prompts; prompted; prompting
prompts; prompted; prompting
Learner's definition of PROMPT
[+ object]
1
a : to cause (someone) to do something促使(某人)做某事 b : to be the cause of (something)导致;引发 2
a : to say (something that encourages a person to talk)鼓励,提醒(某人说话) b : to say the lines of a play to (an actor who has forgotten them) : to give a prompt to (an actor)给(演员)提示台词 3
computers : to show a message that tells (a user) to do something提示
— prompter
noun, plural prompters [count] 2 prompt /ˈprɑːmpt/ adjective
prompter; promptest
2 prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adjective
prompter; promptest
Learner's definition of PROMPT
[also more prompt; most prompt]
1
: done or given without delay迅速的;立即的 -
The victims need prompt [=immediate] medical assistance.受害人需要马上得到医疗救助。
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We always get prompt service at that restaurant.我们在那家餐馆总能享受到及时的服务。
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He was offered prompt access to the data he needed.他得到了迅速获取所需数据的机会。
2
: arriving or doing something at the expected time or without delay及时的;准时的
— promptness
noun [noncount] 3 prompt /ˈprɑːmpt/ noun
plural prompts
plural prompts
Learner's definition of PROMPT
[count]
1
: the lines of a play that are said to an actor who has forgotten them台词提示 2
computers : a message that appears on a computer screen asking the user to do something or to provide information提示 4 prompt /ˈprɑːmpt/ adverb
4 prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adverb
Learner's definition of PROMPT
British
: exactly at the time stated准时地