→ privacy [5praivEsi] 隐私
I only told her in strict privacy, but unexpectedly it
became the well-known
secret. 我只将这个秘密告诉了她,哪知道成了众人
皆知的秘密。
→ privilege [5privilidV] 特权,优惠(lege 表“法律”)
grant somebody the privilege of doing sth. 赋予某
人做某事的特权
proach 词根表“趋近,接近”
→ approach [E5prEutF] 趋近,接近
the approach of night 夜幕降临;approach to the
truth 接近真相
→ approachable [E5prEutFEb(E)l] 可接近的,平易
近人的
proxim 词根表“接近”
→ approximate [E5prCksimit] 大概的,近似的
The approximate time is three o’clock. 现在大概是
三点钟。
→ approximately [EprRksi5mEtli] 近似地,大约
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Taylor)--------------------
press [pres] 按,压;新闻界,出版社
press down 逼迫;press for 迫切要求
press conference 记者招待会;press and publishers
出版和发行者
近pinch [pintF] 拧,掐
squeeze [skwi:z] 挤,榨,压
→ pressure [`preFE(r)] 压力,强制
life pressure 生活压力;pressure cooker 高压锅
No pressure, no progress. 没有压力,就没有进步。
→ compress [kEm5pres] 压缩,压紧
compressed files 压缩文件
→ depress [di5pres] 使沮丧,使消沉
The bad news depressed me deeply. 这个坏消息使
我意志消沉。
→ express [iks5pres] 表达,表示
express my view 表达我的观点
Don’t express too fast. 别说得太快了。
→ expression [iks5preFEn] 表达,表露;表情
a sad expression 悲伤的表情
→ impress [im5pres] 留下印象;印,压
→ impression [im5preFEn] 印象
The beautiful landscape of the mountain left me
deep impression.
这座山的美丽景色给我留下深刻印象。
→ impressive [im5presiv] 给人印象深刻的
Which program is the most impressive to you? 哪
个节目给你的印象最深呢?
→ pessimistic [7pesi5mistik] 悲观的,厌世的(pess
= press,im 表“内部的”)
→ print [print] 印刷,打印,冲洗照片
print out the article 把文章打印出来
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Miranda)--------------------
pret 词根表“表达”
→ interpret [in5tE:prit] 口译,解释,说明(前缀inter
表“在…之间”)
I interpret his answer as a refusal. 我把他的回答理
解为拒绝。
→ interpreter [in5tE:pritE] 翻译员,口译者
→ interpretation [in7tE:pri5teiFEn] 解释,阐明
different interpretations of the same facts 同一事
实的不同解释
prim, princ 词根表“最初的,第一”
→ prime [praim] 主要的,首要的→ minister
[5ministE] 大臣
the prime minister 首要的大臣,首要的部长
the matter of prime importance 头等重要的事情
→ primary [5praimEri] 最初的,基本的
primary school 小学;primary education 初等教育
→ primarily [5praimErili] 首先,主要的
→ primitive [5primitiv] 原始的;简陋的,粗糙的
primitive society 原始社会
They were primitives, lived in the caves. 他们是原
始人,住在山洞里。
→ principle [5prinsEpl] 原则,原理
He is a man of principle. 他办事很有原则。
→ principal [5prinsEp(E)l, -sip-] 主要的,最重要的
the principal rivers of a country 一个国家的主要河
流
→ protein [5prEuti:n] 蛋白质
the protein girl 《蛋白质女孩》
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Linda)--------------------
pris 词根表“抓,获得”
→ prison [5prizn] 监狱
The prison is overloaded. 监狱里人满为患。
His passion towards minister’s daughter became a
prison of his mind!
他把自己囚禁在对大臣女儿的思念之中。
近jail [dVeil] (美式)监狱
goal [^Eul] (英式)监狱
The castle has been used as a jail. 这个城堡曾
经被用作一个监狱。
He was jailed for six months for his part in the
robbery.
他因为参与抢劫而被判入狱6 个月。
→ prisoner [5priznE] 囚犯
prisoner of his own passion 自己爱情的囚犯
The wretched man is a prisoner of his own greed.
