托福阅读精选词组

sommething used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐剂=maintain to keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持

preside over——管理,主管=manage

prestige—— a persons high standing among others; honor or esteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor

predecessor—— one who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.前任;an ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗=forerunner one that precedes, as in time; a predecessor前任;an ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗

predominantly—— most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily

precede—— to come, exist, or occur before in time.先于…=prior to,before

portion—— a section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole部分=part

possess—— to have as property; own持有;拥有to have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute具有品质、特点=have

potential——shavingspossibility, capability, or power有可能性的=possible

pertinent——shavingslogical, precise relevance to the matter at hand有关系的=relevant

pit—— a natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground坑=hole

perception—— the capacity for such insight洞察能力=insightful showing orshavingsinsight; perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的

penetrate—— to enter or force a way into; pierce.穿过,刺入=go through

patron—— a customer, especially a regular customer顾客=customer

particle—— a very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck一小份儿或一小点儿=speck a small spot, mark, or discoloration小斑点,小污点或小瑕疵

pants裤子——trousers裤子

rupture—— the process of breaking open or bursting裂开,突然炸开=burst

rural—— of, relating to, or characteristic of the country农村的=country

rudimentary——being in the earliest stages of development; incipient处于发展的最早阶段的=undeveloped, unsophisticated

rotate——to turn around on an axis or center绕轴或中心转动=turn, swirl

to proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate循环,交替或轮换=alternate

robust—— full of health and strength; vigorous健康和有力的=strong

roam—— to move about without purpose or plan; wander漫游=wander

rigidity—— an instance of being rigid僵化,严厉=stiffness