大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(七十一)

　　prize

　　[(1) something offered or won in a competition; (2) something of value that one must work hard for to get]

　　She knows the writer who won the Nobel Prize last year. (1)

　　The prize that he seeks is peace in the Middle East. (2)

　　probably

　　[(1) a good chance of taking place; (2) a little more than possible]

　　My son's friend probably will eat at our house tonight. (1)

　　We probably will get some rain from those dark clouds. (2)

　　problem

　　[a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer]

　　She has sympathy for people with those problems.

　　process

　　[an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result]

　　The production process seems to be a success.

　　produce

　　[(1) to make; (2) to create; (3) to cause something to be; (4) to manufacture]

　　The farmer produced a big crop. (1)

　　Who produced the new action movie? (2)

　　The police produced some new evidence at the trial. (3)

　　His company produces road signs. (4)

　　profession

　　[a job that requires special training]

　　Many doctors are leaving the medical profession.

　　professor

　　[a teacher at a college or university]

　　Do you like your English professor?

　　profit

　　[money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity]

　　How much profit did you make from selling the stock?

　　program

　　[(1) a plan of action; (2) the different events or parts of a meeting or show]

　　We have developed a program to increase company profits. (1)

　　Our group is part of the program at the school meeting. (2)

　　progress

　　[movement forward or toward improvement or a goal]

　　Are you making progress on your science project?

　　project

　　[a planned effort to do something]

　　She hopes to complete her science project in about a week.

　　propaganda

　　[ideas or information used to influence opinions]

　　Does political propaganda win elections?

　　property

　　[anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods]

　　His property extends from here to the river.