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n.提示,付款期限 vt.提示,鼓动,促使,(给演员)提白 adj.敏捷的,迅速的,即时的 adv.准时地

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副词:promptly 名词:prompter 形容词比较级:prompter 最高级:promptest 动词过去式:prompted 过去分词:prompted 现在分词:prompting 第三人称单数:prompts

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em=to take(取),to buy(买) 变化型 empt

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coach  hint  immediate  instant  punctual  quick  ready  remind  suggest  slow    

prompt


/prɒmpt; prɑmpt/
adj
1 done without delay; punctual 及时的; 迅速的; 准时的
*a prompt reply 及时的答覆
* Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. 即付发票款项则不胜感谢.
2 ~ (in doing sth/to do sth) (of a person) acting without delay (指人)敏捷的, 动作迅速的
*She was very prompt in answering my letter. 她给我写回信非常及时.
* They were prompt to respond to our call for help. 他们对我们的求助迅即回应.

adv punctually 准时地
*at
6 o'clock prompt 在
6 点正.

/prɒmpt; prɑmpt/
v
1 [Tn, Dn.t] cause or incite (sb) to do sth 促使或激励(某人)做某事
*What prompted him to be so generous? 是什么原因使得他如此 大方呢?
* The accident prompted her to renew her insurance. 这一事故促使她为投保续期.
2 [Tn] inspire or cause (a feeling or an action) 激起(感情); 唤起(行动)
*Her question was prompted by worries about her future. 她提出那个问题是因为她对前途十分忧虑.
* What prompted that remark? 那话是怎么勾起来的?
3 (a) [Tn] help (a speaker) by suggesting the words that could or should follow 给(发言者)作提示
*The speaker was rather hesitant and had to be prompted occasionally by the chairman. 那发言者讲话结结巴巴的, 有时得由主席提示.
(b) [I, Tn] follow the text of a play and help (an actor) if he forgets his words, by saying the next line quietly 给(演员)提词
*Will you prompt for us at the next performance? 下场演出时你给我们提词好吗?
* The actor needed to be prompted frequently. 那演员经常需要提词.

n act of prompting or words spoken to prompt an actor, a speaker, etc (给予演员、发言者等的)提示, 提词
*She needed an occasional prompt. 她需要不时给予提示.
1. The drowning child was saved by Dick´s prompt action.
    迪克的及时行动救了那个溺水的孩子。

2. The Ombudsman´s prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.
    司法特派员及时采取的行动,迅速制止了这一起不愉快的事件,不然这件事可能因未得到人们注意而不了了之。

3. Then, even if you haven't uncovered the reason, you should begin to make firm decisions and practice responding to your children's requests in a prompt, definite manner.
    然后,即使没能找出原因,你也该开始作出果断的决定,并试着用迅速、果断的方式对孩子的要求作出反应。

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