re-qualifying stage A M If A 05 & ¥ ► , pre
qualifier noun
pre-quel
/'pri:kwal/
noun a book or a film/movie
about events that happened before those in a popular book or
fflm/movie 5fclt, MM, HU# ( 7
05$tyW.0tI05^:1f
) : Fans
waited for years for the first Star Wars prequel CM $*'$>'
— 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
A£1u05 14, 15 )
■ 1 connected with or in
the style of the Pre-
Raphaelites HU itL A B M 05 : Pre-Raphaelite
paintings itukilAi!tMI§05£5® 2 (especially of a woman
Aft #3 A) looking like a person in a painting by one of the Pre-Raphaelites,
for example with pale skin and long thick dark red hair dliuk3iA®if £4® 7 A#J
05 («&, )
,
pre-re1 cord verb [VN] to record
music, a television programme, etc. in advance, so that it can
be broadcast
or used later )
'
pre-regis-ter
/,pri:'red3ist0(r)/ verb [V] (especially NAmE) to register for sth
before the usual time or before sth starts £1
itu H id ► pre-regis-tra-tion /.pri:-
red3i'streijn/ noun [U]
pre
requis ite /.prir'rekwazit/
noun [usually sing.] ~ (for/ of/to sth) (formal) something that must
exist or happen before sth else can happen or be done ^ # ; frU; ™ precondition : A degree is an
essential prerequisite for employment at this level. ^ $ o — compare requisite n. ► pre-requis-ite adj. [only before noun] : prerequisite knowledge
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 #$.; In many countries
education is still the
prerogative of the rich. Ai7^Hl£fl;§:lftW/(ft^llWA05
0 the
royal
prerogative (= the special rights of a king or queen) M
pres-age
/'presid3; pri'seid3/ verb [VN] (literary) to be a warning or
sign that sth will happen, usually sth unpleasant M %, WA, MW ( Aft ) ►pre
sage /'presid3/ noun: the first presages of
winter % —
MAE
pres
by opia /.prezbi'aupia;
NAmE -'ou-/ noun [U] (medical
E) the
condition, that is usually found in older people, when sb is not able to see
clearly objects that are close %%
Pres-by-ter-ian
/.prezbi'tiarian;
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,
aftAffc^W—) ►
Pres-by-ter-ian
adj. Pres- 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 k ^ WP
2 a house where a Roman
Catholic priest lives ^ 3 part of a church, near the east end, beyond the choir#;^05S)5f
pre-school
/'pri:sku:l/
noun
(especially NAmE) a school for children
between the ages of about two and five fy] ) L@; EK3H nursery school
pres-ci-ent /'presiant/ adj. (format) knowing or appearing
to know about things before they happen 05; ► pres-ci-ence /-ans/ noun [U]
pres
cind /pri'sind/
verb [V] (formal) ~ (from sth) to not consider sth;
to leave sth out
pre-scribe
/pri'skraib/
verb
1
~ (sb)
sth (for sth) (of a doctor E 4) to tell sb to take a particular medicine or have a
particular treatment; to write a prescription
for a particular medicine, etc. Jf { M ) ; it:
•
• • A Ti ( A‘A ) ; A'( &fc.W
) [VN]
Valium
is usually prescribed to treat anxiety.
may be able to prescribe you something for that cough. #, 2 (used
about a person or an organization with authority ^M) to say what should be done
or how sth should be done M ^ ^ 4*; fa
ETOI stipulate : [VN] The prescribed form
must be completed and returned to this office. M fE f a a& 05 A
f§
ij| if ff 3c 0 k A ♦ o 0 [V that] Police regulations prescribe
that an officer’s number must be clearly visible.
wmmmfe, otvwh] The
syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be
studied.
prescription /pri'skripjn/ 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/drugstore 15
A:
The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.
Antibiotics are only available by prescription, k A Of K A l£j % o 0 They are not available
without a
prescription, k A15'AW A A ft W o 0 prescription
drugs/medication(s) &hAI5 — picture o page R26 2 [C] medicine that your
doctor has ordered for you EAA 0515: The pharmacist will make up your
prescription. 15 AU ® 4- in tfE $c &L A IS 15 o 0 a prescription charge
(=
in
pre-scrip-tlve /pri’skriptiv/ adj. 1 (formal) telling people what
should be done JbaEl 65; prescriptive methods of
teaching 2 (linguistics
i^W)
telling
people how a language should be used, rather than describing how it is used M aE 05 ; M Ie 65 EQ3 descriptive 3 (technical A#) (of rights and
institutions ^ij fP M #r) made legal or acceptable because they have existed
for a long time 65-
prescriptive powers
pre-select /,pri:si'lekt/ verb [VN] to choose sth in
advance so it is ready to be used M You can preselect
programmes you want to watch, and program your VCR to record them, gAM&AftmiTFAo pres ence 0-w /'prezns/ noun 1 [U] (of a person A)
the fact of being in a particular place ; ft} 0: He
hardly seemed to notice my presence. ffeu ASWb Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect. A
M 65 7' ‘if o 0 (formal) Your presence
is requested at the meeting. EH3 absence 2 [U] (of a thing
or
a substance # ^ ^J) ®) the fact of being in a
particular
place or thing AA; The test
can iden
tify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn
child.
H22 absence
3 [sing.]
a group of people, especially soldiers, who have been sent to a place to deal
with a particular situation
The
government is maintaining a heavy police presence in
the area.
iM Ai£iikE^±7 Attt1&H0 o a military presence
A A 4 [C, usually sing.] (literary)
a person or spirit that you cannot see but that you feel is near
)
: She felt a presence behind her. M'wi ft ^ A M A W A o 5 [U] (approving) the quality of making a
strong impression on other people by the way you talk or behave MS; WM: a man of great
presence MSIM05 A7 IT»M1 in the 'presence of
sb |
in
sb’s 'presence with sb in the same place A-- - @JHU; A • • ■ A ^: The document was
signed in the presence of two witnesses. WfSiiEAJiiiE^flo
0 She asked
them not to discuss the matter in her presence. MIc A #, d 7 ^ A#
M05ffiWi&i27 RM o in the ' presence of
sth when
sth exists in a particular place # A ■ ■ ■ 05 i5J. f; A • • • 05 A A: Litmus
paper turns red in the presence of an acid. 7 M i§ 3\ ^ make your pres-