高考英語詞匯總復(fù)習(xí)
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pack [pAk]v.toput (things, esp. one's belongings) into ( cases, boxes,etc.for
apack of 一群(包、副、盒、伙、派,......);
packsof 大量的;
packet[5pAkIt]n.a small package; a number of small thingstied or put together into a small box, case, or bag小包; 小捆; 小盒;小袋;
apacket of 一包(盒、捆, ......)
page [peidV]n.one side of a sheet of paper in a book , newspaper, etc., usu.numered頁; 頁碼:
turnto page...翻到......頁;
Openthe book at page... 請把書翻到......頁;
turnthe page over 翻過一頁
pain [pein]n.1. [U]suffering; great discomfort of the body or mind 疼; 疼痛: have apain in ones head(= have a headache) 頭痛; have pains allover渾身疼痛;
2. [C] afeeling of suffering or discomfort in a particular part of thebody; a feeling of annoyance or displeasure[常用復(fù)數(shù)形式] 勞苦; 苦心;(內(nèi)心的)痛苦;
Nopains, no gains 不勞則無獲;
spareno pains不辭勞苦;
be atthe pain of learning 刻苦學(xué)習(xí)[同]ache
painful[5peinfUl]adj. 1.causingpain痛的;
2. hardor difficult 費(fèi)力的;
painfully adv.[反] painless
paint[peint]v.1.to put paint on (a surface)粉刷;油漆;
2.tomake a picture or pictures of somebody or something usingpaint(用顏料等)繪畫;
paintfrom nature 寫生; paint in oils/water colours畫油畫/畫水彩畫;
paintthe house粉刷/油漆屋子;
paintsth. red/ green 把某物染成紅色/綠色
n. liquid colouring matter which can be put or spread on a surface to make it a certaincolour油漆; 涂料; (常復(fù)數(shù):paints)顏料:
Fresh/ Wetpaint!油漆未干!
apeace of paint一幅繪畫作品;
painter[5peint[]n.a person who paints pictures;artist
paintbrushn.畫筆; 畫刷
painting[5peintIN]n. 油畫; 水彩畫[同]drawing;
painting泛指油畫、水彩畫等帶有色彩的繪畫作品。
drawing泛指黑白類的繪畫作品或線條畫;指素描作品。
picture泛指各類繪畫作品、圖片,亦可表示電影作品。
portrait指人物的肖像, 或人物肖像的語言描寫。
pair [pZ[]n.[C] something made up of two parts that are alike and which arejoined and used together一雙; 一
對;一副;一條; 一把;
apair of匼plain(后接 “物”時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù);后接“人”時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞則用復(fù)數(shù)。)一雙, 一對:
a newpair of shoes(= a pair of new shoes) 一雙新鞋子;
inpairs 成雙地
palace[5pAlIs]n. a large grand house where a ruling king orqueen officially lives/ a large , often showy building for publicamusement, dancing, eating, etc.宮; 宮殿:the Childrens Palace少年宮; theSummer Palace頤和園
pale [peil]adj.having less than the usual amount of colour; ratherwhite(臉色)蒼白的;灰白的;(顏色)暗淡的:look / turn/ go pale 看起來蒼白/變蒼白;inpale蒼白的;pale blue 淺藍(lán)色 [反]dark
pan [pAn]n. anyof various kinds of container usu. with one long handle, used esp.in cooking.aaathey are often wide, not very deep, made of metal,and often without a cover平鍋; 盤子
paper[5peip[]n. [U] material made in the form of sheetsfrom very thin threads of wood or cloth, used for writing orprinting on, coverying parcels or walls, etc.紙 :a piece of paper (=a sheet of paper) 一張紙; a fine paper 一種優(yōu)質(zhì)紙
[C]a setof printed questions used as an examination in a particularsubject試卷、a piece of writing書面作業(yè)、論文、newspaper報(bào)紙.
paragraph[5pAr[grB:f]n. [C] (pl. paragraphs) a division of a written orprinted piece made up of 1 or more sentences, of which the firstword is set a little inwards to the right of a newline(文章)段;節(jié)
pardon[5pB:dn]vt. (+for) to forgive; excuse 原諒; 寬恕: pardonsb. for (doing) sth.原諒某人做某事
n. (+for)forgiveness原諒; 寬?。?b>I beg your pardon(= Beg your pardon=Pardon)? 常用于:①作錯(cuò)了事表示道歉(用降調(diào))(相當(dāng)于Imsorry.);②談話中提出導(dǎo)議(用升調(diào))(相當(dāng)于Im afraid I disagree with what you havejust said./ Im afraid I think that what you have just said is nottrue/proper.);③沒聽清對方的話,要求重復(fù)一遍(用升調(diào))(相當(dāng)于I did not hear/ understandwhat you said and would you like to repeat it / say itagain?)[辨析]pardon,excuse:excuse指原諒某人的小過失或疏忽。常用來客氣地打斷某人的話, 或引起某人的注意:Excuseme(用升調(diào));pardon指饒恕嚴(yán)重的過失,尤其指法律或道德上的過失;也可以表示原諒禮節(jié)上的疏忽(此詞比較正式)。
parent[5pZ[r[nt]n. (often pl.常用復(fù)數(shù)) the father or mother ofa person; the father and mother of a person 父親或母親;父母親
Paris[5pArIs]n. the capital of France 巴黎
park [pB:k]n. alarge public garden in a town or city used by the public forpleasure and rest 公園
v. to put or place (acar or other vehicle) for a time; to leave something in a place fora certain time停車;放置:
Noparking here 此處禁止停車!
