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Derivatives :
n
promptness
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adv
promptly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- prompt
[prɔmpt]
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1.
adjective
(on time) 干脆的
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2.
adjective
[+action]
[ response]
(rapid) 迅速的
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3.
noun
[c]
[Theater]
to give sb a prompt 给某人提词
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4.
noun
[Computer Science]
提示符
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vt.
[+action]
[ plan]
(cause) 引发
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6.
vt.
(when talking) 提示
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7.
vt.
[Theater]
提词
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to be prompt to do sth
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立刻做某事
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at 8 o'clock prompt
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8点整
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to prompt sb to do sth
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促使某人做某事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- prompt
[prɒmpt]
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vt.
促使；激起，唤起
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2.
vt.
激励，鼓励；怂恿
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She prompted me to call my relatives.
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她提醒我给亲戚打电话。
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3.
vt.
提示，给……提词
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4.
adjective
准时的
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The train is prompt.
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火车很准时。
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5.
adjective
迅速的，敏捷的，及时的
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She is always prompt to help her friends.
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她总是会及时帮助她的朋友。
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6.
adjective
立即的，即刻的
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7.
n.[c]
提示，提词
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8.
n.[c]
[Computer Science]
提示符
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9.
n.[c]
激励；催促
Collins English-English Dictionary
- prompt
[prɒmpt]
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n
prompt note a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
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2.
adj
performed or executed without delay
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3.
adj
quick or ready to act or respond
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4.
adv
[Spoken]
punctually
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to urge (someone to do something)
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6.
vt.
to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to refresh the memory of
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to give rise to by suggestion
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his affairs will prompt discussion
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9.
n
[commerce]
the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
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10.
n
the contract specifying this time limit
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11.
n
the act of prompting
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12.
n
anything that serves to remind
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13.
n
an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
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14.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin promptus evident, from promere to produce, from pro-1 + emere to buy
Examples
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at 8 o'clock prompt
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8点整
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Prompt dispatch of the reinforcements save the surrounded army.
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立刻派出的援军救出被包围的军队。
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Be prompt. We have to leave at seven on the dot.
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快点。我们必须在七点准时离开。
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The police took prompt anction and seized the theif.
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警方迅速采取了行动，抓住了窃贼。
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He arrived at prompt ten'o clock.
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他十点准时到达。
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