2018考研英语常考熟词僻义单词（94）

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　　press n 人群The little boy was lost in the press.这小男孩在人群中丢失。

　　报刊;新闻界;记者们;通讯社[the S][G]The power of the press is very great. 新闻报刊的力量是极大的。

　　新闻舆论;报刊评论[S]The government's new policy received a good press. 政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。

　　强调;坚持I don’t wish to press the point.我不想强调这一点。

　　压力He works best under press. 他在压力下工作最出色。

　　pretty adj【反语】糟糕的pretty mess一团糟

　　previous adj过早的, 过急的Don't be too previous about refusing.别过急地拒绝。

　　prey vi 诈取Strong animals prey upon weaker ones.弱肉强食。

　　(疾病等)折磨; 使苦恼; 损害; 消耗(on, upon) Remorse preyed upon his mind.悔恨使他内心痛苦。

　　prince n[C]巨头, 巨子His father is a merchant prince.他的父亲是一位商业巨擘。

　　principal n(sing.)资本, 本金There is a shortage of principal.资金有些短缺。

　　print vt冲洗(照片)This snapshot hasn't printed very well.这张快照印出来不太清楚。

　　prize vt.珍视, 珍惜Mother prizes her best china.母亲珍藏着她的最好的瓷器。

　　(值得)极有价值的竞争目标To some men wealth is the greatest prize in life.对一些人来说,财富是人生最有价值的东西。

　　n. [C](战时在海上)捕获的船只(或货物);俘获品,战利品

　　The fox raided the henhouse and ran off with its prize. 狐狸袭击鸡舍,接着带着俘获物逃走了

　　proceeding n诉讼, 诉讼程序She started proceedings against her husband for divorce.她提出与她丈夫离婚的诉讼。

　　会议记录; 公报He carefully read the proceedings from last meeting.他认真阅读了上次会议的记录。

　　process n.程序，方法vt. 加工，处理

　　【真题例句】 Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government’s Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time-consuming, and will work in truly extreme cases.

　　托运人如果觉得被索要高价，他们就可以向联邦政府的路面运输委员会申诉，以获得价格减免。但这个程序费钱、费时，而且只有在极端情况下才可行。【2003阅读Text3】

　　【真题例句】Playing video games encourages immediate content. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. 【2007年阅读新题型】

　　玩计算机游戏可以获得立即的满足。连续看几个小时的喜剧电视节目只能教会孩子消极的处理信息。

　　produce vt.出示, 提供He produced his railway ticket when asked to do so.当验票时, 他出示了火车票。

　　引起; 导致Hard work produces success.努力工作就会成功。

　　【真题例句】Laughter dose produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels,bosting heart rate and oxygen consumption.【2011年完型】

　　笑确实能引起心脏和血管功能的短期变化，提高心率和增强氧气消耗。

　　出版; 上演The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

　　product n乘积The product of 4 and 10 is 40.四与十的乘积是四十。

　　profession n同业,同行[the S][G]The teaching profession claim that they are badly paid. 教师同行们声称待遇太差。

　　He is a leading member of the medical profession. 他是医疗行业中首屈一指的医生。

　　声明;表白[C][(+of)]She did not believe in his professions of love. 她不相信他的爱情表白是真的。

　　promise vi给人以...的指望;预示He promises highly.他的前途远大。

　　vt有...的可能[+to-v]It promises to be fine tomorrow. 明天有希望是个好天气。

　　n[U][S]希望, 前途You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.

　　你有希望成为音乐家, 但是缺乏实践会影响你的发展。

　　【真题例句】Hofstadter says our country’s educational system is in the grips of people who “joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.”

　　霍夫斯坦说我们的国家的教育体制掌握在这样的一群人手中，“他们沾沾自喜、霸气十足地公然宣称他们对才智的敌意，也迫不及待地表现出对那些在才智上没有前途的孩子们的认同。【2004阅读Text4】