Unit18 Flashcards

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Paucity

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少量,缺乏

An extreme paucity of natural resource

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Peck

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1大量
A peck of trouble
2(不情愿地)小口咬
Peck at small meals

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Pedant

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书呆子,墨守成规之人

He is a perfect type of pedant

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Predestine

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预先注定

A predestined victory

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Peeve

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打扰,惹恼

Be peeved by flattery

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Pejorative

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轻蔑的,贬低的

Pejorative attacks

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Plaintive

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悲伤的

Plaintive cry of the seagulls

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Penchant

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嗜好,迷恋

A penchant for Champaign

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Penitent

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悔过的

A penitent criminal

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Pensive

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沉思的,(尤指)哀思的

A pensive mood

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Perambulate

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徒步穿越,走过

Perambulate the desert

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Peremptory

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1 不容反抗的
A peremptory order from the general
2 傲慢的
A peremptory approach

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Parochial

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狭隘的

The parochial outlook

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Perfidy

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不忠,背信弃义

Perfidy estranged friends

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Perforate

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打孔,穿透

Perforate with a pin

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Perfunctory

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敷衍的,呵呵的

A perfunctory glance

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Peripatetic

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巡游的,四处游历的

Peripatetic preachers

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Peripheral

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辅助性的

The computer’s peripheral devices

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Pernicious

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有害的

Idleness is pernicious

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Perpetual

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永恒的,不断的

Perpetual motion machine

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Persecute

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迫害,折磨

Persecuted minorities

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Persiflage

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开玩笑

An inappropriate persiflage

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Personable

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风度翩翩,吸引人的

A personable young man

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Perspicuity

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清晰明了

The perspicuity of property right

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Pertinacious

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顽固的,固执地坚持的

The pertinacious crying boy

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Penance

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忏悔

Penance for her sin

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Peruse

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细读

Peruse the manuscript

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Petrify

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使僵化,使失去活力

Pressure from family has petrified his innovation mind

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Petty

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细微的,不重要的

Play petty tricks

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Philistine

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市侩(注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人)

The philistine’s vulgarity

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Phlegmatic

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冷静的,无感情的,冷漠的

A strangely phlegmatic response

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Piddling

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微不足道

Raise a piddling objection

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Piebald

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混合,杂糅而成

His piebald ethnic background

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Pilfer

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偷窃

Pilfer the commercial document

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Precocious

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早熟

A precocious child

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Pillory

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当众嘲弄

Pilloried his opponent

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Pilot

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1 初步的,试验性的
A pilot study
2 带领通过
Pilot the bill

38
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Pine

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渴望,奢望

Pine for a lost love

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Pinnacle

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顶峰

The pinnacle of career

40
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Pinpoint

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1 非常准确的
The pinpoint location
2 精确定位或确认
Pinpoint the target

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Piquant

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令人振奋的

A piquant glance

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Pique

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激起,刺激

Pique their curiosity

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Pithy

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精炼的,简洁的

Give a pithy introduction

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Pittance

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少量津贴

A pittance for a salary

45
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Placate

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(通过让步以)平息抚慰

Placate the local opposition

46
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Placebo

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安慰性的事物

The placebo for the dying patients

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Plangent

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凄凉的,哀伤的

A plangent song about a long-ago love

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Poignant

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令人伤感的

A poignant story of a love affair

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Pliable

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1 易弯曲的,柔软的
Pliable optical fiber
2 易受影响的、温顺的
The pliable mind of youth

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Pliant

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1 易弯曲的
A pliant young tree
2 顺从的
Pliant exterior

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Plodding

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无聊的,单调乏味的

The first four plodding episodes

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Pluck

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敢于面对困难的勇气

Full of pluck

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Plumb

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1 完全的,绝对的
Plumb trash
2 仔细深入地检查,探索
Plumb the book’s complexity

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Plummet

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突然下降

Over all GPA plummeted 0.5 points

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Plump

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1 丰满的
Being plump was a sign of ultimate beauty
2 鼎力支持,赞不绝口
Plump for candidate

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Plunge

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突然下降

Stock’s value plunged

57
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Politic

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合时宜的,明智的

A politic decision

58
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Pompous

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浮夸的,傲慢的

A pompous politician