minute n[pl]會議記錄; 此時此刻; 立刻; vt.把…記錄在案;為…測定時間

　　adj.極小的; 極少的;極詳細的; 準確的, 精確的

　　Before the meeting started its work, the minutes of the last meeting were read out.

　　開會前先宣讀了上次的會議記錄。

　　At that very minute, he opened the door.就在那時候, 他打開了門。

　　There were minute differences between the two copies.這兩冊之間存在著微小的差別。

　　The doctor made a minute study of the illness.那個醫生對病作了詳細的研究。

　　He minuted the procedure of the meeting.他對會議議程做了記錄。

　　She is minuting a race.她正為賽跑測時。

　　mischief make mischief挑撥離間She often made mischief between them. 她經常在他們之間挑撥離間。

　　miserable adj低劣的; 貧乏的He was born in a miserable family.他出身于一個貧困的家庭。

　　卑鄙的, 可恥的, 可惡的What a miserable old devil he was!他是多么可惡的吝嗇鬼呀!

　　mist n視線模糊不清;vt. & vi.(使)蒙上薄霧, (使)模糊

　　She could hardly recognize her son through the mist of tears that filled her eyes.

　　淚水蒙蒙, 她幾乎難以認出自己兒子。

　　It isn't raining, it's only misting.沒下雨, 只是下霧了。

　　mob vt.聚眾包圍Fans mobbed the actor where he went.那位演員走到哪里, 影迷們都圍著他。

　　modest adj (女性及其衣飾)端莊的;穩重的; 不太大(或多)的;適度的,有節制的

　　She wore a modest bathing suit. 她穿一件不太暴露的游泳衣。

　　Prices tended to rise year by year, but at a modest rate. 物價年年上漲,但幅度不大。

　　【真題例句】Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic

　　about the economy’s long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening.【2004年閱讀Txte3】

　　消費者貌似輕微關注，并沒恐慌，而且許多人表示盡管他們在節制開支，他們對于經濟前景還是樂觀的。

　　mold/mould n類型, Women of her mold are easy to see through. 她那種性格的女人是很容易看穿的。

　　性格,氣質We need more people of his mold. 我們需要更多他那種類型的人。

　　耕作土壤;松軟沃土[U]Many wild flowers grow in the forest mold. 森林里的松軟沃土上長著許多野花。

　　moment n時刻, 時機

　　Choose your moment carefully if you want to ask her for a pay rise.若你想要她給你加薪,你要小心選擇時機。

　　monument n 里程碑不朽的業績[著作]

　　The work is one of the great monuments of English literature.此作品是英國文學的不朽名作之一。

　　mortal adj不共戴天的, 你死我活的They are our mortal enemies.他們是我們不共戴天的仇敵。

　　極度的, 極大的We were in mortal terror of being found out.我們非常的害怕被發現。

　　motor vi.開[乘]汽車We motored over to Cambridge to see some friends.我們開車去劍橋看一些朋友。

　　vt.用汽車運送The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用車把外賓從機場送到旅館。

　　a.[B] 馬達的;機動的 a motor mower 機動割草機

　　汽車的 Both brothers work in the motor industry. 兄弟倆都從事汽車工業。

　　【解】運動的;運動神經的 The athlete has good motor coordination 那個運動員運動神經的整合很好。

　　mount vi.增加; 上升Social problems in modern society are mounting.現代社會問題日益增加。

　　vt.上演; 配有…It'll cost a great deal of money to mount the play.要上演這場戲得花很多錢。

　　發動攻擊; 攻擊The opposition is getting ready to mount a powerful attack on the government.

　　反對黨已準備好對政府發動一次有力的攻擊。

　　mug n容易受騙的人, 傻瓜I don't think some mug will buy his fake jewellery.我想沒有哪個傻瓜會買他的假珠寶。

　　〈俚〉臉She's got a handsome mug.她有一張漂亮的臉蛋。

　　v(英，非正式)(在短時間內盡可能多地)學習(或補習)，苦學苦記;攻讀

　　I'm constantly having to mug up things ahead of teaching them.我經常不得不在上課前攻讀要講的東西。

　　vt.對…行兇搶劫A lot of people won't go out at night for fear of being mugged.因怕遭行兇搶劫, 許多人在晚上不出門。

　　muscle n力量,實力[U]The party's political muscle is growing. 該黨的政治力量在增強。

　　vi.[美俚]發揮膂力; 靠力氣前進(through)muscle through a crowd用力擠過人群muscle in on a territory侵入領土

　　mushroom n如蘑菇般生長迅速的事物Birmingham is a mushroom.伯明翰是個迅猛發展的城市。

　　vi.迅速成長[發展]New housing estates have mushroomed on the edge of the town.城郊的新住宅發展十分迅速。

