L36 Flashcards
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perjure
[‘pə:dʒə] vt. 作伪证;使发伪誓;使破坏誓言
vt.1 : to make a perjurer of (oneself)
2 obsolete : to cause to commit perjury
perjury
[‘pə:dʒəri] n. 伪证;伪誓;背信弃义
Noun.: the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
perk
[pə:k] vi. 振作;昂首
vt. 使振作;打扮;竖起
n. 小费;额外收入
Intransitive verb
1 a : to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, or carry the body in a bold or insolent manner b : to stick up or out jauntily
2 : to gain in vigor or cheerfulness especially after a period of weakness or depression ? usually used with up he’s perked up noticeably
transitive verb
1 : to make smart or spruce in appearance : FRESHEN, IMPROVE ? often used with up
2 : to thrust up quickly or impudently
vi. : PERCOLATE
Noun.: PERQUISITE ? usually used in plural
perky
[‘pə:ki] adj. 神气的;得意洋洋的;自信的;活泼的
Adj.1 : briskly self-assured : COCKY
2 : JAUNTY a perkyTwaltz ?New Yorker
perpetual
[pə’petʃuəl, -tju-] adj. 永久的;不断的;四季开花的;无期限的
Adj.1 a : continuing forever : EVERLASTING perpetual motion b (1) : valid for all time a perpetual right (2) : holding (as an office) for life or for an unlimited time
2 : occurring continually : indefinitely long-continued perpetual problems
3 : blooming continuously throughout the season
synonyms see CONTINUAL
persecute
[‘pə:sikju:t] vt. 迫害;困扰;同…捣乱
vt.1 : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically : to cause to suffer because of belief
2 : to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (as attacks, pleas, or importunities) : PESTER
synonyms see WRONG
persiflage
[‘pə:siflɑ:ʒ, ,pə:si’flɑ:ʒ] n. 挖苦;嘲弄;戏谑
Noun.: frivolous bantering talk : light raillery
persistence
[pə’sistəns, -‘zis-] n. 持续;固执;存留
Noun.1 : the action or fact of persisting
2 : the quality or state of being persistent; especially : PERSEVERANCE
persnickety
[pə’snɪkɪtɪ] adj. 爱挑剔的;要求极度精确的;难应付的
Adj.1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS a persnickety teacher b : having the characteristics of a snob
2 : requiring great precision a persnickety job
pertain
[pə:’tein, pə-] vi. 属于;关于;适合
vi.1 a (1) : to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product (2) : to belong as an attribute, feature, or function the destruction and havoc pertaining to war (3) : to belong as a duty or right responsibilities that pertain to fatherhood b : to be appropriate to something the criteriaTwill be different from those that pertain elsewhere ?J. B. Conant
2 : to have reference books pertaining to birds
pertinacious
[,pə:ti’neiʃəs] adj. 顽固的;执拗的
Adj.1 a : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b : perversely persistent
2 : stubbornly unyielding or tenacious
synonyms see OBSTINATE
peruse
[pə’ru:z] vt. 详细考察;精读
vt.1 a : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : STUDY b : to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner
2 : READ; especially : to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner
perverse
[pə’və:s, ‘pə:və:s] adj. 堕落的,不正当的;倔强的;违反常情的
Adj.1 a : turned away from what is right or good : CORRUPT b : IMPROPER, INCORRECT c : contrary to the evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law perverse verdict
2 a : obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted : WRONGHEADED b : arising from or indicative of stubbornness or obstinacy
3 : marked by peevishness or petulance : CRANKY
4 : marked by perversion : PERVERTED
synonyms see CONTRARY
pervert
[pə’və:t] vt. 使堕落;滥用;使反常
n. 堕落者;行为反常者;性欲反常者
vt.1 a : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : CORRUPT b : to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or accepted : MISDIRECT
2 a : to divert to a wrong end or purpose : MISUSE b : to twist the meaning or sense of : MISINTERPRET
synonyms see DEBASE
Noun.: one that has been perverted; specifically : one given to some form of sexual perversion
pervious
[‘pə:viəs] adj. 能被通过的;能接受的;可渗透的
Adj.1 : ACCESSIBLE pervious to reason
2 : PERMEABLE pervious soil
pester
[‘pestə] vt. 纠缠,烦扰;使烦恼
vt.1 obsolete : OVERCROWD
2 : to harass with petty irritations : ANNOY
synonyms see WORRY
pestilent
[‘pestɪl(ə)nt] adj. 致命的;有害的;恼人的;危害社会的
Adj.1 : destructive of life : DEADLY
2 : injuring or endangering society : PERNICIOUS
3 : causing displeasure or annoyance
4 : INFECTIOUS, CONTAGIOUS a pestilent disease
pestle
[‘pesəl, ‘pestl] vt. 用杵捣;用槌磨
vi. 用杵捣碎;用槌磨碎
n. 杵;碾槌
Noun.1 : a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar ? see MORTAR illustration
2 : any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing
transitive verb archaic : to beat, pound, or pulverize with or as if with a pestle
intransitive verb : to work with a pestle : use a pestle
petal
[‘petəl] n. [植]花瓣
Noun.: one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower ? see FLOWER illustration
petitioner
[pə’tiʃənə(r)] n. 请愿人;诉愿人;(英)离婚案原告
Noun.1 : one that petitions
2 usually capitalized : one of those signing petitions to Charles II in 1679 for an assembling of Parliament ? compare ABHORRER
petrify
[‘petrifai] vi. [地质]石化;惊呆
vt. 使…石化;使…惊呆
Transitive verb
1 : to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
2 : to make rigid or inert like stone: a : to make lifeless or inactive : DEADEN slogans are apt to petrify a man’s thinking ?Saturday Review b : to confound with fear, amazement, or awe a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you ?Martin Levin
intransitive verb : to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity
pettish
[‘petiʃ] adj. 易怒的;闹情绪的;怒气冲冲的
Adj.: FRETFUL, PEEVISH
petty
[‘peti] adj. 琐碎的;小气的;小规模的
Adj.1 : having secondary rank or importance : MINOR, SUBORDINATE
2 : having little or no importance or significance
3 : marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : SMALL-MINDED
petulance
[‘petjuləns] n. 易怒;生气;性急;暴躁
Noun. : the quality or state of being petulant : PEEVISHNESS