protocol
【考法 1】 n. 正确的礼仪规范： a code of correct conduct
【例】 a breach of protocol 社交礼仪的破坏
protract
【考法 1】 vt. 延长，拖长： to draw out or lengthen in time; prolong
【近】 elongate, lengthen, prolong, stretch, drag out, draw out,
【反】 curtail, abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut back 缩减
protrude
【考法 1】 vi. 突出： to jut out; project; bulge
【例】 a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket 手帕从他的上衣口袋里突出出来
【近】 bulge, overhang, poke, project, stand out, stick out
【反】 concave 凹陷
protuberant
【考法 1】 adj. 隆起的，凸出的： thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass
【例】 protuberant eyes 暴鱼眼
【反】 depressed 下陷的
【派】 protuberance 隆起
【反】 concavity 凹陷
provident
【考法 1】 adj. 节俭的： frugal; economical
【例】 it is possible to be provident without being miserly 人可以做到节俭但不吝啬
【近】 economical, sparing, thrifty, farsighted, provident, scrimping
【反】 profligate 挥霍的
【考法 2】 adj. 有远见的： having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
【例】 her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane 她之前有远见的准备让我等待飓风结束的期间安全无恙
【近】 farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, forethoughtful, prescient, proactive, visionary
【反】 half-baked, half-cocked, improvident, myopic, shortsighted 目光短浅的
providential
【考法 1】 adj. 天意的，幸运的： happening as if through divine intervention
【例】 a providential escape 幸运的逃脱
【近】 lucky, fluky, fortuitous
【反】 unfortunate, mishap, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed 不幸的
provincial
【考法 1】 adj./n. 狭隘的： limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered
【例】 an artist who has been criticized for being provincial 一个被批评非常狭隘的艺术家
【近】 illiberal, insular, parochial, sectarian, narrow-minded
【反】 ecumenical, broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant 世界范围的，开放包容的
provisional
【考法 1】 adj. 临时的： provided or serving only for the time being; temporary
【例】 he was appointed provisional executor of the industrialist's vast estate 他被任命为庞大工业帝国的临时执行官
【近】 impermanent, interim, provisionary, short-term
【反】 long-term, permanent 永久的
provisory
【考法 1】 adj. 有附带条件的，临时的： depending on a proviso; conditional; serving in a position for the time
being
【例】 a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot 一个同意在电影拍摄期间封锁道路的临时许可
【近】 interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory
【反】 unconditional, long-term, permanent 无条件的，永久的
provoke
【考法 1】 vt. 激怒： to incite to anger or resentment
【例】 his teasing finally provoked her to anger 他的调戏最终把她激怒了
【近】 arouse, excite, incite, instigate, pique, stimulate, stir, fire up
【考法 2】 vt. 驱使，激起： to stir to action or feeling
【例】 rankings that are sure to provoke an argument among film critics 排名必将引发影评家们的争论
【近】 abet, ferment, foment, instigate, stir up, whip up