| 释义 |
●prime the ˈpumpgive sb, an organization, etc. financial help in order to support a project, business, etc. when it is beginning 投资以振兴（新建企业或新兴行业）◆The government should really prime the pump in new high technology projects. That’s the only way they’ll be able to survive in the current economic climate.
政府应该投入资金来扶持高科技新项目，这是在目前的经济形势下唯一能使之生存的方法。▸ ˈpump-priming noun ◆The nation is relying on pump-priming to get the economy started.
这个国家依靠投资来振兴经济。 ORIGIN Originally, this was a way of making a pump work properly by adding water to it. 这原指通过加水让水泵正常运行的方式。 |