predict [ pre- = beforehand 預(yù)先；dict = to say 說(shuō)→]v. say or announce beforehand; forecast 預(yù)言；預(yù)告 / The weather service centre predicts rain for tomorrow. 氣象服務(wù)中心預(yù)報(bào)明天有雨。

prediction n. 預(yù)言；預(yù)告；被預(yù)_之事 

predictive a. 預(yù)言性的；預(yù)兆的

preempt [ pre- = before 先；empt = to buy 買(mǎi)“to buy before others 比他人先買(mǎi)”→] v. secure before others; take possession of beforehand 先??；先占 / When he raised a protest, his opponent had preempted the position. 當(dāng)他提出抗議時(shí)，對(duì)手已經(jīng)搶先占取了那位置。

preemption n. 先買(mǎi)權(quán)；先買(mǎi)；先占

prefer [ pre- = before 先; fer = to carry 帶 =>“to carry sth. before others與其他東西相比，先帶走某物” →] v. choose rather; like better 寧要；更喜歡 / My students prefer fiction over history. 我的學(xué)生更喜歡小說(shuō)而不喜歡歷史作品。

preference n. 偏愛(ài)；優(yōu)先 

preferable a. 更可取的；更好的

pregnant [ pre- = before 前; gna = to bear young 生幼子；-ant a.=-ing => “before bearing young 生幼子前的”→]a. being with child or young 懷孕的，懷胎的 / His wife is pregnant. 他妻子懷孕了。

pregnancy n. 懷孕，懷胎；懷孕期

prejudice [ pre- = before 前; judice = judgement 判斷=>“judgement formed before obtaining adequate knowledge 未充分了解前作出的判斷”→]n. opinion formed without fair judgement 偏見(jiàn) / Many people have a prejudice against foreigners. 許多人對(duì)外國(guó)人抱有偏見(jiàn)。

prejudicial a. 引起偏見(jiàn)的；有成見(jiàn)的

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