Week 2 Flashcards
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prescribe
中释 规定;命令;指示
英释 to lay down a rule
例句 The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office.
prepared
中释 准备好;有所准备
英释 made at an earlier time for later use
例句 The president read a prepared statement.
prejudice
中释 偏见;成见
英释 a feeling of like or dislike for someone or something especially when it is not reasonable or logical
例句 We tend to make these kinds of decisions according to our own prejudices.
prefigure
中释 预示
英释 to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
例句 The dark clouds prefigure a stormy evening.
preferential
中释 优先的
英释 showing preference
例句 They gave him preferential treatment.
prediction
中释 预言,预测
英释 the act of declaring or indicating something in advance
例句 The data can be used to make useful economic predictions.
predetermined
中释 预先确定的
英释 to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
例句 The prince’s destiny was predetermined from the moment of his birth.
predatory
中释 捕食性的
英释 living by killing and eating other animals
例句 The animal was at risk from the weather conditions and other predatory animals.
precursor
中释 前身,先驱
英释 one that precedes and indicates the approach of another
例句 a precursor of modern jazz
precipitate
中释 使…突然降临;加速(坏事的发生)
英释 to bring about especially abruptly
例句 His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.
pragmatic
中释 实际的;实用主义的
英释 relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters
例句 There’s the ideal, and then there is the pragmatic approach.
practitioner
中释 从业者
英释 one who practices a profession
例句 Fortunately, Medlen was able to take on remote work for law firms in the US and Luban launched a
website advising other practitioners on how to sell a medical practice.
practical
中释 实用
英释 of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action
例句 An engineer will address the design’s practical problems.
powerful
中释 有权势的;有影响力的
英释 having the ability to control or influence people or things
例句 The country is becoming more and more powerful.
poultry
中释 家禽
英释 birds (such as chickens and ducks) that are raised on farms for their eggs or meat
例句 Some poultry farmers keep turkeys and ducks as well as chickens.
postpone
中释 推迟
英释 to put off to a later time
例句 He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
posit
中释 假设;认定
英释 to assume or affirm the existence of
例句 Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
portrayal
中释 描绘,描写,描述;扮演;表现
英释 the act or process or an instance of portraying
例句 the newspapers’ portrayal of Islamic culture
portraiture
中释 肖像画艺术; 人像艺术
英释 the making of portraits
例句 We can learn a lot about the conventions and the development of Renaissance portraiture from this
absorbing exhibition.
portal
中释 (建筑物的)壮观的大门,正门
英释 the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel
例句 a Web portal for baseball fans.
portable
中释 可移植的
英释 capable of being carried or moved about
例句 Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular
porous
中释 多孔
英释 possessing or full of pores
例句 The country has a porous border
populate
中释 居住于
英释 to have a place in
例句 The highlands are populated mainly by peasant farmers.
ponder
中释 思考,考虑
英释 to weigh in the mind
例句 She sat by the window to ponder the meaning of life.