1.proliferate v.激增(to increase profusely);繁殖(to multiply)
词根记忆:pro(许多)+lifer(后代)+ate——后代增加许多——繁殖
例:As new products proliferate, demand is divided among a growing number of stock-keeping units.
派生词:proliferation(n.大量繁殖)
同根词:prolific(a.多产的)
2.proliferation .增殖(growth by the rapid multiplication of parts);扩散(a rapaid increase in number, especially in the number of deadly weapons)
词根记忆:来自proliferate(v.增殖)
例:The proliferation of Eurasian watermifoil in Frida Lake has led to reductions in the populations of some species of aquatic animals.
3.prolonged a.延长的(drawn out);拖延的(tediously protracted);持续很久的(continuing for a long time)
词根记忆:来自prolong(v.延长;拖延)
例:Prolonged loss of sleep can lead to temporary impairment of judgment comparable to that induced by consuming several ounces of alcohol.
4.prominence n.突出物(sth. prominent);突出(the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous)
词根记忆:来自prominent(a.显著的)
例:Since 1980, productivity improvements in manufacturing have moved the United States from a position of acute decline in manufacturing to one of world prominence.
同根词:eminent(a.杰出的;显著的)
5.prominent a.显著的(noticeable);杰出的(outstanding)
词根记忆:pro(向前)+minent(突出)——凸出的——显著的
例:Alvin Toffler was one of the most prominent students in our college.
派生词:prominence(n.突出,显著)
6.promising a.有希望的,有前途的(likely to succeed or to yield good results)
词根记忆:来自promise(v.给予希望)
例:The new theory has opened up promising possibilities for future research.
7.promote v.提升(to give someone a higher position or rank):促进(to help in the growth or development of)
词根记忆:pro(向前)+mot(动)+e——向前动——促进
例:It helped to promote flexibility within their social system.
派生词:promotion(n.提升;促销)
同根词:demote(v.使降级)
8.promotional a.促销的(of or relating to promotion);增进的(of or relating to advancement)
词根记忆:来自promotion(v.促进;晋升;推销)
例:Customers come to regard the promotional price as the fair price and the regular price as excessive.
同根词:promote(v.促进;促销)
9.prompt v.(to)促使,推动( to serve as the inciting cause of);提示(to cue);a.敏捷的(performed readily or immediately)
词根记忆:pro(向前)+mpt——使……向前——促使
例:The thermoreceptors (温度感应器)located within the skin's surface can prompt behavioral changes.