1. prescription n. 處方

    The doctor dispensed a prescription to his patient.

    醫(yī)生開處方給病人配藥。

    2. prestige n. 威望

    enjoy high prestige 享有很高的威望

    She enjoyed high prestige among the masses.

    她在群眾中享有很高威信。

    This retiring attitude enhanced his prestige.

    他這種與世無(wú)爭(zhēng)的態(tài)度更增加了他的威望。

    3. prevalent a. 流行的

    Is malaria still prevalent among the population here？

    瘧疾是否仍為此地居民的多發(fā)��？

    4. prey n. 捕獲物

    The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.

    鷹將捕獲物緊緊抓住。

    5. probe v. 探究

    The journalist was probing into several financial scandals.

    那記者正在調(diào)查幾起財(cái)務(wù)丑聞。

    6. proficiency n. 熟練

    How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English？

    你認(rèn)為你的書面英語(yǔ)和口語(yǔ)熟練程度如何？

    7.profound a. 深刻的； 深?yuàn)W的

    I didn't have the slightest interest in his profound theories.

    我對(duì)他那些深?yuàn)W的理論絲毫不感興趣。

    8.prolong v. 延長(zhǎng)

    How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life？

    我們?cè)鯓硬拍苎娱L(zhǎng)短促的人生？

    9. prospective a. 預(yù)期的，未來(lái)的

    his prospective father-in-law 他未來(lái)的岳父

    We receive prospective results in the experiment.

    我們?cè)趯?shí)驗(yàn)中得到了預(yù)期的結(jié)果。

    She is married to a prospective lawyer.

    她嫁給了一個(gè)未來(lái)的律師。

    10. provocative a. 挑釁的

    His provocative language provoked Peter.

    他挑釁的話語(yǔ)激怒了彼得。

    Your question was not merely provocative .

    你的問(wèn)題不僅僅是挑釁性的。