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| PMS nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  acronym (premenstrual syndrome) | 经前综合症 
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|   | The woman stayed home sick with PMS. | 
| pre-made adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (ready-prepared) | 预制的  yù zhì de | 
|   |   | 预先制作的 
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| pre-order [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (pay for [sth] before available) | 预定  yù dìng | 
|   | The library pre-orders its books so they are ready by publication day. | 
| pre-order nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (advance payment for [sth]) | 预定  yù dìng | 
| pre-owned adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (used, owned before) | 二手的  èr shǒu de  | 
| Pre-Raphaelite nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (member of artists' group) | 拉菲尔前派成员 
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| Pre-Raphaelite adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (relating to Pre-Raphaelite art) | 拉菲尔前派的 
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| pre-recorded broadcast nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (tv, radio: transmission recorded in advance) (电视、广播等) | 播放预先录制好的节目  bō fàng yù xiān lù zhì hǎo de jié mù | 
|   | Today we'll be replaying a pre-recorded broadcast. | 
pre-tax,  also US: pretax adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (profits, etc.: before tax) | 税前的  shuì qián de | 
preeminence,  pre-eminence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (distinction, greatness) | 杰出 n jié chū | 
|   |   | 优秀  yōu xiù | 
preeminent,  pre-eminent adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (notable) | 显著的  xiǎn zhù de  | 
|   |   | 卓越的  zhuó yuè de  | 
|   |   | 杰出的  jié chū de  | 
|   | Professor Bernstein is the preeminent physicist of this decade. | 
preempt [sb],  pre-empt [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (supplant) | 代替  dài tì | 
|   |   | 取代  qǔ dài | 
preempt [sth],  pre-empt [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (acquire before others) | 先占  xiān zhàn | 
|   |   | 先取得 
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preemptive,  pre-emptive adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (anticipatory) | 先发制人的  xiān fā zhì rén de | 
|   |   | 先占的  xiān zhàn de | 
|   |   | 抢下的  qiǎng xià de | 
preemptive,  pre-emptive adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (with prior right) | 先买权的  xiān mǎi quán de | 
|   |   | 先占权的  xiān zhàn quán de | 
preexist,  preexist [sth],  UK: pre-exist vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (exist prior to) | 先于…存在  xiān yú cún zài | 
preexist,  preexist [sth],  UK: pre-exist v |  (exist beforehand) | 预先存在  yù xiān cún zài | 
|   |   | 事先存在  shì xiān cún zài | 
premed,  pre-med nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (drug taken prior to anaesthetic) (缩略语,非正式用语) | (麻醉前用的)术前用药 n
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premed,  pre-med adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (preparing for medical school) (缩略语,非正式用语) | 医科大学预科的 adj
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preproduction,  also UK: pre-production nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (before formal production phase) | 生产前阶段 
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|   |   | 预生产阶段 
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preregistration,  pre-registration nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (early registration, in advance of event or general registration) | 预先注册  yù xiān zhù cè | 
|   |   | 预先登记  yù xiān dēng jì | 
preschool,  pre-school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (nursery school) | 幼儿园  yòu ér yuán | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 幼稚园  yòu zhì yuán | 
|   | The children started preschool at age 3. | 
preschool,  pre-school n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (of a preschool) | 幼儿园的  yòu ér yuán de  | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 幼稚园的  yòu zhì yuán de | 
|   | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. | 
preschool,  pre-school n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (of early childhood) | 学龄前的  xué líng qián de  | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 学前的  xué qián de | 
|   | What educational activities work with preschool kids? | 
preschool child,  pre-school child nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (child under 5) | 学龄前儿童  xué líng qián ér tóng | 
|   | Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. | 
preschool teacher,  pre-school teacher nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (educator at nursery school) | 幼儿教师,幼师 
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| pretrial adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (before a legal trial) | 审判前的  shěn pàn qián de | 
|   |   | 审理前的  shěn lǐ qián de | 
| pretrial nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (court hearing before trial) | 预审  yù shěn |