treatment.不要指望受到优待。► preferen.tial.ly /，J^i/ adv.
pre-ferment /pri'fsrmant; NAmE -'f3：rin-/ noun [u] (formal) the fact of being
given a more important job or a higher rank 晋升.；提升 cctti promotion pre-fig-ure /,pri:'figa(r); NAmE -gjar/ verb [VN] {formal) to suggest or show sth
that will happen in the future 预示；预兆
pre-fix /'priifiks/ noun, verb
*
Mown
1 (graw/nar 语法)a letter or group of
letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, such as wn- in and pre- in 前缀（缀于单词前
以改变其意义的字母或字母组合）一 compare
affix /i.， suffix 2 a
word, letter or number that is put before another前置代号（置于前面的单词或字母、数字>
: Car insurance policies have
the prefix MC (for motor car). 汽车保险单标有MC代号（表示汽车)。.3 a
title such as Dr or Mrs used before a person's
name (人名前的）称谓
■
verfc [VN]〜A to B | ~
B with A to add letters or numbers to the beginning of a word or number 在…
前面加（字母或数字）：American memb<?rs
have the tetters l/Spre_/ibce<l to their code numbers.美.国会员的代
码前加了字每 US。◊ TTieir code
number&.are pre_/bced with l/S.他们的代码前加上了字母US。 preg-gers /'pregaz; NAmE-garz/ adj. [not before noun] (BrE,
informaf) pregnant ff #;怀胎 preg-nancy /'pregnansi/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) the state of being
pregnant 怀..孕:；妊娠；孕每：Many women experience sickness
during pregnancy.许多妇女■在怀■孕 期都会有恶心现象。◊ a pregnancy test妊娠化 ury^armed/unvvtmtedpregntmcfes 舍夕卜的 /■.不期昨怀孕 ◊ the mcrease t’n teenagepregmmdes 十几岁少女杯孕率
的上升
preg-nant /'pregnant/ adj.
1
(of a woman or fem孕le animal 妇女或母兽）having a baljy or
young animal developing inside her/its body ff 孕的；妊娠的：My m/e is pregnant.我妻子杯孕了。
was pregnant wfth our third chiW at the
time.,当时我'lE 怀着我们的第三个孩子。◊ a heavf〖y pregnant woman (=one whose baby is nearly
ready to be bom)临产期 季妇◊. to ge</become pregnant 怀孕.〇份§〇亡/^容^- friend pregnant and.
they're getting married.
孕了，因此他们即将结婚。◊ She’s six
months pregnant.
孕六不月了。2 ~ with sth full of a quality
or feeling 饱含；充溢着：ffer siZences were
pregnant with criticism.她的沉默里充满了批评之意。IM a pregnant
'pause/'silence an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are
aware that there are feelings or thoughts to express耐人寻味的停顿；心照不
宣的沉默
pre-heat /,pri:'hi:t/ verb [VN] to heat an oven
to a particular temperature before you put food in it to cook
使（烤箱）预热
pre-hen-sile /pri'hensail; NAmE -si/ adj.
{technical (of a part of an animal’s body 动物也体的一部分)able
to hold things能抓住东西的；缠备性的：the monkey’s
prehensile tad猴子能缠住东西尚尾巴一picture page
R28
pre-his-toric /.priihi'storik; NAmE -'stoir-; -'sta:r-/ adj. connected with the
time in history before information was written down史前的；有文字企载以前的；远古的：
把 prehistoric times 在史前时期◊ prehistoric
man/ remains/animak/buriaZ sites史前又类/遗迹/动物/葬地
pre-his-tory
/.prir'histri/
noun 1 [U] the period of time in history before
information was written down 史前时 期；■远古时期 2
[sing.] the .earliest stages of the development of sth (事物发展的 ） 初期，开始阶段，萌芽时輛：
the
prehistory o/capitafcm资本主义发展的初期
.pre-in1
stall verfc[VN]
= preload pre-judge /.prii'dsAds/ verb [VN] (format) to make a judgement
about a situation before you have all the necessary information 预先判断；过早判断：They too/c care not to
prejudge the issue.她们态度谨慎，不过早对
此事作出判断。
preju-dice /
predjuths/ noun,
verb
■
nown [U，C]〜（against sb/sth) an unreasonaWe dislike
of or preference for a person，group，custom，etc” especially when it is based on their race,
religion, sex， etc. 偏见；成见：a victim 〇/raciaZ prejudice种族偏见的受
^ Their decision was
based on ignorance and preju- dfce.他们的决產是由于无知和偏见。◊ 77iere is
iittZe prejudice agairwt workers 介om other.£17 states•对来自其
他欧盟国家的劳工可说并无偏见。admit to a prejudice in favour of
British universities.
