re-quah；/ying stage在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手►, pre- 1 qualifier noun
pre-quel /'priikwal/ noun a book or a
film/movie about events that happened before those in a popular book or
film/movie先篇，前篇，前传（叙述某流行图书或电影中
的故事之前的事情）：Fans wafted /or years /or the _/?rst Star Wars prequd.《星球大战》的第一部前传让影迷期
待了多年。一compare sequel(I)
Pre-Raphael-ite
/,pri:
'raefalait/ noun, adj. mnoun a member of a group of
British 19th century artists who painted in a style similar to Italian artists
of the 14th and 15 th centuries,
before the time of Raphael 前拉斐尔派画家（英国19世纪画派画家，风格近似拉斐
尔之前的14、15世纪意大利画家）
• adj. 1 connected with or in the
style of the Pre- Raphaelites前.丨立斐尔派绘画风格的：Pre-RaphaeZfte partings前丨立斐尔派风格的鐃画2 (especially
of a woman 尤福妇女j looking like a person
in a painting by one of the Pre-Raphaelites, for example with pale skin and
long thick dark red hair似前拉斐尔画派绘画中人物
的（如肤白，蓄长密红发）
,pre-re'cord verb [VN] to record music, a
television programme, etc. in advance, so that it can
be broadcast or used later预先录制（.音乐、电视节目等）' pre-regis-ter /,pri:'red3ista(r)/ verb [v] (especially
pre-requisite /.prii'rekwazit/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (for/ of/to sth) (formal) something that
must exist or happen before sth else can happen or be done 先决条 # ; 前提；必备条件 BEEI
precondition: A degree is an
essential prerequisite for employment at this level. ^ ihL
是做这级工作必备的先决条件。一 compare
requisite /i ► pre-requis-ite adj. [only before noun] ： prerequisite fcnovWetige必备的知识
pre-roga-tive
/pri'rogativ;
NAmE -'ra:g-/ noun (formal) a right or advantage
belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social
position 特权；优先权：Jn many countries education is sriH the prerogative 〇/the rich.在许多国家接受教育仍然是富人的
特权。〇 the royal prerogative (- the special rights
of a king or queen).君主特权
pres-age /'presid3； pri'seids/ verb [VN] {literary) to be a warning or sign
that sth will happen, usually sth unpleasant预兆，警示，预言（尤指不祥之事）►presage /'presid3/ /iow/1: the first presages of
winter % —
丝冬意
pres-by-opia
/.prezbi'eupia;
NAmE -'ou-/ noun [u] [med- /•〇7广医）tiie condition, that is usually found in older people,
when sb is not able to see clearly objects that are close老视；老花眼；老光
Pres-by-ter-ian
/.prezbi'txarian;
NAmE -'tir-/ noun a member of a branch of
the Christian Protestant Church that is the national Church of Scotland and one
of the largest Churches in the US. It is governed by elders who are all equal in rank.长老派成员（长老会为苏格兰
国教及美国最大教会之一）>口阳5七丫切1^11^/?阳5- by*ter'ian-ism /.prezbi'tiariamzam; NAmE -'tir-/ noun [U] pres-by-tery /'prezbitri; NAmE -teri/ noun
{pi. -ies) 1 a local council of the
Presbyterian Church 私老部 2
a house where a Roman Catholic priest lives 本堂神父住 宅 3 part of a church, near
the east end, beyond the CHOIR教堂的圣所
pre-school /'prirskuil/ noun (especially NAmE) a school for
children between the ages of about two and five 幼 儿园；幼稚园 NURSERY SCHOOL
pres-ci-ent /'presiant/ adj. (formal) knowing or appearing
to know about things before they happen 的；■先觉的► pres，ci.ence/-9ns/not//?⑴】 pres-cind /pri'sind/ verb [V] (format) ~ (from sth) to not consider sth;
to leave sth out 不考虑；木提及
pre-scribe
/pri'skraib/
verb 1 - (sb) sth (for sth) (of a doctor 医生）to tell sb to take a
particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine,
etc.给…开（_药）；让…采用
-(疗法）；■开‘（处方）：.-■
[VN] VaZium is usuaMy prescribed to treat
