state or period of being
controlled and protected by another country古一国对另一国的）保护关系
pro-tege
(feminine pro-te-gee) /'prDt83ei; NAmE lprout-/
noun {from French) a young person who is helped in their career and
personal development by a more experienced person:..受提携的.后:进：.a 扭e' 0/'the
great vioZinist Yehudi
Menuhin伟大的小提琴家耶胡迪• 梅紐因
pro-tein /'preutiin; NAmE 'proo-/ noun [C, U] a natural
substance found in meat, eggs, fish, some vegetables, etc. There are many
different proteins and they are an essential part of what humans and animals
eat to help them grow and stay healthy.蛋白质：.essentiaZ proteins ■
and Wtamfrw必‘不苛;多的隹白舉和滅生素◊ protein de/i-
cfemy 蛋白质缺乏;◊ Peas, beans ancHenrtLs are a,good source 0/vegetable
protein.豌豆、M莱和扁豆是植物蛋■白
质的大餘来源。
pro tem /.preu 'tern; NAmE ,prou/ ady. j(frbm Latin) for now, ■ but
not .for a .long’time 暂好啤时 HT1 temporarily ： a new manager will be appointed pro tem将临时任命一位新经理r pro tem ：A pro tem committee
was /ormgcf 介om ’existing, members.由现有■的 委员组成了临对委员会，.‘ pfO-test 0-w noun, verb
■
nown /’prautGst; A/Awf ’prou-/
[U, C].'〜（against sth) the expression of stirong
disagreement1 with or opposition to sth; a statement or an action
that shows this 抗.议；
'抗'试智X,或■行.■动）；：反对：rhe director resigned
in protest at the decision.:圭柱舌•职以示坑來这项决定。◊ 77ie
armoimcement raised a storm 〇/protest•■这个声明 :弓,1起T一场抗典风潮。◊ a protest,
march抗试瓣行◊ She accepted
the (Charge without pro test•她一，矛[地填受
了 墙控。◊. T'he workers 'staged a
protest, against the proposed changes in their cohtracts/
I Alh jtttf lftiX, S 对拟玫中的对他fl食间、的修改。◊ 趾咕worfc
go ahead, despite
protests/rom iocaZ resfdents:尽膏:当■地
唐民反:对，建筑工程将照样进行。l：r/ie riot began 05 a peaceful protest.暴乱释从一场和平抗.稼并始的,。
nTfJil under 'protest unwillingly and after
expressing disagreem印t:无寿地；.不服气地；不甘心地：she wrote a Zetter o/apoZogy but
onZy under protest•她无奈之下写
，了一.t致歉信：
■
verfc /pra’test; A//4mf also _prou-/ 1 〜（about/against/at
sth) to say or do sth to
show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth，espe亡ially publicly.(.公开反.对；，抗 ■议：[V] Students took to the streets to
protest against the decision.学生们走上街头丨抗议这项决定。◊ 27te victim’s
widow protested at the Zem’ency 0/ the sentence，.受害人的
遗孀抗议判决太轻。◊ rhere’s no use protesting, J won’t change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。◊ [VN] (AMmf)
T^iey 扣Hy intend to protest
the.^decision..他们决 意反对这项决定。note, at complain _2 to say firmly tliat sth is true,
especially when you have been accused of sth or .when otiier people do not believe
you.坚决地
'表:示;.申辩：■ [VN] She has
ahvays protested her innocence. 她一直坚持说自「己是无辜的。 [V that] ffe
■protested thatt/ie journey was too/ar by car* 他坚持说路 途太远，.不宜开義车去。◊，[V speech] ‘That’s, not
whaf you said
earlier'/ Jane protested. 你■当初.不是这.么说
的！〃5简争辦说。. •：
Prot-est-ant /'prutistant; NAmE 'pra:t-/ noun a member of a part of
the Western Christian Church that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in
the 16th century新教教徒(16世纪脱离罗马天主教）：He’s'a Protestant•他是新教教徒。► Prot.est.ant ad/ : ■ ITie majority 0/ the
.population is Protestant.这里.的人大多数
坪 ^&奉新 it。◊ a Protestant'church^country 系嗾焱堂 / ,M W, Prot-est-ant4sm
/'prDtistentizam;
N^m€ 'pra:t-/ noun [U]
.Protestant 'ethic (also .Protestant work ethic) noun [smg.} the idea that a
person has a duty to work ；hard and spend their time and money in a
careful, responsible way, sometimes thought to be typical of Protestants新教伦理（强调勤奋工作、有效利用时间与
'节俭）
pro-t<est*ation /.prota'steiXn; NAmE ,pra:t-/ noun [G, U] (formal) a strong, statement