carpark (Br.E.)/ parking lot(Am. E.) 停車場
part [pB:t]n.1. any of the pieces that make up a whole 部分; 部件: partof...部分......(作主語時(shí), 謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)取決于of后的名詞或代詞的數(shù)); a part of...一大部分......;
2.acharacter acted by an actor in a play角色:have /take a part of 扮演角色play a part in (= have an influence on/ have an effecton)對......有影響/在......中起作用
3.ashare or duty in some activity分擔(dān)責(zé)任;參加:take part in參加(某項(xiàng)活動(dòng))v. to (cause to) separate 分手; 分別; 分開;分裂:
partly[5pB:tlI]adv. 1. not completely 部分地; 不完全地
2. Insome degree有幾分地
particular[p[5tIkjUl[]adj. 1.worthy of notice; special;unusual值得注意的; 特別的; 不尋常的
2.singleand different from others; of a certain sort獨(dú)特的; 某一種的
3.showing (too) much care orinterest in small matter考究的; 講究的
4. hardto please難以取悅的; 挑剔的
5.careful and exact詳盡的
inparticular(=especially)特別地; 尤其
particularlyadv. especially; in a way that is special anddifferent from
others特別; 尤其; 與眾不同地 [反]generally一般地
party[5pB:tI]n. 1.an association of people having the samepolitical aims, esp. as formed to try to win elections(通常要大寫)政黨;黨派:
apolitical party政黨;
theCommunist Party of China中國共產(chǎn)黨;
theParty共產(chǎn)黨;
Partymember黨員
2.agathering of people usu. by invitation for food and amusement(宴飲性的, 娛樂性的) 聚會(huì):
havean English party舉行英語晚會(huì);
give/ hold a party 舉行晚會(huì)/宴會(huì);
adinner party宴會(huì);
agarden party游園會(huì);
abirthday party 生日聚會(huì);
anevening party晚會(huì)
3.agroup of people doing something together團(tuán)體; 一群人
pass [pB:s]v.1.to go forward; advance向前行; 前進(jìn)
2.toreach and move beyond ( a person or place); (of a car or motorist)to reach and move beyond (another car); overtake 走過; 超過;趕上
3. toget or go through, across, over, or between通過; 穿過
4.tomove, place, or be placed (in or for a short space oftime)(短時(shí)間內(nèi))移過; 掠過
5.togive (esp. by hand)傳送
6.tokick, throw, hit, etc. (esp. a bal l) to a member of ones ownside傳; 送; 打擊
7.(oftime) to go by; to cause time to go by(指時(shí)間)流逝; 消磨(時(shí)間)
8.tosucceed in (an examination)(考試)通過; 合格 [反]fail
9. togive an official acceptance通過; 批準(zhǔn):
pass(...) on (to...)傳給
passsb. sth.(= pass sth. to sb.)遞給某人某物
passaway(= die)[委婉語]去世; 逝世
passthrough (從空間內(nèi))徑直經(jīng)過; 穿過
n.出入證; 山口; 關(guān)口; 要隘;(河流)渡口
cross表示從表面 “橫過、越過、穿過”,強(qiáng)調(diào)從一邊到另一邊;注意與across (介詞, 副詞)的區(qū)別。
passage[5pAsIdV]n. 1.a usual narrow way through;opening通道;走廊
2.ausual short part of a speech or a piece of writing ormusic,
considered by itself(演講或文章的)一段;一節(jié)
passenger[5pAssIndVe]n. a person going from one place toanother in a public or private vehicle乘客; 旅客
passerby[9pB:s[5bai] (pl.passersby) n. a person who happens (by chance) topass by a place 過客; 過路人
past[pB:st]adj.1. (of time) much earlier than the present(指時(shí)間)早就過去的
2. (withthe perfect tenses) (of time) a little earlier than the present; upuntil now or until the time ofspeaking(與完成時(shí)連用)(指時(shí)間)剛過去的:
in(for, during , over )the past / last few days (weeks, years,etc.)在過去的幾天(星期、年等)里
3.finished ; ended結(jié)束的
4.former以前的
half past(=after美) seven 七點(diǎn)半
2.farther than; up to andbeyond 比......遠(yuǎn); 越 過
path[pB:W]n.1.(=pathway) (+ to)a track or way made bypeople walking over the ground徑; 小路
2.footpath人行道
3. (+through) an open space made to allow forward movement通道
4.a linealong which something moves路線
5.(the+)( of action, thought, living, etc.) a way途徑; 方式
patient[5peiF[nt]n. 1.a person receiving medical treatmentfrom a doctor and / or in a hospital (住院)病人
2.aperson who goes to a particular doctor when he needs medicaltreatment患者; 病人
adj. having or showingpatience 忍耐的; 有耐心的:
bepatient with sb.對某人有耐心
[反]impatient
patience[5peiF[ns]n. 容忍; 耐心
pattern[5pAt[n]n. 1.ornamental design圖案,花樣, 樣式
2.theway in which something happens or develops方式
3.sample樣品, 樣本
4.aperson or thing that is an excellent example tocopy模范,典型
pause [pC:z]n.a short but noticeable break (in activity, or speech)停頓, 中止, 暫停:
givesomebody pause (= to cause somebody to stop and considercarefully what
he isdoing)使(某人)停下來三思
v. to make a pause;stop for a short time中止, 暫停
pay [pei]vt.(paid, paid) 1.to give money for goods bought, work done ,etc.付(款):pay (...) for sth.付......的錢; 買; 賠償
2.tosettle ( a bill, debt, etc.) 付清:
payoff 還清債務(wù);
payback償還(借款等)
3.tobring or give one money or something of value inreturn報(bào)酬;
paysb. for sth 為......給某人報(bào)酬
4.tomake or say 做; 致; 說: pay a visit to sb./some place (= visitsb./some place; call on sb./at some place)
pay acall
5.togive willingly給;
payattention to注意, 留心 n. money received from work工資[辨析]
1.
2.pay,wage, salary, income:
peace[pI:s]n.1.a condition in which there is no warbetween 2 or more nations和平; 太平
2.
