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ponderable

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有价值的, 值得考虑的: considerable

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ponderous

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沉重的: great weight; 沉闷无聊的: unpleasantly dull

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pontificate

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傲慢地说或做: speak pompous

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pore

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仔细浏览, 仔细研究: read or study attentively

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porous

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多孔可渗透的: admitting liquid

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portentous

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预兆性的, 凶兆的: sign of evil; 勾起兴趣的, 令人遐想的: eliciting amazement

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poseur

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故作姿态的, 不真诚的人: affected insincere

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posit

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假定, 断定: affirm

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postulate

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前提条件: starting point; 假定为真: assume true

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posture

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姿势, 姿态: way of holding the body; 故作姿态, 装模作样: pretended attitude

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potable

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饮品, 尤指有酒精饮料: beverage; 适于饮用的: suitable for drinking

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potentate

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有权势的人: has the power

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potentiate

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激活, 加强: more active

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pout

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(尤指撅嘴或板着脸)表示不悦: show displeasure

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practitioner

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职业人士: profession

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prairie

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大草原: treeless grassland

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prate

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闲聊, 空谈: talk idly

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preach

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传道, 布道: sermon

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precarious

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危险的, 不稳定的: lacking security, stability; 可疑的, 不明确的: uncertain

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precedent

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先例, 前例: earlier occurrence; 先前的: prior

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precipice

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悬崖峭壁: steep

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precipitate

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匆忙的: careless speed; 促使, 导致: cause to happen

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precipitation

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沉积物, 尤指降水: deposit, rain, snow; 仓促: disorderly speed

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precipitous

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非常陡峭的: steep; 匆忙的: careless speed

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preclude
预先阻止: make impossible in advance; 排斥: exclude
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precursor
先驱者, 先导: precedes
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predecessor
前任, 先辈: previously occupied
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predilection
爱好, 偏袒: disposition favor
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preeminent
优秀的, 重要的: paramount
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preempt
预先占有: seize, before others; 替换: replace
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preen
整理(羽毛): smooth feathers; 打扮修饰: dress oneself elaborate; 自满: take pride
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preface
序言: preliminary statement
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pregnant
重要的, 意味深长的: full of meaning; 怀孕的: containing offspring
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premeditate
预先考虑: consider beforehand
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preoccupation
非常关系, 全神贯注: extreme concern
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preponderant
占优势的, 更重要的: superior importance
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prepossessing
给人好感的, 有魅力的: impress favorably
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preposterous
荒谬的, 不符合常理的: contrary common sense
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presage
征兆: sign or warning; 预示, 预言: predict
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prescience
预知, 先见: knowledge before
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prescription
规定, 传统的规矩: rule
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preservative
防腐剂: protect against decay
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prestige
声望, 威望: respect
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presumptuous
放肆的, 冒昧的: overstepping bounds; 傲慢的: feeling of superiority
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pretense
虚假, 伪装: pretending deceive; 自大, 优越感: exaggerated sense of one’s importance
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preternatural
超乎寻常: surpassing usual
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prevail
盛行, 战胜: greater in strength
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prevalent
流行的, 普遍的: commonly accepted
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prevaricate
支吾其词, 撒谎: evade truth
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primordial
原始的, 最初的: happening first
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primp
精心打扮: adorn finicky
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principal
主要的, 重要的: highest importance, rank
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pristine
纯净的, 质朴的, 未被文明腐蚀的: pure, free from dirt or decay
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privation
缺乏, 穷困: lack
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probe
深入调查: penetrating investigation
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probity
正直: moral standards
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proclivity
癖性, 爱好: inclination
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procrastinate
(因为懒散)拖延: put off laziness
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procure
获得, 取得: get possession
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prod
促使…行动: persuade
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prodigal
挥霍的: spendthrift; 败家子: spends freely
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prodigious
巨大的: great in size; 惊人的, 了不起的: astonishment
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profane
亵渎: treat abuse, irreverence, contempt; 滥用: bad or improper use
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proffer
献出, 提供: offer
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proficient
熟练的, 精通的: advanced competence
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profligate
挥金如土的, 挥霍的: wasteful; 败家子: spends money freely; 堕落的人: below the normal moral standard
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profundity
深奥, 深刻: abstruse
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profusion
丰富, 大量: abundance; 挥霍, 浪费: wasteful
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prohibitive
禁止的, 阻止的: prohibit, restrain; (价格高得)抑制购买的: purchase
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proliferate
快速繁殖; 激增: grow or multiply by rapidly offspring
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prolix
啰嗦的, 冗长的: excessive length
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prologue
序言: preface
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prolong
延长, 拖延: lengthen
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proofread
正式宣布: make known
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promulgate
校对: find errors and mark corrections
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propagate
繁殖: increase; 传播, 宣传: spread out
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propensity
倾向, 癖好: inclination
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prophetic
预言的, 预示的: foretelling
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propitiate
抚慰, 劝解: appease
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propitious
吉祥的: favorably happy outcome
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proponent
建议者, 支持者: support
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propriety
礼节: conformity socially acceptable; 适当, 得体: suitable or fitting
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prosaic
单调的, 常见的: normal course of events
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proscribe
禁止, 排斥: forbid
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prosecution
实行, 执行: doing
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proselytize
(使)改变信仰: change religious faith
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prospect
探查, 勘探: go into discovery; 期待, 期望的事物: looking forward to
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prosperous
成功的, 繁盛的: vigorous growth, well-being
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prostrate
平躺(的), 使平躺: lying flat; 衰弱的, 使衰竭: weakness
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protean
善变的; 多才多艺的: diversity, variety, versatile
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protocol
正确的礼仪规范: correct conduct
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protract
延长, 拖长: lengthen, prolong
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protrude
突出: project
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protuberant
隆起的, 凸出的: thrusting out
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provident
节俭的: frugal, economical; 有远见的: awareness for the future
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providential
天意的, 幸运(的): divine intervention
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provincial
狭隘(的): limited perspective
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provisional
临时的: temporary
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provisory
有附带条件的; 临时的: conditional
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provoke
激怒: incite anger; 驱使, 激起: stir feeling