noun🔗Share早课, 黎明时分. The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour."The church bells rang, signaling the start of the primes. "教堂的钟声响了，宣告了早课的开始。timereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share晨祷, 早课 The religious service appointed to this hour."The monks gathered in the chapel to chant primes before starting their day's work in the fields. "僧侣们聚集在小教堂里，在田间开始一天的劳作之前诵念晨祷。religiontimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share清晨，拂晓 The early morning generally."The farmhands began their chores in the primes, well before the sun fully rose. "农场工人们在拂晓时分就开始干活了，那时太阳还没完全升起。timeperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share初期，萌芽期 The earliest stage of something.""Her artistic talent was evident in its primes, even in her early childhood sketches." "即使在她童年早期的草图中，她的艺术天赋也已初见端倪。timestageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黄金时期，鼎盛时期 The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.""Many athletes reach their primes in their late twenties." "很多运动员在二十多岁的时候达到他们的黄金时期。ageperiodtimestageachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share首要部分，精华。 The chief or best individual or part.""The primes of the school orchestra were given solo performances at the spring concert, showcasing their exceptional talent." "在春季音乐会上，学校管弦乐队的佼佼者获得了独奏的机会，充分展示了他们非凡的才华。qualityaspectvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share主音，基音 The first note or tone of a musical scale."The choir director asked us to sing just the primes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, B – before adding the other notes. "合唱团指挥让我们在加入其他音符之前，先唱C大调音阶的主音——C、D、E、F、G、A、B。musicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share正剑势，高位防守。 The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height."The fencing instructor stressed the importance of primes, reminding the students to keep their sword tips pointed up and their hands near their heads for a strong initial defense. "击剑教练强调了正剑势，高位防守的重要性，提醒学生们要保持剑尖向上，手靠近头部，这样才能形成坚固的初始防线。militaryweaponpositionsportwartechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share质数, 素数 A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number."3 is a prime."三是一个质数。mathnumberlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share色一份。 A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker."The player dealt a great hand of primes, hoping to win the primero game. "玩家抓了一手好牌，凑成了色一份，希望能赢得普里梅罗纸牌游戏。gamenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连六，锁六 Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing."The player's primes completely blocked the path, making it impossible for me to move my checkers forward. "对手的连六封锁了整个通道，我根本无法把棋子向前移动。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share撇号，单引号 The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations."The architect's drawing labeled the dimensions of the room with feet and inches, using single primes for feet and double primes for inches, like 10' 6". "建筑师的图纸上用英尺和英寸标注了房间的尺寸，其中英尺用单撇号（'）表示，英寸用双撇号（"）表示，比如10' 6"。mathtechnicalsignunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share化合价 Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1."Chemists used to calculate primes to determine the combining ratios of elements in a compound, with hydrogen as the standard reference point of 1. "化学家过去常常计算化合价，以确定化合物中元素的化合比例，氢的化合价则作为标准参考点 1。mathchemistryelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share十二分制中的寸 An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system."In this old engineering diagram, each inch is divided into twelve primes, and each prime further into twelve seconds, for very precise measurements. "在这张老旧的工程图纸上，每一英寸被分为十二个十二分制中的寸，而每个十二分制中的寸又被分为十二秒，以实现非常精确的测量。mathunitnumbersystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火药，引药 The priming in a flintlock."The frontiersman carefully inspected the primes in his flintlock rifle, ensuring the gunpowder was dry and ready to ignite with the spark from the flint. "那个边疆人仔细检查了他的燧发枪里的引药，确保火药是干燥的，可以被燧石产生的火花点燃。weaponmilitarymachineparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share定焦镜头 Contraction of prime lens, a film lens""For this portrait shoot, I'm mainly using primes because they offer better image quality than my zoom lenses." "这次人像拍摄，我主要用定焦镜头，因为它们比我的变焦镜头能提供更好的画质。mediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share准备，预备。 To prepare a mechanism for its main work."Before painting the wall, she primes it with a special coat to help the color stick better. "在粉刷墙壁之前，她先用一种特殊的涂料打底，这样能让颜色更好地附着。machinetechnicalprocessfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打底，上底漆 To apply a coat of primer paint to."I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."我需要在上完面漆之前，先给这些扶手打底。materialartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share更新，恢复，复兴。 To be renewed.""After a long winter, the garden primes itself with new growth in the spring." "漫长的冬季过后，花园在春天里焕发新生，长出新的枝叶。processactiontimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装填引药，使准备就绪。 To serve as priming for the charge of a gun."The old hunter carefully primes the muzzleloader with powder before setting off into the woods. "老猎人在动身进入森林之前，小心地用火药装填引药，为猎枪做好准备。militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share沸腾，起泡。 (of a steam boiler) 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."The old steam boiler primes badly when the water level gets too high and the fire burns too hot, sending water surging through the pipes along with the steam. "这台老式蒸汽锅炉，一旦水位过高，火烧得太旺，就会剧烈沸腾起泡，导致大量水随蒸汽一起涌入管道。technicalmachineenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share上底火，装雷管 To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge)."The artillery crew carefully primes the cannon before each demonstration at the historical reenactment. "在历史重演活动中，炮兵队会在每次演示前小心地给大炮上底火。militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share准备，预备，事先指导. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach."The boys are primed for mischief."孩子们已经准备好要恶作剧了。educationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修剪，剪除 To trim or prune."to prime trees"修剪树木agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share加撇号，加 ' 符号 To mark with a prime mark."The editor primes each corrected line with a small ' mark so the typesetter knows where changes are needed. "编辑在每行修改过的文字旁都加一个小的撇号(')，这样排字员就知道哪里需要修改。marklanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冲刺赛段，奖励冲刺. An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points."During the bike race, the announcer told the cyclists to prepare for the upcoming primes, where they could earn extra points. "在自行车比赛中，广播员告诉车手们准备好迎接即将到来的奖励冲刺赛段，在那里他们可以赢得额外的积分。sportraceachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
