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    prince n.王子, 巨子；名家；
    a merchant prince 商業(yè)巨子
    princess n.公主

    principal n.負(fù)責(zé)人, 首長, 校長, 主犯, 本金
    adj.主要的,首要的,資本的,本金的
    Once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems will be readily solved.一旦抓住了主要矛盾,一切問題就迎刃而解。
    The principal spoke with disapproval of your words and actions.
    校長談到你的言行時很不贊成。
    principal and interest 本利

    principle n.原理;原則
    The principle of diligence and frugality applies to all undertakings.
    勤儉節(jié)約的原則適用于一切事業(yè)。
    On the basis of the five principles for peaceful coexistence there can be reasonable dialogue between any two governments.
    以和平共處的五項原則為基礎(chǔ)任何兩國政府間都可以進(jìn)行合理的對話。

 

    produce vt.生產(chǎn);制造;出示;上演
     　　　　 n.(總稱)農(nóng)產(chǎn)品
    George´s jokes produced a great deal of laughter.喬治的笑話引起了哄堂大笑。

    procedure n.程序, 手續(xù)
    The new work procedure is a great improvement on / over the old one.
    新工序比起老工序來是一個巨大的改善。

    processor n. 信息處理機(jī)

    productivity n.生產(chǎn)率;生產(chǎn)能力

    profit n.利潤;得益
     　　　 v.有利于;得益
    We hope our criticisms and suggestions will profit you.我們希望我們的批評和建議將對你有所裨益。

    profound adj.深刻的, 意義深遠(yuǎn)的
    We had a profound lesson in ideological education yesterday.
    昨天我們上了一堂深刻的思想教育課。

    promisee n. 受約人, 承諾人

    promiser n. 立約人

    promote vt.促進(jìn);提升;提倡;促銷
    (degrade v.(使)降級, (使)墮落, (使)退化
    You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.
    說謊會貶低自己的身分。)
    Our teacher has been promoted to headmaster.
    我們的老師已被提升為校長了。
    Do you have any idea how to promote the sales of this product?
    如何來推銷這種產(chǎn)品你有什么好辦法嗎?

    promotion n.促進(jìn);提升;提倡;促銷

    property n.財產(chǎn);性能,特性

    proposal n.提議, 建議, 求婚

    propose vt.計劃, 建議, 向...提議, （常與to連用）求(婚)
    He proposed to himself to achieve what hitherto he had been promised in vain.
    他決定要完成一件至今尚無希望的事情。
    He proposed to her, and she accepted.
    他向她求婚, 她接受了。
    Man proposes, God disposes.
    [諺]謀事在人, 成事在天。

    proprietary n. 財產(chǎn)權(quán),所有權(quán),所有人

    proprietorship n獨(dú)資企業(yè)=solo proprietorship
    (joint venture n.合資)

    prospect n.前景;展望;可能的主顧

    prosperity n.繁榮,興旺,富有

    prosperous n.繁榮的,昌盛的

    provision n.供應(yīng);準(zhǔn)備;條款;給養(yǎng),口糧

    proxy n. 代理權(quán)，代表權(quán)；（對代理人的）委托書；代理人

    psychological adj.心理(上)的
    Is there any possible psychological explanation for his bad health? 他健康狀況不好,有沒有可能具有什么心理上的原因呢?

    psychology n.心理學(xué), 心理狀態(tài)
    The professor is a specialist of studying a criminal´s psychology.
    這位教授是位研究罪犯心理的專家。

    pump n.泵, 抽水機(jī)
    vt.(用泵)抽(水), 抽吸
    The villagers had pumped the well dry, and could get no more water. 村民們已把井水抽干了,再也抽不出水來了。

    punctual adj.嚴(yán)守時刻的, 準(zhǔn)時的
    She is always punctual, but her friend is always late.
    她總是很守時，可是她的朋友總是遲到。

    purchase vt.買,購買
     　　　　 n.購買;購買的物品

    purpose n.目的, 意圖, 用途, 效果, 意志
    vt.打算, 企圖, 決心
    on purpose 故意地；為了；特地
    He went to town with the purpose of buying a new television. (以...為目的)
    他進(jìn)城的目的是買一臺新電視機(jī)。
    I came here on purpose to see you.
    我特地來這里看你。
    We purpose making another trial / to make another trial.我們打算再試一下。
    The government purposed that the project would be carried out before long.
    政府決心不久就開始實行這項工程。