proportion [prə u'pɔ:ʃən]
n. 比例(ratio)，部分(fraction, part, piece, section, share)
vt. 使成比例
in proportion as [to]... 按...的比例，與...成比例
in proportion 相稱
e.g. her head is out of proportion to the size of her body.
proposal [prə'pəuzəl]
n. 提議，建議(plan, project, recommendation, scheme, suggestion)
make a proposal of marriage 求婚
make a proposal 建議
e.g. the boss approved my proposal.
propose [prə'pəuz]
vt.建議(present, put forward, recommend, suggest)，打算(aim, intend, mean, offer, plan)，求(婚)
propose to do sth. 打算...
propose that... 建議...
propose marriage 求婚
propose a toast 建議舉杯祝酒
propose sb. for... 提名/推薦某人任(某職)
e.g. he proposed that a change should be made.
protect [prə'tekt] vt.保護(defend, guard, keep safe, safeguard, preserve, secure,)
protect... from [against] ... 使...免于遭受到...
protect sb. from danger 保護某人使其免遭危險
e.g. he raised his arm to protect his child from hurt.
protection [prə'tekʃən] n. 保護(defence, guard, shelter, shield)
under the protection of... 在...保護之下
protection from/against... 防衛...
e.g. she put on dark glasses as a protection against the strong light.
prove [pru:v] vt. 證明，證實(confirm, demonstrate, justify, turn out)
prove (oneself) to be... 證明(自已)是...
prove... by experiment 實驗證明...
e.g. perhaps this book will prove to be of some use to you in your studies.
provide [prə'vaid] v. 供應，供給(afford, arrange for, cater, contribute, equip. furnish, give, grant, lend, supply)，規定(prescribe, regulate)
provide against... 為...做好準備，預防(災荒，困難)
provide for... 為...做準備，防備...，規定...
provide sb. with sth. 給某人提供某物
provide sth. to sb. 給某人提供某物
e.g. the hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents.
public ['pʌblik] n. 公眾，公共場所adj. 公眾的，公共的，公立的(national, open, popular, shared)
in public 公開地
public opinion 公眾輿論
public education 學校教育(區別于家庭教育)
public health 公共衛生，公共衛生設施
public holidays 公共假期
public school 公立中小學
public service 公用設施, 公共服務
public speaking 演說, 演講
public university 公立大學
e.g. public opinion is against him.
publish['pʌbliʃ]v. 出版(issue, put out)，公布(declare)，發表(make public)
e.g. he has published quite a lot of articles.
pull[pul]v. 拖(drag, draw, haul)，拉，拔(extract, remove, take out)n. 拉，拖，拉力
pull down... 毀壞...，破壞...
pull in 進站, 靠岸
pull out... 拔出..., 離開
pull up... 拔起..., 停下
pull together 齊心協力
pull on... 穿...，戴...
pull off... 脫下...，（成功地）完成...
pull over 把(車)駕駛到路邊
pull through... (使)度過危機/難關，(使)恢復健康
e.g. don't pull my hair!
purpose ['pə:pəs]
n.目的，意圖(aim, ambition, design, end, goal, hope, intention, motive, object, objective, outcome, plan, result, target, wish)，用途(application, use, value)
on purpose 故意地
for (the) purpose of... 以...的目的
with the purpose of... 以...為目的
e.g. the plan has a triple ['tripl] purpose.
push[puʃ]vt. 推，推動(drive, impel, press)，逼迫(compel, persuade, put pressure on)，
推銷(advertise, make known, promote)n. 推，推動，干勁
push ahead with... 推動..., 推進...
push on with... 繼續進行...
push... aside/away 把...推開,避開...
push for... 奮力爭取...
push in 把...推入, 擠入
push off 離開
push... out 把...推出去
push the button 按按鈕
push button 按鈕
e.g. he pushed her into making a decision.
put [put]
vt.(put, put, putting) 放，擺，安置(arrange, leave, place, set down)，表達，提出(express, say, state, suggest, utter)
put... across 圓滿完成， 解釋...
put... aside 儲存...備用，撇開...，把...放在一邊
put ...away 把...收好
put down... 寫下...，記下...
put forward... 提出(意見、建議)，把時針向前撥
put in 打斷，插嘴
put off... . 推遲...
put on... 增加...，上演(戲劇)，穿上...
put out... 熄滅...，生產...，出版...
put... through 接通電話
put up... 建立...，建造...
put up with... 忍受...， 容忍...
put ...in mind 記住...
e.g. i want to know how to put this in french.
puzzle ['pʌzl]
n.難題，謎(difficulty, mystery, problem, question)
v. (使)迷惑(confuse)，(使)為難(worry)
puzzle about/over... 苦苦思考...
e.g. the question puzzled me.