3.(the+) a state of freedom from disorder within a country, with thecitizens living according to the law安寧; 治世:
keepthe peace維持治安; 保持寧靜
4.astate of agreement or friendliness among people living or workingtogether和解;和睦: be at peace with sb. 和某人和睦相處
5.calmness; quietness鎮(zhèn)定;安靜:inpeace安靜地;平平安安地;和睦地
6.freedom from anxiety or troublingthoughts平靜; 安心:be at peace (= to be dead)(委婉語)去世
peacefu l[5pI:sfUl]adj. 1.quiet;untroubled和平的;安寧的;安靜的
adv.peacefully
pear [pZ[]n. asweet juicy fruit, narrow at the stem end and wide at the other梨
peasant[5pez[nt]n. a person who works on the land, esp. onewho owns and lives on a small piece of land農(nóng)民[辨析]peasant,
pen [pen]n. aninstrument with a pointed piece of split metal fixed into a holderof wood or other material for writing with ink; fountain-pen鋼筆
penny [5penI]n.(pl. pennies/pence) a small copper and tin coin, 100 ofwhich make a pound(復(fù)數(shù)為pennies美/pence英)便士
people[5pI:pl]n. 1.persons in general; persons other thanoneself人
2.allthe persons forming a State 人民
3.thepersons in a society who do not have special rank orposition平民
4.arace, nation 各族;民族 [注意]
(1)people泛指“人們”,前面通常不加冠詞,
(2)thepeople意思是“人民”,單數(shù)形式表示復(fù)數(shù)概念,作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù);
(3)people作“民族”、“種族”解,通常用不定冠詞或
復(fù)數(shù)
(4)aperson or two只指“一兩個(gè)民族”, 不是指“一
percent[p[5sent]n. (= per cent) one part in or for each100
....percent of +n 作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)依后接名詞的數(shù)而定
n.percentage百分率
perfect[5p[:fIkt]adj.1.complete with everyt hingneeded完全的;完備的
2.without fault; excellent無瑕的;極佳的
3.exact;accurate正確的; 準(zhǔn)確的
4.complete;unqualified(只作定語)全然的,絕對;
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
theperfect tenses[語法]完成時(shí)
adv. perfectlyquite; quite well; completely 十分地; 美好地;完全的;全然地
perform[p[5fC:m]v. 1.to do; carry out (a piece ofwork)實(shí)行;做
2.tofulfil (a promise, order, etc.)履行;執(zhí)行
3.togive , act or show (a play, a part/role in a play, a piece ofmusic, tricks, etc.)esp. before the public表演;(劇);奏
performance
performer[p[5fC:m[]n. 表演者;演奏者
perhaps[p[5hAps]adv. maybe; possibly; probably也許;可能
period[5pi[ri[d]n.1.a stretch of time with a beginning andan end, but not always of measured length 一段時(shí)間
2.aparticular stretch of time in the development of a person, acivilization, the earth, an illness, etc.時(shí)期;時(shí)代
3.acomplete and repeated stretch of time fixed by the forces ofnature周期
4.adivision of a school day; lesson 一節(jié); 一堂: a period of time一段時(shí)間
permit[p[5mIt]vt.(permitted, permitting) to allow 允許;容許;準(zhǔn)許;許可:allow sb. top do sth. 允許某人做某事; allow (sbs) doing sth.允許做某事;
weather permitting如果天氣允許的話(用作狀語) [辨析]permit, allow, let,promise, admit:
n. an official writtenstatement giving one the right to do something通行證,許可證執(zhí)照
permission[p[5mIF[n]n. agreement 允許,許可,同意:with ones permission經(jīng)某人允許
permission未經(jīng)某人允許
person[5p[:sn]n. a human being 人 [辨析]human, person,people :
personal[5p[:snl]adj. 1. private; individual個(gè)人的;私人的
2.doneor made directly by a particular person, not by arepresentative親自的
persuade[p[(:)5sweid]vt. 1.(+ of sth./ that-clause) to causeto feel certain; convince勸說;使相信
2. (+sb. into/ out of/ to do sth.) to cause to do something byreasoning, arguing, begging etc.說服:
persuade sb. into doing sth./persuade sb. to do sth. (成功地)說服,勸說好某人做某事
try /want to persuade sb. to do sth.(= advise sb. to do sth)試圖想說服某人做某事, 表示勸說不一定成功
pet [pet]n.1.an animal kept by a person in the home as acompanion愛畜;寵物
2.aperson (esp. a child) or thing specially favoured aboveothers.受寵愛的人或物
3. aperson who is specially loved or lovable特別受愛護(hù)的人;可愛的人
photo/photograph[5f[Ut[U]/[5f[Ut[grB:f]n. a picture obtained by using a camera and filmsensitive to light照片:
takea photo/photograph/ take photos/photographs 拍照
have/get ones phototaken請人給自己拍照
photocopier (= photocopyingmachine) n.影印機(jī)
photographern.攝影師
physics[5fIzIks]n. a science concerned with the study ofmatter and natural forces (such as light, heat, movement,etc.)物理學(xué)
physical
2.of thebody; bodily身體的; 體力的:
aphysical examination 體格檢查
physicallabour體力勞動(dòng)
physicaltraining體育鍛煉
3.of thelaws of nature自然規(guī)律的
[對]mental
adv.physically
piano[pI5An[U]n. a large musical instrument, placed bypressing narrow black or white bars which cause small hammers tohit wire strings 鋼琴: play the piano彈鋼琴(演奏樂器,樂器名詞前要帶定冠詞)pianist
n. a person who playsthe piano, esp. with skill鋼琴家
pick [pIk]v.1.to choose挑選
2.