　　采蘑菇;成蘑菇狀擴散The smoke mushroomed into the sky.煙呈蘑菇狀升上天空。

　　mutual adj共同的, 共有的She is our mutual friend.她是我們共同的朋友。

　　nail n[口]抓住, 捕獲; [美俚]擊中We finally nailed the thief. 最后，我們把小偷抓住了。

　　vt揭露; 偵查出; 發覺目不轉睛地盯住, 使(注意力等)集中于

　　It did not take us long to nail that lie. 沒多久，我們就把謊言揭穿了。

　　Mr. Hunter kept his eyes nailed on the car in front of his. 亨特先生目不轉睛地盯著他前面一輛車子。

　　narrow adj勉強的; He was elected chairman by a narrow margin.他以微弱的多數當選為主席。

　　險勝的 a narrow escape from death九死一生Have a narrow escape; have a close escape 千鈞一發;幸免

　　精細的,嚴密的a narrow search嚴密的搜查

　　vt.使變窄;限制;縮小(范圍等)[(+down)]The scholar narrowed his interest to Tang poetry. 這學者的興趣局限于唐詩。

　　vi.(使)變窄The river narrows at this point.河在這里變窄了。

　　nasty adj嚴重的; 危險的; 造成痛苦的She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒時頭部受到嚴重碰撞。

　　危險的He had a nasty look in his eye.他目露兇光。This is a nasty corner.這個拐角是事故多發的地方。

　　native go native [fan tee] (在殖民地的歐洲人)采取當地人的生活方式, 過當地人生活

　　The tourists decided to go native and sample the local cuisine.觀光客們決定過一下土人生活并品嘗當地佳肴。

　　natural adj私生的[Z][B]生身的[Z][B] 合乎常情的;正常的

　　It's only natural that you should be nervous. 你感到緊張是很自然的

　　n.非常適合或肯定成功的人或事物She is the natural for this job.她是做這項工作的理想人選。

　　naughty adj令人震驚或者企圖令人震驚;猥褻的,淫亂的Nice boys do not use naughty words.好孩子不說下流話。

　　neat adj (酒)純的, 不摻水的I like my whiskey neat.我喜歡喝純威士忌酒。

　　工整的;勻稱的,樣子好的She had small, neat writing. 她的字寫得小而工整。

　　熟練的;靈巧的;有效率的She is a neat worker. 她做事干凈利落。

　　need n貧窮;困窘;危急[U] My neighbors helped me in my time of need. 我的鄰居在我困難的日子幫了我忙。

　　needle n諷刺的言論; 刺激,煽動Joe needled the boys into a fight. 喬用話挑動男孩打架。

　　(因競爭而產生的)仇隙[U]A certain amount of needle has crept into this game.比賽雙方逐漸產生了敵意。

　　注射;打針 She was given a needle for whooping cough.她因為患百日咳被打了一針。

　　negotiate vt【經】議價出賣;轉讓;議付;兌現; 通過, 跳過(障礙)

　　The car negotiated the sharp curve by slowing down.該車減速駛過急轉彎。

　　nerve vt.給(身體或道義上的)力量; 使有勇氣, 振奮She nerves herself for the struggle.她鼓起勇氣準備斗爭。

　　n (力量, 行動等)中樞, 核心, 主要部分Banks are the nerves of commerce.銀行是商業的中心。

　　勇敢,膽量;沉著,鎮定[U]It takes a bit of nerve to transport explosives. 運輸炸藥要有點膽量。

　　net vt凈得, 凈賺It netted us a handsome profit.這為我們凈賺了一大筆利潤。

　　adj純凈的,純的,凈值的The net profit amounts to twenty dollars per ton of ore. 每噸礦石的凈利為二十美元。

　　最終的What was the net conclusion after all that discussion? 討論了那么長時間,最終結論是什么呢?

　　nice adj細微的,精細的The nice distinction in appearance between the twins did not escape him.

　　這對雙胞胎外貌上的細微差異沒有逃過他的注意。

　　noble adj雄偉的Niagara falls is a noble sight.尼亞加拉瀑布是一壯觀的景色。

　　nobody n.小人物, 無足輕重的人

　　He is a mere nobody, and it is mere a matter of time for people to recognize him.

