progenitor             1584 |

grew fn pro_/iwfon against the o〖d waH•老墙边遍生

玫瑰。_

pro-geni-tor /pr0u'd3emta(r); NAmE prou-/ noun (formal)

1                  a person or thing from the past that a person, animal

or plant that is alive now is related to (人或动、植物 等的）祖先，祖代 ancestor ： He was the

progenitor of a family of distinguished actors. # ^

著名演艺世秦的先辈。2 a person who starts an idea'or a development 仓ij 始人；先驱：the progenitors of modem art现代艺术的先驱

pro-geny /'prDd3ani; NAmE 'pra:d3-/ noun [pi.] {formal or humorous) a person’s children; the young of animals and plants手孙；幼崽；‘‘兽幼苗：He was surroimcied by his numerous progeny.众多的子孙簇拥

着他。

pro-ges-ter-one /pra'dsestersun; NAmE -roun/ noun [U] a hormone produced in the bodies of women and female animals which prepares the body to become pregnant and is also used in contraception 孕酮；黄 体酮一compare OESTROGEN，TESTOSTERONE

prog-no-sis /prDg'nausis; NAmE praig'nou-/ noun {pi. prog-no-ses /-si:z/) 1 (medical E) an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness (对病情的）预断，预后 2 (/omw/) a judgement about how sth is likely to develop in the future 预测；预言；展望 HTTl forecast ： The prog­nosis is for more people to work part-time in the future. 预计将来会<有更_人从事兼职工作。 prog-nos-ti-ca-tion /prDg.nDsti'keiJn; /s/Amf pra:g,na:s-/ noun (formal) a thing that sb says will happen in the future 预言；预告；预报：gZoomy prognostications 悲 观的预言

pro gram 〇■« /'praugraem; NAmE 'prou-/ noun, verb u noun 1 (computing if) a set of instructions in code that control the operations or functions of a computer 程 序；编码指令：ioad the program into t/ie computer•把 舍序命乂电脑。2 (A/A/rjf) = programme: an intense tmi’ning program 强化培训方案◊ the university’s graduate programs 大_研究—课程◊ a 7Vprogram 电视 节目

■ veri? (-mm-，yv/\/77f also -m-) 1 (compwf/>?g 计)to give a computer, etc. a set of instructions to make it perform a particular task 编写程序：[V】Jn this cZass, students wiH〖earn how to program.这七^学生将学习编程。◊ [VN to inf] The computer is programmed to warn users be/ore in/ormation is ddeted.这台计算机编程时已设计在 信息删除前提醒用户。[also VN] — compare programme

2                  (NAm£) = PROGRAMME

pro-gram-mable /'praugraemabl; prau'graem-; NAmE 'prou-; prou'g-/ adj. (of a computer or electrical device 计算也或电器）able to accept instructions that control how it operates or functions 程控的；可编程序的 pro-gram-mat-ic /.praugre'maetik; NAmE ,prou-/ adj. [usually before noun] {formal) connected with, suggesting or following a plan计划的；有g计划的；按计划的： programmatic re/orms按计划进行的改革 pro-gramme (e/-£) {NAmE pro-gram) /'praugraem;

NAmE 'prou-/ noun, verb • noun

►                PLAN ■计划 1 a plan of things that will be done or included in the development of sth 计划；方案；活动 安排：to Zaimch a research programme 梟动科研计划◊ a training programme /or new stajf 新职员培训方 _ ◊ a programme 〇/economic re/orm 逐济改革方案

►                ON TV/RADIO 电视；广播 2 something that people watch on television or listen to on the radio 节目：a news programme 新闻节目◊ Did you see that programme on Jndfa 〖ast night?昨晚关于印度的那个节目你看了没有？

►                FOR PLAY,CONCERT 戏剧；音7尹会 3 a thin book or a piece of paper that gives you information about a play, a concert, etc.节目单；演出说明书：_ a theatre programme剧场节目表

ORDER OF EVENTS 活动程序 4 an organized order of performances or events (演出_或活动的）程序 BfiTl line-up： cm exciting musicai programme —场激动人心 的音乐演出◊ a weefc-〖ongprogramme 〇/lectures 持续一

