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pref er en tial ly /-Jali/ adv.
pre-fer-ment /pri'f3:mant; NAmE -'f3:rm-/ noun [U]
(formal) the fact of being
given a more important job or a higher rank fffh gift SHU promotion prefigure /,pri:'figa(r); NAmE -gjar/ verb [VN] (formal) to suggest or show
sth that will happen in the future Mm;
pre-fix /'priifiks/ noun, verb
m noun 1 (grammar i#j&) a letter or
group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, such
as un- in unhappy and pre- in preheat ft|g ( if 7is] ft ) — compare affix
n., suffix 2 a word, letter or
number that is put before another ft# ft# ( if HU ffift^iigScftM, $7 ) : Car insurance policies have
the prefix MC (for motor car).
MC ft# ( ) o 3
(old-fashioned)
a title such as Dr or Mrs used before a
person’s name
(A£ftft ) Ml
mverb [VN] ~ A to B | ~ B with A to add letters or
numbers to the beginning of a word or number ft ■■■
ft ® ft ( 7 # 7
) : American
members have the
letters US prefixed to their code numbers. ft ft
^ ft ft 7 # #
preg
0 a pregnancy test ftfi it 0 unplanned/unwanted
pregnancies j§cftft /’Aft ft ft^?
0
the increase in teenage pregnancies 7/l ft ftftftAA
ft±#
preg nant O-w /'pregnant/ adj.
1
(of a woman or female animal having a
baby or young animal
developing inside her/its body ft ^ft; &j|ft: My wife is pregnant. o 0/
was pregnant with our third child at the
time. Bf ftlE
.ft$rftfflft^HAl£7o 0 a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is
nearly ready to be born) IjtSjAft 7* ft 0 to get/become pregnant ft 7 o He got his girlfriend
pregnant and they’re getting married. j&iiiftAft
7 7, EH JlfciMi BP # if 0 0 She’s six months pregnant. MftAAAA 7o 2 ~ with sth (formal) full of a quality or
feeling #; % |$ H : Her silences were pregnant
with criticism. ftfe ft M It M % 7ftfc ft Z M „ ITilBl a
pregnant pause/' silence an occasion when
nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to
express ftfAll^ftl^I; >MA
pre-heat /,pri:'hi:t/ verb [VN] to heat an oven
to a particular temperature before you put food in it to cook
ft (-m)
prehensile /pri'hensail; NAmE -si/ adj. (technical Ain) (of a part of an animal’s body ^J^lkftft^ ft#) able to hold
things JfR ft A M ft; (k. ft ft : the monkey’s prehensile tail ^7tl|IftAi3ftME —picture
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pre historic /.priihi'stnrik; NAmE -'stair-; -'sta:r-/ adj. connected with the
time in history before information was written down ifu ft;
ftjt^ifilfeUJlftfft; 3ftft: in prehistoric times ft itj Bf ft 0 prehistoric man/
remains/animals/burial sites ^.lu A^t / IS HE / $}$] / Pftfe pre his tory /.prii'histri/ noun 1 [U] the period of
time in history before information was written down Bt ft; is® St ft 2 [sing.] the
earliest stages of the development of sth TF&Efm,
mmm-.
the prehistory of capitalism $rA±A£Mftftlft pre-in stall verb [VN] = preload pre-judge /,pri:'d3Ad3/ verb [VN] (formal) to make a judgement
about a situation before you have all the necessary information ft#• ft ®r: They took
care not to prejudge the issue. AM##
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preju dice /'predsudis/ noun, verb a noun [U, C] ~ (against sb/sth) an unreasonable dislike of or preference
for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race,
religion, sex, etc. [Jw J*L; J$ JSL: a victim of racial
prejudice # M ii JjjL ft g ## 0 Their decision was
based on ignorance and prejudice. ft ft ft ® Ji & 7 A M ii JE o 0 There is little
prejudice against workers from other EU states. #7 § ft o I must admit to a
prejudice in favour of British universities. A, # AiAM# 5lSAfftlr;iio ITST77I without 'prejudice (to sth) (law ft) without affecting
any other legal matter AM® ft ft U ft ; ft M 7 ft & $L ffl : They agreed
to pay compensation without prejudice (= without admitting guilt). fMA^iAftHo
■ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (against
sb/sth) to influence sb so that they have an unfair or
unreasonable opinion about sb/sth ft ft ft- (MMM
) [JwJaL Bed BIAS: The prosecution
lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her. — KA SftPglMftM® J&o
2 (formal) to have a harmful
effect on sth ft 'if; ft M 7: Any delay will prejudice the child’s
welfare, ft ft M A> 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. ft ft JjjL Few people will admit to being racially
prejudiced. M7ftA^^ASBft#^ ft Mo o They are prejudiced
against older applicants, ft SW^iiAftft^iiLo o (humorous) I think it’s
an excellent article, but then I’m prejudiced—I wrote
it mk%mnx*m&&;
ah, — m
prejudicial /,pred3u'dijl/ adj. ~ (to sth) (formal) harming or likely to
harm sb/sth ft # ≪ AA'J^J;
J&M ® W H771 damaging : developments prejudicial to the company’s future AftfT
prel ate /'prelat/ noun (formal) a priest of high rank in
the Christian Church, such as a bishop or cardinal
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pre lim in ary /pri'liminari; NAmE-neri/ adj., noun m adj. ~ (to sth) happening before a more
important action or event W Hl?l
initial : After a few preliminary remarks he announced the
winners. 7 , ft
#. 0 o preliminary
results/findings/enquiries ft A M / 0 the preliminary rounds
of the contest MM 0 pilot studies
preliminary to a full-scale study #F
unoun (pi. -ies) ~ (to sth) a preliminary is an
action or event that is done in preparation for sth ft AfrSfr ( ^ tg if] ) ; M ^ ft tm M : Research will be
needed as a preliminary to taking a decision. fj o o I’ll skip the usual
preliminaries and come straight to the point. W\ A i#, Ife Wt it M M A -IEM •
2
pre-load /.prii'laud; NAmE -'loud/ (also , pre-in'stall) verb [VN] to load sth in
advance Mfc; The PC comes
with office software
preloaded. H p Aft
► pre-load noun
prel-ude /'preljuid/ noun 1 a short piece of music,
especially an introduction to a longer piece ft ft ; ft #
2 ~ (to sth) an action or event that
happens before another more important one and forms an introduction
to it ft#; mm; JcM
pre mar ital /,pri:'maeritl/ adj. [only before noun] happening before
marriage if ft ft: premarital sex it ft ft
ft? (ft
pre ma ture /'prematj'a(r); NAmE .priima'tjur; -'tur/ adj.
3
happening before the normal or expected
time A it
ift; i!¥ft; Mftft: his premature death at
the age of 37 ft 37 ft ft 2 (of a birth or a baby £7*#^ A) happening or being
born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed
#ftft: The
baby was four weeks premature. J L-f-ft 7 B„ 0 a premature birth
after only thirty weeks +