　　他只不過是個小人物, 要大家認清這一點只是時間問題。

　　noise vt. 紛紛傳說;謠傳[H][(+about/abroad/around)]

　　It was noised about that the foreign minister intended to resign. 外界傳說外交部長打算辭職。

　　norm n 定額There’s a production norm below which each worker must not fall. 每個工人必須完成生產定額。

　　nose n突出的部分;尖端;船頭;機頭[C]She pointed the nose of the car towards home. 她開車回家。

　　嗅覺[S]Reporters have a good nose for news. 記者對新聞有很強的覺察力。

　　(對與己無關之事的)探問;干預[C]Keep your nose out of my affairs. 別管我的事。

　　vi.窺探, 探聽, 四處查看The secret has been nosed.秘密被探聽到了。

　　vt. & vi.小心翼翼地前進The little boat nosed carefully between the rocks.小船在巖石間謹慎地緩慢航行。

　　note n暗示, 含義The book ended on an optimistic note.該書的結尾寓意樂觀。

　　注意,注目;注意到[+(that)][+wh-]Please note that this bill must be paid within 10 days. 請注意本帳單必須10日內付款。

　　提到,指明He noted the importance of the problem in his lecture. 他在講座中著重提到這一問題的重要性。

　　nothing n.無關緊要的人[事]

　　She is an interesting person but her husband is a real nothing.她是個十分有趣的人, 但她的丈夫真就不及她了。

　　novel adj.新奇的; 新穎的; 新的

　　He has a novel proposal of his own for meeting unemployment.他想出了一條獨特的對付失業問題的新建議。

　　【真題例句】When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its purposes. 【2000年閱讀Txte3】

　　當一種新的文學樣式出現的時候，人們應該努力去確定其目的。

　　nourish vt保持, 增長(情緒等)He's been nourishing the hope of a trip abroad.他一直懷著出國旅行的愿望。

　　numb vt.使失去感覺, 使凍僵He was numbed with grief.他因悲傷而昏迷了。

　　adj.麻木的, 失去感覺的; 凍僵了的(with); 鈍的numb with cold凍僵a numb hand[俚]蠢物

　　nurse vi喂, 吃奶The baby is nursing at its mother's breasts.那孩子正在吃媽媽的奶。

　　養育者;起源[(+of)]Town life is the nurse of civilization. 城市生活是文明的搖籃。

　　vt懷有,抱著(想法等); 培養;培育;精心料理;悉心照料

　　He nursed the dream of becoming a great writer. 他抱有成為大作家的夢想。

　　He nursed the house plants through a long winter. 在漫長的冬季他一直精心照料室內盆栽植物。

　　nursery n苗圃;養魚場;動物繁殖場We bought a small tree at the nursery. 我們在苗圃買了一棵小樹。

　　溫床;滋生地Their extensive fishing trade was an excellent nursery for seamanship 他們廣泛的漁業貿易是航海技術的一個良好的養成所。

　　observation n言論, 評論, 意見He made valuable observations on the prices.他對物價問題提出了寶貴的意見。

　　observe vt遵守; 遵循They faithfully observed the rules.他們忠實地遵守規則。

　　評論[述]; 講He observed that the house seemed to be too small.他說那房子似乎小了一點兒。

　　obtain vi(.指規則、習俗)通行; 流行The custom still obtains in some districts.這種風俗在某些地方仍然流行。

　　occasion n特殊場合; 慶典I only wear a tie on special occasions.我只有在特殊的場合才系領帶。

　　原因, 理由There was no occasion to do so.沒有理由這樣做。

　　vt.惹起, 引起Who occasioned his anger?誰惹他生氣?

　　occupation n消遣Reading is a useful occupation to us.閱讀對我們是一種有益的消遣。

　　odd/odds adj.臨時的，不固定的 【近義詞】temporary

　　【真題例句】 Left, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of

　　data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, information protection is now high on the boss’s

　　agenda in businesses of every variety.【2007年閱讀Text4】

　　信息保護過去一直是臨時的、低級的信息技術員的工作，并且只被諸如銀行、電信、航空這類擁有大量

　　數據的行業所關注，而現在卻高高列在各行業老板的日程表上。

　　adj奇數的，不成對的 【反義詞】even 【例】an odd shoe.一只不成對的鞋

　　odds. n.可能性，概率

　　【真題例句】 Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weakelderly parent – and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance – have jumped eightfold in just one generation.

