deck18 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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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
非常热情的: exaggerated emotion
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perfidy
不忠, 背信弃义: disloyalty
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perforate
打孔, 穿透: make a hole
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perfunctory
例行公事的, 敷衍的: superficially; 不感兴趣的: lacking in interest
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perimeter
边界, 界限: outer limit
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periodical
期刊: publication; 周期性的, 有固定间隔的: regular intervals
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peripatetic
巡游的, 四处游历的: place to place
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peripheral
外围的: boundary or periphery; 辅助性的: supply
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perish
死亡, 消亡: cease to exist
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permanent
永恒的: continuing or enduring, forever
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permeable
可渗透的: penetrated
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pernicious
有害的: injurious
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peroration
(演讲的)结束语: concluding part; (正式的)演讲, 致辞: formal discourse
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perpetual
永恒的, 不断的: continuing forever
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persecute
迫害, 折磨: cause suffering
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persevere
坚持不懈, 不屈不挠: persist
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persiflage
打趣: teasing
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persistence
坚持, 持续: lasting existence
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personable
风度翩翩的, 吸引人的: attractive
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perspicacious
极敏锐的, 有洞察力的: penetrating mental discernment
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perspicuity
清晰明了的: clearness and lucidity
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pertain
有关联的: have a relation
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pertinacious
顽固的, 固执地坚持的: sticking
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pertinent
相关的, 恰当的: relevance
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perturb
使扰乱, 使烦躁不安: trouble the mind
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peruse
细读: examine with great care
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pervade
弥漫, 充满: throughout
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pessimistic
悲观的: take the gloomiest possible view
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petition
请愿, 正式的申请, 申请书: supplication or request; (尤指正式地)请求: ,make a request
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petrify
使僵化, 使失去活力: become stiff
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petty
细微的, 不重要的: small importance
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phenomenal
不寻常的, 非凡的: out of the ordinary
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philanthropic
博爱的, 为他人着想的: welfare of others
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philistine
市侩(注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人): guided by materialism
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phlegmatic
冷静的, 无感情的, 淡漠的: calm, sluggish temperament
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piddling
微不足道的: trifling or trivial
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piebald
杂色的: different colors; 混合的, 杂糅而成的: different sorts
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pigment
颜料: color; 给…上颜色: color
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pilfer
偷窃: steal
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pillar
柱子: support; (物质、精神等方面的)支柱: support
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pillory
当众嘲弄: public contempt
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pilot
领航员, 飞行员: steer a ship; 初步性的, 试验性的: tentative model; 带领通过: lead
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pine
渴望, 奢望: yearn; 因渴望而憔悴: lose vigor
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pinnacle
顶峰: highest point
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pinpoint
非常精确的: extreme precision; 精确定位或确认: identify with precision
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piquant
辛辣开胃的: pungent taste; 令人振奋的: provocative
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pique
使愤怒: arouse anger; 激起, 刺激: excite or arouse
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pirate
盗版, 盗用: without actual right; 海岛: robber seas
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pithy
精练的, 简洁的: brief
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pitiless
没有同情心的: devoid of pity
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pittance
少量津贴: small portion
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placate
(通过让步以)平息抚慰: lessen the anger
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placebo
安慰性的事物: used to appease or reassure
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plagiarize
剽窃, 抄袭: steal ideas
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plangent
轰鸣的: loud sound; 凄凉的, 哀伤的: plaintive
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plastic
可塑的: modified; 虚假的, 做作的: lacking in natural
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plateau
高原: raised above; 稳定时期, 平台期: stable level
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platitude
陈词滥调: banal statement; 缺乏原创性: lack of originality
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plausible
看似有理的: superficially reasonable
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pleat
打褶: fold
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plentitude
大量: ample amount
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plethora
过量, 过剩: excess
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pliable
易弯曲的, 柔软的: supple; 易受影响的, 温顺的: easily influenced
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pliant
易弯曲的: easily bent; 顺从的: yielding
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plight
困境: unfortunate
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plod
沉重缓慢地走: walk heavily
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pluck
敢于面对困难的勇气: courage; 弹奏(弦乐): strings pulling releasing
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plumb
测深度: measure the depth; 垂直的: vertical; 仔细深入地检查; 探索, 探究: examine deeply
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plummet
突然下降: decline suddenly
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plump
丰满的: well-around; 鼎力支持, 赞不绝口: give full support
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plunge
突然下降: descend suddenly; 插入, 刺入: penetrate
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polarize
使分开对立, 使两极分化: break into opposing
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polemic
争执: argument
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polished
有教养的: high degree of refinement; 擦亮的: shiny
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politic
精明能干的: shrewdness; 合时宜的, 明智的: suitable
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pompous
浮夸的: ornate; 傲慢的: self-importance