7904.predetermine(动)预先决定
Do not predetermine before thinking.
在思考前，不要预作决定。

7905.predicament(名) 困境
A loan of money would help me out of my predicament.
只需一笔贷款就能帮我摆脱困境。

7906.pregnancy(名)怀孕
You are advised not to smoke during pregnancy.
怀孕期间你最好不要吸烟。

7907.pregnant(形)怀孕的
Mary was pregnant with her fifst child．
玛莉怀了她的第一个孩子。

7908.preliminary(形)初步的(名)开端的
(形):We have included some of the preliminary findings.
我们的报告包括了一些初步调查结果。
(名):He spent a long time on polite preliminaries.
他花了许多时间在刚开始的礼貌客套上。

7909.premature(形)过早的(名)早产儿
(形):The meeting is too premature.
这会议太早进行了。
(名):The baby was four weeks premature.
这个孩子是提早四周生下来的。

7910.premier(名)首相
The premiers of the two countries met in Geneva yesterday.
两国首相昨天在日内瓦会晤。

7911.premise(名)前提
British justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent untill he's proved guilty.
英国司法运作的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前都是清白的。

7912.premium(名)保险费
The annual premium on my policy is 300 dollars．
我的保险单每年的保险费是300美元。

7913.preoccupation(名)全神贯注、入神
后接介词with
He always takes his preoccupation with the educational cause.
他总是一心想着教育事业。

7914.preoccupy(动)使全神贯注
You were too preoccupied to notice me at the bus stop yesterday.
你昨天在公共汽车站上心不在焉，没有注意到我。

7915.prescribe(动)开药方
Can you prescribe something for my cough please, doctor?
医生，请你绐我开一些咳嗽药，可以吗？

7916.prescription(名)处方
Some medicines are only available on prescription.
有些药物只有凭医生的处方才买得到。

7917.preservation(名)保存
The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
这些画保存得非常好。

7918.preserve(动)保存(名)蜜饯
(动):I think these interesting old customs should be preserved．
我认为这些有趣的旧习俗应该保存下去。
(名):Don't eat too much preserve．
别吃太多蜜饯。

7919.preside(动)主持
同义词host
The hostess presided at table with tact and urbanity.
女主人招待客人进餐时风雅而又得体。

7920.prestige(名)声望
The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.
历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望。

7921.presumably(副)或许
同义词probably
Presumabiy the bad weather has delayed the flight.
大概是恶劣的天气使飞机晚点了。

7922.presume(动)假定
We presume the shipment has been stolen.
我们假设装运的货物已被窃。

7923.presumption(名)推测
The article has too many false presumptions.
这篇文章中凭空臆测的东西太多。

7924.pretence(名)伪装
You can't keep up the pretence any longer．
你不能再假装下去了。

7925.prick(动)刺
She pricked herself with a needle.
她被针本刺了一下。

7926.privilege(名)殊荣
It was a privilege to work with Peter.
和彼得在一起工作是一项殊荣。

7927.privileged(形)有特权的
We are privileged tonight to have our distinguished guest Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
今晚我们非常荣幸，请到外交事务委员会主席作为我们的贵宾。

7928.procure(动)取得
同义词artain
Can you procure the rare old book for me.
你能为我找到那本罕见的古书吗？

7929.profess(动)声称
同义词claim
He professed to know nothing about the matter.
他声称对此事一无所知。

7930.prominent(形)卓越的
Einstein was a prominent scientist.
爱因斯坦是一位卓越的科学家。

7931.propaganda (名)宣传
Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
艺术可用做宣传工具。

7932.property(名)财产
The police found some stolen property in the thief's house．
警察在小偷的家里发现了一些被盗的财物。

7933.prophesy(动)预言
He prophesied that war would break out.
他预言说战争将要爆发。

7934.proprietor(名)所有者
I've written a complaint to the proprietor of the hotel．
我向旅馆老板写信投诉。

7935.prosecute(动)起诉
后接介词for
He vowed that he would prosecute them for fraud.
他郑重宣布将起诉他们犯有欺诈罪。

7936.prosecution(名)起诉
Failure to pay your taxes will make you liable to prosecution.
不缴纳税款就可能被起诉。