Word · Frequency #838
priming
使准备好；使就绪
priming is the present participle of prime.
To make someone or something ready; to prepare.
- 1.
To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
填充或准备机械的腔室以进行主要工作
- 2.
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
涂上一层底漆
- 3.
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
作为枪支装药的引火物
- 4.
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.
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
- 5.
To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
给(火枪或大炮)上底火；给(金属弹壳)上底火
- 6.
To prepare; to make ready.
准备；使准备就绪
- 7.
To mark with a prime mark.
用撇号标记
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
In use
The mechanic primed the engine with oil before starting it.
The teacher primed the students for the exam with a thorough review.
He spent the morning priming the walls for painting.
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。
The coach primed the team for the final match.
教练让队员为决赛做好准备。
prime sth (to do sth)
表示对机器或设备进行预先操作以使其能立即运行。
She primed the engine to start.
Connections
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
- Make sure to prime the pump properly to avoid air locks.确保正确灌注水泵以避免气锁。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling chunk '-ime' and rhyme with 'prime' (/praɪm/) because their stressed vowel and following consonants are /aɪm/.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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