周的讲座安排◊ What’s the programme/or (= what are we going to do) tomorrow?明天安排什么活蝻？

3                  COURSE OF STUDY 课程 5 _m£) a course of study 课 程：a school programme 教学大_ o note at course

4                  OF MACHINE 机器 6 a series of actions done by a machine, such as a washing machine (机器工作兩） 程序：Sdect a cooi programme /or wooHen dothes•七毛 衣要选择凉水程序。

IT»T^1 get with the 'programme [Br£) {NAmE get with the ’program)        (usually in orders 通常用于命

^), used to tell sb that they should change their atti­tude and do what they are supposed to be doing (.让

人改变态度）按计划行事，做应该做的事

►                verb [usually passive]

5                  PLAN 计划 1 [VNlj ~ sth (for sth丨 to plan for sth to happen, especially as part of a series of planned events 计划；规划；安排：The section 〇/ road is programmed/or compZerion next month.最后一段道路计

划于下月竣工。

6                  PERSON/ANIMAL 人；动物 2 [VN to inf] to make a person, an animal, etc. behave in a particular way, so that it happens automatically 训练；培养Human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.人类生来有学习某几种语言的遗传因素。

7                  MACHINE..机器 3 to give a machine instructions to do a particular task 预调；预设：[VN to inf] S/ie programmed the VCR to come on at eight.她把录娘机预调到八点开 机。[also VN]

.programmed 'learning noun [U] a method of study in which a subject is divided into very small parts and the student must be successful in one part before he or she can go on to the next程序化学习，循序渐进孛习 (按个别学生的进度，分阶段预定目标） pro-gram-mer /'pr0ugraem0(r); NAmE 'prou-/ noun a person whose job is writing programs for computers (计算机）程<序设计员，编程人员 pro-gram-ming /'praugraemii]； NAmE 'prou-/ noun [U] 1 the process of writing and testing programs for computers (计算机）程序设计，程序编制，J程： a       programming 〖anguage 高级编程语言 2 the

planning of which television or radio programmes to broadcast (广播、电视节目的 > 编排，邊编：poHricaHy bakmced programming政治上均衡报道的节目编选 pro-gress On noun, verb

m noun /'praugres; NAmE 'praig-; -gras/ [U] 1 the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing sth 进步进展；进程：to mafce progress 取得进步siow/steady/rapfcl/good progress缓慢的/平备的/迅速的/良好的进展◊ We have made great progress in contraWng i咕arion•我们在抑制 通货膨胀方面取得了巨大进展。◊ ectmomfc/scfenti/ic/ technical progress经济的/科学的/技术的进步◊ They asked for a progress report on the project.

进度报告。2 movement forwards or towards a place 前 进;行进：She watched his skw progress down the steep stope.她望着他慢慢走下陡坡。o There was^t much traffic so we made good progress.来往车辆不多，：所以 我扪开得很快。[rami in progress [formaf) happening at this time .年进行中：Worfc on the new oj^ces is now in progress.新办公楼正在施X,。〇 Please be quiet— examfnarion in progress.考试正在进行请安静。

►                verb /pra'gres/ [V] 1 to improve or develop over a

period of time; to make progress 进步■改进；进展 H771 advance ： The course allows students to progress attheirownspeed.本课程允许学生按各自的速度学习。◊ Worfc on the new road is progressing sZovWy.新路的修 建工作在缓慢进行。2        （/owjfl/) to move

forward 前进；行进：77ie h'ne  progressed skwfy

through the town.车流缓慢地穿过城备。o (figurative) Cases can take months to progress through the courts. ^ 件可能需要好几个月士能+结。3 to go forward in time (时间上 推移，流逝 Pfin go on ： The weather

became colder as the day progressed.        天气就

越冷。uiumTj pro gress to sth to move on from doing one thing to doing sth else 接着做.（另■一件事■).: She started off playing the recorder and then progressed to thedarinet.她起初吹竖笛，继而吹单簧管。 pro.gres.sion /pr^grejn/ no"/7 1 [u，C]〜（from sth) (to sth) the process of developing gradually from one stage