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preda-tory /'predatri; NAmE -to:ri/ adj. 1 (technical (of animals 动物）living by killing aiKl
eating other .animals 捕食性的 2
(of people 人）using weaker people for
their own financial or sexual advantage，.(在金钱或
性关系上）欺负弱小的，压榨他人的：a predato/y imur- ance satesman敛财的保险推销员.々a predatory 〖oofc色 狼般的眼神
.predatory
'pricing noun [U] {business the fact of a business
company selling its goods at such a low price that other companies can no
longer compete and have to stop selling similar goods掠夺性定价；为挤跨对手的
太削价
pre.de.cease
/,pri:di‘si:s/ verb [VN] (/aw 律)■ to die before sb先于…去世：ffis wi/e predeceased him.他的妻子先于
他去世。
pre-de*ces-sor /'pri:dises0(r); NAmE 'predas-/ noun 1 a person who did a job
before sb else fj H ： The new president reversed
many of the policies of his predecessor. 新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。2 a thing, such as a
machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else.原先的东西；被替代的事物一compare successor
pre-des-tin-ation
/.priidesti'neijn/
noun [U] the theory or the belief
that everything that happens has been decided or planned in advance by God or
by fate and that humans cannot
change it 宿命论;■命定沒
pre.des.tined
Aprii'destind/
•〜（to do sth)
(/orma/) already decided or planned by God or by fate 命书.注
.定的；上天安排的：Jt seems she mis
predestined to be /amows•好像她是命中注定要出名似的。
pre-de-termine
/,pri:di't3：min; NAmE -'t3：rm-/ verb [VN] (formal) to decide sth in
advance so that it does not happen by chance 预先决定；事先安排：77i€ sex 〇/ the embryo is
predetermi'ned at/erri【ization.胚胎的性别早在
受精时就灰卑了' ►
pre.de.ter.mine_d £«// : An alarm sounds when the temperature
reaches a predetermined Zevd.温度一达到预设的度数，警组就会响起来。
pre-de-terminer
/,pri:di't3：min0(r); NAn\E -'t3：rm-/ noun (grammar if a word that can be
used before a determiner, such as all in all the students or twice in twice 叻前位限定词;前位限定成分（置于限定词前，如
all
the students 中的 all
和 twice
the price 中的 twice
pre.dica.ment
/pri'dikamant/
noun a difficult or
unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do尴尬的地境；困境；窘境cm quandary
： the
clufs financial predicament ^ ^ nP 财政困境◊ f’m h a terriWe
predi’cament 我柄芬
尴尬。
predi-cate nou/7, verb
■
/’predikat/
(gramma/•语 *法} a part of a sentence
containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as
went
home
in John
went /7〇/77e.谞语 <
句子成分，对主语加以陈述，如John went home 中的 went
home } — compare object
n (4)
uverb I'^re&tkeit/ (formal) 1 [VN] [usuaHy passive] ~ sth on/ifpon
sth to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle使基于；使以…長依据：Democracy is predi'mted upon the mie 〇/kiw.民主是以法制为基础的。
2 to state that sth is true 表明；阐明；断言:，.[V that] The article predicates that the market
collapse was caused by weakness 〇/ the doZZar•这篇文章声赛，市场的
崩溃是美元疲软造成Kadalso VN] pre.dica.tive /pri'dikativ; NAmE 'predikeitiv/ adj. (gram/rn?广语法),(of an adjective 形容‘ii) coming after.el verb such ashecome, gef, too/:. Many adjectives, for example o/J can be
eittier predicative as in man is very old, or attributive as in an old man. Some, like fls/eep,
can_ only be predicative.作表语的，谓语性的（例
如 asleep,用手 be、become、get、seem、look 等.动-词 r，辰;与:attributive、相对）ppre.dica.tive•丨yot/v. predict CHf /pri'dikt/ ve/t to say that sth will
happen in the future)预有；预，告
预报 Pnn forecast
： [VN] a reliable method of predicting earthquakes预报地鑫的可靠方法◊ M>?>o办 couW predict t/ie
outcome•谁也无法预料结果如何。◊ '[V wh-] Jt is fmpossibZe to predict what wiH happen.预知
未来的事是不苛能的。◊ [V (that)] She predicted (that) the
eZecrtart resist iwuW dose.她预言选举结果将裉接近6.