3.tosteal or take from, esp. in small amounts 扒竊; 竊?。?pickout選出;認(rèn)出
picnic[5pIknIk](picnicked) n. a pleasant trip inwhich (cold) food is taken to be eaten somewhere in thecountry野餐;
have/ go for /on a picnic 舉行/去野餐
v. to go on or have apicnic野餐
picture[5pIktF[]n.1.a painting or drawing 圖畫;畫
2.aphotograph照片
3.arepresentation of somebody or something made by painting, drawing,or photography圖片
4.acinema film影片;
picture-book圖畫書
takepicture of...給......照像
pie [pai]n. anoften round pastry case filled with meat or fruit, bakedusually
piece [5pI:s]n.1.part or bit of a solid substance (complete in itself, but broken,separated, or made from a large portion)塊;片;段;部分
2.separate instance orexample個(gè)別的事例
3.singlecomposition (in art, music, etc.)幅;張;首
4.singlething out of a set件;個(gè)
5.amountof work done(工作的)件:
paysb. by the piece/by hours 按件/時(shí)付給某人工資
apiece of...一張(塊/條/則/片)......
pig [pIg]n.1.afat short-legged animal with a usu. curly tail and thick skin withshort stiff hairs, esp. as kept on farms for food獵
2.aperson who eats too much , is dirty or ugly in manners, or refusesto consider others 貪吃的人; 骯臟的人;貪心的人;粗野的人;
makea pig of oneself 大吃大喝
pile [pail]n. anumber of things of the same kind placed on top of each other堆:
pilesand piles of ...一堆堆......
vt. 1. to make a pileof堆起
2.(+with) to load, fill, or cover堆積;塞滿
pillow[5pIl[U]n. a cloth bag longer than it is wide, filledwith soft material, used for supporting the head in bed枕頭
pilot[5pail[t]n. (pl. pilots) a person who flies anaircraft/plane 飛行員
pin [pIn]n. ashort thin stiff piece of metal that looks like a small nail, usedfor fastening together pieces of cloth, paper, etc. 別針;大頭針
vt. (pinned, pinning)1. to fasten or join with a pin or pins(用別針等)別住; (用釘?shù)?釘住
2.tokeep in one position使固定; 使不能動(dòng)
pink [pINk]n. /adj. (a colour that is ) pale red 粉紅色(的)
pioneer[5pai[5ni[]n. 1.one of the first settlers in a new orunknown land, who is later followed by others拓荒者
2.(+of)a person who does something first and so prepares the way forothers先鋒; 首倡者:
theYoung Pioneer 少年先鋒隊(duì)
pipe [paip]n.1.a tube used for carrying liquids and gas, often underground管子;導(dǎo)管; 輸送管
2.asmall tube with a bowl-like container at one end, used for smokingtobacco 煙斗
pity [5pItI]n.1.[U]sensitiveness to and sorrow for the suffering or unhappinessof others憐憫; 遺憾: out of pity
出于憐憫
2.a sad,unfortunate, or inconvenient state of affairs不幸的事; 可惜的事: what apity!真遺憾!
vt. to feel pityfor同情
place [pleis]n.1.a particular part of space or position in sp ace occupied by sb.or sth. 地方;地點(diǎn);位置
2.anempty space 空間
3.aposition which one considers to be of value or importance重要的位置:
takeones place 入座;站好位置;就職;代替
takeplace發(fā)生;出現(xiàn)(無被動(dòng)語態(tài)形式)
takethe place of ... 代替(職務(wù)、工作);取代
inplace of 代替; 取代 in the place of 在......地方
inplace在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢茫辉谠瓉淼奈恢?;保持原?/font>
aplace of interest名勝
vt. 1. to put orarrange in a certain position放置;排列
2.topass to a person , firm, etc., who can do the neededaction發(fā)出(訂單);訂(貨):place an order for sth. with sb. (see---order)
plain [plein]n.a large stretch of flat land平原;曠野
adj.1. clear; easy tosee, hear, or understand明白的;清楚的;易了解的
2.simple, ordinary, without ornamentor pattern簡單的;平凡的;
3.straightforward;frank坦白的;直截了當(dāng)?shù)?/font>
4.notpretty or handsome不漂亮的;不美的
plan [plAn n. acarefully considered arrangement for carrying out some futureactivity計(jì)劃;安排:
afive-year plan 五年計(jì)劃
aplan for/of...的計(jì)劃
makea plan for匼plain制定計(jì)劃
vt.(planned, planning)to make a plan for sth. 計(jì)劃;
planto do sth計(jì)劃做某事
hadplanned to do sth , but匼plain 原來本計(jì)劃做某事的,但......(表示過去未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望,
plane[plein]/aeroplanen. (= airplane
plant[plB:nt]n.1. a living thing that has leaves androots, and grows usu. in earth, esp. the kind smaller thantrees植物
2.amachine; apparatus機(jī)器; 設(shè)備
3.afactory工廠
vt. 1.to put plants orseeds in the ground to grow 種植
2.(+with) to supply a place with seed or growing plants播種;培植
grow的意思是使某種植物在某地生長著或使其發(fā)展下去。
plastic[5plB:stIk]n. any of various light man-made materialsproduced chemically from oil or coal, which
adj. (of a substance)easily formed into var ious shapes by pressing, and able to keepthe new shape 可塑的;塑料的
plate [pleit]n.a flat, usu. round dish with a slightly raised edge from which foodis eaten or served 盤子;碟子;
onthe plate在盤子里
platform[5plAtfC:m]n. 1.a raised floor of boards for speaker,performers, etc.臺(tái); 講臺(tái)
2.araised flat surface built along the side of the track at a railwaystation for travellers getting on or off atrain(火車站)月臺(tái);站臺(tái)
play[plei]n.1.activity for amusement only, esp. among theyoung 玩耍;娛樂
2.theaction or manner in a sport運(yùn)動(dòng);競賽
3.apiece of writing to be performed in a theatre 劇本
v.1.(+ with) to dothings that pass the time pleasantly, esp including running andjumping; have fun玩
2.toamuse oneself at (a game)玩耍
3.toamuse oneself by pretending to be or do something扮演
4.(+on)ot plan and perform or carry out for ones own amusement orgain做;實(shí)行
5.toperform扮演;演;演奏
6.totake part in a sport or game 參加(運(yùn)動(dòng)或游戲);
playon words說俏皮話;玩文字游戲
playa part/role in...在......方面起作用
playthe part/role of...扮演......角色
playwith sb./sth.同某人玩; 玩某物
playbasketball打籃球
playcards玩牌
playthe violin拉小提琴
playa joke on sb.開某人的玩笑
