Unit 19 Flashcards
ponderable
有价值,值得考虑的
exerted a ponderable influence
pontificate
傲慢地做或说
pontificate to show a sense of superiority
portentous
预兆性的,凶兆的
an errie and portentous stillness
poseur
故作姿态,不真诚的人
a pretending poseur
posit
假定,断定
The committee posited that he was qualified for the election
potable
饮品,有其指酒精饮料
Potables are offered at the bar fot free
potentate
有权势的人
a son of a potentate
prate
闲聊,空谈
prating on the phone for hours
precarious
1危险的,不稳定的
a precarious livehood
2可疑的,不明确的
a precarious assumption
precipitate
1匆忙的
precipitate withdrawl from the field of battle
2促使,导致
precipitate an international crisis
precipitous
1非常陡峭的
a precipitous gorge
2匆忙的
precipitous action
preclude
预先阻止
preclude him from standing as a candidate
predilection
爱好,偏袒
a predilection for travel
preempt
预先占有
preempt front-row seats
preen
打扮修饰
preens herself in an elaborate suit
preface
序言
a preface to the three-day conference
pregnant
重要的,意味深长的
the pregnant phrases of the Bible
preoccupation
非常关心,全神贯注
gloomy preoccupation
preponderant
占优势的,更重要的
a preponderant misconception
preposterous
荒谬的,不符合常理的
a preposterous conclusion
presage
征兆,预示,预言
a welcome presage of spring