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