anxiety.会定剂ii常用于治疗焦躁。◊ [VNN] He
1561 presence
may be able to prescribe you something for
that cough. 也许能给你开一些咳嗽药。2 (used about a person
or an organization with authority g 局）to say what should be
done or how sth should be done 规备；命令；指示 CCT71 stipulate ： [VNj The prescribed form must be
competed
and returned to this oj^ice.必须把指定的裏
格蟥好并交回.本办事处。◊ [V that]
PoZice regulations prescribe that an officers number must be clearly
visible. 警政制度规定，瞀察的番号必须醒目。◊[Vwh-]I?ie syllabus prescribes
precisely which books should be studied.教学大纲明确规定了哪些是必读的书。
pre-scrip-tion
/pri'skripXn/
noun 1
[C]
~ (for sth) an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of
medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist’s
shop/dmgstore 处方； '药 ■方：The doctor gave me 'a
prescription /or antibiotics•医 圭给我开了抗生素。6 (8r£) Antibiotics are avaiiabZe on prescription, k生素只能凭处方购买。◊ (NAmQ Antibiotics are only
available by prescription. tf[
# 只能凭处方购买。◊丁如y are not avaf〖ab〖e without a
prescription.邊些药没有处方不能出售。◊ prescription
drugs/^medfcationfs〗处方药一picture o page R26 2 [C] medicine that your doctor has ordered for you.医生开 的药：The pharmacist will make up
your prescription. 药剂师会给你依处方配药。◊ a prescriprton charge (=in
4 [C]〜（for
sth) a plan or a suggestion
for
making sth happen or for
improving it 计划；建议r ■秘 诀：a prescription/or
happiness 增进幸福的秘诀
pre.scrip.tive
/pri'skriptiv/
adj.
'.’{formal) telling
people what should be done 指定的 i 规定的：prescriptive methods 〇/teaching 灌输 k； 教学法 2 (//>幽 Zsf?cs
语言） telling people how a
language should be used, rather than describing how it is used 规定的；.规范的 EDS
descriptive 3 {technical (of rights and
institutions 权利和■风俗）made legal or
acceptable because they have existed for a long time.约定俗成的；.相浪成召的：
prescriptive
powers相沿成习的枝力
pre-select
/.priisi'lekt/
verb [VN] to choose sth in
advance so it is ready to be used 预先选择；预先挑选：
You
can preselect programmes you want to watch, and program your VCR to
record them._ 你可以预选想着的市
目并预设录像机录下来。
pres-etice /'prezns/ noun 1 [U]
(of a person A) the fact of being in a particular •place 在场；出席：He haniZy seemed to
notice my presence. 他似乎 没着注 意到我 在场。 ◊
Her presence during the crisis had a caZmfng ej^ect.危难时她尚存在稳定了大
■家的心情。◊ Ybur presence is requested at the
meeting. ^[请出席会议。EEQ absence 2 [U] (of a thing or a substance 事物或物质）the fact of being in a
particular place or thing 存在；出现：77ietestccmi_den- tify the presence of
abnormalities in the unborn child, 项化验能鉴定胎儿是否有不正常现象。ED3 absence 3 [sing.] a group of
people, especially soldiers, who have been sent to a place to deal with a
particular situation (派遣的）一个队；（尤指执行任务的）部队：77ie government is maintaining a heavy police
presence in the area.政府在这地区派驻了大批警察。◊ a m沿tary presence 驻军 4 [C， usually sing.] ("fcra〇/) a person or spirit
that you cannot see but that yoirfeel is near 感觉备驸 .近的乂 或鬼魂）：She/ek a presence behind her.她觉 得有什么东西跟在背后。5[U】 (apprav/ng) the quality of making a strong impression
on other people by the way you talk or behave 仪态;.风度；气质：a man 〇/great presence 风度翩翩的男子 IT»!B1 in the presence of
sb | in sb，s 'presence with sb in the same
place 在…面前；
有…在运：The document was
signed in the presence of two witnesses•本文件由两位证人见证签署。◊ She asfce) them not to discuss the matter in
her presence•她要'求.他
们不要当着她的面讨论这个问题。in the 'presence of sth when sth exists in a
particular place 存在…的情況
’下；有…的存在：litmus paper tums_ red in the presence 〇/ an acid.石蕊试纸遇到酸就变红。make your pres-