0
[VN that] It was predicted that inflation would amtinueto/aU.据预报，通货膨胀率将继续下降。o[VN to inf] 77i€ triaZ is predicted to Zost/or months•预料审讯
将持续数月之久。nrara This
pattern is only used in the passive.此句型仅用于被动语态。
pre-dict-able
/pri'diktabl/
adj. 1 if sth is predictable,
you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like可预见的；可预料的：a predictoWe resist可预见 的结果◊ The ending 〇/ t/i€ book was eratireiy predictaWe. $本士的结局完全是诗以想见的。◊ March and ApriZ, the weather is much less
predictobZe•三、四月份的天气
非常不好预测。2
(often <^5flp/?roW/7g) behaving or happening in a
way that you would expect and therefore boring意料之中的；老套芝味的：He’s very nice, but J
him rather duZZ and predfctoWe•他为人福 _不'错，但我觉得他相当呆板乏.。► pre.dict.abil.ity /pri.dikta'bdsti/
noun [U] pre-dict-ably /-9bli/ adv.： Prices were predfctoWy high.价格高昂 意料中的事。◊ PrefKctciWy, the new regulations proved
impopuiar•正如
所预料，新规定果然不得人心。
pre-diction /pri'dikjn/ noun [C, U] a statement
that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement 预言；预测；预告：Afot many peopZe agree with the
government^ prediction that the economy improve.没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善
的预测。◊ 77ie resists 〇/ the experiment con_/iirmed our predicti狐实验结果证实了我们的预测。◊ SfciHed readers mafce wse 〇/ context and prediction.阅读能力强 的人会利用上下文及推测来理解文意。◊ It’s d访kuk to make accurate
predictions about the effects on the envir- ornnent.很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。
pre.dict.ive /pri'diktrv/ adj. ^usually before w»un]
1
(formal) connected with the
ability to show what will happen in the future预测的；预言的；前瞻的：the predictive power 〇/_science.科学的'预测能力 2 (of a computer program 计算.机程序）allowing you to enter
text on _ a computer or a mobile phone/celiphone more quickly by using the
first few letters of each word to predict what you.want to say 预测的：predictive text input预设文本输入◊ predictive
messaging预设消息 传送
pre-dic-tor /pri'dikta(r)/ noun (formal) something that can
show what will happen in the future 预测器；_预■示 物：Cholesterol level is
not a strong predictor of heart disease in women.胆固醇含量不能有效地预示妇女心
脏病。
pre.digest.ed /,pri:dai_d3estid/flfl[/. (of information 信息） put in a simple form that is easy to
.understand _ 化
的；使易于理解的
predi lection /.priidi'lekj'n; NAmE .predl'ek-/ noun [usua.“y sing.]〜.(for
sth) (/owra/) if you.liave a predilec- tion fior sth, you .like it very much _喜爱；偏爱；钟爱
CCT71 LIKING, PREFERENCE
pre-dis-pos6 /.priidi'spauz; NAmE -'spouz/ verb (formal) 1 〜sb to sth/to do sth to influence sb so
.tiiat tliey are likely to think or behave in a particular way 使倾向 于；使受…的影响：[VN] He bdieves that
some people are predisposed to criminaZ behaviour.他认为有些人容易犯
■罪。◊ [VN to inf] Her good mood
preffoposed her to enjoy the p〖ay.她当财兴致高，所以一定喜欢那出戏。；2 [VN] 〜sli to sth. to' make it likely that
you will suffer from a particular illness使易于患:(某种病）；容易诱发： Stress can predispose
people to heart attacks. #
人心脏病发怍。
pre-dis-pos-ition /.prirdispa'zijn/
not//? [C, u] ~ (to/ towards sth) | 〜（to do sth) (/brmo/) a condition that makes sb/sth likely to
behave in a particular way or to suffer from a,particular
disease 倾'向;.癖性；（易患某 种病的 V 体质：a genetic
predisposition, to Hver disease 易患肝病的遗传体质
pre-dom-in-aiice /pri'dDmmans; NAmE -'da:m-/ noun
1
[sing：] the situation of
being greater in number or amount than othet.things or people .(数量上的）优势
preponderance ： a predominance of female teachers in dementory
school小学里女教师居多的现象
[U] the state of having more
power or influence than others主导地位;支配地位;霸i CW71 dominance