501. (a) passion for 对…的热爱,热情

passion原始涵义：

n. 1. 热情,激情 (+for)]

They sang with great passion. 他们满怀激情地歌唱。

2. 恋情;情欲 [(+for)]
You may have a passion for her, but it isn't love.
你也许对她怀有强烈的感情,但这不是爱情。

3. 盛怒,忿怒

At those words of mine he broke into a violent passion.
他听了我说的那些话便勃然大怒。

4. 酷爱[(+for)]
造句：She had a passion for music. 她十分爱好音乐。

502. be patient with 对…耐心

造句：The doctor is very patient with his patients. 那位医师对病人十分耐心。

503. pay for 赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚

pay原始涵义：

vt. 1. 付,支付;付款给 [(+for/to)]

She paid the money to me. 她将钱付给了我。
2. 偿还;补偿;向...报复[(+out)]

I've paid him out for the trick he played on me.
他作弄我,我已对他进行了报复。
3. 把(钱)存(银行)[(+in/into)]

4. 对...有利

5. 给予(注意);致以(问候);进行(访问)[(+to)]
We'll pay a visit to Japan this winter. 今年冬天我们要去访问日本。

vi. 1. 付款;偿还债务
I'll pay by check. 我将用支票付款。

2. 有利,划算
It will pay to be kind to others. 好心会有好报。

It pays to learn a foreign language. 学外语是值得的。

3. 生利;(工作等)有报酬
This job pays well. 这工作报酬好。

4. 付出代价;受到惩罚
n. 1. 薪俸;报酬
The miners went on strike for higher pay.
矿工举行罢工,要求增加工资。

2. 报偿;惩罚

504. pay…for 付…的钱

造句：I paid a very high price for the house. 我出了很高的价钱买下了这房子。

505. (be) at peace with 与…和睦相处

 in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安

造句：The Smiths were living in peace with the neighbors.

史密斯一家与左邻右舍和睦相处。

506. peculiar to… 特有的, 独具的

peculiar原始涵义：

a.    1. 奇怪的;乖癖的;罕见的

He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.

他用一种奇特的眼神看着我。

2. (个人或团体)特有的,独具的;独特的[(+to)]
I have my own peculiar way of doing things.
我有自己独特的做事方式。

3. 特别的,特殊的
It is a matter of peculiar interest.
这是一件有特殊意义的事。

造句：This style is peculiar to him. 这一风格是他独有的。

507. penalty for 对…的处罚,罚金

造句：The failure is the penalty for your absence of class不及格是对你缺课的惩罚。

508. perform. on the piano演奏钢琴

同义替换：=play the piano

509. persist in 坚持,固执

vi. 1. 坚持;固执[(+in/with)]
2. 持续;存留
The storm persisted for a week.
暴风雨持续了一个星期。
vt. 坚持说,反复说 [+that]

He persisted that he had nothing to do with robbery. 他坚持说他与抢劫毫无关系。

造句：Why do you persist in writing these things?

你为什么要坚持写这些东西呢?

510. in person 亲自, 当面

造句：He will be present at the meeting in person. 他将亲自参加会议。

511. in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方

造句：She likes to have everything in place. 她喜欢每件东西都各就各位。

I'm afraid your proposal is not quite in place. 恐怕你的提案不太妥当。

512. in place of代替

同义替换：=instead of

造句：Plastics are now often used in place of wood or metal.

现在塑料经常被用来代替木料或金属。

513. take(a) pleasure in 喜欢做某事

造句：She took pleasure in doing such things. 她很喜欢做这种事。

514. be on the point of doing sth.刚要去做

同义替换：=be about to do sth.

造句：I was on the point of going out when someone knocked on the door.我正要出去的时候有人敲门。

515. beside the point 不切正题,无关紧要

造句：How much it costs is beside the point.

花多少钱的问题不必谈了。

516. come to the point 谈主要问题

造句：We're now in a hurry, so come to the point.

我们现在很匆忙,你就直截了当说吧。

517. there is no point in doing sth.没必要做某事

造句:There is no point in discussing whether she is qualified or not here.

在这儿讨论她够不够格没有必要。

518. to the point 中肯, 切题

造句：Please be concise and to the point. 请简明扼要一点。

519. point at (=indicate, direct attention)指着

point out (=indicate, show) 指出,指明
point原始涵义：

n. 1.

尖,尖端,尖头 [(+of)]

Do you have a pencil with a sharper point? 你有尖一点的铅笔吗?

2. (空间的)一点,处,地方,位置

3. 特点,特征
Dancing is not her strong point. 她不擅长跳舞。

4. (时间上的)一点,(特定)时刻;瞬间

5. 分数;(比赛等的)得分

In the game we got ten points while the Medical School got only three.

比赛中我们得了十分,而医学院只得了三分。

6. 思想;论点

7. 要点;中心思想
He missed the whole point of my speech.
他完全没抓住我讲话的要点。

8. 意义;目的;用途 (+in/of)
There is no point in complaining. They can't do anything to help you.

