2.expectation or hope (esp. of success or of something good or desired)希望

v. 1.to make a promise to do or give (something) or that (something ) shall be done许诺: promise sb. sth.答应某人某物　 promise (sb.) to do sth.答应(某人)做某事　 promise (sb.) +that-从句: 答应

3.a (printed) list of performers or things to be performed at a concert, a theatre, a sports competition, etc.节目单

progress[5pr[Ugres] n. 1.advance; journey onward; forward movement in space 前进; 行进

tinual improvement or development 进步; 进展:

make (much/ great/ rapid) progress (= get better/improved) in sth. 在某方面取得很大/很快进步

promise [5prCmIs] n. 1.a statement, which someone else has a right to believe and depend on, that one will or will not do something, give something, etc.诺言:

make a promise to do sth./that-从句: 许下诺言;

break a promise违约; 不守诺言;

keep a promise守约; 信守诺言

2.a fixed plan of a course of action; list of duties, activities, etc.规划; 计划; 项目

3.the amount produced生产量

professor[pr[5fes[] n. the title of a teacher of the highest rank in a university department教授

program(me) [5pr[UgrAm] n. 1. a complete show or performance, esp. one made up of several different acts节目

2.the act of producing a play, film, or broadcast制作

2.a person who has general control esp. of the money for a play, film, or broadcast, but who does not direct the action制作者

production [pr[5dQkF[n] n. 1. the action of producing or making products 生产

3.to make (a book, magazine, etc.) by means of pressing letters or pictures onto paper 出版

n. printer印刷者

n. printing印刷; 印刷术

prison [5prIzn] n. a large ( government) building where criminals are kept locked up as a punishment for as long as the law has decided 监狱:

be in prison坐牢

out of prison出狱

put sb. in prison把某人投入监狱

throw/cast sb. into prison把某人投入监狱

take/send sb. to prison把某人投入监狱

enter/go to prison 进监狱

[注]prison 前不用冠词.

prisoner [5prIzn[] n. a person kept in a prison for some crime or while waiting to be tired囚犯

prize [5[praiz] n. something of value given to someone who is successful in a game, race, competition, game of chance, etc., or given for some deed that is admired 奖赏; 奖品:

win/take /receive the first prize 获一等奖

probably [5prCb[blI] adv. almost (but not quite) certainly 很可能; 大概　 probable

adj. that may be expected to happen; that a good chance of being true or correct; likely 很有可能的; 很有希望的

[辨析] probable, likely: likely是形容词, 也有 很可能 的意思, 大体上和probab

同意, 但比probable更为多用, 在用法上也有些不同. likely之后常跟不定式(be likely to do sth.), 而probable之后通常不跟不定式. 但是在It is likely that-从句中的likely 可以用probable代替.　　 → possible

problem [5prCbl[m] n. a serious difficulty that need attention and thought 问题; 难题; 习题:

a maths problem一道数学题

solve/work out a problem解出一道题

no problem 没问题

[辨析]problem, question: 都有 问题的意思, 但用法略有不同: problem通常指等待解决或决定的问题, 尤指比较困难的问题;question通常指由于对某事疑惑不解, 因而提出问题等待回答.

produce [pr[5djU:s] v. to make (something, esp. goods) from materials 制造; 生产　 product

n. something useful produced by growth or from the ground, or made in a factory产品　 producer

n. 1.a person or company that produces goods, foods, or materials生产者; 生产商

2.to press letters or pictures onto (paper) by using shapes covered with ink 印刷

3.reasonable self-respect; proper high opinion of oneself 自尊(心)

take (a) pride in匼(= be proud of匼) 以为自豪

Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败.

print [prInt] v. 1.to press (a mark) onto a soft surface印

2.too high an opinion of oneself because of ones rank, wealth, abilities, etc.骄傲