4周搞定2000+托福核心词
primarily = prim(首要) + ary(…的) + ly(表副词) = 主要地；首要地
primary = prim(首要) + ary(…的) = 首要的
主要的
prime
常考释义
Forest and shrubland burning appears to have reduced the prime habitat of many moa species.
对恐鸟类的动物而言，森林和灌木丛的燃烧使得它们的主要栖息地范围缩小了。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL39 P2adj. 主要的；首要的
My prime concern is to protect my property.
我最关心的是保护自己的财产。
Neville Chamberlain will take my place as Prime Minister.
内维尔·张伯伦会接替我的首相之职。
来自《国王的演讲》
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So the results of the study suggest that when the number of the competitors in the prime habitat reaches a certain point, the second rank habitat becomes just as successful as the prime habitat, just because there are fewer members of the same species living there.
所以研究结果显示当在主栖息地的竞争者数量达到一定的量时，第二选择的栖息地将会在（繁殖上）和主栖息地一样能够的成功，仅仅是因为有相对较少的物种在那里生存。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL8 L2So this stream edge area had a much denser population, which meant more members of the same species competing for resources, wanting to feed on the same things or build their nests in the same places, which lower the suitability of the prime habitat even though it’s their preferred habitat.
所以溪流附近的地区有着更加稠密的人口密度，也就意味着对于资源的竞争很激烈。而竞争就降低了动物在这些主要栖息地的适应能力，尽管这是它们所偏好的地区。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL8 L2Forest and shrubland burning appears to have reduced the prime habitat of many moa species.
对恐鸟类的动物而言，森林和灌木丛的燃烧使得它们的主要栖息地范围缩小了。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL39 P2Although he did not accept that water was the prime element, he did believe that all life originated in the sea, and he was thus one of the first to conceive of this important idea.
尽管他不接受水是物质本源的说法，他还是相信生命发源于大海的，并且他是最先提出这个观点的几位先驱之一。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL37 P1adj. 优质的，上乘的
The store has a prime position in the mall.
这家商店位于商业中心一个非常理想的位置。
They don’t give their top performance, their prime time performance every time.
它们并不是每次都拿出它们最高超的的手段示人。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL11 L2It could be, too, that warfare became a competitive response to population growth and to the increasing scarcity of prime agricultural land, and that it played an important role in the emergence of the Mayan states.
也可能是，人口增长和日益稀缺的优质农业土地引发了战争，在玛雅国家的出现中发挥了重要作用。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL41 P3adj. 典型的，有代表性的
The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.
这座大楼是二十世纪六十年代的典型建筑。
adj. 首选的，最适宜的
The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.
这座孤零零的房子是盗贼的首选目标。
n. 盛年，鼎盛时期
These flowers are long past their prime.
这些花的鼎盛花期早过了。
v. 待发，事先指点，使（某人）做好准备
They had been primed with good advice.
他们事先得到了高人指点。
v. 把（事物）准备好
The bomb was primed, ready to explode.
炸弹已准备好，可随时引爆。
v. 把（金属，木材等）打底漆
deputy prime minister
副总理；副首相
prime suspect
嫌疑重犯；主要嫌疑犯
prime time
黄金时间
prime mover
原动力；发起者
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