player[5plei[]n. 1.a person taking part in a game or sport運(yùn)動(dòng)員; 選手
2.aperson playing a musical instrument樂師
playground[5pleigraund]n. 1.a piece of ground kept for childrento play on , esp. at a school運(yùn)動(dòng)場;游樂場
2.anarea favoured for amusement娛樂場
playmate[5pleimeit]n. (= playfellow) a companion who sharesin childrens games and play玩伴;游戲伙伴
pleasant[5pleznt]adj. 1. pleasing to the senses, feelings, ormind; enjoyable令人愉快的; 舒適的;
sth.is pleasant 某事令人愉快
It ispleasant for sb. to do sth.做某事使某人感覺愉快
2.(esp.of people) likeable;friendly可愛的;友善的
adv.pleasantly
[近]pleased[plI:zd]
please[plI:z]v. 1.to make someone happy; give satisfaction(to) 取悅;使?jié)M足
2.tochoose; like 選擇;喜歡
interj. 1.(used tomake a request polite)請(禮貌的請求)
2.(usedto give force to or make polite a request for attention)對不起(用來使請求更有力或更有禮)
3.(usedfor turning a question into a request) 好嗎?(改問為請求)
4. Yes,please (= Yes , I accept and am grateful)好;謝謝你, 我接受
pleasedplI:zd]adj. feeling or showing satisfaction orhappiness高興的; 愉快的:
be pleased at(doing) sth. 因......快樂
be pleased withsb/ sth對......表示滿意
be pleased to dosomething(=be very willing to; be glad to)非常樂意做某事
be pleased withoneself (= be too satisfied with what one has done)怡然自得
adj.pleasing 1.likeable; give delight令人喜歡的
2.giving satisfaction令人滿意的
pleasure[5pleV[]n. 1.[U]the state or feeling of happiness orsatisfaction resulting from an experience that onelikes愉快;歡愉
forpleasure
3.[C]a cause ofhappiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction 愉快的事物
4.enjoyment gained bydoing or having something or some activity榮幸;
have the pleasureof有幸......
5.something that isnot inconvenient and that one is pleased todo(某人)方便而樂意做的事;
(Its) a/my/ourpleasure別客氣; 沒什么;不用謝
6.desire; wish愿望;意愿;
take (a) pleasurein doing sth. 對于......感到樂趣
to onespleasure 使某人高興(滿意)的是
withpleasure(= willingly)愉快地; 高興地; 十分愿意地(答應(yīng)對方時(shí)的用語,4美國一般用OK, sure,certainly) [辨析]pleasant, pleased, pleasing, please,pleasure:
plenty[5plentI]n. the state of having a large supply of,esp. of the needs of life 充足; 大量;
plenty of 大量的;充足的(其后接可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞均可, 用于肯定句中
疑問句中通常用enough,在否定句中用many 和much.)
in plenty(= inlarge supply; lacking nothing)供應(yīng)充分; 不缺乏
pron. alarge quantity or number, esp. as much as or more than is/ areneeded or wanted; enough 充分; 大數(shù)目; 夠多
plough[plau]n. a farming tool with a heavy cutting bladedrawn by a motor vehicle or animal(s). It breaks up and turns overthe earth in fields, esp. before seeds are planted犁
v. 1.tobreak up or turn over land with a plough 犁; 耕
2.to force a way ormake a track (through or across) 奮力前進(jìn)
3.(+ through) to makea way 費(fèi)力前進(jìn)
pocket[5pCkIt]n. a small flat cloth bag sewn into or onto agarment, for keeping small articles in 衣袋poem [5p[UIm]n. a piece of writing, arranged in patterns of linesand of sounds, expressing in imaginative language some deepthought, feeling, or human experience 詩
poet [5p[UIt]n. a person who writes good or serious poems詩人
point [pCint]n. 1.a sharp end尖
2.the end尖端
3.(= decimal point) asign used for separating a whole number from any followingdecimals小數(shù)點(diǎn)
4.a very small areaor spot 點(diǎn)
5.the idea containedin something said or done, which gives meaning to the whole觀點(diǎn);要點(diǎn):
v.1.(+at/ to) to hold out a finger, a stick, etc., towards someone orsomething in order to cause someone to look, or to show directionor position 指; 指向
2.(+at / towards) toaim, direct, or turn 瞄準(zhǔn)
3.to give added forceto; stress指出; 強(qiáng)調(diào):
point out 說明;指出 [來源:Zxxk.Com]
point to指向
pointat指著
pole [p[Ul]n. 1.a long straight round piece of wood or metal asa support for a tent, telegraph wires, etc., or for flying a flag桿;柱
2.either of the twoends of the earths axis (地球的)極
police[p[5lI:s] n. an official body of men (and women)whose duty is to protect
policeman[p[5lI:sm[n] (pl.policemen) n. a member of a police force (個(gè)體名詞)警察
polite[p[5lait] adj. having or showing good manners,consideration for others, and/or correct social behaviour有禮貌的;
be polite tosb. 對某人有禮貌
反]impolite
political[p[5lItIk[l] adj. of or concerning public affairs and/or the government of a country政治的
politics[5pClItIks] n. the art of science of government政治學(xué);政治
pollute[p[5lU:t] v. to make (air, water, soil, etc.)dangerously impure or unfit for use污染
n.pollution [p[5lU:F[n]the action of pollut ing污染
pool [pU:l]n. 1.a small area of still water in a hollow place ,usu. naturally formed水坑
2.a large containerfilled with water and built into the ground, used for swimming,growing water plants, etc.水池
poor [pU[]adj. 1.having little money; not having and not ableto get necessaries of life 無錢的; 貧窮的;
2.deserving orneeding help or sympathy可憐的
3.humble; of littlevalue不足道的; 無價(jià)值的
4.small inquantity少量的; 稀少的
5.low in quality質(zhì)劣的;壞的
6.lacking inspirit馴服的; 懦弱的; 卑怯的;
be poor atsth. (= be not good at sth.)在......不好/ 差
thepoor窮人(復(fù)數(shù))
popular[5pCpjUl[] adj. 1.favoured by manypeople流行的
2.generally admiredby great numbers of people孚眾
3.well like, esp. bypeople one meets in daily life受歡迎的
4.general; common;widespread普遍的;一般的;
bepopular with sb.受某人歡迎的
population[9pCpjU5leiF[n]n. the number of people (or animals)living in a particular area, country, etc.人口; 人口數(shù);
havea population of ...有......人口
Whatsthe population of...? 某地的人口是多少?
