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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