prance [ prɑ:ns ] n. (马)后足立地腾跃, 昂首阔步
vi. 腾跃, 欢跃, 昂首阔步
vt. 使腾跃 e.g. 1. The children were prancing about with delight. 孩子们高兴得蹦蹦跳跳。
2. That cheeky new secretary just pranced up to me and asked if I worked here! 那个冒失的新秘书兴冲冲地蹦跳到我跟前,问我是否在这里工作。
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prank [ præŋk ] n. 开玩笑,恶作剧,戏谑
v. 盛装,装饰,打扮 e.g. 1. Those schoolboys like to play pranks on their teachers. 那些小学生们喜欢作弄他们的老师。
2. A playful or amusing act; a prank. 诙谐开玩笑或滑稽的动作;开玩笑
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prate [ preit ] v. 唠唠叨叨的讲,闲聊,大谈
n. 唠叨,多嘴,无聊话 e.g. 1. Listen to him prating on about nothing. 听他瞎唠叨.
2. I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket. 我不想把所有的钱都投资在这项生意上,那是孤注一掷的做法。
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prattle [ 'prætl ] v. 小孩般说话,说半截话,闲聊
n. 半截话,无聊话 e.g. 1. The baby is prattling away happily in her cot. 那幼儿在小床上呀呀自语,快活得很。
2. She prattles on about the village gossip. 她闲扯些村里的事。
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prawn [ prɔ:n ] n. 对虾,明虾 e.g.
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pray [ prei ] v. 祈祷,祈求,请求,恳求 e.g. 1. They went to the mosque to pray. 他们去清真寺做祷告。
2. They prayed that their enemies might be defeated. 他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
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prayer [ prɛə ] n. 祈祷,祷告,祷文
v. 祷告,祷文 e.g. 1. Her prayer answered and her son came home safely. 她的祈祷应验了,儿子平安地回到了家。
2. The congregation in the church knelt in prayer. 教堂的会众跪下来祈祷。
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praying mantis [ 'preiiŋ 'mæntis ] 螳螂 e.g.
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preach [ pri:tʃ ] v. 传道,讲道,说教 e.g. 1. The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity. 牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
2. Those people go around preaching revolution. 那些人到处宣扬革命。
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preacher [ 'pri:tʃə(r) ] n. 传道者,讲道者,牧师 e.g. 1. Do you believe in what the preacher said? 你相信这个传道者的话吗?
2. Preacher say, do as I say, not as I do. 说教者言:照我所说的去做,但不要做我所做的。
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preaching [ 'pri:tʃiŋ ] a. 说教的
n. 说教 e.g. 1. I am weary of his preaching. 我听腻了他的说教。
2. Those people go around preaching revolution. 那些人到处宣扬革命。
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preachy [ 'pri:tʃi ] a. 说教的 e.g.
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preamble [ pri:'æmbl ] n. 前文,序文,前言 e.g. 1. He launched into his statement without any preamble. 他开门见山地发表言论.
2. He spoke without preamble. 他没有开场白地讲起来。
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prearrange [ 'pri:ə'reindʒ ] v. 预先安排,预先协定,预定 e.g.
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prebuilt 预建的 e.g.
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precarious [ pri'kɛəriəs ] a. 不确定的,危险的 e.g. 1. She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist. 作为小说家,她过着不太稳定的生活.
2. He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks. 他无法从岩石危险的位置上下来。
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precariously [ pri'kɛəriəsli ] ad. 危险地,不稳固地 e.g. 1. He balanced precariously on the narrow window-ledge. 他在狭窄的窗台上很难保持平衡.
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precaution [ pri'kɔ:ʃən ] n. 预防,留心,警戒 e.g. 1. I took the precaution of locking everything in the safe. 我把一切东西都锁在保险箱里以防万一。
2. You should take an umbrella just as a precaution. 你该带把伞,有备无患。
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precautionary [ pri'kɔ:ʃənəri ] a. 预先警戒的,预防的,留心的 e.g.
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precede [ pri(:)'si:d ] v. 在...之前,优于,较...优先 e.g. 1. He came in, preceded by his wife. 他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。
2. He preceded his speech with a few words of welcome the special guests. 他在演讲之前先说了几句对特邀来宾表示欢迎的话。
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