n. 起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )，原告，实施，从事；

[例句] Yesterday the head of government called for the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.

[例句] Colonel Pugh, for the prosecution, said that the offences occurred over a six-year period.

v. 垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )；

[例句] In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...

[例句] The Prime Minister's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks...

朴茨茅斯（英国港市）；

v. 使受欢迎( popularize的过去式和过去分词 )，普及，使通俗化，使易懂；

[例句] Irving Brokaw popularized figure skating in the US.

[例句] It was Aristotle who proved the world is round. Plato popularized the concept.

v. 保护( protect的第三人称单数 )，防护，投保，关税保护；

[例句] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?...

[例句] A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind...

v. 沉重缓慢地走（路）( plod的过去式和过去分词 )，努力从事，沉闷地苦干，缓慢进行（尤指艰难枯燥的工作）；

[例句] Crowds of French and British families plodded around in yellow plastic macs.

[例句] He is plodding on with negotiations...

v. 正式宣布( proclaim的第三人称单数 )，显示；

[例句] The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880...

[例句] Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers...

n. 管道( pipeline的名词复数 )，输油管道，在考虑（或规划、准备） 中，在酿中；

[例句] A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany.

[例句] Already in the pipeline is a 2.9 per cent pay increase for teachers.

v. 小心翼翼地移动( prowl的现在分词 )，徘徊，（动物）潜行（为捕猎等），潜行（图谋不轨等）；

[例句] Policemen prowled around the building.

[例句] Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the prowl and elderly couples...

n. 一部分( portion的名词复数 )，一份遗产（或赠与的财产），分享的部份，嫁妆；

[例句] Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle...

[例句] I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here...

停放车辆的人；

（表面）有洞的，有坑的；

[例句] ...a bus pocked with bullet holes.

n. 前任( predecessor的名词复数 )，前辈，（被取代的）原有事物，前身；

[例句] He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.

[例句] The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.

v. 坚持( persist的过去式和过去分词 )，维持，保持，持续存在；

[例句] Contact your doctor if the cough persists...

[例句] These problems persisted for much of the decade.

n. 罂粟( poppy的名词复数 )；

[例句] ...a field of poppies.

[例句] She pinned the poppy to his raincoat.

v. 刺，戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 )，刺激，促使，（用手指或尖物）戳；

[例句] He prodded Murray with the shotgun...

[例句] Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...

n. 壶穴( pothole的名词复数 )；

n. 镐；

v. 开药方( prescribe的第三人称单数 )，指示，规定，指定遵守；

[例句] Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin...

[例句] She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets...

v. 占支配地位( predominate的第三人称单数 )，在…中占优势；

[例句] In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...

[例句] All nationalities were represented — but the English predominated.