专题十二 P字部(二)
1. post
v.邮寄,寄出;n.邮递;邮件
动词用法:post sb. sth.=post sth. (off) to sb.给某人邮件某物:
Did you remember to post the card to my parents? 你记得给我父母寄那张卡片了吗? 名词用法:
1表示“邮政,邮递”,指邮政系统;post office邮局;by post通过邮寄方式。例如: ○
The winners will be notified by post. 将以邮件形式通知获奖者。 2表示“邮件”,为不可数名词: ○
Was there any post for me today? 今天有我的邮件吗?
词性转换:postal adj.邮政的,邮局的;poster n.海报;postage n.邮资,邮费 关联单词:postcard n.明信片;postman n.邮递员
(2019,安徽卷,阅读A)In Vanuatu, you'll find the world's only underwater post office in the capital, Port Villa. 2. practice
n.练习
用法:
1表示“实践;实际行动”,只作不可数名词,与“理论”相对。常用put sth. into practice结构。例○
如:
She's decided to put her new ideas into practice. 她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。 2表示“训练,练习”,目的是提高技巧。例如: ○
She does an hour's piano practice every day. 她每天练一小时钢琴。
词性转换:practise v.练习,实践:practise为英式拼写,在美式拼写中,动词形式也是practice;动词practise可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词,常见搭配有practise (for) sth.,practise doing sth.等。例如:
Today we’re going to practise parking. 今天我们要练习停车。
(2019,浙江卷,词汇运用)
43. You'll forget the dancing skills easily ______________ (除非) you practice them often 3. prepare
v.准备,预备;调制,配制
用法:
1表示“准备,制备”,对象为食物、物品、文件或节目等,为及物动词。例如: ○
When we got home, Mom was busy preparing dinner. 我们到家时妈妈正忙着准备晚餐。
2表示“(为……)做准备,筹备”,指制定计划或作出安排;后面可接for sth.或to do sth.结构。例○
如:
Her parents were preparing for the holiday. 她的父母正在为度假做准备。 Her parents were preparing to go on holiday. 她的父母正在准备度假。
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词性转换:preparation n. 准备,预备;调制,配制;prepared adj.有准备的;准备好的:常用be prepared for sth./to do sth.结构。例如:
You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. 做这种工作你必须准备好承担风险。
(2019,山东卷,完形)
You can ____13____ prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. 13. A. too B. also C. either 4. present
n.礼物;现在;adj.在场的,出席的
名词用法: 1表示○“礼物,赠品”,birthday/Christmas/wedding presents 生日/圣诞节/结婚礼物;其后常接for sb.: I’m looking for a present for Mark. 我在找一份礼物送给马克。 2表示“现在,目前”,常用短语为at present现在,目前。例如: ○
The future is all I have at present. 形容词用法:
1表示“出席的,到场的”,常接介词at/in: ○
There were 200 people present at the meeting. 有200人出席会议。 2表示“现在的,当前的”: ○
We do not have any more information at the present time. 目前我们没有进一步的消息。 词性转换:presence n.出席,参加 同义词:gift n.礼物
反义词:absent adj.缺席的,不在的
(2019,山东卷,完形)
Written Chinese has also become an important method to c 74 China’s present with its past. 5. prevent
v.阻止,防止,预防
用法:prevent为及物动词,常用结构为prevent sb./sth. (from doing sth.): The accident could have been prevented. 这次事故本来是可以防止的。
Nothing would prevent him from speaking out his idea. 没有什么能阻止他说出自己的意见。 词性转换:prevention n.预防,阻止,妨碍;preventive adj.预防的,防止的
(2019,北京卷,阅读D)
31 The ease of accessing information from the Internet ·. A. frees us from making efforts to learn new skills
B. prevents civilizations from being lost at a high speed C. misleads us into thinking we already knew the knowledge
D. separates the facts we have from those in the smart machines 6. primary
adj.初等的,初级的;首要的,主要的
关联词组:primary school小学;primary education初等教育;primary goal首要目标
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用法:
1表示“小学教育的,初级的”。例如:a primary teacher一名小学老师 ○
2表示“首要的,主要的”,相当于main或most important;多用于名词前: ○
Personal safety is of primary importance. 人身安全至关重要。 词性转换:primarily adv.首先;主要地,根本上
(2019,江苏卷,单项填空)
4. Last month the students in Changjiang Road Primary School held the “Ten Years of Growth
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Ceremony” to celebrate 10 birthday together.