[注] population的修飾語要用large和small, 而不用 many和 much,
子動(dòng)詞謂語要用單數(shù)形式, 若將其等分,謂語動(dòng)詞要依表語而定。
port [pC:t] n.(a) harbour 港,港口
position [p[5zIF[n]n. 1.[C] the place where someone or something is orstands, esp. in relation to other objects, places, etc.方位;位置
2.theway or manner in which someone or something is placed or moves,stands, sits, etc.(人或物的)姿態(tài);姿勢;坐立的方式
3.acondition or state, esp. in relation to that of someone orsomething else相對狀況;狀態(tài)
4.aparticular place or rank in a group名位;身分
5.highrank in society, government, or business社會(huì)地位;高位
6.a job,employment職業(yè)
7.anopinion or judgement on a matter見解:
hold/ take a position 擔(dān)任職務(wù)
possession [p[5zeF[n]n. ownership; property財(cái)產(chǎn);擁有;所有;
be inpossession of...擁有......;
be inthe possession of... 掌握......手里;
takepossession of...占領(lǐng); 占有
possible [5pCs[bl]adj. 1.that can exist, happen, or bedome
2.thatmay or may no be, happen, or be expected也許會(huì)(發(fā)生)
3.acceptable; suitable可接受的; 適當(dāng)?shù)? as+ adj./adv.
It ispossible for sb. to do sth.對某人來說做某事是很可能的
[注]possible作表語時(shí), 主語只能是事或物,不能是人.
possibly [5pCs[blI]adv. 1.in accordance with what ispossible可能地
2.perhaps也許
n.可能;可能性
n. post [p[Ust](=mail 美) 1.the official system for carrying letters, parcels,etc., from the sender to the receiver郵政:
postoffice( a building, office, shop, etc., which deals with thepost and certain other government business for particulararea)郵政局
2.anofficial place, box, etc., where stamped letters are left forsending郵局
3.ajob工作
4.aspecial place of duty, esp. on guard or on watch崗位; 哨位
v. 1.to take (aletter, parcel, etc.)to a post office or put into a collection boxfor sending郵寄; 投寄
2.tosend (a letter, parcel, etc.)
bypost郵寄
postcard [5p[UstkB:d]n. a card of a fixed size on which a message may bewritten and sent by post明信片
postman [5p[Ustm[n]n.(= mailman美) a man employed to collect and deliverletters, parcels, etc.郵差; 郵遞員
pot [pCt] n.any of several kinds of round vessel of baked clay, metal, glass,etc., with or without a handle, cover,
etc.,made to contain liquids or solids, esp. for cooking罐; 鍋;壺
potato [p[5teit[U]n. a type of roundish root vegetable with a thinbrown or yellowish skin, that is cooked and served in manydifferent ways馬鈴薯; 土豆; 洋芋
pound [paund]n. 1.a standard measure of weight equal to 454grams(重量單位)磅
pour [pC:] v.1.to flow steadily and rapidly流
2.torush together in large numbers蜂擁
3.tocause (liquid or something that flows like liquid) toflow使流
4.togive or send as in a flow傾瀉
5.torain hard and steadily; to fall hard and steadily傾盆大雨;傾盆而下
6.fillcups of tea, coffee, etc., and serve them to others at table倒茶咖啡等
7.tosupply someone with a drink from a vessel 倒; 注; 灌
powder [5paud[]n. a kind of substance in the form of very fine drygrains 粉; 粉末
power [5pau[]n. 1.right to govern, to give orders, or to beobeyed權(quán)力
2.control over others;influence勢力;影響力
3.force;strength
4.forceproducing electricity 電力
5.strength and effectiveness ofarmed force 軍力
powerful [5pau[fUl]adj. 1.very strong; full of force強(qiáng)力的
2.ofgreat ability; easily producingideas極大的
4.havinga strong effect有效的; 有力的
5.havingmuch control and influence有勢力的;強(qiáng)大的
practical [5prAktIk[l]adj. 1.concerned with action, practice, or actualconditions and results, rather than with ideas實(shí)際的
2.effective or convenient in actualuse; suited to actual conditions 實(shí)用的
3.
4.taughtby actual experience or practice, not by studying books有實(shí)際經(jīng)驗(yàn)的
practice [5prAktIs]n. 1.actual use or performance as compared with theidea, intention, rules, etc., on which the action is based實(shí)行;實(shí)踐
2.experience; knowledge of a skill經(jīng)驗(yàn);實(shí)習(xí)
Practice makesperfect.熟能生巧
putinto practice實(shí)行; 實(shí)施
[辨析]practice,drill, exercise:
practice指為求得完善,熟練而反復(fù)地做某事;
drill指在老師(尤指軍隊(duì)中的教官)的監(jiān)督下進(jìn)行的嚴(yán)格、反復(fù)的練
exercise尤指為以展智力或體力而設(shè)計(jì)的練習(xí)。
practise [5prAktIs]v. (=practice 美) 1 .to act in accordance with (theideas of ones religion or other firm belief)實(shí)行; 實(shí)踐
2.to(force oneself to) show or use (some necessary quality inbehaviour) 實(shí)施
3.to do(an action) repeatedly or do exercises regularly in order to gainskill 練習(xí);實(shí)習(xí)
practise /practice doingsth練習(xí)做.......
