P
pact . agreement, treaty 条约;协议
pay . wages, salary 工资,薪水
pit . coal mine 煤矿;洼地;陷阱
plea . request for hel 请愿;请求
pledge v. romise 发誓;保证;许诺
plunge v. teep fall 下降;急跌
poised adj. ready for actio 准备就绪
poll . election, public opinion survey 选票,民意测试
post . osition in government, busine ,etc 职位
pre for v. demand, ask for 要求;迫切要求
probe v. investigate 调查;探测
prompt v. to cause 引起;激励;怂恿
Q
quit v. leave, resig 辞职,退出
R
rage . v. to burn out of control 发怒;肆虐
raid . attack, ro ery 袭击,抢劫
ra . v. accusation, charge, criticize 指控,批评
rattle v. to confuse, make nervou 使惊慌失措
recko v. to estimate, a ume or expect 估计;猜想;指望
reject v. to refuse 拒绝;抵制
resig . v. to leave the present post out of his or her own wish 辞去;委托;使顺从
revoke v. to cancel 撤回;废除;宣告无效
riddle . mystery 神秘,谜团
rock v. to shock, to surprise 震惊;摇动
rout v. defeat completely 打垮,打败
row . argument, di ute 争执,分歧
rule v. decide(e ecially in court) 决定,判决
rule out v. to not co ider as a po ibility 不予考虑,排除可能性