美國之音1500基礎聽力詞滙J－R(3)

O

　　object - v. to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched

　　observe - v. to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something （"They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born."）

　　occupy - v. to take and hold or to control by force

　　ocean - n. the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water

　　of - prep. made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among

　　off - ad. away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected

　　offensive - n. a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking

　　offer - v. to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed

　　office - n. a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed

　　officer - n. a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force

　　official - n. a person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power

　　often - ad. many times

　　oil - n. a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel

　　old - ad. not young or new; having lived or existed for many years

　　on - prep. above and held up by; touching the upper surface of （"The book is on the table."）; supported by （"He is on his feet."）; about （"The report on the meeting is ready."）; at the time of （"He left on Wednesday."）

　　once - ad. one time only

　　only - ad. being the single one or ones; no more than （"We have only two dollars."）

　　open - v. to start （"They opened talks."）; ad. not closed; not secret

　　operate - v. to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons

　　opinion - n. a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking

　　oppose - v. to be against; to fight against

　　opposite - ad. different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way （"North is the opposite direction from south."）

　　oppress - v. to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power

　　or - conj. giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices

　　orbit - v. to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet

　　order - v. to give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws

　　organize - v. to put in order; to put together into a system

　　other - ad. different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more （"That man is short; the other is tall."）

　　our - ad. of or belonging to us

　　oust - v. to force to leave; to remove by force

　　out - ad. away from the inside; opposite of in

　　over - conj. above; covering; across, in or on every part of （"all over the world"）

　　overthrow - v. to remove from power; to defeat or end by force

　　owe - v. to pay or have to repay （usually money） in return for something received

　　own - v. to have or possess for oneself

　　P

　　paint - v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface

　　pan - n. a metal container used for cooking

　　paper - n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing

　　parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground

　　parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary

　　pardon - v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment

　　parent - n. a father or mother

　　parliament - n. a government lawmaking group

　　part - n. something less than the whole; not all of something

　　party - n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment

　　pass - v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to go

　　passenger - n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver

　　passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country

　　past - n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former

　　path - n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves

　　patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem

　　pay - v. to give money for work done or for something bought

　　peace - n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet

　　people - n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation （"the American people"）

　　percent - n. a part of every hundred （"Ten is ten percent of one hundred."）

　　perfect - ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without mistakes

　　perform - v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others

　　period - n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions

　　permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time

　　permit - v. to let; to make possible

　　person - n. a man, woman or child physical - ad. of the body

　　physics - n. the study of motion, matter and energy

　　picture - n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a camera

　　piece - n. a part of something larger

　　pig - n. a farm animal used for its meat

　　pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter

　　pipe - n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas

　　place - v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country

　　plan - v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something （"They plan to have a party."）; n. an organized or developed idea or method （"The plan will not work."）

　　planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun （"Earth is a planet."）

　　plant - v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth plastic - n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things

　　play - v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater

　　please - v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment plenty - n. all that is needed; a large enough amount

　　plot - v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal

　　poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions

　　point - v. to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something

　　poison - n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health

　　police - n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency

　　policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business

　　politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office

　　pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water

　　poor - n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality

　　popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public

　　population - n. all the people in a place, city or country

　　port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm

　　position - n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a job （or level of a job） in an organization

　　possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by

　　possible - ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen

　　postpone - v. to delay action until a later time pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow

　　power - n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work （"Water power turns the wheel."）

　　praise - v. to say good things about; to approve

　　pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit

　　pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby

　　present - v. to offer for consideration （"We will present our idea to the committee."）; n. a gift （"I gave them a present for their anniversary."）; now （"The present time is a good time."）; ad. to be at a place （"I was present at school yesterday."）

　　president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization

　　press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications

　　pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else

　　prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening

　　price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale

　　prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime

　　private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public

　　prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get

　　probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible

　　problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer

　　process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result

　　produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture

　　profession - n. a job that requires special training professor - n. a teacher at a college or university

　　profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity

　　program - n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show

　　progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal

　　project - n. a planned effort to do something

　　propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions

　　property - n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods

　　propose - v. to present or offer for consideration

　　protect - v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged

　　protest - v. to speak against; to object

　　prove - v. to show to be true

　　provide - v. to give something needed or wanted

　　public - ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite private

　　publication - n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine

　　publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine

　　pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; opposite push

　　pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through

　　punish - v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal

　　purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is bought

　　pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean

　　purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal

　　push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; opposite pull

　　put - v. to place; to set in position