读故事记六级单词(十六)
premature
a.1.比预期(或正常)时间早的
2.(做法等)不成熟的，仓促的
premier
n.总理，首相
a.首要的，首位的，首次的
premise
n.1.[pl.](企业、机构等使用的)房屋和地基，经营场址
2.前提，假设
premium
n.1.(投保人向保险公司支付的)保险金
2.额外费用，加付款
3.奖品，赠品，额外津贴
a.1.高级的，优质的
2.售价高的
at a premium
1.奇缺的，难得的
2.以超过一般的价格，以高价
put/place a premium on
高度评价，重视
preoccupy
vt.使全神贯注，使入神
prescription
n.1.规定，规定性的东西(如条例、指示、命令等)
2.处方，药方，(医生开的)药
3.解救方法，诀窍
preside
vi.(at,over)主持，主管
prestige
n.威信，威望
presume
vt.1.推测，假定，(没有证据地)相信
2.冒昧(做)，擅(做)
3.认定，推定
vi.擅自行事
presume on
(不正当地)利用
pretentious
a.自命不凡的，自负的，炫耀的
pretext
n.借口，托词
prevalent
a.流行的，普遍的
preview
n.1.(电影、戏剧等的)预映，预演，预先审查(或检查)
2.(电影等的)预告(片)
prey
n.1.被捕食的动物，捕获物
2.受害者
v.1.(on)捕食
2.折磨，使烦恼
fall prey to
成为……的牺牲品，深受……之害
prick
vt.1.刺，扎，戳
2.刺痕，刺痛
3.使内心极度痛苦
vi.引起(或感到)刺痛
n.1.刺，扎，戳
2.刺痛
3.刺痕，刺孔
prick up one‘s ears
(使)竖起耳朵注意听，(使)立刻注意起来
privacy
n.1.(不受干扰的)个人自由
2.隐私，私生活，私事
probability
n.1.可能性，可能发生的事
2.概率
in all probability
十有八九，很可能
probation
n.1.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看
2.试用(期)，试读(期)
probe
v.1.探索，查究，调查
2.用探针(或探测器等)探查，探测
n.1.探针，探测器
2.探索，调查
proceedings
n.1.进程，过程，议程
2.诉讼，诉讼程序
3.会议录，公报
Burglary in a Premium Apartment
As the proceedings began we decided to first probe for the prevalent possible reasons that Nicky has fallen prey to a burglar in her premium apartment in the premier downtown district in New York. If she had lived in a more dangerous neighborhood this would have been a prescription for burglary. But Nicky had been living in an apartment building with high prestige where a premium was placed on security, multiple guards hired at a premium rate patrolled the premise, and privacy was presumed. You couldn‘t prick your finger in the hallways without being observed.
A number of possibilities had already been discussed for how the crime happened. No one in the area was on probation. No pretext had be found so far that would give anyone reason to steal from Nicky. And none of the guards were preoccupied by any distraction at the time of the crime. Any of our finding would be premature, however, until we considered the probability that it was an inside job. We would have to presume on the apartment staff for interviews. And I would personally preside over all of these interviews. In all probability we would find nothing, but we would be called pretentious if we did not follow proper procedure.
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