　　【2007年閱讀Text3】

　　甚至人口統計數據都對中產階級家庭產生不利，家庭中出現一個年老體衰的父(母)親——以及隨之而來的壓力和經濟援助的需求——的幾率在一代人的時間里增加了八倍。

　　offer n供應; 報價I am open to an offer.我愿考慮買主的出價。

　　oil vt賄賂 How dare you oil the judge! 你怎么竟敢向法官行賄!

　　on prep在...時候; ...之后立即He jumped with joy on hearing the news. 他一聽到這個消息就高興得跳了起來。

　　是...的成員He is on the school volleyball team. 他是校排球隊的隊員。

　　opening n空缺, 缺額There are no openings for secretaries at the bank at present.現在銀行里沒有秘書空缺。

　　機會,好時機[C]good openings for business 做生意的大好時機

　　operate vi 作戰;突襲The frontier forces had to operate against the invaders. 邊防軍不得不對入侵敵人作戰。

　　巡邏 Police speed traps are operating on this motorway.這條高速公路上有警察的汽車超速監視區。

　　operation n軍事行動,作戰[C][P1]The general was in command of operations in the north.

　　將軍負責指揮北方的作戰行動。

　　交易,買賣[C][P1]He continued his operations in cotton futures. 他繼續進行棉花期貨交易。

　　operator n 行為有某種特點的人He is a smooth operator.他是個滑頭。

　　opinion n輿論One shouldn't act without caring for public opinion.一個人的行為不能不顧及輿論。

　　專業性的鑒定, 勸告The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting.

　　博物館在請專家鑒定那幅畫的真偽。

　　oppress vt.使煩惱Many troubles oppressed my father.種種困難使我父親意志消沉。

　　option n附件, 配件The car includes air-conditioning among its options.這輛汽車的配件中包括空調設備。

　　買賣選擇權, 期權Jones has taken an option on shares in the company.瓊斯已獲得那家公司股票的期權。

　　orbit n勢力范圍;活動范圍;知識范圍[C][U]

　　They knew each other by sight, but their orbits did not touch. 他們見面認識,但各自的生活圈子互不搭界。

　　organ n新聞媒體, 宣傳工具; 機關報[雜志] ;風琴;機構

　　This paper is the official organ of the Socialist Party.這份報紙是社會黨的正式機關報。

　　He played a beautiful tune on the organ.他用風琴演奏出一支動聽的曲子。

　　Parliament is an organ of government.議會是政府的一個機構。

　　organic n 沃土;不用化肥或農藥生產的;

　　adj有組織的The organic unity of the integral work of art.完整藝術作品各方面的有機統一。

　　持續發展的，自然發展的Companies expand as much by acquisition as by organic growth.

　　公司的擴大是自然發展的結果也是收購的結果。

　　organism n有機體系The army is an extremely complex organism.軍隊是一個極其復雜的組織。

　　ounce n〈口〉少量; 一點兒He has used up the last ounce of oil.他已用完最后一滴油。

　　outfit n集體; 組織He works in a small publishing outfit.他在一家小型出版單位工作。

　　outlet n 代銷店The shoe manufacturer had several outlets.那家制鞋廠商有幾家代銷店。

　　outstanding adj未償付的, 未解決的The outstanding bill must be paid next week.這筆未償還的賬下周必須還清。

　　overhead n.(企業的)經費Heavy overheads reduced his profits.經費開支大因而減少了他的利潤。

　　overall adv.大體上, 總的來說Overall, prices are still rising.總的說來, 價格仍在上漲。

　　一切包括在內, 全部的How much will it cost overall?一共多少錢?

　　pace n 進展或發展的速度The work progressed at a slow pace.這工作進展緩慢。

　　性能The test pilots put the new planes through their paces.試驗飛行員表演新型飛機的性能。

　　package vt包裝Those chocolates have been packaged very attractively.那些巧克力包裝得很吸引人。

　　n一整套東西, 一攬子交易They are trying to put together a package that will end the dispute.