抱怨于事无补;他们没办法帮助你。

9. 【数】点;小数点;标点

vt.

1. 把...指向,把...对准;瞄准[(+at/towards)]
It's rude to point your fingers at people. 用手指指人是很不礼貌的。

2. 指出[(+out)]
He pointed out that they were mistaken.
他指出他们错了。

3. 强调[(+up)]

4. 弄尖,削尖
She pointed the pencil for her sister. 她给妹妹削铅笔。

5. 给...加标点;给...加小数点

vi. 1. 指,指出,指明[(+at/to)]

He pointed at the book he wanted. 他指着他要的那一本书。

2. 指向,对准;朝向[(+to/towards)]
The hands of the clock now pointed to half past three. 这时时针指向三点半。

3. 显示,表明;证明[(+at/to/towards)]

520. popular with/among大众所喜爱的,拥戴

造句：He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, being considered insufficiently popular with all members.大家不让他接手社团主席的职位是因为他在成员里面不很受欢迎。    (1998词汇)

521. in the position of 处在…位置上

position原始涵义：

n. 1. 位置,地点,方位

The bed used to be in this position. 床原来是放在这儿的。

2. 恰当的位置

3. 姿势,姿态

4. 地位;身份;位次 [(+in)]
He has a high position in society. 他社会地位很高。

5. 形势;境况[+to-v]
He made a study of the position of the middle class in Britain.

他研究过英国中产阶级的状况。

6. 立场;态度[(+on)]
What's your position on this problem? 你对这个问题持什么态度?

7. 职位;职务;工作[(+with/in)]

vt. 1. 把...放在适当位置
She positioned the chairs round the dining table. 她在餐桌四周摆上椅子。

2. 把(产品)打进市场

522. in practice 实际上(状语);业务熟练(表语)

造句：The plan worked well in practice. 这个计划很行得通。

523. be(get) out of practice 荒疏,不熟练

造句：Do not make yourself out of practice.要勤于练习。

524. bring(put)…into practice使…成为现实

造句：His aim is to bring the teaching theory into practice.他的目标就是把教学理论变为现实。

525. prefer…to…宁要, 更喜欢

同义替换：choose rather, like better

prefer原始涵义：

vt. 1. 宁可,宁愿(选择);更喜欢

At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.

此时此刻,他宁愿不去想未来的事情。
2. 【律】提出(控告等)
Police preferred charges against him for theft.
警方指控他有偷窃行为。

造句：I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.
我喜欢安静的乡村胜过喧闹的城市。

526. prepare for breakfast 准备吃早饭

 prepare breakfast 作早饭

527. in the presence of 在…在场的情况下

造句：She was a little nervous in the presence of so many professors.在很多教授在场的情况下她表现得有点紧张。

528. for the present(=for the time being, for now)暂且,就现在来说;

at present 现在,此刻

present原始涵义：

a. 1. 出席的,在场的

How many people were present at the meeting?
到会的有多少人?

2. 现在的,当前的

I'm not at all satisfied with the present situation.
我对目前的情况一点都不满意。

3. 【语】现在时的

4. 留在记忆里的,不能忘记的[+in/to]

n. 1.、现在,目前

There is no time like the present.
机不可失,时不再来。

2.、【语】现在时态

3、礼物,赠品
He often gave his neighbor's kids little presents.

他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。

vt.

1.    赠送,呈献[(+to/with)]

They presented him with a bunch of flowers. 他们献给他一束鲜花。

2. 引起(问题),造成(困难)[(+to/with)]
All this presented new safety problems. 所有这些都造成了新的安全问题。

3. 提出,提交,呈递[(+to)]
Some 300 papers were presented at the conference. 会上提出了大约三百篇论文。

4. 呈现;描述;出示[(+to)]
He had to present a smiling face though heavy-hearted. 虽然忧心忡忡,但他还得露出一副笑容。

造句：I have not enough money to buy a car for the moment. 眼下，我没有足够的钱买汽车。

Your advice would be exceedingly valuable to him, who is at present at his wits' end.你的建议对他将非常有价值，因为他现在已经黔驴技穷了。    (1995词汇)

529. preside over/at 主持(会议,业务等)

preside原始涵义：

vi. 1.

担任会议主席,主持[(+at/over)]
The general manager presided at the meeting. 总经理主持了会议。
2. 管辖;指挥[(+over)]
The manager presides over the business of this store. 经理主管本店的业务。

3. 领奏,主奏[(+at)]

造句：The Prime Minister presided at the Cabinet meeting. 首相主持了内阁会议。

530. prevail over 占优势, 压倒, 战胜

prevail原始涵义：

vi. 1. 胜过,战胜,优胜[(+over/against)]

His argument prevailed and I yielded. 他的论点占了上风,我让步了。

2. 流行,盛行;普遍[(+among/in)]
This custom prevails over the whole area. 这一习俗在整个地区盛行。

造句：Good will prevail over evil. 善良将战胜邪恶。

531. prevent…from 使…不, 防止…做

造句：The developed countries should write off the Third World debt to prevent people from poverty.发达国家应该将第三世界的债务一笔勾销，以免让其人民陷入贫困。

532. previous to 在…之前

同义替换：=prior to

造句：It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。

533. take pride in 以…自豪

同义替换：=pride oneself on

造句：She took great pride in the success of her three children.