praise [preiz]v. to speak favourable and with admirationof贊揚(yáng);表揚(yáng)
praise sb. for (doing)sth因某事表揚(yáng)某人
n. 1.expression ofadmiration贊揚(yáng); 表揚(yáng)
inpraise of稱贊;歌頌
singhigh praise for 高度贊揚(yáng)
2.glory;worship崇拜
precious [5preF[s]adj. 1.of great value and beauty 珍貴的
2.ofgreat value that must be notwasted寶貴的
prefer [prI5f[:] v. (preferred; preferring) tochoose (one thing or action) rather than another; likebetter寧可;寧愿;更喜歡;
prefer doing sth./to dosth寧愿做某事;
prefer (doing)... to(doing)...匼plain 寧愿.......而不愿......;
prefer to do... thando...匼plain 寧愿.......而不愿......;
prefer sb. to dosth.寧愿某人做某事
prepare [prI5pZ[]v. to get or make ready準(zhǔn)備; 預(yù)備:
present [5preznt]adj. 1.(of a person) being in the place talked of orunderstood 在場的;
2.existing or in course of actionnow現(xiàn)在的
n. 1.the time nowpassing現(xiàn)在;
atpresent現(xiàn)在; 目前
2.agift禮物
[辨析]gift,
president [prezId[nt]n. the head of government in many modern states thatdo not have a king or queen 總統(tǒng)
press [pres] v.to push firmly and steadily against something 壓按
pretend [prI5tend]v. to make oneself appear (to be sth., to be doingsth.), either in play or to deceive others假裝; 裝作:
pretend (to be) + n./adj. 假裝......;
pretend to dosth
pretend to be doingsth假裝正在做某事;
pretendthat-從句:
pretty [5prItI]adj. (of a woman, a child, or a small fine thing)pleasing or nice to look at, listen to, etc; charming but notbeautiful or grand漂亮的; 迷人的; 可愛的; 俊俏的
[同]beautiful
adv. 1.in some degree;rather; quite though not completely相當(dāng); 頗
2.very非常
[辨析]1.pretty, beautiful, handsome, lovely: 均有 美 的意思, 通常指的重點(diǎn)不同,各用于不同的對象. beautiful 表示 :美麗時(shí), 是最普遍的用法, 通常指最能產(chǎn)生美感的那種美, 給以人最大的滿足,是高尚的精神上的美麗, 包含喜悅感的溫柔, 愉快, 愛憐, 優(yōu)美等. 可以用于人, 一般用于女性, 亦可用于物, 如: face,body, flower, view, voice, poem, smell, morning, weather, music等;
prevent [prI5vent]v. 1.to keep something from happening or existing 防止;預(yù)防
2.tostop or hold back someone阻止:
prevent sb./ sth. (from) doingsth [= stop sb../ sth. (from) doing sth; keep sb./sth. fromdoing sth.] 阻止某人做某事; 阻止某事發(fā)
[注]keepsb./sth. doing sth. 使某人.某物處于某種狀態(tài)
price [prais]n. 1.an amount of money for which a thing is offered,sold, or bought價(jià)格; 價(jià)錢 ;
2.thatwhich one must lose or suffer in order to do or get something onewants代價(jià)
adj. pricelessof very great value; of worth too great to be described orcalculated無價(jià)的
[辨析]price,cost:
pride [praid]n. 1. a feeling of satisfaction, delight, andpleasure in what one can do or has done, or in someone or somethingconnected with oneself 自豪
2.toohigh an opinion of oneself because of ones rank, wealth, abilities,etc.驕傲
3.reasonable self-respect; properhigh opinion of oneself 自尊(心)
take(a) pride in匼plain(= be proudof匼plain) 以......為自豪
Pridegoes before a fall.驕兵必?cái)?
print [prInt]v. 1.to press (a mark) onto a softsurface印
2.topress letters or pictures onto (paper) by using shapes covered withink 印刷
3.tomake (a book, magazine, etc.) by means of pressing letters orpictures onto paper 出版
n.printer印刷者
n. printing印刷;印刷術(shù)
prison [5prIzn]n. a large ( government) building where criminals arekept locked up as a punishment for as long as the law has decided監(jiān)獄:
be inprison坐牢
outof prison出獄
putsb. in prison把某人投入監(jiān)獄
throw/cast sb. intoprison把某人投入監(jiān)獄
take/send sb. toprison把某人投入監(jiān)獄
enter/go to prison進(jìn)監(jiān)獄
[注]prison前不用冠詞.
prisoner [5prIzn[]n. a person kept in a prison for some crime or whilewaiting to be tired囚犯
prize [5[praiz]n. something of value given to someone who issuccessful in a game, race, competition, game of chance, etc., orgiven for some deed that is admired 獎(jiǎng)賞; 獎(jiǎng)品:
win/take /receive the firstprize 獲一等獎(jiǎng)
probably [5prCb[blI]adv. almost (but not quite) certainly 很可能;大概
adj. that may beexpected to happen; that a good chance of being true or correct;likely 很有可能的; 很有希望的
[辨析]probable, likely: likely是形容詞, 也有 很可能 的意思,大體上和probab
同意,但比probable更為多用, 在用法上也有些不同. likely之后常跟不定式(be likely to do sth.),而probable之后通常不跟不定式. 但是在It is likely that-從句中的likely可以用probable代替.
problem [5prCbl[m]n. a serious difficulty that need attention andthought 問題; 難題; 習(xí)題:
amaths problem一道數(shù)學(xué)題
solve/work out aproblem解出一道題
noproblem 沒問題
[辨析]problem,question: 都有 問題的意思, 但用法略有不同: problem通常指等待解決或決定的問題,尤指比較困難的問題;question通常指由于對某事疑惑不解, 因而提出問題等待回答.
