14EnglishWordstoHelpYouEnlargeYourVocabulary合编.ppt

14 English Words to Help You Enlarge Your Vocabulary Precept Pre+capere Pre- [L] before, beforehand; in front Prehistory: n. history before recorded history Pre-election: a. happened or said before election Premature: a. mature too early; before the proper time Prematurity Prejudge: v. judge beforehand, especially without knowing all the facts. 过早判断 Preoccupy: v. 1. occupy beforehand e.g. Our favorite seats have been preoccupied. 2.take up all the attention e.g. She was preoccupied with the thoughts of getting to London. Preoccupation: 先占，先取，全神贯注 Prepay: pay in advance. Preamble: amble= to walk n. introduction to a speech or writing. 开场白，序言 Precede: ced = to go v. go or come before in order, place or time. She preceded me into the room. Predict: dict= to say v. say or announce beforehand; forecast The weather service centre predicts rain for tomorrow. Preempt: empt= to buy v. Secure before others; take possession of beforehand 先取，先占 Prefer: fer= to carry v. choose rather; like better preference preferable Pregnant: gna= to bear young a. being with child or young pregnancy Prejudice: judice= judgement n. opinion formed without fair judgement. Many people have a prejudice against foreigners. Preliminary: limin= threshold –ary= being… a. Coming before the main business 预备的，初步的 Prepare: pare= to make ready Preside: sid= to sit to sit before others v. Hold the place of authority; have charge of a meeting Pretend: tend= to stretch to stretch before the public 1. profess; claim 声称;自称 I don’t pretend to be a musician. 我并不自命为音乐家。 2. Claim falsely; give a false appearance She pretended to like the meal so she wouldn’t offend the hostess. 她假装喜欢那饭菜，这样就不会得罪女主人。 Prevent: vent= to come to come before so act first v. Keep from happening; stop Illness prevented him from doing his work. prevention preventive -cept- cap, cip, cept, ceive, cup L: to take, to take hold of, to capture 获取，掌握，抓住 Anticipate: Anti-=ante- before + cip + ate To take before, as to t