18-1 Flashcards

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patrician

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贵族,名门望族:high birth;贵族的,地位高的:high birth

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patriot

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爱国者:loves country

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patronize

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赞助:provide aid;以高人一等的态度对待:treat haughtily

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paucity

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少量,缺乏:dearth

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paunchy

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大腹便便的,大肚子的:potbelly

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peck

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大量:considerable amount;(不情愿地)小口咬:in small bites

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pedagogue

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教育者,老师:give formal instruction

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pedant

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书呆子,墨守成规之人:formal rules

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predestine

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预先注定:in advance

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pedestrian

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行人:traveling on foot;平庸无奇的,令人厌倦的:causing weariness

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peep

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一瞥:brief look;轻声:slight sound

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peer

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同等地位的人,同辈:equal;好奇地凝视:look

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peeve

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打扰,惹恼:disturb

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pejorative

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轻蔑的,贬低的:disparaging

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pellucid

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透明的:admitting light;清晰明确的,易懂的:clear

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pen

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监狱:confinement;关押,监禁:close

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penalty

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(对罪行的)处罚:punishment

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penchant

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嗜好,迷恋:strong inclination

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penitent

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悔过的:regretful

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pensive

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沉思的,(尤指)哀思的:thinking

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21
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penury

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贫穷:dearth;吝啬,节俭:frugality

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perambulate 

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徒步穿越,走过:travel over

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perceptible

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可察觉的:being perceived

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peremptory

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不容反抗的:not allowing contradiction;爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的:feeling of superiority

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perfervid

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非常热情的:exaggerated emotion

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perfidy

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不忠,背信弃义:disloyalty

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perforate

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打孔,穿透:make a hole

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perfunctory

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例行公事的,敷衍的:superficially;不感兴趣的:lacking in interest

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perimeter 

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边界,界限:outer limit

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periodical 

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期刊:publication;周期性的,有固定间隔的:regular intervals

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peripatetic

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巡游的,四处游历的:place to place

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peripheral

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外围的:boundary or periphery;辅助性的:supply

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perish

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死亡,消亡:cease to exist

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permanent

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永恒的:continuing or enduring, forever

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permeable

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可渗透的:penetrated

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pernicious

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有害的:injurious

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peroration

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(演讲的)结束语:concluding part;(正式的)演讲,致辞:formal discourse

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perpetual

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永恒的,不断的:continuing forever

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persecute

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迫害,折磨:cause suffering

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persevere

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坚持不懈,不屈不挠:persist

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persiflage

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打趣:teasing

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persistence

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坚持,持续:lasting existence

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personable

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风度翩翩的,吸引人的:attractive

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perspicacious

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极敏锐的,有洞察力的:penetrating mental discernment

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perspicuity

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清晰明了的:clearness and lucidity

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pertain

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有关联的:have a relation

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pertinacious

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顽固的,固执地坚持的:sticking

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pertinent

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相关的,恰当的:relevance

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perturb

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使扰乱,使烦躁不安:trouble the mind

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peruse

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细读:examine with great care