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peasant['peznt]n。 农民
例句 The high prices encouraged local peasants to improve their animal husbandry techniques actively。 高昂的价格鼓励当地农民积极提高他们的畜牧业技术水平。
pillar['pil?r]n。 柱,支柱;栋梁
例句 From a practical aspect; this supporting back pillar protects the figures against breakage and gives the images a sense of strength and power。 从实用方面来说,雕塑背后的支柱保护它们免遭破坏,并且能给予这些形象一股力量。
pioneer[?pai?'nir]n。 开拓者;创始人 v。 开拓,开创
例句 1。 The changes that appear in an ecosystem from the pioneer to the climax munity can be seen in one human generation。 从一代人中,我们可以看到一种生态系统从开始到高峰的发展变化。
2。 Local music store owners pioneered their own recording industry。 当地音乐商店的店主们开拓了自己的录制产业。
同义 exploit(v。 开拓)
platform['pl?tf?:rm]n。 平台;站台;(政党的)纲领
例句 Offshore drilling platforms may also lose oil that drift ashore; harming the environment。 海上的钻井台也可能出现漏油现象,浮油漂向岸边,对环境造成危害。
pose[pouz]n。 姿势 v。 摆姿势;造成
例句 Statues of the well…known person are in still poses; while statues of the unknown person are in active poses。 名人的雕像纹丝不动地站着,然而那些无名氏的雕像总是摇摇晃晃。
要点 pose除了可以表示“姿势”以外,在阅读中作为动词“造成”的含义也很常见,例如:Outside its native regions; Spartina can pose serious problems by turning mudflats into high marshes that are inhospitable to many native fish and birds。
position[p?'zi?n]n。 位置;立场 v。 安置
例句 1。 In general; carnivores occupy a higher position on the food chain。 一般来说,食肉动物在食物链中占据较高的位置。
2。 In the rising wind; the boys have positioned themselves to counterbalance the tilt of the boat as it speeds along in a choppy sea。 风越来越大,男孩们摆好姿势,来平衡在波浪起伏的大海中急速行驶的船的倾斜。
potent['poutnt]a。 强有力的,有说服力的;(药等)效力大的
例句 The third and the most potent limitation is that it is not possible to be certain that the infant's response was due to the stimulus presented。 第三点,并且是最有力的
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