hum v.哼曲子;发嗡嗡声;忙碌n.嗡嗡声，嘈杂声
profound 很深的 a ～ sleep
prohibit 禁止 Tourist class passengers are ～ed from using the first class lounge
prolong 延长，拉长，拖延 a means of ～ing life
prominent 突起的，凸出的 a ～ forehead
prompt 敏捷的，迅速的 He is ～ on the job
pour 倒，注，灌，倾泻，涌流 He began to ～ with sweat
partial 偏向一方的，偏袒的，偏爱的 A parent should not be ～ to any one of his children
participate 参与，参加，In a modern democracy people want to ～ more fully
particular 特殊的，特别的 a matter of ～ importance
withhold 使停止，阻挡 be obliged to ～ one’s pen
withstand 经受，承受～hardships
witness 目击者，见证人a ～ of the accident
offend 冒犯，使生气 She was afraid of ～ing anyone.
offence 犯法行为，过错 They were arrested for drug ～s.
occasion 时刻，场合They met on three ～s
opaque 不透明的A brick wall is ～.
optimistic 乐观的，乐观主义的
option 选择权 It is your ～ to take it or leave it
orient 东方，东方国家 political theory in the West and in the Orient
origin 起源，由来 a word of Latin ～
portable 便于携带的， 手提式的， 轻便的This little TV is extremely ～
offset 补偿，抵消They gains ～the losses.
omit 省略，删去 Minor points may be omitted.
overlap 重叠，部分相同 The Renaissance overlapped the later Middle Ages
overtake 赶上，超过 He ran out of the door to ～ her
preach 讲道，布道～ to a packed church
preside 主持，主管(at, over) The vice chairman of the board will ～ at today’s meeting
press 按，挤，压～ the bell
presume 推测，假定，假设 From the way they talked, I ～d them to be married
prevail 流行，盛行 This custom still ～s among members of the older generation
radical 根本的，基本的a ～ error
humiliate v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace
lapse n.失误;(时间的)流逝 vi.逐渐下降;终止
laptop n.小型计算机
perplex 使困惑，使茫然 The question ～ed him
persecute 虐待，残害，迫害～ animals
perspective 透视画法，透视图 a lesson in drawing class on ～
pessimistic 悲观的 I am ～ about my chances of getting the jobpatent 专利，专利权，专利品 take out a ～ for an invention
pattern 模范，榜样 set the ～ for
periodical 期刊，杂志 a ～ room
perish 卒，丧生～ from disease
perpetual 永久的，永恒的，长期的 a ～ arms race
pool 水池，游泳池 a swimming ～
notorious 臭名昭著的a ～ thief
notwithstanding 虽然，尽管 They traveled on,～ the storm