A. they B. their C. them D. theirs 7. prison
n.监狱,看守所
用法:常用搭配有in prison、send sb. to prison、put sb. in(to) prison等。例如: He was sent to prison for five years. 他被关押了五年。
They’ll probably put him in prison for a long time. 他们很可能会让他在监狱里待很长时间。 关联单词:prisoner n.囚犯;imprison v.监禁;禁锢
(2019,湖北卷,句子填空)
75. The thieves _______ (偷) many things from the supermarket and were put into prison. 8. private
adj.私人的;私有的
关联词组:in private私下地;秘密地;private life私生活;private school私立学校;private car私人汽车 用法:
1表示“私有的,私用的,个人的”,通常置于名词前面。例如: ○
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms. 这家旅馆有110间客房,各有独立卫生间。 2表示“私下的,秘密的”,例如: ○
I need to have a private discussion with you. 我得和你私下讨论。 3表示“私立的,私营的”,与public相对。例如: ○
private banks/companies/schools 私营银行/公司;私立学校 词性转换:privately adv.私下地;秘密地
(2019,安徽卷,完形)
They suggest trying _____35_____ things and practicing conversation. 35. A. new B. private C. awful D. heavy 9. prize
n.奖赏,奖品
关联词组:first prize一等奖;prize winner得奖者;the Nobel Prize诺贝尔奖 用法:常搭配的介词为for,动词有award(授予),win等。例如:
He received a prize for excellence in mathematics.他因数学成绩优秀而获了奖。 She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. 她获颁诺贝尔和平奖。
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(2019,浙江卷,阅读C)Ryle and Hewish developed radio telescope systems for the location of weak radio sources, and they shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974. 10. produce
v.生产,制造;产生,引起,造成
用法:
1表示“生产,制造;创作”,相当于make。例如: ○
a factory that produces toys玩具制造厂
2表示“引起,造成,产生”,相当于cause,bring about等。例如: ○
As a policy, it did not produce the best result. 作为一项政策,它并未产生最好的结果。 词性转换:production n.生产;成果;productive adj.多产的;productivity n.生产力
(2019,北京卷,阅读D)The collapse of any of the networks of relations our well-being(健康)depends upon, such as food and energy, would produce terrible results. 11. progress
n.进度,进展,进步
关联词组:economic progress经济发展;social progress社会进步;in progress正在进行;scientific progress科学进展;technical progress技术进步
用法:不可数名词,表示“进步,进展,进程”,常用于make progress in的结构。例如:
We have made great progress in controlling population. 我们在控制人口方面取得了巨大进展。 词性转换:progressive adj.先进的,进步的;进行的progressively adv.渐进地
(2019,浙江卷,词汇运用)
39. At the meeting the boss ____________ (赞扬) John for the progress he made. 12. promise
n.&v.答应,承诺
关联词组:make a promise允诺;keep a promise遵守诺言;break a promise违反诺言 名词用法:表示“保证,承诺,诺言”,是可数名词;常用结构有promise of sth.;promise to sb.;promise to do sth.;promise that等。例如:
She made a promise to visit them once a month.她答应每个月去看他们一次。
动词用法:表示“许诺,保证,答应”,常见结构有promise sb. sth.=promise sth. to sb.许诺某人某事;promise (sb.) that承诺(某人)……;promise to do sth.承诺做某事。例如:
“Promise me you won’t do anything stupid.”-“I promise.” “答应我你不会做蠢事。” “我答应。”
She’s promised to do all she can to help. 她答应尽力帮忙。
词性转换:promising adj.有希望的,有前途的;promisingly adv.充满希望地
(2019,北京卷,短文阅读)
My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t ___14___ but to show my class why I wanted to be president.
14. A. compare B. remember C. manage D. repeat
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