　　他們力圖搞一攬子交易結束這場爭論。

　　packet n大筆款項That car cost me a packet.那輛小汽車花了我一大筆錢。

　　pad n發射臺The helicopter was hovering about 100 meter above the pad.直升機在離發射臺一百米的上空盤旋。

　　They padded the seat of the chair with horse-hair to make it soft. 他們往椅子的坐墊里填塞馬鬃以使之柔軟。

　　paddle n涉水, 玩水They liked to watch the children paddling in the stream.他們喜歡看孩子們在小溪中玩水。

　　pain n[pl]勞苦, 辛勞, 煩勞My pains have been rewarded.我的努力已得到報償。

　　pale vi.變得蒼白, 失色, 變得暗淡He paled at the sight of the blood.他一看見血就臉色發白。

　　beyond the pale在…范圍之外不為人接受或不恰當的

　　Those remarks he made were quite beyond the pale. 他說的那些話太出圈了。

　　pan pan out證明(是),結果(是);成功My plan to study at Harvard didn't pan out. 我進哈佛大學就讀的計劃沒成功。

　　Nobody knew how the things would pan out. 沒人知道事情結果將會怎樣。

　　pant vi渴望[(+for/after)]

　　Can't you see she is panting for a part in the new play? 你難道看不出她渴望在新戲中扮演一個角色嗎?

　　paper n試卷The geography paper was difficult.地理試題很難。

　　[pl]文件; 文章, 論文;名單

　　Assemble your papers and put them in the file.把你的文件歸攏放在這個文件夾內。

　　My paper consists of ten pages.我的論文共10頁。

　　【真題例句】 Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.

　　工作面試的最后名單，投票選舉名單，與會發言人和參加者名單......往往都是按照字幕的先后順序

　　制作的，等到拿著這些名單的人費盡地從頭到尾時，他們早已失去了興趣。【2004年閱讀Text2】

　　parade vt.展示; 炫耀He is parading his knowledge.他在炫耀他的知識。

　　paragraph n短篇報道There's a paragraph on the matter in the paper.報紙對這件事有一短篇報道。

　　vt寫短文報道There's a paragraph on the accident in the local paper.當地報紙對該事故寫有一短篇報道。

　　將...分段This version is better paragraphed than that one.這個版本比那個版本分段分得好。

　　parallel adj. parallel to與…類似n.類似，相似物

　　【真題例句】On the other, it links these concepts to everyday realities in a manner which is parallel to

　　the links journalists forge on a daily basis as they cover and comment on the news. 【2007年翻譯】

　　另一方面這一科學把這些概念結合到日常生活中，這與新聞記者每天報道和評論新聞時的做法是相似的。

　　【真題例句】There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. 現在出現了令人憂慮的類似景象。科學家們前仆后繼，試圖使我們意識到

　　全球氣候變暖所帶來的日益嚴重的威脅。【2005年閱讀Text2】

　　parameter n界限[P1]范圍

　　There is plenty of scope for experimentation, provided we remain within the parameters of the budget.

　　只要我們不超過預算界限,可以試驗的方面是很多的。

　　Spend by each department have to fall within certain parameter.

　　每個部門的開支必須屬于確定的范圍之內。

　　parasite n靠他人為生的人

　　I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生蟲,我要自己養活自己。

　　particular adj過于講究的, 苛求的, 挑剔的

　　She is so particular about her housework that servants will not work for her.

　　她對家務活太挑剔了, 以致于傭人們不愿給她干活。

　　詳細的, 詳盡的This is a particular account of the accident.這是一份全面而詳盡的事故報告。

　　n.[pl]詳情; 細目Your mother must be anxious to know the particulars.你的母親一定急于了解詳情。

　　partner vt.做…的搭檔She partnered me at the dance.她在舞會上做我的舞伴。

　　party n一方, 當事人The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.爭執雙方應相互禮貌些。

　　passage n(法案等的)通過[U]Passage of the bill depends on public support. 這一法案的通過依靠公眾的支持。

