omen，presage，sign，harbinger，mega ；

[例句] 上个月提议的变动在3月份的预算中已经有所预兆了。 The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget.

[例句] 我在一匹名叫“预兆”的赛马上下了10英镑的赌注。 I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition.

advance ；

[例句] 银行预支12亿美元帮助该国偿还债务。 The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments.

[例句] 老板给他预支了10英镑下周的工资. His boss advanced him ￡ 10 against next week's wages.

anticipate，expect，forecast，preconceive，prefigure ；

[例句] 我们开始时都对自己想从生活中得到什么抱有一些预想。 We all start with preconceived notions of what we want from life.

[例句] 这次飞行比我预想的更累！ This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.

predict，foresee，anticipate，see beyond，forecast ；

[例句] 他预见自己在同行中将无人可及。 He sees himself going right to the top of the tree.

[例句] 6个月以后的事情我就无法预见了。 I can't see any farther than the next six months.

[体] preliminary contest，preliminary heats，preliminary，trial match，tryout ；

[例句] 他在预赛中赢了, 但在决赛中输了. He won the first heat, but lost the final.

[例句] 他轻松地通过了跳高预赛. He has easily won the preliminary contest for the high jump.

premeditate，deliberate，plan beforehand，plan in advance，malice aforethought ；

[例句] 这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。 This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.

[例句] 这件事是处心积虑、早有预谋的，更不用说其手段的高明。 It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever.

prophesy，predict，prophecy，prediction，augur；

[例句] 根据对经济的预测来预言选举的走势不大可靠。 Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.

[例句] 他预言我的头发“一眨眼”就会长回来。 He predicted that my hair would grow back "in no time"

advance charge，advance payment，advance，imprest ；

[例句] 我已收到一笔预付款. I have received an advance payment.

[例句] 保费将从客户的预付款中收取. The premium will be collected from initial advance to the client.

precognition，foreknowledge，foreknow，foresee，portend；

[例句] 他预知清晨之前就会下雨. He foresaw that it would rain before morning.

[例句] 老人声称能预知祸福. The old man claimed to be able to divine what the stars hold in store for us.

[医] prognosis ；

[例句] 如果癌症在早期发现，预后效果还是非常好的。 If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.

[例句] 警方干预后，局势平息下来。 The situation calmed down when police intervened.

forebode，have a premonition，premonition，presentiment，foreboding ；

[例句] 他对音乐几乎一窍不通，却预感到它将会大受欢迎。 He knew virtually nothing about music but he could smell a hit.

[例句] 他的胜利因为一种令人不安的不祥预感蒙上了阴影。 His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding.

preview，walk through，prolusion，rehearsal，rehearse ；

[例句] 白日梦可能像是真实情景的预演。 Daydreams may seem to be rehearsals for real-life situations.

[例句] 这次投票被看作是即将到来的选举的预演。 The vote was seen as a test run for elections to come.

preliminaries ；

[例句] 世界杯预选赛 a World Cup qualifier

[例句] 瑞恩·吉格斯可能出现在威尔士队世界杯预选赛的首发阵容中。 Ryan Giggs is likely to be in Wales's starting line-up for their World Cup qualifying match.

precool ；

[例句] 恰当的渗碳扩散与预冷保温是提高疲劳寿命的有效措施. Appropriate carbon - diffusion and holding temperature during precooling are effective improvement measures.

[例句] 另外, 蔬菜表面洒水对食品预冷过程有较大的影响. Moreover, the sprinkling water on the surface affects the pre - cooling process undoubtedly.

prejudge，forejudge ；

[例句] 儿童硬化分级, 和葡萄糖不耐受也是高度显要预断因素. Child - Pugh scores , and glucose intolerance were also highly significant prognostic factors.

[例句] 意识上的幻觉和生理上的病疾使我的病情预断非常的渺茫. My hallucinations, coupled with my physical problems, made my prognosis still very bleak.

expectant，proleptic，presumptive，prospective，anticipative ；

[例句] 康拉德·布莱克举办了一次远超人们预期的精彩聚会。 Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.

[例句] 7,000万英镑的金额是预期的两倍。 The figure of seventy-million pounds was twice as big as expected.

preview，private view ；

[例句] 他们参观了一次对内的冬季时装预展. They attended a sneak preview of the winter fashion collection.

[例句] 一位评论家今天早上要来看预展. One of the critics is coming over this morning for a preview.

concerted，scheduled，[计] desired，predesigned，preconcerted ；

[例句] 子弹未击中预定的目标。 The bullet missed its intended target.

[例句] 爆发政治危机的迹象日趋明显，一位高级领导人昨天取消了预定的英国之行。 A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis.

[经] budget documents ；

[例句] 那家商店还提供窗帘制作和安装服务，而且可以用计算机现场制作报价单和预算书。 The shop also offers a curtain-making and fitting service. Quotes and estimates can be prepared by computer on the spot.

[例句] 五拟订工业同业公会年度工作计画及编拟岁入出预算书. E . Draw out annual work plan and annual budget for industrial board of trade.

preinstall ；

[例句] 你可以预选想看的节目并预设录像机录下来。 You can preselect programmes you want to watch, and program your VCR to record them.

[例句] 复句的预设触发语表现为关联词语. The presupposition trigger compound sentence is the typical conjuction.