predict [ pre- = beforehand 预先；dict = to say 说→]v. say or announce beforehand; forecast 预言；预告 / The weather service centre predicts rain for tomorrow. 气象服务中心预报明天有雨。

prediction n. 预言；预告；被预_之事 

predictive a. 预言性的；预兆的

preempt [ pre- = before 先；empt = to buy 买“to buy before others 比他人先买”→] v. secure before others; take possession of beforehand 先取；先占 / When he raised a protest, his opponent had preempted the position. 当他提出抗议时，对手已经抢先占取了那位置。

preemption n. 先买权；先买；先占

prefer [ pre- = before 先; fer = to carry 带 =>“to carry sth. before others与其他东西相比，先带走某物” →] v. choose rather; like better 宁要；更喜欢 / My students prefer fiction over history. 我的学生更喜欢小说而不喜欢历史作品。

preference n. 偏爱；优先 

preferable a. 更可取的；更好的

pregnant [ pre- = before 前; gna = to bear young 生幼子；-ant a.=-ing => “before bearing young 生幼子前的”→]a. being with child or young 怀孕的，怀胎的 / His wife is pregnant. 他妻子怀孕了。

pregnancy n. 怀孕，怀胎；怀孕期

prejudice [ pre- = before 前; judice = judgement 判断=>“judgement formed before obtaining adequate knowledge 未充分了解前作出的判断”→]n. opinion formed without fair judgement 偏见 / Many people have a prejudice against foreigners. 许多人对外国人抱有偏见。

prejudicial a. 引起偏见的；有成见的

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