251. petition?[p?'t??(?)n]

n.①請愿書 ②訴狀v.請求，請愿

??示例：

These names will all be added to the petition. 這些名字都將被添加到請愿書中。



252. pharmacy?['fɑ?m?si]

n.①藥房，配藥室 ②藥劑學(xué)

??示例：

You can get the medicine at the pharmacy across the street. 你可以在對面那條街的藥店買到這種藥。



253. plaintiff?['ple?nt?f]

n.原告

??示例：

The plaintiff's right to set aside the deed is barred by laches. 原告解約的權(quán)利由于遲遲不予行使而不得再次提出。



254. plough?[pla?]

n.犁，犁形工具v.犁，耕

??示例：

The water buffalo squelched up and down the paddy fields, pulling the plough. 水牛拉著犁， 在稻田里咕唧咕唧地走著。



255. plumber?['pl?m?]

n.水暖工，管子工

??示例：

Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends. 不僅上帝不存在，而且周末連一個水管工都找不到。



256. poise?[p??z]

vt.使平穩(wěn) n.①穩(wěn)重 ②優(yōu)雅的舉止

??示例：

When you disagree, do so with poise and objectivity. 表達自己的不同觀點時要鎮(zhèn)定和客觀。



257. potent?['p??t(?)nt]

a.有影響力的，有說服力的

??示例：

The color has a subtle yet potent interaction with your emotions and brain. 這種色彩對你的情緒和大腦有著微妙卻有力的影響。



258. pottery?['p?t(?)ri]

n.(pl.)陶土，陶器

??示例：

The chief handicrafts of this country are pottery and wood carving. 這個國家的主要手工藝是制陶和木雕。



259. poultry?['p??ltri]

n.①(pl.)家禽 ②家禽肉

??示例：

What do you feed the poultry on? 你們用什么飼料喂養(yǎng)家禽？



260. practitioner?[pr?k't??(?)n?]

n.①從業(yè)人員 ②專門人才

??示例：

You can do this by selecting only roles that interest you, as a practitioner. 作為一名從業(yè)者，你可以通過只選擇那些你感興趣的角色來進行操作。



261. predator?['pred?t?]

n.捕食性動物

??示例：

With no natural predators on the island, the herd increased rapidly. 由于島上沒有天然食肉動物，牧群的數(shù)量迅速增加。


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262. predominate?[pr?'d?m?ne?t]

vi.①占大多數(shù) ②占主導(dǎo)地位，最突出

??示例：

Pine trees predominate in this area of forest. 這片林區(qū)以松樹居多。



263. preoccupy?[pri?'?kj?pa?]

vt.使全神貫注，使專心

??示例：

Something seems to be preoccupying her at the moment. 她此刻若有所思。



264. prop?[pr?p]

n.①支柱,支撐物 ②（常pl.)道具vt.支撐

??示例：

The builders are trying to prop up the crumbling walls of the church. 建筑工人正在設(shè)法把快要倒塌的教堂墻壁撐住。



265. prosper?['pr?sp?]

vi.繁榮，興旺

??示例：

Businesses across the state are prospering. 全州的企業(yè)都很景氣。



266. protocol?['pr??t?k?l]

n.①草案，議定書 ②禮儀，禮節(jié)

??示例：

It is important to understand that security and privacy are not guaranteed by the protocol. 協(xié)議本身不能提供安全和隱私保護，認(rèn)識到這一點是很重要的。



267. proverb?['pr?v??b]

n.格言，諺語

??示例：

An old Arab proverb says,“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” 有一句古老的阿拉伯諺語說：“我敵人的敵人是我的朋友。”



268. proximate?['pr?ks?m?t]

a.最近的,最接近的

??示例：

However, this hypothesis is a proximate explanation and is perfectly compatible with the ultimate explanation we have focused on here. 但是，這個假說是最接近的解釋，并且與我們重點闡述的最終結(jié)論完美地吻合。



269. psychiatry?[sa?'ka??tri]

n.精神病(治療)學(xué)

??示例：

The results of the study have been published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 這些研究結(jié)果發(fā)表在《加拿大精神病學(xué)雜志》里。



270. query?['kw??ri]

n.詢問 vt.質(zhì)疑

??示例：

Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract. 如果你對合同有任何疑問，請給我們打電話。



271. ranch?[rɑ?n(t)?]

n.大牧場，大農(nóng)場

??示例：

He lives on a cattle ranch in Texas. 他住在德克薩斯州的一個養(yǎng)牛的大牧場里。



272. ratify?['r?t?fa?]

vt.正式批準(zhǔn)，使正式生效

??示例：

We hope that the republics will be willing to ratify the treaty. 我們希望共和國愿意簽署這個條約。



273. ration?['r??(?)n]

n.配給量，定量 vt.配給，定量供應(yīng)

??示例：

Even wool was on ration in the war. 戰(zhàn)時甚至毛線都是定量配給的。



274. rattle?['r?t(?)l]

v.(使)咯吱作響vt.使緊張，使恐懼

??示例：

The window rattled in the wind. 窗戶被風(fēng)吹得咯吱作響。


275. referendum?[,ref?'rend?m]

n.全民投票，全民公決

??示例：

The city council agreed to hold a referendum on the issue in November. 市議會同意在11月就此問題進行全民投票。



