【position】(1) a place; (2) the way of holding the body; (3) the way a thing is set or placed; (4) a job (or level of a job) in an organization.
* The soldiers attacked the enemy position. (1)
士兵攻击敌人的阵地。
* The position of his body showed he was in pain. (2)
他的身体姿势显示他很痛苦。
be in pain：痛苦，疼痛
* Someone changed the position of the bed. (3)
有人把床的位置移动了。
* Her father holds a high position in the company. (4)
她的父亲在公司的职位很高。

【possess】(1) to have; (2) to own; (3) to control or be controlled by.
* She possesses great negotiating skills. (1)
她具有高超的谈判技巧。
* He possesses a 1955 Ford Thunderbird car. (2)
他有一辆1955年的福特雷鸟轿车。
* An evil spirit possessed her. (3)
一种邪恶的念头控制了她。

【possible】(1) able to be done; (2) can happen or is expected to happen.
* The train is a possible way to get there. (1)
坐火车是去那里的一种可行方法。
* She is a possible candidate for President in 2004. (2)
她是2004年总统大选合适的候选人。

【postpone】to delay action until a later time.
* The meeting is postponed until Tuesday.
会议推迟到星期二。

【pour】(1) to flow; (2) to cause to flow.
* Rain water poured down the mountain. (1)
雨水从山上倾泻而下。
pour down：流下，(雨)倾盆而下
* People poured from the store when the alarm sounded. (2)
人们听到警报后从店里蜂拥而出。

【power】(1) the ability to control or direct others; (2) control; (3) strength; (4) ruling force; (5) force or energy used to do work.
* The police have the power to arrest and question people suspected of crimes. (1)
警察有拘捕和审问嫌疑犯的权力。
to arrest：逮捕
suspect of：怀疑
* The independent counsel was given the power to investigate the president. (2)
那独立检察官获得调查总统的权力。
* Nations have nuclear weapons with the power to destroy the world. (3)
那几个国家拥有可以摧毁整个世界的核武器。
nuclear weapon：核武器
* The governing power of the United States rests in the Constitution. (4)
美国的统治权力在宪法里规定了。
rest in：产生于…，归因于…，在于
* Water power turns the wheel. (5)
水力使车轮运转。
Water power：水力

【praise】(1) to say good things about; (2) to approve.
* Kelley's professor praised her test results. (1)
克丽的教授表扬她考试考得不错。
* The father praised his son's decision. (2)
父亲赞同儿子的决定。

【pray】(1) to make a request to a god or spirit; (2) to praise a god or spirit.
* He prayed to ask God to forgive him for the terrible thing he had done. (1)
他向上帝祈祷，恳求宽恕他所做的坏事。
pray to：向(上帝、神或信仰之圣物)祈祷，祷告
forgive for：原谅(某人)做了(某件错事)
* She prayed to give thanks to God for healing her son. (2)
她感谢神灵帮助她的儿子康复。

【pregnant】(1) carrying a child within the body before it is born; (2) expecting to give birth to a baby.
* She just learned that she is pregnant. (1)
她刚刚才知道她怀孕了。
* The pregnant woman expects to give birth next month. (2)
那孕妇预期下个月生产。

【prepare】(1) to make ready; (2) to put together.
* She is prepared for her trip to Europe. (1)
她准备去欧洲旅行。
prepare for：(使)为…作准备
* He will prepare dinner. (2)
他要准备晚饭了。

【present】(1) to offer for consideration; (2) a gift; (3) now; (4) to be at a place.
* We will present our idea to the committee. (1)
我们会向委员会提出我们的想法。
* I gave them a present for their anniversary. (2)
我送他们一份周年庆祝礼物。
* The present time is a good time. (3)
现在正是好时机。
* I was present at school yesterday. (4)
我昨天在上学。
present at：出席在

【president】(1) the chief official of a country that is a republic; (2) the leader of an organization.
* The President of the United States serves a term of four years. (1)
美国总统任期四年。
* His wife is president of our school's parents and teachers organization. (2)
他的妻子是我们学校家长与教师组织会的会长。

【press】(1) to urge strongly; (2) newspapers, magazines and other publications.
* The mayor pressed him for money for his re-election campaign. (1)
市长逼迫他出钱资助市长重选。
* The opening of the new hospital was fully reported in the local press. (2)
当地媒体全面报道了新医院的开张。
the press：报刊

【pressure】the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else.
* We expect a storm because the atmospheric pressure is very low.
因为大气压力比较低，我们预料有一场风暴。
atmospheric pressure：大气压力

【prevent】to keep or stop from going or happening.
* Doctors are trying to prevent the disease from spreading.
医生努力阻止疾病的扩散。

【price】the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale.
* He is asking a fair price for his house.
他的房子要价公平。

【prison】a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime.
* The state is building a new prison because the old one is not big enough.
州里正在建一个新的监狱，因为旧的已经不够大了。

【private】(1) of or about a person or group that is secret; (2) opposite public.
* Reports say a private army is plotting to take over the government. (1)
一些报道说一支私人军队正阴谋推翻政府。
take over接管，接替，领(某人)参观
* This private property is closed to public use. (2)
这私有财产不向公众开放。
private property：私有财产，私有制

【prize】(1) something offered or won in a competition; (2) something of value that one must work hard for to get.
* She knows the writer who won the Nobel Prize last year. (1)
她知道那作家去年赢得了诺贝尔奖。
the Nobel Prize：诺贝尔奖
* The prize that he seeks is peace in the Middle East. (2)
他追求的目标就是在中东实现和平。
Middle East：中东(一般泛指欧,亚,非三大洲连接的地区)