produce [pr[5djU:s]v. to make (something, esp. goods) from materials 制造;生產(chǎn)
n. something usefulproduced by growth or from the ground, or made in afactory產(chǎn)品
n. 1.a person orcompany that produces goods, foods, or materials生產(chǎn)者; 生產(chǎn)商
2.aperson who has general control esp. of the money for a play, film,or broadcast, but who does not direct the action制作者
production [pr[5dQkF[n]n. 1. the action of producing or making products生產(chǎn)
2.theact of producing a play, film, or broadcast制作
3.theamount produced生產(chǎn)量
professor[pr[5fes[]n. the title of a teacher of the highest rank in auniversity department教授
program(me) [5pr[UgrAm]n. 1. a complete show or performance, esp. one madeup of several different acts節(jié)目
2.afixed plan of a course of action; list of duties, activities,etc.規(guī)劃; 計(jì)劃; 項(xiàng)目
3.a(printed) list of performers or things to be performed at aconcert, a theatre, a sports competition, etc.節(jié)目單
progress[5pr[Ugres]n. 1.advance; journey onward; forward movement inspace 前進(jìn); 行進(jìn)
2.continual improvement ordevelopment 進(jìn)步; 進(jìn)展:
make(much/ great/ rapid) progress (= get better/improved) in sth.在某方面取得很大/很快進(jìn)步
promise [5prCmIs]n. 1.a statement, which someone else has a right tobelieve and depend on, that one will or will not do something, givesomething, etc.諾言:
make a promise to dosth./that-從句: 許下諾言......;
breaka promise違約; 不守諾言;
keepa promise守約; 信守諾言
2.expectation or hope (esp. ofsuccess or of something good or desired)希望
v. 1.to make a promiseto do or give (something) or that (something ) shall be done許諾:promise sb. sth.答應(yīng)某人某物
2.to saythat (something) is certain; warn (someone) of (something)保證;警告
pronounce [pr[5nauns]v. to make the sound of ( a letter, a word, etc.) (ina particular way)發(fā)音
pronunciation[pr[9nQnsI5eiF[n] n. 1.a particular persons way ofpronouncing a language, or the words of a language發(fā)音
2. theway in which a word is usually pronounced讀音
proper [5prCp[]adj. 1.right; suitable; correct正當(dāng)?shù)?/font>
2.correct (for apurpose)正確的
3.fine;splendid; good-looking好的; 漂亮的
4.exact準(zhǔn)確的
adv. 1.suitably,correctly; sensibly適當(dāng)?shù)? 正確地
2.really; actually;exactly真正地
3.completely; thoroughly完全地
protect[pr[5tekt]v. (+ against/ from) to keep safe (from harm, loss,etc.), esp. by guarding or covering保護(hù):
protect...from/against...使......勉受......
[注:較大的事情用against;
proud [praud]adj. 1.having or expressing a proper personal feelingof satisfaction and pleasure in something connected with oneself自豪的; 引以為榮的:
be proudof匼plain以......自豪;
be proud o f doingsth.以做某事而自豪
be proud to dosth.以......為榮(自豪)
be proudthat-從句: 以......為榮(自豪)
2.having too high anopinion of oneself or a false idea of ones own importance 驕傲的;自負(fù)的
3.having the qualityof self-respect and showing this in ones standards of behaviour自尊的; 自重的
prove [prU:v]v. 1.to give proof of; show to be true or give causefor belief in 證明
2.to test (a qualityor the quality of something) 試驗(yàn)
3.to show (oneself oritself) afterwards, in the course of time or experience, etc., tobe of the quality stated證實(shí):
prove (to be ) +n./ adj.(作表語) ......被證明/證實(shí)是......;
provethat-從句: 證明......; 證實(shí)......
provide[pr[5vaid] v. (+ for/ with) to supply (somethingneeded or useful)提供; 供給:
provide sth. forsb.(= supply sth for sb.)為......提供......;
provide sb. withsth.(= supply sb. with sth.) 供應(yīng)某人某物
public[5pQblIk] adj. 1.of, to, by, for, or concerningpeople in general 公眾的:
2.for the use ofeveryone;
3.in the sight orhearing of many people; not secret or private公開的:
4.known to all or tomany眾人皆知的; 公開的
n.公民;公眾(集體名詞, 作主語, 謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)) :
the public公眾;公民(作主語, 謂語動(dòng)詞可單可復(fù))
in public 公開地;當(dāng)眾地
adv.publicly
pull [pUl]v. 1.to draw (something) along behind or after onewhile moving拉
2.to move (someone orsomething )to another place by holding and drawing along, sometimeswith force 拖; 拉
3.to seize and drawroughly toward one, sometimes with the desire tohurt用力拉扯:
pull up(使)停下來
n.1.force or effort used in moving or drawing something towards one拉力; 牽引力
2.a natural forcethat influences or causes movement吸引力
[反]push
pump [pQmp]n. a machine, usu, with a tube and a handle, forforcing liquids, air, or gas into or out of something 泵
v. tomove (liquids, air, or gas) by using a pump.用泵抽
punish[5pQnIF] v. (+ for) to cause (someone) to suffer for(a misdeed, fault, or crime)懲罰; 處罰
punishment[p5QnIFm[nt] n. the act of punishing or condition ofbeing punished懲罰
pupil[5pjU:pl] n. a person, esp. a child, who is beingtaught學(xué)生(指小學(xué)生)
pure [pjU[]adj. 1.clean; free from dirt, dust, bacteria, or anyharmful matter純凈的; 干凈的; 無有害物質(zhì)的
2.free from evil;without sexual thoughts or experience純潔的; 無邪的
3.unmixed with anyother substance純粹的
purpose[5p[:p[s] n. 1.an intention or plan; reason for anaction目的; 意圖:
do sth onpurpose故意做某事
do sth for/withthe purpose of...為......目的做某事
2.use; effect;result用途; 效果; 結(jié)果
3.steady determinedfollowing of an aim; willpower決心; 毅力
purse [p[:s]n. a small flattish leather or plastic bag used, esp.by women, for carrying money(女性的)錢包
push [pUF]v. to use sudden or steady pressure in order to move(someone or something) forward, away from oneself, or to adifferent position 推:
push over推倒;(風(fēng))刮倒
n. anact of pushing 推
[反]pull
put [pUt]v. (putted; putting) to move, set, place, lay, or fix(someone or something) in, on, or to a stated place放置;擺放:
put...away 放好;把......收起來
put on 穿; 戴上;上演
put onperformance演出
put onweight發(fā)福; 增加體重
put out撲滅;關(guān)熄
put sth. down把某物放下; 把......記下
put up 掛起; 舉起;貼(廣告等)