water.你需要给泵注水启动，它才能抽水。
- prime the engine
- 给发动机注油启动
- The mechanic primed the engine with fuel.机械师给发动机注油启动。
- prime with something
- 用某物灌注
- The system must be primed with water before use.系统在使用前必须用水灌注。
- prime for action
- 准备好行动
- The soldiers were primed for battle.士兵们已准备好战斗。
- prime properly
- 正确灌注
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
prime作动词，意为“加油启动”或“灌注”，可联想：给引擎灌注（prime）燃油才能启动。
语境与语域Context & Register
动词义项，多用于机械启动（加油启动）、泵灌注或表面处理等实际操作场景，语体中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接宾语，表示‘给…加注燃料’或‘使…准备好’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling chunk '-ime' and rhyme with 'prime' (/praɪm/) because their stressed vowel and following consonants are /aɪm/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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