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。
prognosticate
(尤指針對特定情形的)預測
He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.
在他的位置上,可以對商業的未來做很好的預測。
proliferate
激增
Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
在過去的十年裡,小型企業大量湧現。
prolific
作品豐富的;多產的
He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
他可能是他這一代中最多產的歌曲作家。
promptly
迅速地,立即地;依照預定時間地
We’ll have to leave fairly promptly (= on time) if we want to catch that train.
如果我們要趕那班火車,就得準時出發。