that sth is true, especially
when other people do not
believe you 郑重的声明；坚
She
repeated her protestation of innocence. M 再度.强调自己:是清白的。◊ Despite his
protestorion to the ccmtm/x he was extremeZy tired 他已筋疲力:尽，.;尽管他
极力否认这一点。
pro-test-er /pr0'test8(r)/ noun a person who makes a
public protest t，公开)抗议者，反对者 033 demon- strator： Thousands of protesters marched
through the c办.数千人游行抗槐，走过全城。
proto- /'prautau; NAmE 'proutou/ combining form (in nouns, and adjectives 构成名‘词和知容调）.original; from which others develop 康始的;最初的：prototype 原型
〇 proto-modernisrpainters，原始现代派画家 prbto-col
/'preutakol; A/AmE'prouteikorl; -kail/ noun 1 [U] a system of
fixed rules and formal behaviour used at
official meetings，■ usually
between governments 彳Ls仪；
夕f交礼节：a breach 〇少proi^coZ违反外交礼节◊ the
protocor.o/dipZomaric visi’ts 夕卜咬访问的礼.仪2
d.(to:/7- nical the first or original version
of an agreement, especially a treaty between
countries, etc.; an extra part added to an agreement or treaty 条约章案；议定 书；、‘协议或条约的0附件：the first
GenevcrProtocol■第 个乂进御食如逢丰》站rout.itt a protocol
which/orms_.part qf the treafy/:谊在％法律.约
束为的、构成条约之一部分的附件中有说明。3 [C] (computing
if) a set of rules that control the way data is sent between computers (数据传递的）协议，规程， 规约 4 [C] 术语）a plan for performing a scien
tific experiment or medical
treatment 科.学 实验计:划；. 医疴方案.
f Proto-, Indo-,
European noun [U] the ancient language on which all
Indo-European languages are thought to be based. There are no written records
of Proto-Indo-European, but experts have tried to construct it from the
evidence of modein languages.原
始印欧语(据信背所有印献语言之源头厂''‘ pro-ton /'preutDn;, A//\n?£
'proutarn/ noun {physics a very small piece of
matter (= a substance) with a positive electric charge that forms part of the nucleus (=central part) of an atom —
see also electron,
NEUTRON
proto-plasm /'prautaplaezam;
NAmE 'proo-/ noun iLi] {biology a clear substance like
jelly which forms the living part of’an. animal or'plant cell 原生质 一compare cytoplasm
proto-type
/'praotataip;
A/Amf 'proo-/ now/r 〜（for/of sth) the first design of sth from which other
forms are copied or developed 原型；雏形；最初形态:the prototype 0/ the modem bicyde 现 ft
自.行秦的雏形 ） pr»to，typ- leal /.prauta'tipikl; A/Amf ,prou-/ adj. proto-zoan /.praute'zauan; NAmE ,prout9'zouan/ noun {pi. proto-zoans or proto-zoa NAmE -'zoua/)
{biology a very small living
thing, usually with only one cell, that can only be seen under a microscope 单细胞生物；Ik生^动物►protozoan pro-tract-ed /pra'traektid; NAmE also prou't-/ adj. lasting longer than
expected or longer than usual _的；拖延的.；持久的：protracted de〖ays/disputes/ negotiations / i^'J prolonged
pro>tract*or
/pr0'traekt9(r);
NAmE also ^rou't-f noun an instrument for
measuring and drawing angles, usually made from a half circle of clear plastic
with degrees (0。to ISO。）marked on it 量角器；芬度规
pro.trude /pra'truid; AWmf
prou-/ .ve刺V】〜（from sth) to stick out
from a place .or a surface 突，出；伸 ::出；■鼓出：protTudfng te_eth 軸牙◊ ffe hung
hir.coat cm cr protruding.介om ■ the wdL他把i笆衣挂在.凸出.墙面
的 i 根钉f 土。 。 ,
pro.tru.sion
/pr9’tru:3n; NAmE pron't-/ noun [C, U] (formal) a thing that sticks out
from a place or surface; the fact of doing..this 突出物;；凸起；伸出：a protru5ion on the
roc/c/ace岩否表齒的突起訑分
pro-tu-berance
/pra'tjuibarens;
NAmE prou'tu:-/ nown (formal) a round part that
sticks out from a surface 物；隆起部分H2a BULGE
pro-tu-ber-ant /pra'tjurbarant; NAmE proy'tu:-/ adj. {formal) curving or swelling
out from a surface '(kM