| 釋義 |
prime3 /praim; praim/ vt [VP6A] 1 get teady for use or action: 把…準(zhǔn)備好以便使用或行動(dòng): ~ a gun, (hist) put in gunpowder, etc; (L) 裝火藥等于槍炮; ~ a pump, wet it, pour in water, to get it started. 倒水于抽水機(jī) (使能發(fā)生吸力開始抽水) 。 ~ the pump. (fig) put money into an inactive industry, etc or into the economy, to stimulate it to growth. (喻) 將銭投入不景氣的工業(yè)等, 或作經(jīng)濟(jì)投資,以刺激其成長(zhǎng)。 2 supply with facts, etc: 供以事實(shí)等: The witness had been ~d by a lawyer. 這證人曾經(jīng)受到律師的指點(diǎn)。 The Socialist candidate had been well ~d with facts by Party headquarters. 社會(huì)黨的候選人已由該黨總部供給各種事實(shí)。 3 (colloq) fill (a. person) with food or drink: (俗) 戌食物或飲料塞飽 (某人): well ~d with liquor. 喝莊了酒。 4 cover (a surface) with the first coat of paint, oil, varnish, etc. 以頭道油漆等涂 (表面) 。 |