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prick→pressure

2023-04-20 11:19阅读:

考研英语单词
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prick [prk]
vt.刺伤,刺痛
例:The tailor pricked his finger with a needle
译:那名裁缝用针刺伤了自己的手指。
vt.刺孔
例:Someone pricked the tyre of his car
译:有人刺穿了他的汽车轮胎。
n.刺伤,刺痛
例:There was a slight prick of pain when the doctor gave me a shot
译:当医生给我打针的时候,我感到轻微的刺痛。
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prey [pre]
n.
猎物,捕获物
例:The tiger seized its prey at last
译:老虎最终逮住了自己的猎物。
n.受害者
例:Many children in the countryside became the prey of superstition and ignorance
译:许多乡下的孩子成为迷信和无知的受害者。
vi.猎取食物
例:prey on//The hunters were preying on rabbits in the woods
译:捕食,折磨//猎人们正在森林中捕猎兔子。
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previous [privis]
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 youbut 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 therethere 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]
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]
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]
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 earlierunder the pretext of catching the cold
译:迈克以感冒为借口,提早回家了。
同:excusen.借口)
参:context [kntekst]n.上下文)
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presume [przjum]
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);presumptivelyad.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]
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]
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)]
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//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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