美国ARCO权威托福参考词汇:P字头

P
panacea
n.万能药 a remedy for all ills or difficulties : CURE-ALL
particle
n.粒子,极小量, 微粒 a minute quantity or fragment
passing
n.经过, 消逝(死) the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially : DEATH
adj.经过的 going by or past 及格的 given on satisfactory completion of an examination
path
n.小路, 小径a trodden way 路线, 轨道a track specially constructed for a particular use
penetrate
vt.穿透, 渗透 to pass into or through; 洞察to discover the inner contents or meaning of
perennial
adj.终年的, 长期的, 永久的 PERSISTENT, ENDURING
perjury
n.伪誓, 伪证 the voluntary violation of an oath or vow: false swearing
perplexing
adj.复杂的, 令人困惑的 causing to make intricate or involved
phenomenon
n.现象 an observable fact or event
plot
n.小块土地 a small area of planted ground
(小说的)情节 the plan or main story of a literary work
vi.密谋, 策划 to plan or contrive especially secretly
point out v.指出
poll
n民意测验 a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random
v.投票 to question or canvass in a poll
posthumously
adj.死的的，遗腹的 born after the death of the father
praise
vt.赞扬, 歌颂 to express a favorable judgment of : COMMEND
precision
n.精密度, 精度 the quality or state of being precise : EXACTNESS
predominantly
adv. 支配地 PREDOMINANTLY
prevail
vi.流行, 盛行 to be or continue in use or fashion : PERSIST
获胜, 成功 to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : TRIUMPH
primitive
adj.原始的, 远古的of or relating to the earliest age or period : PRIMEVAL
粗糙的, 简单的
private
adj.私人的, 私有的 belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest
profitable
adj.有利可图的 affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
promotion
n.促进; 提升, 晋升 the act of furthering the growth or development of something
propagate
v.繁殖 to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
传播, 宣传 to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : EXTEND
prospect
n.景色 something extended to the view : SCENE 前景 an extensive view
vi.寻找, 勘探 to explore an area especially for mineral deposits
pulp
n.(水果的)果肉 the soft, succulent part of a fruit
puzzling
adj.使迷惑的 difficult to understand or solve