【probably】(1) a good chance of taking place; (2) a little more than possible.
* My son's friend probably will eat at our house tonight. (1)
我儿子的朋友可能今晚会在家里吃饭。
* We probably will get some rain from those dark clouds. (2)
乌云密布，可能将要下雨。

【problem】a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer.
* She has sympathy for people with those problems.
她同情那些有困难的人们。

【process】an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result.
* The production process seems to be a success.
生产过程似乎挺成功的。
production process：生产过程

【produce】(1) to make; (2) to create; (3) to cause something to be; (4) to manufacture.
* The farmer produced a big crop. (1)
农民庄稼大丰收。
* Who produced the new action movie? (2)
是谁制做了这部新动作片？
* The police produced some new evidence at the trial. (3)
警察在审判中提出新的证据。
* His company produces road signs. (4)
他的公司生产路牌（交通标志）。
road sign：道路标志（牌），指路牌

【profession】a job that requires special training.
* Many doctors are leaving the medical profession.
许多医生正在放弃医护事业。

【professor】a teacher at a college or university.
* Do you like your English professor?
你喜欢你的英语教授吗？

【profit】money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity.
* How much profit did you make from selling the stock?
你卖股票赚了多少钱？

【program】(1) a plan of action; (2) the different events or parts of a meeting or show.
* We have developed a program to increase company profits. (1)
我们在开发一个项目以提高公司的利润率。
* Our group is part of the program at the school meeting. (2)
我们队参与了校运动会的项目。

【progress】movement forward or toward improvement or a goal.
* Are you making progress on your science project?
你的科研项目在进展吗？
make progress：前进，进步

【project】a planned effort to do something.
* She hopes to complete her science project in about a week.
她希望在一星期内完成她的科研项目。

【propaganda】ideas or information used to influence opinions.
* Does political propaganda win elections?
政治宣传活动赢得了选举了吗？

【property】anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods.
* His property extends from here to the river.
他的地产从这儿伸展到那条河。
extend from：从…伸出来

【propose】to present or offer for consideration.
* She proposed a new program for teaching English.
她提出教英语的一个新项目。

【protect】(1) to guard; (2) to defend; (3) to prevent from being harmed or damaged.
* The museum is protecting its valuable paintings with a new security system. (1)
博物馆正采取一种新的保安措施保护珍贵绘画。
security system：保障国家(或国际)安全系统
* The Secret Service protects the White House from any kind of attack. (2)
联邦经济情报局保护白宫不受任何形式的袭击。
Secret Service：特务机关,联邦经济情报局
* Seat belts and air bags protect the driver and front seat passenger in most new cars. (3)
在大多数新车里，安全带与气囊保护司机与前排乘客。
air bag：(安全)气囊(汽车碰撞时能自动充气，使车上的人不致撞伤)

【protest】(1) to speak against; (2) to object.
* The speakers protested the lack of controls on handgun sales. (1)
发言者抗议对手枪贩卖监控不力。
* The group protested because their votes were not counted. (2)
那个团体因为他们的选票没有计算而抗议。

【prove】to show to be true.
* The defense lawyer proved that the young man was not guilty.
辩护律师证明那年青人无罪。

【provide】to give something needed or wanted.
* She provided food and warm clothing to the homeless man.
她为无家可归的人提供食物与暖衣。

【public】(1) of or about all the people in a community or country; (2) opposite private.
* Everyone could speak at the public meeting. (1)
每个人都能在公共会议里发言。
* She said she spoke as a private citizen, not as a public official. (2)
她说她是以一名公民的身份而不是以一名官员的身份而发言的。

【publication】something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine.
* I do not read that publication.
我没看过那出版物。

【publish】(1) to make public something that is written; (2) to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine.
* The government published the list of properties. (1)
政府公布了财产目录。
list of property：财产目录
* Did the newspaper publish anything about the accident? (2)
报纸发布事故的任何消息了吗？

【pull】(1) to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; (2) opposite push.
* Please pull the microphone closer so we can hear you. (1)
请把麦克风拉近点，让我们能听到你说话。
* You have to pull, not push the door to open it. (2)
你想开门，必须拉而不是推。

【pump】to force a gas or liquid up, into or through.
* The broken part would not pump fuel from the tank to the engine.
这个坏零件不能把燃油(燃料)从桶里泵到发动机内。

【punish】to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal.
* The judge punished him with a five-year prison sentence.
法官惩罚他坐五年的牢。

【purchase】(1) to buy with money or with something of equal value; (2) that which is bought.
* Did you purchase your watch in Switzerland? (1)
你是在瑞士买的手表吗？
* He used a charge card to pay for the purchase. (2)
他用信用卡付帐。
charge card：信用卡，签账卡

【pure】(1) free from anything that is different or that reduces value; (2) clean.
* He asked if the ring was made of pure gold. (1)
他问到戒指是否用纯金来做的。
* Do not expect pure water from a mountain stream. (2)
别指望能从山溪里流出纯水。
mountain stream：山涧，山区河流

【purpose】(1) the reason or desired effect for doing something; (2) goal.
* What is the purpose of your trip? (1)
你旅游的目的是什么？
* His only purpose in life was to make her happy. (2)
他生命里唯一的目标就是让她开心。

【push】(1) to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; (2) opposite pull.
* She pushed him away. (1)
她把他推走。
* Ed pushed the horse and I pulled it. (2)
爱德驱赶着马，我拉着马。

【put】(1) to place; (2) to set in position.
* She put the dog outside. (1)
她把狗放在外边。
* He put the television where everyone could see it. (2)
他把电视放在每个人都能看到的地方。