promiscuous ADJ. /随意混合的;打乱的;随便的/mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexually. In the
opera La Boheme, we get a picture of the promiscuous life led by the young artists of Paris.
promontory N. /岬;海角/headland. They erected a lighthouse on the promontory to warn approaching ships of their
nearness to the shore.
promote V. /提升;促进/help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize. Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian
Wright Edelman ceaselessly promotes the welfare of young people everywhere.
prompt V. /提示;鼓动;迅速及时的/cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor. Whatever prompted you to ask for such a
big piece of cake when you're on a diet?
promulgate V. /发布;公布/proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication. When Moses came down
from the mountain top all set to promulgate God's commandments, he freaked out on discovering his followers worshipping a golden calf.
prone ADJ. /倾向于/inclined to; prostrate. She was prone to sudden fits of anger during which she would lie prone on
the floor, screaming and kicking her heels.
propagate V. /迅速增长，传播，扩散/multiply; spread. Since bacteria propagate more quickly in unsanitary environments,
it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.
propellants N. /推进剂/substances that propel or drive forward. The development of our missile program has forced
our scientists to seek more powerful propellants.
propensity N. /自然倾向/natural inclination. Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle
the talents of others.
prophetic ADJ. /预言的/foretelling the future. I have no magical prophetic powers; when I predict what will happen, I
base my predictions on common sense. prophesy,V.
propinquity N. /亲近;血缘/nearness; kinship. Their relationship could not be explained as being based on mere
propinquity; they were more than relatives, they were true friends.
propitiate V. /劝解;平静;安抚/appease. The natives offered sacrifices to propitiate the gods.
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propitious ADJ. /吉利的;有利的/favorable; fortunate; advantageous. Chloe consulted her horoscope to see whether
Tuesday would be a propitious day to dump her boyfriend.
proponent N. /支持者;建议者/supporter; backer; opposite of opponent. In the Senate, proponents of the universal
health care measure lobbied to gain additional support for the controversial legislation.
propound V. /提出/put forth for analysis. In your discussion, you have propounded several questions; let us consider
each one separately.
propriety N. /适当/fitness; correct conduct. Miss Manners counsels her readers so that they may behave with due
propriety in any social situation and not embarrass themselves.
propulsive ADJ. /推进的;有推进力的/driving forward. The jet plane has a greater propulsive power than the
engine-driven plane.
prosaic ADJ. /事实的;平淡的;缺乏想象力的/dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual. Though the ad writers came up
with an original way to publicize the product, the head office rejected it for a more prosaic, ordinary slogan.
proscribe V. /禁止/ostracize; banish; outlaw. Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus proscribed all those who had conspired
against Julius Caesar.
proselytize V. /劝其改宗;改宗/convert to a religion or belief. In thes e interfaith meetings, there must be no attempt to
proselytize; we must respect all points of view.
prosperity N. /繁荣;好运/good fortune; financial success; physical well-being. Promising to stay together "for richer
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