18-2 Flashcards

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pervade

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弥漫,充满:throughout

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pessimistic

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悲观的:take the gloomiest possible view

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petition

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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

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使僵化,使失去活力:become stiff

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petty

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细微的,不重要的:small importance

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phenomenal

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不寻常的,非凡的:out of the ordinary

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philanthropic

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博爱的,为他人着想的:welfare of others

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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):guided by materialism

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phlegmatic

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冷静的,无感情的,淡漠的:calm, sluggish temperament

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piddling

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微不足道的:trifling or trivial

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piebald

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杂色的:different colors;混合的,杂糅而成的:different sorts

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pigment

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颜料:color;给…上颜色:color

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pilfer

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偷窃:steal

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pillar

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柱子:support;(物质、精神等方面的)支柱:support

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pillory

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当众嘲弄:public contempt

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pilot

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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

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渴望,奢望:yearn;因渴望而憔悴:lose vigor

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pinnacle

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顶峰:highest point

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pinpoint

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非常精确的:extreme precision;精确定位或确认:identify with precision

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piquant

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辛辣开胃的:pungent taste;令人振奋的:provocative

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pique

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使愤怒:arouse anger;激起,刺激:excite or arouse

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pirate

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盗版,盗用:without actual right;海岛:robber seas

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pithy

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精练的,简洁的:brief

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pitiless

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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