TOEIC托业考试写作常用词汇(3)
TOEIC托业考试写作常用词汇(3)
prestige——Aperson'shighstandingamongothers;honororesteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor
predecessor——Onewhoprecedesanotherintime,especiallyinholdinganofficeoraposition.前任;Anancestor;aforebear祖先;祖宗=forerunnerOnethatprecedes,asintime;apredecessor前任;Anancestor;aforebear祖先;祖宗
predominantly——Mostcommonorconspicuous;mainorprevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily
precede——Tocome,exist,oroccurbeforeintime.先于…=priorto,before
portion——Asectionorquantitywithinalargerthing;apartofawhole部分=part
possess——Tohaveasproperty;own持有;拥有Tohaveasaquality,characteristic,orotherattribute具有品质、特点=have
potential——shavingspossibility,capability,orpower有可能性的=possible
pertinent——shavingslogical,preciserelevancetothematterathand有关系的=relevant
pit——Anaturalorartificialholeorcavityintheground坑=hole
perception——Thecapacityforsuchinsight洞察能力=insightfulShowingorshavingsinsight;perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的
penetrate——Toenterorforceawayinto;pierce.穿过,刺入=gothrough
patron——Acustomer,especiallyaregularcustomer顾客=customer
particle——Averysmallpieceorpart;atinyportionorspeck一小份儿或一小点儿=speckAsmallspot,mark,ordiscoloration小斑点,小污点或小瑕疵
pants裤子——trousers裤子
rupture——Theprocessofbreakingopenorbursting裂开,突然炸开=burst
rural——Of,relatingto,orcharacteristicofthecountry农村的=country
rudimentary——Beingintheearlieststagesofdevelopment;incipient处于发展的最早阶段的=undeveloped,unsophisticated
rotate——Toturnaroundonanaxisorcenter绕轴或中心转动=turn,swirl
Toproceedinsequence;taketurnsoralternate循环,交替或轮换=alternate
robust——Fullofhealthandstrength;vigorous健康和有力的=strong
roam——Tomoveaboutwithoutpurposeorplan;wander漫游=wander
rigidity——Aninstanceofbeingrigid僵化,严厉=stiffness
revise——Toreconsiderandchang