5265.popularity(名)大眾化、流行
Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years．
近年來她的小說漸受歡迎。

5266.populate(動)居住干，移居于
The island is populated largely by sheep.
這個島嶼的主要生物是綿羊。

5267.porch(名)門廊
They glazed the open porch.
他們將敞開著的走廊裝上玻璃。

5268.portable(形)手提式的、便于攜帶的
I have a portable radio．
我有一臺手提式收音機。

5269.pooter(名)搬運員、搬行李工人
The hotel porter will get you a taxi．
旅館的門衛會替你叫出租車的。

5270.portrait(名)肖像、肖像畫
He had his portrait painted in uniform.
他讓人畫了一副身著制服的畫像。

5271.portray(動)描繪
She sought to portray herself as a champion of woman.
她竭力為自己樹立起成功女人的形象。

5272.position(名)位置
Where would be the best position for the lights?
這些燈裝在什么位置最好？

5273.positive(形)正面的；確信的；積極的
There is positive proof that he did it．
有確信的證據證明他做了這件事。

5274.possess(動)擁有；控制
I possessed my temper despite the insult.
雖然受到侮辱我還是按捺住怒氣。

5275.possession(名)擁有；領地；著謎；自制
The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession．
這部手稿只是他們的珍藏之—。

5276.possibility(名)可能性
The general would not accept that defeat was a possibility.
那位將軍不愿意承認有可能失敗。

5277.postage(名)郵資
How much was the postage on that letter?
寄那封信要多少錢？

5278.poster(名)海報
The poster fell down.
海報掉下來了。

5279.postman(名)郵差
Did the postman leave anythinq?
郵差什么也沒有留下嗎？

5280.postpone(動)延期
同義詞defer
The game has already been postponed three times．
這場比賽已經三度延期了。

5281.postponement(名)延期
He compounded with his creditor for a postponement of payment.
他與債權人達成協定延期付款。

5282.posture(名)姿勢
The arfist asked his model to take a reclining posture.
國家要求他的模特兒擺斜倚著的姿勢。

5283.postwar(形)戰后的
The population mushroomed in the postwar decades.
戰后數十年里人口快速增長。

5284.pot(名)鍋子、罐、壺、盒
They drank a pot of coffee．
他們喝了一壺咖啡。

5285.potter(動)閑逛
I spent the day pottering around the house.
我在家里逍遙了一天。

5286.pottery(名)陶器
He is glazing pottery.
他正給陶器上彩。

5287.poultry(名)家禽肉
Eat plenty of fish and poultry.
要多吃魚和肉。

5288.pound(名)磅
What would you do if you won a million pound?
你要是贏了一百萬英鎊，你想怎么用？

5289.pour(動)傾倒、灌、注
Pour the sauca over the pasta.
把醬汁澆在面食上。

5290.poverty(名)貧窮
不可數
These people once had fame and fortune;now all that is left to them is utter poverty.
這些人過去擁有名譽和財富，現在他們擁有的只是貧困。

5291.prairie(名)大草原
A view of the prarie faded in．
一個草原的景象漸顯。

5292.praiseworthy(形)值得稱贊的
Their effort toward the settlement of the horder dispute is praiseworthy.
他們為解決邊界爭端所做的努力是值得贊揚的。

5293.pray(動)祈禱、請求
They knelt down and prayed.
他們跪下來禱告。

5294.prayer(名)祈禱
He arrived at that very moment. as if in answer to her prayer.
他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈禱應驗了。

5295.preach(動)說教
She preached economy as the best means of solving the crises.
她大力鼓吹節約是解決危機的關鍵。

5296.preacher(名)傳道者、傳教士
Do you want to be a preacher?
你想成為一個傳教士嗎？

5297.precede(動)在……之前；優于
He preceded his lecture with a practical demonstration．
他在講課之前做了實際演練。

5298.precedent(名)先例、慣例
The prince was not allowed to break with precedent and marry a divorced woman.
王子未能獲準打破先例娶離婚的女子為妻。

5299.precious(形)珍貴的
同義詞valuable
Clean watar is a precious commodity in that part of the world．
在世界的那個地方，潔凈的水是寶貴的東西。