　　passenger n 工作差勁的人閑人This firm can’t afford passenger.這家商行養不起閑人。

　　passport n手段, 保障He views boxing as his passport out of poverty.他把拳擊看作自己擺脫貧困的手段。

　　達到某種目的的手段, 敲門磚The only passport to success is hard work.獲得成功的唯一保障就是努力工作。

　　pat adj 非常恰當的;適時的This is a pat answer. 這是妥貼的回答。

　　過分巧合的,不自然的His explanation was too pat to be convincing. 他的解釋巧得令人難以置信。

　　His excuse was too pat for us to believe. 他的理由來的太巧合,令我們很難相信。

　　熟練的,滾瓜爛熟的,陳腔爛調的

　　A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience. 陳腔爛調的答案不能滿足好奇的聽眾。

　　堅定的,不屈服的 stand up

　　adv. 非常恰當地;適時地;立即Her answer came pat. 她立即回答。

　　熟練地;滾瓜爛熟地The little boy recited the text pat. 那小男孩流利地背誦了這篇課文。

　　patch n[C] 【英】警察巡邏區;管轄區He knows every house in his patch.他熟悉他管區內的每一所房屋。

　　厄運;不幸;困難遭遇Our firm has just struck a bad patch. 我公司剛遭厄運。

　　vt暫時解決(分歧,爭端等); 拼湊,匆匆制成

　　We decided to patch up our differences and become friends again. 我們決定消除分歧,重歸于好。

　　They patched up a hasty peace. 他們匆匆達成和平協議。

　　patent adj公開的, 明顯的It is patent to all that this is a good chance.大家都明白這是一個好機會。

　　pathetic adj 無用的，無成功的希望企圖;可鄙的表演(借口) You are pathetic!你真沒用!

　　pattern vt.模仿She patterned herself after her mother.她模仿她的母親。

　　仿制They patterned a new machine.他們仿制了一種新機器。

　　pave the way為...鋪路Such opinions pave the way for social change. 這種主張為社會變革鋪路。

　　payment n報答, 報償We'd like you to accept this picture in payment for your kindness.我們奉上此畫聊表謝意。

　　peach n[俚]漂亮的女子; 好人; She's a real peach..她真是個美人。

　　極好的東西; That was a peach of a shot.那個鏡頭太美妙了!

　　受人喜歡的人[物] He is a peach to work with.他是易于共事的人。

　　peak vi.達到高峰, 達到最大值Toy sales peaked just before Christmas and are now decreasing.

　　玩具銷售額在圣誕節前夕達到最高峰, 現已逐漸下降。

　　peanut n[c] 【俚】無甚價值之物;小數額[P]

　　In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 從花費來看,這筆錢乃區區小數。

　　pearl n 珍品;杰出的人物She is a pearl among women.她是女中的英杰。

　　pedestrian adj (作品風格等)缺乏想象力的; 平淡的; 單調的, 平常的; 陳腐的

　　The circumstances and events of his life were anything but pedestrian. 他一生經歷的事是很不平常的。

　　peep vi隱現, 慢慢露出A crescent moon peeped out from behind the clouds.一彎新月從云中出現。

　　penetrate vt 懂得并發現He penetrated our thoughts.他看穿了我們的心思。

　　被懂得被理解The new idea didn't penetrate. 那個新概念沒有被弄懂。

　　(感情等)深入于,打動[H][(+with)]The whole country is penetrated with fear. 全國一片深陷恐懼。

　　了解;洞察[+wh-]I could not penetrate the mystery. 我不能洞察這個秘密。

　　performance n性能, 工作情況;不必要的麻煩

　　Are you satisfied with the performance of your new car?你對你新車的性能滿意嗎?

　　He goes through the whole performance of checking the oil and water every time he drives the car. 他每次開汽車都總是不厭其煩地把油和水整個檢查一遍。

　　丟臉的事;不光彩的事What a performance the child made!那孩子干了一件多丟臉的事情啊!

　　persecute vt困擾,為難In summer many people are persecuted by mosquitoes. 夏天,許多人受到蚊子的騷擾。

　　persuasion n信念;信仰[S1][+(that)];宗教或政治的信仰

　　It is my persuasion that such people should not be allowed to enter this country.

　　我確信這種人不應被允許進入我們的國家。

　　He is not of their (religious ) persuasion.他不屬于他們的(宗教)派別。

　　phase vt.分階段計劃

　　The modernization of the industry was phased over at 20-year period.工業現代化分20年逐步實現。

　　phase in逐步引入They have decided to phase in the new techniques. 他們已決定逐步引入新技術。

　　phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步結束The machine has been phased out.這種機器早已過時了。

　　phenomenon n特殊的人[事物]

　　Beethoven was a phenomenon among many musicians.貝多芬是眾多的音樂家中的天才。

　　International terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon. 國際恐怖主義并不是近年才有的特殊事件。

　　philosopher n豁達的人You are a philosopher.你真想得開

　　If you've had as much trouble as I've had in my life, you need to be a bit of a philosopher.

　　如果你像我在生活中吃過同樣多的苦頭, 那么你就得做個豁達的人。

　　philosophy n人生哲學人生觀I can't sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence.我無法用一句話來概括他的全部人生觀。

　　達觀The philosophy of them during their worst sufferings impressed even their captors.

