prime with(v.+prep.)
向…提供 provide sth for sb
▲prime sb with sth
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
As a reporter, you must be well primed with facts before you start to write your article.作为一名记者,在撰稿前先要拥有充足的事实。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They have primed the explosive device.他们已使爆炸装置准备起爆。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The witness at the trial had been carefully primed by defence lawyers.被告律师对出席审讯的证人事先作了仔细的指导。

［同义词］ adj.  capital, chief, elemental, first n.  bloom, excellence, peak, pink v.  breed, fit, groom, inform, raise
［反义词］ adj.  secondary
［词源］＜拉丁语primarius(主要的,最初的)

She is still good-looking, but she's past her prime.她美貌犹存,但青春已逝。
He is at the prime of his career.他正处于事业的巅峰。

1.prime用作形容词的基本意思是“首要的,主要的”,表示时间顺序上的起点,常用于表示在地位、级别、尊贵程度上占首位的事物。prime也可表示质量“最好的,第一流的”。
2.prime本身含有“最”的意味,故一般不用very修饰,也没有比较级和最高级形式。

用作定语
▲～+n.
 This is a matter of prime importance.这是一个首要的问题。
The foreign minister had an audience of the Prime Minister.这位外交部长受到首相的接见。
The broadcast went out on television at prime time, when everyone was watching.这个电视节目在众人皆看的黄金时间播出。
Love and hate are prime emotion.爱与恨是基本情感。
Spring is the prime time for planting.春天是种植的最好时节。