Lesson 2-13 Flashcards
precocious
(尤指兒童)智力超常的,早熟的
A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
她智力超乎尋常,15歲就上了大學。
precursor
先驅,先鋒;先兆,前兆
Sulphur dioxide is the main precursor of acid rain.
二氧化硫是形成酸雨最重要的先決條件。
predicament
尷尬的處境,窘境,困境
She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.
她希望能從銀行得到一筆貸款以擺脫經濟困境。
predilection
偏愛,偏好
Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.
從孩提時起,她就偏好辛辣食物。
predominant
占主導地位的;占絕大多數的;顯著的
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
研究是我工作中的重要部分。
pre-emptive
搶先的;(尤指)先發制人的
The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.
財政部決定加息,以此作為一項防止通貨膨脹的預防性措施。
preferential
優先的;優待的,優惠的
Inmates claimed that some prisoners had received preferential treatment.
犯人聲稱有些囚犯受到了優待。
prejudice
成見,偏見,歧視
Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
禁止種族歧視的法律必須嚴格執行。
preliminary
初步的,起始的;預備的
Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.
初查結果顯示疫苗是有效的,但這有待於進一步醫學實驗的證實。
prelude
序幕,先聲,前奏
The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms.
這些變革被視為大範圍改革的序幕。
preposterous
荒謬的,愚蠢的
The very idea is preposterous!
這個想法很荒謬!
prerogative
獨有的權利(或權力),特權
Alex makes all the big decisions - that’s his prerogative as company director.
所有重大決定都是由亞歷克斯作出的——這是他作為公司主管的特權。
pretense
假裝;偽稱;虛偽的表現
She made absolutely no pretence of being interested.
她毫不掩飾自己絲毫不感興趣。
prevaricate
支吾,搪塞,含糊其詞;顧左右而言他
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
他指責部長一味搪塞。
primal
最初的,原始的
The universe evolved from a densely packed primal inferno.
宇宙是從原始的熾熱混沌狀態演變而來的。
proclaim
宣佈;聲明
All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.
所有的國家都顯示了他們對聯盟的忠誠。
prodigal
非常浪費的,奢侈的
There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.
有傳聞說他一直在揮霍公司的資金。
prodigious
強大的,巨大的
She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
她寫了數量極多的小說。
prodigy
奇才,天才
The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals.
這位16歲的網球天才是迄今打進奧運決賽最年輕的選手。
progeny
(人或動植物的)後代,後裔
His numerous progeny are scattered all over the country.
他有很多後裔,遍佈在全國各地。