她对自己三个孩子的成就感到万分自豪。

534. pride oneself on/upon 以…自豪

造句：We pride ourselves on quality.我们以品质为荣。

535. in principle 原则上

同义替换：=only in regard to the main idea

造句：They agreed to the plan only in principle. 他们只是原则上同意那计划。

536. prior to在…之前

同义替换：=before

造句：Chlorination prior to another chemical process. 在其他化学反应之前的氯化作用过程。

537. in private (=privately) 私下, 秘密地

in public 公开地

造句：That fellow can be very rude in private though in public he is usually polite.
那家伙在大庭广众通常很有礼貌,但私下很粗鲁。

538. proceed from由…发出, 由…引起(产生)

同义替换：=arise from, result from

proceed原始涵义：

vi. 1. 继续进行;继续做(或讲)下去[(+to/with)]

2.    开始,着手,出发[+to-v]

After everyone was seated the chairman proceeded to announce his plan.

大家就坐后,主席开始宣布他的计划。

3. 进行,开展
The project is proceeding as planned. 工程正在按计划进行。

4. 发出,出自[(+from)]
5. (沿特定路线)行进
He got off the bus and proceeded home on foot. 他下了汽车,步行回家。

6. 起诉[(+against)]
The district attorney processed against the defaulting debtor. 地方检查官起诉不履行债务的债务人。

造句：The whole trouble processed from a misunderstanding. 整个麻烦起于误会。

539. proceed with ( =begin and continue sth.) 继续进行

造句：The old man took a drink from his cup and proceeded with his story.

老人拿起杯子喝了一口,继续讲他的故事。

540. in progress进行中

同义替换：=in the state of be done

造句：The building of the factory was in progress. 工厂正在建造中。

541. prohibit…from禁止, 阻止

同义替换：=forbid

prohibit原始涵义：

vt. 1. (以法令,规定等)禁止[(+from)]

Smoking is prohibited in the office building.
办公楼内禁止抽烟。

2. 妨碍,阻止;使不可能[(+from)][+v-ing]

造句： The high cost of the machine prohibits it from widespreading.

这机器价格昂贵,很难普及使用。

542. in proportion to 与…成比例

造句：Do you think we are paid in proportion to the hours we work?

你认为我们的薪水与工作时间相称吗?

543. protect…from 阻止..不受,保护不受

造句：Wild wood should be well protect from excessive hag野生森林应该被保护以免过量砍伐。

544. be proud of 为…自豪

造句：I am so proud of my father.我为我父亲自豪。

545. provide for 为…做准备

provide原始涵义：

vt. 1. 提供[(+for)]
On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.

星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

2. 装备,供给[(+with)]
Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

3. 规定[+(that)]
The law provides that these ancient buildings must be preserved.

法律规定,这些古老的建筑应该保存。

4. 准备,预备

vi. 1.

抚养,赡养[(+for)]
He tried to earn more money to provide for a large family.

他设法多挣钱以供养一个子女众多的家。
2. 作准备;预防[(+for/against)]

3. 规定[(+for)]
The constitution provides for citizens' rights and obligations.
宪法规定了公民的权利与义务。

造句：We have to provide for possible accidents. 我们要为可能发生的意外作些准备。

546. in public 公开地, 当众

造句：He is going to make a speech in public. 他将当众发表演说。

547. on purpose故意

同义替换：=by intention, deliberately

造句：If it wasn't an accident, he must have done it on purpose.如果这不是一场事故，他肯定是故意那么做的了。

548. to the purpose得要领的, 中肯的

同义替换：(=useful for one’s purpose)

造句：What he had said was not to the purpose. 他所说的话并不中肯。

549. be qualified in 在某种科目或学科上合格

 be qualified for 在某种职业上合格

qualify原始涵义：

vt. 1. 使具有资格,使合格[(+as/for)]
I am a qualified doctor, who will not hurt you.

我是一个合格的医生,不会伤害你的。

2. 限制,限定
Qualify your statement that "dogs are loyal" by adding "usually".

将你说的"狗是忠诚的"这句话修正一下,加上"通常"二字。

3. 【语】修饰,限定
In "blue pencils", the adjective "blue" qualifies the noun "pencils".

在"蓝铅笔"中形容词"蓝"修饰名词"铅笔"。

4. 把...称作,形容,描述[(+as)]
I qualify it as a plot. 我说它是一个阴谋。

5. 证明...合格
vi. 1. 取得资格;具备合格条件[(+as/for)]
He qualified in London as a teacher of English overseas.

他在伦敦取得海外英语教师的资格。

造句：Can you qualify yourself for the job? 你能证明你自己有能力担任这一工作吗?

550. call…in question 对…表示怀疑

造句：I call in question the accuracy of these figures. 我怀疑这些数字的准确性。