prime minister

n.总理；首相

prime /praɪm/

adj.

[only before noun]

1.主要的；首要的；基本的 main; most important; basic

My prime concern is to protect my property.

Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.

The care of the environment is of prime importance.

He's the police's prime suspect in this case.

2.优质的；上乘的；优异的 of the best quality; excellent

prime (cuts of) beef

The store has a prime position in the mall.

3.典型的；有代表性的 a prime example of sth is one that is typical of it

The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.

4.最可能的；首选的；最适宜的 most likely to be chosen for sth; most suitable

The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.

He's a prime candidate for promotion.

noun.

[单数名词] 盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期 the time in your life when you are strongest or most successful

a young woman in her prime 正当妙龄的女郎

He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life . 他还不满30岁，正是英姿勃发的年华。

These flowers are long past their prime . 这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。

verb

1.~ sb (for/with sth) 事先指点；使（某人）做好准备

to prepare sb for a situation so that they know what to do, especially by giving them special information

同义词：brief

[动词+名词短语] They had been primed with good advice. 他们事先得到了高人指点。

She was ready and primed for action. 她已胸有成竹、跃跃欲试了。

[动词+名词短语+带to的不定式] He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as possible. 他已经知会他的朋友，尽量少向记者透露消息。

2.[动词+名词短语] 把（事物）准备好 to make sth ready for use or action

The bomb was primed, ready to explode.

3.[动词+名词短语] 在（金属、木材等上）打底漆

to prepare wood, metal, etc. for painting by covering it with a special paint that helps the next layer of paint to stay on

习语 Idioms

prime the pump 投资以振兴（新的或不景气的企业或行业）

to encourage the growth of a new or weak business or industry by putting money into it

premier 英/ˈpremiə(r)/ 美/prɪˈmɪr/

adj.

[only before noun] 首要的；最著名的；最成功的；第一的

most important, famous or successful

one of the country's premier chefs 国家名厨之一

(英国英语, sport 体)the Premier League/Division 超级联赛

noun.

1.（尤用于报章等）首相，总理

used especially in newspapers, etc. to mean ‘prime minister’

2.（加拿大的）省总理，地区总理

(in Canada) the first minister of a province or territory

the Premier of the State Council 国务院总理

president

n.总统；会长，院长，主席；总裁；国家主席；董事长；总经理；银行行长

chancellor

n.总理；校长；议长；名誉校长；（用于英国某些高级政府官员的头衔）

辨析

(1) [premier;chancellor]∶某些国家的政府首脑

(2) [prime minister]∶总理大臣的简称。议会政府的行政首脑

(3) [president]∶某些政党的领导人