protege
1594 |
state or period of being
controlled and protected by another country (>
protege {feminine pro-te-gee) /'prnta3ei; NAmE ‘prout-/ noun (from French) a young person who is
helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person : a protege of the
great violinist Yehudi
Menuhin
# A bM'M# It #($#];& •
protein /'prautiin; NAmE 'prou-/ 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. M M: essential proteins
and vitamins 4^7 lit o protein
defi
ciency H £3 M EL o Peas,
beans and lentils are a good source of vegetable protein. I&ja,
pro tem /.prau 'tern; NAmE ,prou/ adv. /from Latin) for now, but not for a
long time ; l[S ftf H77I
temporarily : a new manager will
be appointed pro tem ^ If® W li ffSI*
*
pro tem adj. ■. A pro tem
committee was formed from
existing members, fl fli A
protest CH* noun, verb
m noun /'prautest; NAmE 'prou-/ [U, C] ~ (against sth) the expression of strong disagreement with
or opposition to sth; a statement or an action that shows this ]jlA;
The
director resigned in protest at the decision. 0
The announcement raised a storm of protest, AX bl.©7 0 a protest march
ifiAi&Tfr 0 She
accepted the charge without
protest. &lfe - rf 7 S o 0 The workers staged a
protest against the proposed changes in their contracts. XAtnittfrfitA, S.
ffjjk A A W fMMl o' N.W o 0 The building work will
go ahead, despite
protests from local residents. XHf ^]7fe
lg-R,lx*]\ 'WM W Wif
o <> The riot began as a
peaceful protest. H SL H A - %
fll 7 fit A X tti M ,
m?71 under 'protest unwillingly and after
expressing disagreement ftAiffe; XIA\fffe; XAX'iife: She wrote a
letter of apology but only under protest.
mverb /pra'test; NAmE also 'prou-/ 1 ~
(about/against/at sth) to say or do sth to show that you disagree
with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly ( 777 ) lx ft; A A: [V] Students
took to the streets to protest against the decision. tXA&MI&Xo 0 The victim’s
widow protested at the
leniency of the sentence. Sir
A7JiA
A 0 There’s no use
protesting, I won’t
change my mind, trt AW X & M A M 0 0
[VN]
{NAmE) They fully intend to protest the decision. fifed
A liXxXXbliiAAo e> note at complain
2 to say firmly that sth is true, especially when you have been accused of sth
or when other people do not believe you
;
7 X; [VN] She has always protested her innocence. M ' S M f# iSL i-B JS A m W o 0 [V that] He protested that the journey was too far by car, iifellSJ#A'j$
Ab7 7S7 ft 7 io O [V speech] ‘That’s not what you
said earlier!’ Jane protested. “ f7 7 j/J
7 A
Prot-est-ant /'prntistant; NAmE ’prait-/ noun a member of a part of
the Western Christian Church that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in
the 16th century ffimm ( 16 AA$C ) : He’s a
Protestant, fife H Iff iSt 0 ► Prot-est-ant adj. ■. The
majority of the population is
Protestant. AA7^
0 a Protestant
church/country .41] A Prot est
ant ism /'protistantizarn;
NAmE prait-/ noun [U]
.Protestant 'ethic (also .Protestant work ethic) noun [sing.] 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 MftXI ( 'MJIjjXXfA
pro test ation /.prota'steijn; NAmE ,prait-/ noun [c, U]
(formal) a strong statement
that sth is true, especially
when other people do not
believe you Jr X M She repeated her protestation of innocence. #tfe XStMill i! (4Wo o Despite his protestation to the
contrary, he was extremely
tired. ftfetXISl&’ tjiA A-'Wftfe
pro-test-er /pra’testa(r)/ noun a person who makes
a public protest (*77.) trCAA, lx AX S3S3 demonstrator: Thousands of
protesters marched through the
city, & Tkmrmix-
proto- /'prautau; NAmE 'proutou/ combining form (in nouns and
adjectives original; from
which others develop J?C if
; gtJJ (ft: prototype jggl 0 proto-modernist painters
fMW. j® M proto col /'prautakDl; NAmE 'proutakail;
-kail/ noun 1 [U] a system of fixed
rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between
governments Xf>(.; ^ 7
: a breach of protocol j§ lx. ^ 0 Lhe
protocol of diplomatic visits l7 M ?L A 2 [C] {tech
nical Ain1) the first or original
version of an agreement, especially a treaty
between countries, etc.; an extra part added to an agreement or treaty ;
AX
A; ) (AfA the first
-"7 C S I^^lAX45)' o It is set out in a
legally binding protocol which forms part of the treaty.' X A A A W
3 [c]
(computing if) a set of rules
that control the way data is sent between computers () t#A,
4 [C] (technical Ailf) a plan for performing
a scientific experiment or medical treatment ific1];
Proto-IndoEuropean
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 modern languages. ®
ttwm (r
pro-ton /'prautnn;. NAmE 'proutain/ 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 'prou-/ noun [U] {biology X) a clear
substance like jelly which forms the living part of an animal or plant cell /A
A if — compare CYTOPLASM
proto-type /'prautataip; NAmE 'prou-/ noun ~ (for/of sth) the first design of
sth from which other forms are copied or developed [fCM; the proto
type of the modern bicycle fflA gf: 77J^t7f ► proto-typical /.prauta'tipikl; NAmE ,prou-/ adj. proto-zoan /.prauta'zauan; NAmE .prouta'zouan/ noun {pi. proto-zoans or proto-zoa A'zaua; NAmE -'zoua/) {biology A) a very small living
thing, usually with only one cell, that can only be seen under a microscope ikXzy^ ► proto-zoan adj.
protracted /pra'traektid; NAmE also prou't-/ adj. lasting longer than
expected or longer than usual Mfc fj; 55 ; 4f A fll) : protracted
delays/disputes/
negotiations j#A&455A7 7if / Af-iJ H171 prolonged pro-tract-or
/pra'traekta(r);
NAmE also prou't-/ noun an instrument for
measuring and drawing angles, usually made from a half circle of clear plastic
with degrees (0° to 180°) marked on it
pro
trude /pra'truid;
NAmE prou-/ verb
[V] ~ (from sth) (formal) to stick out from a
place or a surface Aiti; # !±S; X : protruding teeth if o He
hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall fife-jlf h ftt'i lii fu
lfil
protru sion /pra'trui3n;
NAmE prou't-/ noun [c, U] (formal) a thing that sticks out from a place or
surface; the fact of doing this A ib % ;> Eh M; # Hi: a protrusion on the
rock face ?T'AAlfP^jAfe^A pro tu ber ance /pra'tjuibarans; NAmE prou'tui-/ noun {formal) a round part that
sticks out from a surface Alb
tl; Baa BULGE
protu berant /pra'tjuibarant; NAmE prou'tui-/ adj.
(formal) curving or
swelling out from a surface (1: ®