1. preface /ˈprefis/

-- foreword; preliminary remarks; author's introduction to a book

The preface usually provides information that the reader should know before the book.

序言常提供给读者一些阅读本书前需要了解的信息。

 

 

2. preview /ˌpri:ˈvju:/

-- view of something before it is shown to the public

Last night my parents attended a preview of a play scheduled to open next Tuesday.

昨天晚上我父母亲去看了一出定于下星期二演出的戏剧的试演。

 

 

3. precede /ˌpriˈsi:d/

-- go before; come before

Did your report follow or precede Jane's?

你的报告在简的报告之后还是之前？

 

 

4. preclude /priˈklu:d/

-- put a barrier before; impede; prevent; make impossible

A prior engagement precludes my coming to your party.

先前的一个约会使我不能参加你的宴会。

 

 

5. preconceive /ˈpri:kənˈsi:v/

-- form an opinion beforehand without adequate evidence

My preconceived dislike for the book disappeared when I read a few chapters.

先前对这本书的厌恶在我读了几章以后就消失了。

 

 

6. prefabricate /pri:ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt/

-- construct beforehand

Prefabricate homes are quickly erected by putting together large sections previously constructed at a factory.

预制装配式房屋只要把事先在工厂做好的大组件拼装起来，就可以很快地盖好。

 

 

7. premeditate /priˈmediteit/

-- consider beforehand

The jury decided that the blow was struck in a moment of panic and had not been premeditate.

陪审团判决那一拳是在恐慌下击出的，并非预谋。

 

 

8. presume /priˈzju:m/

-- (literally, "take beforehand") take for granted without proof; assume; suppose

Nineteen of the sailors have been rescued. One is missing and presumed dead.

19名水手获救，有一个失踪且被认为已经死亡。

 

 

9. precocious /prɪˈkəʊʃəs/

-- (literally, "cooked or ripened before its time") showing mature characteristics at an early age

If Nancy's three-year-old brother can read, he must be a precocious child.

如果南希三岁大的弟弟会读书，那他一定是个早熟的小孩。