5265.popularity(名)大众化、流行
Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years．
近年来她的小说渐受欢迎。

5266.populate(动)居住干，移居于
The island is populated largely by sheep.
这个岛屿的主要生物是绵羊。

5267.porch(名)门廊
They glazed the open porch.
他们将敞开着的走廊装上玻璃。

5268.portable(形)手提式的、便于携带的
I have a portable radio．
我有一台手提式收音机。

5269.pooter(名)搬运员、搬行李工人
The hotel porter will get you a taxi．
旅馆的门卫会替你叫出租车的。

5270.portrait(名)肖像、肖像画
He had his portrait painted in uniform.
他让人画了一副身着制服的画像。

5271.portray(动)描绘
She sought to portray herself as a champion of woman.
她竭力为自己树立起成功女人的形象。

5272.position(名)位置
Where would be the best position for the lights?
这些灯装在什么位置最好？

5273.positive(形)正面的；确信的；积极的
There is positive proof that he did it．
有确信的证据证明他做了这件事。

5274.possess(动)拥有；控制
I possessed my temper despite the insult.
虽然受到侮辱我还是按捺住怒气。

5275.possession(名)拥有；领地；着谜；自制
The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession．
这部手稿只是他们的珍藏之—。

5276.possibility(名)可能性
The general would not accept that defeat was a possibility.
那位将军不愿意承认有可能失败。

5277.postage(名)邮资
How much was the postage on that letter?
寄那封信要多少钱？

5278.poster(名)海报
The poster fell down.
海报掉下来了。

5279.postman(名)邮差
Did the postman leave anythinq?
邮差什么也没有留下吗？

5280.postpone(动)延期
同义词defer
The game has already been postponed three times．
这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5281.postponement(名)延期
He compounded with his creditor for a postponement of payment.
他与债权人达成协定延期付款。

5282.posture(名)姿势
The arfist asked his model to take a reclining posture.
国家要求他的模特儿摆斜倚着的姿势。

5283.postwar(形)战后的
The population mushroomed in the postwar decades.
战后数十年里人口快速增长。

5284.pot(名)锅子、罐、壶、盒
They drank a pot of coffee．
他们喝了一壶咖啡。

5285.potter(动)闲逛
I spent the day pottering around the house.
我在家里逍遥了一天。

5286.pottery(名)陶器
He is glazing pottery.
他正给陶器上彩。

5287.poultry(名)家禽肉
Eat plenty of fish and poultry.
要多吃鱼和肉。

5288.pound(名)磅
What would you do if you won a million pound?
你要是赢了一百万英镑，你想怎么用？

5289.pour(动)倾倒、灌、注
Pour the sauca over the pasta.
把酱汁浇在面食上。

5290.poverty(名)贫穷
不可数
These people once had fame and fortune;now all that is left to them is utter poverty.
这些人过去拥有名誉和财富，现在他们拥有的只是贫困。

5291.prairie(名)大草原
A view of the prarie faded in．
一个草原的景象渐显。

5292.praiseworthy(形)值得称赞的
Their effort toward the settlement of the horder dispute is praiseworthy.
他们为解决边界争端所做的努力是值得赞扬的。

5293.pray(动)祈祷、请求
They knelt down and prayed.
他们跪下来祷告。

5294.prayer(名)祈祷
He arrived at that very moment. as if in answer to her prayer.
他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。

5295.preach(动)说教
She preached economy as the best means of solving the crises.
她大力鼓吹节约是解决危机的关键。

5296.preacher(名)传道者、传教士
Do you want to be a preacher?
你想成为一个传教士吗？

5297.precede(动)在……之前；优于
He preceded his lecture with a practical demonstration．
他在讲课之前做了实际演练。

5298.precedent(名)先例、惯例
The prince was not allowed to break with precedent and marry a divorced woman.
王子未能获准打破先例娶离婚的女子为妻。

5299.precious(形)珍贵的
同义词valuable
Clean watar is a precious commodity in that part of the world．
在世界的那个地方，洁净的水是宝贵的东西。