托业阅读常考词汇大收集（3）

　　prestigeApersonshighstandingamongothers;honororesteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor

　　predecessorOnewhoprecedesanotherintime,especiallyinholdinganofficeoraposition.前任;Anancestor;aforebear祖先;祖宗=forerunnerOnethatprecedes,asintime;apredecessor前任;Anancestor;aforebear祖先;祖宗

　　predominantlyMostcommonorconspicuous;mainorprevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily

　　precedeTocome,exist,oroccurbeforeintime.先于=priorto,before

　　portionAsectionorquantitywithinalargerthing;apartofawhole部分=part

　　possessTohaveasproperty;own持有;拥有Tohaveasaquality,characteristic,orotherattribute具有品质、特点=have

　　potentialshavingspossibility,capability,orpower有可能性的=possible

　　pertinentshavingslogical,preciserelevancetothematterathand有关系的=relevant

　　pitAnaturalorartificialholeorcavityintheground坑=hole

　　perceptionThecapacityforsuchinsight洞察能力=insightfulShowingorshavingsinsight;perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的

　　penetrateToenterorforceawayinto;pierce.穿过,刺入=gothrough

　　patronAcustomer,especiallyaregularcustomer顾客=customer

　　particleAverysmallpieceorpart;atinyportionorspeck一小份儿或一小点儿=speckAsmallspot,mark,ordiscoloration小斑点,小污点或小瑕疵

　　pants裤子trousers裤子

　　ruptureTheprocessofbreakingopenorbursting裂开,突然炸开=burst

　　ruralOf,relatingto,orcharacteristicofthecountry农村的=country

　　rudimentaryBeingintheearlieststagesofdevelopment;incipient处于发展的最早阶段的=undeveloped,unsophisticated

　　rotateToturnaroundonanaxisorcenter绕轴或中心转动=turn,swirl

　　Toproceedinsequence;taketurnsoralternate循环,交替或轮换=alternate

　　robustFullofhealthandstrength;vigorous健康和有力的=strong

　　roamTomoveaboutwithoutpurposeorplan;wander漫游=wander

　　rigidityAninstanceofbeingrigid僵化,严厉=stiffness

　　reviseToreconsiderandchang