worldlist35

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pecuniary

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ADJ. /钱的，金钱方面的/pertaining to money

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pedagogy

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N. / 教学，教育学/teaching; art of education

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pedant

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N. /学究/scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities.

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pedantic

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ADJ. / ，学究的，书呆子的showing off learning; bookish

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pedestrian

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ADJ. /平淡无奇的，乏味的/ordinary

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pediatrician

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N. /儿科医生/expert in children’s diseases.

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peerless

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ADJ. /无双的，无可匹敌的/having no equal; incomparable.

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pejorative

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ADJ. /贬义的，贬损的/negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

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pellucid

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ADJ. /透明的；清澈的；易懂的/transparent; limpid; easy to understand

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penchant

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N. /嗜好，爱好/strong inclination; liking.

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pendant

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N. /挂件，垂饰/ornament (hanging from a necklace, etc.)

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penitent

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ADJ. /忏悔的，悔过的/repentant

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pensive

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ADJ. /心事重重的，郁郁寡欢的，沉思的/dreamily thoughtful

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penury

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N. /贫困，贫穷/severe poverty; stinginess

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perceptive

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ADJ. /洞察力强的，有见地的/insightful; aware; wise

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percussion

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ADJ. /撞击的，敲击的，打击乐器/striking one object against another sharply.

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perdition

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N. /死后的惩罚，彻底毁灭/damnation; complete ruin

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peregrination

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N. /旅行/journey.

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peremptory

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ADJ. /不容抗拒的，专横的/demanding and leaving no choice

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perennial

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N. /多年生植物，长期的事物/something that is continuing or recurrent

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perfidious

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ADJ. /背信弃义的；不忠实的/treacherous; disloyal

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perforate

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V. /穿孔，打洞/pierce; put a hole through

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perfunctory

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ADJ. /肤浅的，敷衍的/superficial;

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perimeter

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N. /周边，周围/outer boundary

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peripheral

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ADJ. /次要的，外围的/marginal; outer

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periphery

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N. /边缘，外围/edge,

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perjury

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N. /伪誓；伪证罪/false testimony

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permeable

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ADJ. /可渗透的，有渗透力的/penetrable; porous

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permeate

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V. /渗透，弥漫/pass through; spread

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pernicious

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ADJ. /有害的，恶性的/very destructive.

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perpetrate

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V. /做错事，犯罪/commit an offense

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perpetual

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ADJ. /连续不断的，无休止的/everlasting

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perpetuate

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V. /使长存，使永恒/make something last; preserve from extinction

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perquisite

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/额外收入，外快/any gain above stipulated salary.

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persona

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N. /公共场合的形象或性格/public personality or facade.

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personable

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ADJ. /有风度的，有魅力的/attractive

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perspicacious

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ADJ. /有洞察力的，敏锐的/having insight; penetrating; astute

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pert

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ADJ. /唐突的，无理的/impertinent; forward

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pertinacious

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ADJ. /固执的，坚持的/stubborn; persistent.

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pertinent

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ADJ. /直接相关的，有关的/To the point; relevant

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perturb

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V. /使忧虑，使烦恼/disturb greatly

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peruse

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V. /精读，细读/read with care

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pervasive

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ADJ. /遍布的，无所不在的/pervading; spread throughout every part.

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perverse

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ADJ. /一意孤行的，恶意的/stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

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pessimism

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N. /悲观主义，悲观/belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess.

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petrify

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V. /石化，使惊呆/turn to stone

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petty

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ADJ. /小的，不重要的/trivial; unimportant; very small

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petulant

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ADJ. /脾气坏的/touchy; peevish

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phenomena

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N. /现象/observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

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philanderer

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N. /玩弄女性者。爱调情的人/faithless lover; flirt.

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persevere

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v 坚持不懈，persist,endure