这个可恶的人被他自己的贪欲所囿。
→ imprison [im5prizn] 关押,监禁,限制
imprison sb. in sth. 把某人囚禁在……中
→ comprise [kEm5praiz] 包含,包括,构成(com 表
“在一起”,拿到一起即“包含”)
a committee comprising people with widely
different views
由拥有不通意见的人组成的委员会
→ surprise [sE5praiz] 惊奇,惊喜;使人惊奇(sur
表“在…之上”)
To my surprise, this plan succeeded! 令我惊奇的
是,这个计划居然成功了!
My friend gave me a surprise yesterday. 昨天,我
的朋友给我一个惊喜。
→ startle [5stB:tl] 惊讶,出乎意料(没有惊喜的意
思)
You startled me, I didn’t hear you coming in. 我
没有听到你进来,所以被你吓了一跳。
→ may [mei, me] 可能
→ must [mQst; mEst] 必须
→ probable [5prCbEbl] 很可能的(程度比may 要重,
比must 要轻,介于may, must 之间)
A storm is probable today. 今天很可能有暴风雪。
→ probably [5prRbEb(E)li] 或许,大概
It will probably rain. 今天很可能要下雨。
→ probability [7prCbE5biliti] 可能性,概率
There is every probability of his coming. 他多半可
能来。
average probability 平均概率
→ problem [5prCblEm] 问题
a key problem 一个关键问题;a problem child 问
题儿童;solve a problem 解决问题
→ prove [pru:v] 证明,证实
He has proved his courage in battle. 他已在战斗中
证明了自己的勇气。
→ stove [stEuv] 火炉,电炉
My mother has a gas stove for cooking. 我妈有
一个烧饭用的煤气炉。
→ approve [E5pru:v] 赞成,批准(前缀ap 表“向…”)
Congress approved the budget. 国会通过了预算。
I don’t approve of smoking. 我不赞成抽烟。
approve of 赞成,满意
Her parents approved of his marriage. 她的父母赞
成他的婚姻。
→ approval [E5pru:vEl] 赞成,同意
He showed his approval by smiling. 他用微笑表示
赞成。
approval on 供试用的,包退换的
I have to take the dress on approval. 我一定得试
穿裙子才行。
proper [5prCpE] 适当的,固有的
a proper lady 一位有教养的淑女
You aren’t wearing proper clothes. 你穿的衣服不合
适。
→ properly [5prCpEli] 适当地,彻底地
You haven’t done the job properly--you’ll have to do
it again.
你没有做对这件工作,你得重做。→ a poor guy 一
个可怜的人
→ property [5prCpEti] 财产,房产;性质
country property 乡下的地产;common property
公共财产
→ appropriate [E5prEupriit] 适当的,恰当的(propri
是proper 的变体)
an appropriate example 适当的例子
→ improve [im5pru:v] 改进,进步
We are improving our English everyday. 我们的英
语水平每天都在进步。
improve on sth. 超过了…
→ improvement [im5pru:vmEnt] 改进
improvement on 在某个方面取得的进步
psycho 词根表“心理”
→ psychology [sai5kClEdVi] 心理学
→ psychological [7saikE5lCdVikEl] 心理的,精神上
的
pul 词根表“压,拉”
→ pull [pul] 拉,拖;牵引力
pull apart 拆除,拆开
They pulled apart that old house. 他们把那座老房
子拆掉了。
pull in 火车进站,船靠岸
pull on 穿衣服;继续划船
pull out 拔出,挖出
You should go to the dentist to pull out this tooth.
你应该去看牙医,并把牙拔了。
pull through 度过难关,度过危险
We finally pull ourselves through. 我们终于脱险
了。
pull over 把…靠边放
We pull our car over along the street. 我们把车停
在路边。
→ pulse [pQls] 脉搏,脉冲;搏动,跳动
His pulse raced as he faced with enemies. 面对敌
人,他的脉搏立刻就跳得很快。
the throbbing pulse of the drums 鼓的打击节拍