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159. popular with/among大众所喜爱的，拥戴 160. in practice 实际上（状语）; in principle 原则上；in theory 理论上
161. have prejudice in favor of 偏爱…; have prejudice against 对…有偏见
162. prefer sth to sth.; prefer doing to doing 比起…更喜欢…
(would) prefer to do 宁愿
做…
have preference for 偏爱 163. at present 现在，此刻 164. prevent…from doing使…不， 防止…做
165. prior to =previous to（=before） 在…之前 166. in proportion to 与…成比例 167. on purpose（deliberately）故意 168. out of question 没问题；
out of the question
（=impossible）不可能的; without question 毫无疑问 169. be caught in the rain 被雨淋了; sb is caught red-handed 当场被抓； sb. is caught doing sth. 在做某事时被抓
170. at random 随便地， 任意地， 胡乱地
171. range from…to…范围在……与……之间不等 172. at any rate （=at all events）无论如何，总之; at a rate of 以…的速度(比
率)
173. be ready/willing to do sth. 愿意做…; be unwilling/reluctant to do sth.
174. reason with (=argue) 劝说; reasonable 合理的 175. The reason why … is that… 原因是
176. refer to dictionary 查词典；refer to…as 把…称做…；
refer…to… (=send， take) 送交，呈交；
