| [/prɔmpt; prɑmpt/] adj 用法:
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. 用法:
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. prompt 2
adv punctually 准时地:
at 6 o'clock prompt 在 6 点正. prompt 3
[/prɔmpt; prɑmpt/] v 用法:
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? 是什麽原因使得他如此 大方呢? *
The accident prompted her to renew her insurance. 这一事故促使她为投保续期. 用法:
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? 那话是怎麽勾起来的? 用法:
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. prompt 4
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. |