2018考研英语常考熟词僻义单词（93）

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　　port n. (船,飞机的)左舷[U]The damaged ship was leaning over to port. 损坏的船向左舷倾斜

　　举止, 态度; 含义意义姿势, 样子持枪姿势The soldier carried his rifle at port. 那士兵双手斜持步枪。

　　vt.持枪Port arms![口令]持枪!

　　portion vt.把…分成份额, 分配They portioned the food out to the poor.他们将食物分发给穷人。

　　n命运,定数[U] We must all accept our portion in life. 我们都得安于天命。

　　立场;见解;形势Before the debate, both sides made their positions clear. 辩论之前，双方都把自己的观点说清楚。

　　He made a study of the position of the middle class in Britain. 他研究过英国中产阶级的状况。

　　【真题例句】It’s a theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. 【2003年阅读Txte3】

　　这种理论得到了许多经济学家的认同，但实际上是，它常使铁路公司处于决定哪家公司盈利哪家公司亏损的位置。

　　possibility n发展前途,潜在价值[P]He is a man of possibilities. 他是一个有发展前途的人。

　　post vt 指派;布置;委派We posted a guard to keep watch.我们派了一名卫兵站岗。

　　keep sb posted 使了解最新的情况Keep me posted. 随时把消息告诉我。

　　powder vt.在…搽粉She powdered her face before going to dinner.她去参加晚宴前往脸上搽了粉。

　　practical adj (指人)做事机敏的He has a practical partner who organizes everything for him. 他有个很能干的伙伴，替他把一切弄得井井有条。

　　n 实践考试;实践课 a physics practical一堂物理实践课

　　practically adv.几乎; 简直She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

　　practice n惯例, 常规I can see that they are not ready to depart from traditional practice.

　　我想他们不是真的背离传统习惯。

　　【真题例句】Indeed, just as there is the concept of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),

　　perhaps it is the time for GASP, Generally Accepted Security Practices, suggested Eli Noam of New York’s Columbia Business School.纽约哥伦比亚商学院的伊利·诺姆建议说的确正如有公认的会计准则一样，

　　也许现在应该制定公认的安全准则了。【2007年阅读新题型】

　　practise/-ice vt 养成…的习惯practise children in discipline培养孩子们遵守纪律的习惯

　　precious adj矫揉造作的adv.〈口〉很, 非常

　　She was a precious, old-fashioned lady in her 90's.她是一个90多岁的、过分讲究的旧式老太太。

　　Precious few people can afford prices like that.没有什么人出得起那个价钱。

　　preface vt.作为…的开端She prefaced her remarks by an apology.她以道歉的话作为开场白。

　　作为…的序言, Each chapter is prefaced by a short introduction.都有一个简短的介绍作为每章前面的序言。

　　prejudice vt不利于, 损害Your bad spelling may prejudice your chances of getting this job.

　　你糟糕的拼写会妨碍你获得这个工作的机会。

　　premier adj.最好的, 最重要的She attends Britain's premier university.她就读于英国最好的大学。

　　premium n[C]【商】加价,溢价Hard-to-get theater tickets can be bought at a premium. 紧俏的戏票能以高价买到。

　　【商】优惠(让价);附赠礼品If you buy three you get a premium of one more, free.你买三可再送一个赠品。

　　adj 特级的，特佳的premium gasolines特级汽油

　　preparation n配制剂;制备品The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve the ache.药剂师建议配一种止痛剂。

　　preserve vt腌(肉等);把...做成蜜饯(或果酱);把...制成罐头食品[(+in)]We preserve fish in salt. 我们用盐腌鱼。

　　n蜜饯;果酱[P1][U]Mother used to make peach preserves. 妈妈过去常常自制桃子果酱。

　　(动植物)保护区;禁猎区[C]No hunting is allowed in the preserve. 保护区内禁止打猎。

　　独占的活动领域She regards negotiating prices with customers as her special preserve.

　　她把和客户谈判的价格看成是她的专利。