1 immediate; done without delay 实时的;迅速的;立即的:
We need a prompt decision on this matter.我们需要立刻对这件事作出决定。
2prompt (in doing sth/to do sth) (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (used about a person) quick; acting without delay (指人)敏捷,行动迅速:
We are always prompt in paying our bills.我们一向都及时付账。She was prompt to point out my mistake.她很快便指出了我的错处。
prompt²
/prɒmpt ||; prɑmpt/verb
1 [T] to cause sth to happen; to make sb decide to do sth 引致;促使;驱使:
What prompted you to give up your job?什么驱使你放弃你的工作呢?
2 [I,T] to encourage sb to speak by asking questions or to remind an actor of his/her words in a play (通过提问)鼓励某人说话;(为演员)提词 ·
The speaker had to be prompted several times.讲话者要别人多次提示才能说下去。 ➔promptingnoun [U]:
He apologized without any prompting.他不用别人提醒就道歉了。
prompt³
/prɒmpt ||; prɑmpt/noun[C]
1 a word or words said to an actor to remind him/her of what to say next (对演员的)提词,提示:
When she forgot her lines I had to give her a prompt.她忘记台词的时候,我就得提示她一下。
2 (computing计算机技术) a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished what it was doing and is ready for more instructions (计算机屏幕上的)提示符(表示任务已经完成,准备接受新的指令):
Wait for the prompt to come up then type in your password.等提示符出现,然后键入密码。