辅导:阅读词汇附中英文注释(五)
proponent—— One who argues in support of something; an advocate倡导者=supporter property—— A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic, A piece of real estate地产;不动产=estate proper—— Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰当的=suitable, correctly promising—— Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的 prominent—— Widely known; eminent著名的=distinguished Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的 proliferation—— To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生,增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖 prevail—— To be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的,有影响的;现行的=dominate prevailing—— Most frequent or common; predominant普遍的;有优势的=most frequent primal—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=key, principal First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的,首要的 primarily—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=mainly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地;主要地 prehistoric—— Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient preservative—— Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐剂=maintain To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持 preside over——管理,主管=manage prestige—— A person's high standing among others; honor or esteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor predecessor—— One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗=forerunner One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗 predominantly—— Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily precede—— To come, exist, or occur before in time.先于…=prior to ,before portion—— A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole部分=part possess—— To have as property; own持有;拥有To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute具有品质、特点=have potential——shavingspossibility, capability, or power有可能性的=possible pertinent——shavingslogical, precise relevance to the matter at hand有关系的=relevant pit—— A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground坑=hole perception—— The capacity for such insight洞察能力=insightful Showing orshavingsinsight; perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的 penetrate—— To enter or force a way into; pierce.穿过,刺入=go through patron—— A customer, especially a regular customer顾客=customer particle—— A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck一小份儿或一小点儿=speck A small spot, mark, or discoloration小斑点,小污点或小瑕疵 pants裤子——trousers裤子 rupture—— The process of breaking open or bursting裂开,突然炸开=burst rural—— Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country农村的=country rudimentary——Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient处于发展的最早阶段的=undeveloped, unsophisticated rotate——To turn around on an axis or center绕轴或中心转动=turn, swirl To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate循环,交替或轮换=alternate robust—— Full of health and strength; vigorous健康和有力的=strong roam—— To move about without purpose or plan; wander漫游=wander rigidity—— An instance of being rigid僵化,严厉=stiffness revise—— To reconsider and change or modify修改,修正=change retrieve—— To get back; regain.重获;收复;=recover, To get back; regain.重获;收复;重新得到=bring back To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See: recover restrict—— To keep or confine within limits限制=limit retain—— To maintain possession of保持=keep representation—— The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson代表=delegate, stand for resemble—— To exhibit similarity or likeness to类似=similar renounce—— To reject; disown拒绝=reject To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of拒绝 replace—— To take or fill the place of取代=supplant To displace and substitute for (another)取代,代替(另一个) release—— To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go松开=give off refreshing—— Pleasantly fresh and different新鲜宜人的,与众不同的=unusual reflection—— A manifestation or result显示,结果=indicate To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of说明,显示,暗示 receptacle—— A container that holds items or matter贮藏器=container recognize—— To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate赏识=appreciate rarefy—— To make thin, less compact, or less dense使稀薄=infrequent rear—— To lift upright; raise直立起;抬高=raise radical—— Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme极端的=drastic Severe or radical in nature; extreme严厉或剧烈的;极端的 symmetrical—— Of or exhibiting symmetry对称的=proportionally balanced synthetic—— Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.合成的=formation, integrate Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived人造的,不自然的=artificial |