　　他們在最困苦時仍處之泰然, 連捉住他們的人都深有感觸。

　　picture vt.繪畫; 描繪The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演講者很生動地描述了窮人的生活。

　　想像He could picture all too easily the consequences of being caught.他能很容易地想像被抓住的后果。

　　piece vt.湊合; 湊成 【真題例句】Pearson has pieced together the work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a unique millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of

　　key breakthroughsand discoveries to take place. 【2001年翻譯】

　　皮爾森匯集世界各地數百位研究人員的成果，編制了一個獨特的新技術千年歷，它列出了人們有望看到數百項重破和發現的最遲日期。

　　pierce vt響徹A sharp cry pierced the night air.一聲尖叫響徹夜空。

　　打動, 感動; His heart was pierced with grief.他傷透了心。

　　pine vi.消瘦, 憔悴; 痛苦She certainly hasn't been pining while you were away!你不在的時候她可并不難受。

　　渴望She is pining to travel abroad.她渴望去國外旅行。

　　pink adj略帶左翼政治觀點的The pink parties won seat in Parliament.左翼黨派贏得了議會席位。

　　面紅耳赤的;激動的;憤怒的 She went pink with shame. 她羞得滿臉微紅。

　　最佳狀態; He is in the pink of health. 他精神好極了。

　　典型,化身[the S] He is the pink of diligence. 他是勤奮的典范。

　　pioneer vt.開拓, 開發, 創始This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.這家公司開創了使用硅片的方法。

　　vi. 當先驅,成為開拓者[(+in)]The Wright brothers pioneered in early aviation. 萊特兄弟是早期航空的先驅。

　　pipe vt.以管輸送They piped oil yesterday.昨天他們用管道輸送石油。

　　傳送Nearly all the shops have piped music.差不多所有的商店都連續播放有線廣播的音樂。

　　吹哨子下令(表示歡迎)The admiral was piped aboard.海軍上將在歡迎他的哨子聲中登艦。

　　滾邊, 鑲花邊He piped “Happy Birthday” on the cake.他在蛋糕上鑲上了“生日快樂”的字樣。

　　vt. & vi.用笛子吹奏; 鳴囀, 唱He piped so that we could dance.他吹笛子伴奏好讓我們跳舞。

　　pitch n顛簸The pitch of the ship threw the passengers off balance.輪船上下顛簸, 使乘客失去了平衡。

　　斜度, 坡度The roof has a sharp pitch.這屋頂很陡。

　　商販攤位, 藝人表演場地He has a pitch on the High Street where he sells souvenirs他大街上有個賣紀念品的擺攤處。

　　推銷商品的話He has a very clever sales pitch.他推銷商品的口才很好。

　　音調, 音高;程度; 強度; 高度

　　Her voice has a very high pitch.她說話聲調很高。

　　Disagreement reached such a pitch that we thought a fight would break out.意見分歧達到我們以為會爭吵起來的程度。

　　vt.投, 擲, 扔He was pitching the ball.他正在投球。

　　為…定音調This song is pitched too high for my voice.對我的嗓子來說, 這首歌定得音太高了。

　　用人們易懂的方式表述He pitched his speech so that even the children could understand.

　　他帶著一種特殊的表情講話, 以便孩子們能聽懂。

　　vt. & vi.搭(帳篷), 扎(營)They pitched at the foot of the mountain.他們在山腳下扎營。

　　(使)突然向前倒下His foot caught in a rock and he pitched forwards.他的腳被巖石絆了一下, 身子就朝前倒下。

　　vi.顛簸The ship pitched and rolled and many passengers were sick.那輪船顛簸搖晃, 很多乘客頭暈惡心。

　　向下傾斜The roof of this house pitches sharply.這房子的屋頂傾斜度很大。

　　place vt投(資);存(款);開出(訂單)I placed an order with them for 500 pairs of shoes. 我向他們定購了五百雙鞋子。

　　(常用在疑問句、否定句中)看清,想起[(+as)]

　　I remember her name but can't place her face. 我記得她的名字,但記不清她的臉了。

　　寄托(希望), 給予(信任) His father placed great hopes on [in] him.他的父親對他寄于很大希望。

　　評價, 分類My son's income can probably be placed as ￡5000 a year.我兒子的年收入估計達5000英鎊。

　　列為 I would place her among the world’s greatest sopranos.我把她列為世界上最偉大的女高音歌唱家。

　　plague vt. 折磨, 使苦惱, 使得災禍A severe back injury plagued him all his life. 嚴重的背傷終身折磨著他。

　　plant n重型機械, 機械設備They have made a huge investment in new plant.他們投入巨資購置新設備。

　　vt放置; 安插They must have planted many explosives there.他們一定在這里埋了很多炸藥。

　　[俚]給與打擊, (拳擊)看準打plant one's fists in sb.'s face用拳頭打某人的臉

　　plant in 把…灌輸給…Whatever planted that idea in your head?究竟是誰把那個念頭灌輸到你的腦子里?

　　plaster vt 在...上涂灰泥;厚厚地涂抹[(+over/with)]My shoes were plastered with mud. 我鞋上沾滿爛泥。

　　These rough places on the wall could be plastered over.可以在墻上這些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。

　　粘貼;貼滿[(+on/with)]He plastered his room with pictures of actors and actresses.

