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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
校对:find errors and mark corrections
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promulgate
正式宣布:make known
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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