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previous
[privis]
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联想记忆:pre(…之前的)+vi(=via,路)+ous→走在道路之前→在前的
a.早先的,在前的
例:I’d really like to have dinner with
you,but I have a previous
engagement。
译:我真的很像和你共进晚餐,可是我已经有约在先了。
ad.(to)在…之前
例:Previous to our being there,there was an
earthquake in the area。
译:在我们去那里之前,该地区曾经发生过一场地震。
派:previously
[privisli](ad.先前,以前)
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prevalent
[prevlnt]
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a.流行的,普遍的
例:a prevalent belief//Colds were never so prevalent as
there have been this winter。
译:普遍的信仰//感冒从未像今年冬天这么流行过。
同:widespread
[wadspred](a.分布(散步)广的,普遍的);universal
[junvsl](a.普遍的,全体的)
反:rare
[re(r)](a.稀有的,罕见的)
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prevail
[prvel]
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联想记忆:pre(…前的)+vail(强壮的)→占强势地位→占优势
vi.(over)取胜,占优势
例:I believe that truth will prevail over
fallacy。
译:我相信,真理将会战胜谬论。
vi.流行,盛行
例:The custom prevails over the whole
area。
译:这一习俗在整个地区十分盛行。
派:prevailing
[prvel](a.普遍的,盛行的)
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pretext
[pritekst]
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联想记忆:pre(预先)+text(编织)→预先编好的话→借口
n.借口,托词
例:Mick came home earlier,under the pretext
of catching the cold。
译:迈克以感冒为借口,提早回家了。
同:excuse(n.借口)
参:context
[kntekst](n.上下文)
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presume
[przjum]
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联想记忆:pre(预先)sum(拿,取)+e→预先拿出→假定,假设
vt.假定,假设,认为
例:History can be proved, but can't be
presumed.
译:历史不能假设,但历史能被证明。
vt.揣测
例:From the way the two persons talked I presumed that
they were married。
译:从这两个人讲话的样子来看,我猜他们已经结婚了。
派:presumption
[przmpn](n.假定);presumptively(ad.据推测)
同:postulate
[pstjulet](v.假定);assume
[sjum](v.假定,设想);surmise
[smaz](v.猜想)
参:presumptuous
[przmptus](a.专横的,放肆的)
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presumably
[przjumbli]
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ad.推测起来,大概
例:I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so
tired.
译:我的精神集中不起来,大概是太累了吧。
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prestige
[presti]
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n.威望,威信
例:He has high prestige among the
masses.
译:他在群众中威信很高。
同:authority
[θrti](n.权威,威信)
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pressure
[pre(r)]
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联想记忆:press(压,逼迫)+ure→压力,压迫
n.压(力);压强;强制,压迫
例:A lot of people go to bars to blow off the pressure
from work。//under pressure//put pressure
on
译:很多人去酒吧以释放来自工作的压力。//处于压力之下//给…施加压力
考:atmospheric pressure(大气压)
参:press
[pres](v.压);suppress
[spres](vt.镇压,抑制);impress
[mpres](vt.留下印象);depress
[dpres](vt.使消沉);compress
[kmpres](vt.压缩);express
[kspres](vt.表达)
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