5300.precise(形)精确的
Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗？

5301.precisely(副)精确地
同义词accurately
I'll tell you precisely how to do it.
我将确切地告诉你如何办理此事。

5302.precision(名)精确
Her writing is imageinative but lacks precision.
她的文章想象丰富但不够准确。

5303.predecessor(名)前辈
The decision was made by my predecessor.
那一决定是我的前辈做出的。

5304.predict(动)预测、预言
Timely snow predicts a bumper harvest.
瑞雪兆丰年。

5305.prediction(名)预测、预言
The results of the pxperiment confirmed our predictions.
实验结果证实了我们的预测。

5306.preface(名)序言、前言
Has your history book a preface?
你的历史书有序言吗？

5307.preferable(形)更适合的、更好的
Your idea is preferable to mine.
你的主意比我的更好。

5308.preferably(副)最好、更好地
We're looking for a naw house, preferably one near the school.
我们正在找新房子，最好是靠近学校的。

5309.preference(名)比较喜欢、偏爱
A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.
老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。

5310.prefix(名)词首
Car insurance policies have the prefix MC.
汽车保险单标有MC代号。

5311.prejudice(名)偏见，成见
In that mirror, we can see the strengths,the weaknesses,the hopes, the prejudices,and the central values of the culture itself.
从这面镜子里，我们可以看到一个文化自身的长处、弱点、希望、偏见和价值观。

5312.preparation(名)准备
The room is in excellent preparation for the party.
房间已完全布置就绪，可以举行宴会。

5313.prepare(动)准备
同义词arrange
A hotel room is being prepared for them.
旅馆客房正在为他们准备。

5314.preposition(名)介词
"Out" is also used as a preposition.
Out也被用作介词。

5315.presentation(名)介绍；表演、上演
The presentation of prizes began after the speeches．
讲话结束后就开始颁奖了。

5316.presently(副)目前、不久
The crime is presently being investigated by the police.
警方目前正在调查这起案件。

5317.presidency(名)总统的职位；公司总裁
He was a White House official during the Bush presidency．
他是布什任总统时的白宫官员。

5318.presidential(形)总统的；校长的
An American presidantial campaign lasts for eighteen months.
美国总统竞选历时十八个月。

5319.press(名)报刊
Unlike the American,the British press operates on a national scale.
与美国不同，英国报刊都是行销全国的。

5320.pretend(动)假装；觊觎
同义词simulate
I don't pretend to understand these technical terms.
我承认不懂这些专业术语。

5321.prevail(动)普及；凑效；优胜
Truth is great and will prevail.
真理是至高无上的，且必将获胜。

5322.prevalent(形)普遍的
These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
这些偏见在北方人中尤为常见。

5323.prevent(动)预防
He is prevented by law from holding a licence.
按法律规定他不得持有执照。

5324.prevention(名)预防
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。

5325.preventive(形)预防的
The police were able to to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot．
警方及时采取防范措施，避免了可能发生的骚乱。

5326.preview(名)预习；预演；试片
Turn to page 12 for a preview of next week's programmes.
下周节日预告请见第12页。

5327.previous(形)先前的
Enough materials should be collected previous to writing．
写作之前要收集足够的资料。

5328.prey(名)扑食；牺牲者
He trusts people too much. Naturally he becomes an easy prey sometimes.
他太轻信别人，自然有时就成了受害者。

5329.priest(名)神父
The priest makes pastoral visits every Wednesday．
神父每星期三对教友进行访问。

5330.primarily(副)主要的
The problem is not prirmarily a financial one.
这个问题基本上不是财政问题。

5331.primary(形)主要的、首要的
同义词main
Matter is primary and consciousness is secondary．
物质是第一性的,意识是第二性的。

5332.prime(形)上等的；首先的
Only prime foods are served at the hotel.
这家宾馆只供应最好的食物。

5333.primitive(形)原始的、远古
Living conditions in the camp were pretty primitive.
营地的生活条件非常简陋。