The laboratory's prompt response to the equipment malfunction prevented a costly interruption in the ongoing experiment.
实验室对设备故障的迅速反应避免了正在进行的实验遭受代价高昂的中断。
Which choice best defines “prompt”?
B — Quick; v./n. to cause, cue. “prompt” means quick; v./n. to cause, cue.
Which word means “quick; v./n. to cause, cue”?
A — prompt. “prompt” means quick; v./n. to cause, cue.
prompt — quick; v./n. to cause, cue. In Chinese: 迅速的，提示.
prompt is pronounced /prɑːmpt/.
The laboratory's prompt response to the equipment malfunction prevented a costly interruption in the ongoing experiment. (实验室对设备故障的迅速反应避免了正在进行的实验遭受代价高昂的中断。)
quick, immediate, swift — all close in meaning to prompt (quick; v./n. to cause, cue).
slow, delayed — each the opposite of prompt (quick; v./n. to cause, cue).
Yes. prompt is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pro(before)+mpt(take)