英大学有偏爱。without prejudice
(to sth) (/aw
律）without affecting any
other legal matter 不损害 其他啟益；无辑无合法权利：r/iey agreed to斤ay compensation without
prejudice (= without admitting GUILT).他们同意赔偿，但木承认有罪。
■
verfc [VN] 1
〜sb (against sb/sth) to influence sb so that they have an
unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth.使怀有（.或.形：成）偏见 BDG3BIAS: The prosecution
lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her.控方律师一直力图使陪审团对她形成偏见。
2
(/bmia/)
to have a harmful effect on sth 损害；有，损 于：Any cieZay wiH
prejudice the chad’s weZ/are. '_荷延 误都会损及这个孩子身心健康。.p
note at damage
preju-diced /'pred3adist/ adj. ~ (against sb/sth) having an unreasonable
dislike of or preference for sb/sth, especially based on their race, religion,
sex, etc.有偏见 的；带成鬼的；偏爱的；偏心: Few peopZe vWH admit
to bein^ racial prejudiced•很少有人会承认自己有种族
偏见。They are prejudiced
against okier apjphcants•他 们对年，长一些的申请人抱有成见。◊⑺wmorows) J thinfc it's an excellent
article, but then I'm prejudiced—I wrote it.我认为那篇文章相当出色;不过，我有些偏心——那 是我写的嘛！
preju.di.cial /.pred3u’dijl/ adj. ~
(to
sth) (formal)
harming
or likely to harm sb/sth 有害如.；不利的；会造
成损害的 CCT71 damaging ： developments
prejudicial to the company’sfuture不利于公司未来发展的iff形势 prel*ate /'prelat/ noun (formal) a priest of high rank
in the Christian Church, such as a bishop
or cardinal (基督教会的 > 教长，高级神长 pre-lim-in-ary /pri'liminari; NAmE-neri/ adj., noun m adj. ~
(to
sth) happening
before a more important action or event预备性的；初步的；开始的HT1 initial ： After
a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners.说了几句开场白之后，他即宣布优胜者名
单。◊ preh'/mVia/y
resuZts/^indfngs/enqiiiVies 初步结果 / 发现 / _查◊ the prdimfnary rounds 〇/the contest 预赛◊ piZot studfes />reZimimiry_to a_/uH-scaZe study 全面进行研
究前的试验性研究
mnoun {pi. -ies) ~ (to sth) a preliminary is an action or event
that is done in preparation for sth 初步行动（或
活动）■，；预备性措施：^Research wiH be
needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.作出决定之前需要进
行研究。◊ III skip the
usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。
〇 England
was lucky to get through the preliminaries .(=the preliminary stages in a sports
competition).英格 兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。
pre-load /.prii'laud;
NAmE -'loud/ (also , pre-in'stall) verb [VN]
to load sth in advance 预载；预装：77ie
K：
comes with oJ5ftce so_/hvare pretoaded. S台‘脑随机预装了办公
软件。■ ► pre.load /7〇w/7
prel.ude /.prelju:d/ ziow/11 a short piece of music, especially an
introduction to a longer piece 序曲； 前奏曲 2 ~ (to sth) an action or event
that happens before another more important one and forms an introduction
to it序幕；前奏；先声
pre-marital /.prii'masritl/ adj. [only before noun] happening
before marriage it HU ： premarital sex 婚前性
行为
pre-ma-ture /'prematJa(r); NAmE .priima'tXur; -'tur/ adj. 1 happening before the
normal or expected time ^ 熟的;_ '过早的；提前的：his premature death at
the age 〇/37他37岁时早逝2 (of a birth or a
baby生产或婴儿） happening or being
born before the normal length of pregnancy
has been completed 早产的：The baby was /our weeks premature•这个婴儿早 _ 了四周。oa premature birth
a/ter only thirty weeks 怀孕仅三十周 的屏产