276. rehabilitate?[ri??'b?l?te?t]

vt.使康復(fù)

??示例：

Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way. 為使受這種苦的病人康復(fù)已經(jīng)付出了相當(dāng)大的努力。



277. relentless?[r?'lentl?s]

a.①無情的 ②（不愉快的事）不間斷的

??示例：

Bitterness is relentless and dangerous when allowed to take root in our hearts. 當(dāng)允許苦毒在我們的心靈扎根之時，它是無情而危險的。



278. relic?['rel?k]

n.①遺跡，古物 ②圣骨，圣物

??示例：

Everything in the house seemed old and untouched like relics of an ancient time. 屋里的一切似乎都很古老，沒有人動過，就像是古時的遺跡。



279. reminiscent?[rem?'n?s(?)nt]

a.(人)懷舊的

??示例：

Her face wore a reminiscent smile. 她臉上帶著微笑，沉浸在往事里。



280. renown?[r?'na?n]

n.名譽，聲望

??示例：

He has won world renown for his films. 他因為自己的電影享譽全球。



281. repress?[r?'pres]

vt.①抑制，壓制(感情等) ②鎮(zhèn)壓

??示例：

He had long ago repressed the painful memories of his childhood. 他長久壓抑著兒時的痛苦記憶。



282. repute?[r?'pju?t]

n.名譽，名聲

??示例：

Under his leadership, the U.N.'s repute has risen immeasurably. 在他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，聯(lián)合國的名望得到了極大提升。



283. retaliate?[r?'t?l?e?t]

vi.(向某人)報復(fù)，反擊

??示例：

The army began to retaliate against the civilian population. 軍隊開始報復(fù)平民。



284. retarded?[r?'tɑ?d?d]

a.弱智的，智力發(fā)育遲緩的

??示例：

This school is calculated for retarded children. 這所學(xué)校是為弱智兒童開辦的。



285. rhetoric?['ret?r?k]

n.①修辭(學(xué)) ②華麗的辭藻

??示例：

Songs and dances became literature; disputations became rhetoric and philosophy. 歌舞成了文學(xué)；爭論成了修辭學(xué)與哲學(xué)。



286. rig① [r?g]

vt.給(船)裝配帆 n.船帆的裝配

??示例：

The ship was fully rigged and ready to sail. 船上已經(jīng)裝備就緒，等待啟航。


287.?rig② [r?g]

vt.(以不正當(dāng)手段)操縱，控制

??示例：

Some investors feel that the market is rigged. 一些投資者感覺市場被人操縱。



288. rigor?['r?g?]

n.①艱辛，艱苦 ②嚴(yán)密，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)

??示例：

Their research seems to me to be lacking in rigor. 他們的研究在我看來不夠嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。



289. ruthless?['ru?θl?s]

a.①殘忍的 ②堅決的

??示例：

He ran the company with ruthless efficiency. 他以鐵面無情的高效率經(jīng)營這家公司。



290. salmon?['s?m?n]

n.①鮭魚 ②鮭魚肉 ③鮭肉色

??示例：

He gave them a splendid lunch of smoked salmon. 他款待了他們一頓極好的熏三文魚午餐。



291. salon?['s?l?n]

n.①沙龍 ②美發(fā)廳 ③高級服裝店

??示例：

Whenever my girlfriend comes back from the salon, I always compliment her hair. 我女友每次從美發(fā)廳回來，我都會稱贊她的頭發(fā)。



292. salvage?['s?lv?d?]

n.搶救vt.①搶救出 ②挽救

??示例：

Divers hope to salvage some of the ship's cargo. 潛水員希望能夠搶救出船上的一些貨物。



293. sanctuary?['s??(k)tj??ri]

n.圣所，殿堂

??示例：

I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 我在圣所中曾如此瞻仰你，為要見你的能力，和你的榮耀。



294. sanitation?[s?n?'te??(?)n]

n.公共衛(wèi)生,環(huán)境衛(wèi)生

??示例：

Overcrowding and poor sanitation are common problems in prison. 過度擁擠和衛(wèi)生狀況差是監(jiān)獄里的普遍問題。



295. satire?['s?ta??]

n.①諷刺，挖苦 ②諷刺作品

??示例：

The satire aimed at modern greed. 諷刺針對現(xiàn)代貪婪。



296. seduce?[s?'dju?s]

vt.①勾引，誘奸 ②引誘，誘使

??示例：

I was young and seduced by New York. 我當(dāng)時年輕，抵擋不住紐約的誘惑。



297. shipyard?['??pjɑ?d]

n.船塢，造船廠，修船廠

??示例：

It was named Dongfeng Shipyard. 這個廠定名為東風(fēng)造船廠。



298. shorthand?['???th?nd]

n.速記

??示例：

The reporter took notes in shorthand. 這名記者用速記做記錄。



299. showcase?['???ke?s]

n.(玻璃)陳列柜，陳列櫥

??示例：

The thieves smashed the showcase and stole the vase.盜賊打碎了玻璃陳列柜并偷走了花瓶。?



300. shred?[?red]

n.碎片 vt.撕碎，切碎

??示例：

Coleslaw is made with shredded cabbage. 涼拌菜絲是用卷心菜絲做的。