　　他在他房間里貼滿了男女演員的照片。

　　掩飾;使過分承受[(+with)]They tried to plaster over the differences. 他們試圖掩蓋分歧。

　　【俚】(徹底)擊敗;重創Our football team really got plastered last week. 我們的足球隊上星期遭到慘敗。

　　plastic n〈口〉信用卡Nowadays we can use plastic instead of cash in many places buying things.

　　如今在許多場所都可以用信用卡代替現金來購買物品。

　　plateau n[C](上升后)的穩定水平(或時期) 停滯不前時期

　　In the seventies the U.S. space program seemed to have reached a plateau of development.

　　七十年代美國的宇宙空間計劃似乎發展到了一個較高的水平。

　　Sales have now reached a plateau. 銷售現已開始停滯不前。

　　platform n綱領; 政綱; 宣言He is running for mayor on a platform of low taxation.他以低稅收為綱領競選市長。

　　plunge n.投身入水John felt refreshed after a quick plunge in the lake.在湖中游了一會兒泳后, 約翰感到精神振奮。

　　猛跌, 驟降The sky diver had a plunge of more than 10, 000 feet before his parachute opened.

　　那個跳傘運動員墜落了一萬多英尺, 他的降落傘才打開。

　　take the plunge 采取重大步驟;采取斷然行動;

　　They have finally decided to take the plunge and get married. 他們最終毅然決定結婚。

　　冒險嘗試He decided to take the plunge. 他決定冒險嘗試。

　　plus adj附加的,稱心的,有利的;比所示數量多的

　　Her previous experience in social work is a plus factor.她先前在社會工作方面的經驗是一個有利的因素。

　　All the children here are 12 plus.這里的孩子都是12歲以上的。

　　n好處;有利因素[(+for)]

　　His new job has several pluses, one of which is a large salary. 他的新工作有幾個好處,其中之一是薪水高。

　　police vt管轄, 管制; 統治The army policed the conquered city.軍隊管制這個被占領的城市。

　　policy n保險單It is advisable to read the small print on your policy.讀一下保險單上的附屬細則是明智的。

　　polish n優美,完善[U]Four years of college gave her considerable polish. 四年的大學教育使她更加完美。

　　pool vt(為共同目的)合出(資金,物資,想法等);合辦,聯營;集中…共同使用; 共用

　　If we pool our ideas, we may be able to produce a really good plan. 如果我們集思廣益,我們也許能訂個完善的計劃。

　　We pooled our savings and bought a desk-top computer. 我們用積蓄合資買了一架臺式電腦。

　　n共同儲金; 共用物; 共用人員He is disappointed with the pool car.他對這部公用汽車感到失望。

　　(液體等的)一灘, 一片The body was lying in a pool of blood.尸體躺在血泊中。

　　port n. (船,飛機的)左舷[U]The damaged ship was leaning over to port. 損壞的船向左舷傾斜

　　舉止, 態度; 含義意義姿勢, 樣子持槍姿勢The soldier carried his rifle at port. 那士兵雙手斜持步槍。

　　vt.持槍Port arms![口令]持槍!

　　portion vt.把…分成份額, 分配They portioned the food out to the poor.他們將食物分發給窮人。

　　n命運,定數[U] We must all accept our portion in life. 我們都得安于天命。

　　立場;見解;形勢Before the debate, both sides made their positions clear. 辯論之前，雙方都把自己的觀點說清楚。

　　He made a study of the position of the middle class in Britain. 他研究過英國中產階級的狀況。

　　【真題例句】It’s a theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. 【2003年閱讀Txte3】

　　這種理論得到了許多經濟學家的認同，但實際上是，它常使鐵路公司處于決定哪家公司盈利哪家公司虧損的位置。

　　possibility n發展前途,潛在價值[P]He is a man of possibilities. 他是一個有發展前途的人。

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