第一部分

overlap[ˌəʊvə’læp]

vt. 部分重叠,与…交搭,迭盖
例 When you put up wallpaper, should you overlap the edges or put them next to each other?
你贴墙纸的时候,是要把墙纸的边缘搭在一起,还是相互挨着贴?
联 overlay n. 覆盖物

overt[’əʊvɜ:t]

adj. 明显的;公然的〈同 open, public, evident〉
例 Many women at work have to deal with overt sexism.
许多参加工作的妇女不得不面对公然的性别歧视。
联 overtly adv. 公然地,公开地;overtime n. 超时,加班 adv. 加班地;overtire vt. 使过度疲劳;overtax vt. 课税过重

overthrow[ˌəʊvə’θrəʊ]

vt. 打倒,推翻,颠覆〈同 vanquish, overturn〉
例 The protesters tried to overthrow the government.
抗议者试图推翻政府。

overwhelm[ˌəʊvə’welm; (US)ˌəʊvə’hwelm]

vt. ① 战胜;压倒〈同 defeat〉
例 Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels.
政府军镇压了叛乱者。
② 淹没;使沉浸〈同 flood〉
例 The whole village was overwhelmed by the flood.
整个村庄被洪水淹没了。
联 overwhelmingly adv. 压倒性地,不可抵抗地

pacific[pə’sɪfɪk]

adj. 和平的;平静的
例 He did not like to fight, because he was a very pacific person.
他不喜欢打架,因为他是一个性格温和的人。
联 pacify vt. 使平静,安慰,抚慰

painful[’peɪnfʊl]

adj. 疼痛的,使痛苦的
例 The cut was very deep and painful.
伤口很深很疼。
联 pain n. 痛苦,疼痛

pale[peɪl]

adj.(脸色)苍白的;暗淡的〈同 light colored, pallid〉
例 She looks pale and sick.
她看上去面色苍白,病恹恹的。
联 palette n. 调色板;颜料

pamphlet[’pæmflɪt]

n. 小册子〈同 brochure〉
例 The organization’s goals are described in the pamphlet.
组织的目标写在小册子里了。
联 pamper vt. 纵容

panic[’pænɪk]

n. 恐慌〈同 alarm, fear〉
例 When the theater caught fire, there was a panic.
电影院着火引起了一场惊恐。
联 pan n. 平底锅;antic adj. 奇特的,滑稽可笑的;Hispanic adj. 西班牙的

parachute[’pærəʃu:t]

n. 降落伞
例 He jumped out of the airplane and opened his parachute.
他从飞机跳了下来,随即打开降落伞。

第二部分

parade[pə’reɪd]

n. 游行〈同 march, procession〉
例 A parade was held in New York to honor the heroes.
纽约举行了一场游行来纪念这些英雄。

paradise[’pærədaɪs]

n. 天堂〈同 heaven〉
例 The summer camp was a paradise for the children.
夏令营对孩子们来说是天堂。

paradox[’pærədɒks]

n. 似是而非,自相矛盾的话(或人)〈同 inconsistency〉
例 Mr. Cooper is a political paradox; he’s a staunch Republican who votes only for Democrats.
库珀先生在政治上是一个矛盾的人,他是一个坚定的共和党人,却只把选票投给民主党。
联 orthodox adj. 规范的,合乎传统的;heterodox adj. 非正统的,异端的

paralyze[’pærəlaɪz]

vt. 使瘫痪,使麻痹〈同 benumb〉
例 A serious fall paralyzed Mary and put her in the hospital for a month.
玛丽严重跌伤瘫痪在床,在医院里躺了一个月。
联 paralysis n. 瘫痪

parcel[’pɑ:sl]

n. 包裹
例 The parcel was too big to fit in the car.
包裹太大了,没法塞进车里。

partition[pɑ:’tɪʃən]

n. 分割〈同 division〉
例 The partition of the courts resulted in a civil and criminal branch.
法院划分成民事法院和刑事法院。
vt. 隔开,分割〈同 divide〉
例 If we partition the kitchen off, it will make it seem as if we’ve got two separate rooms.
如果我们把厨房打上隔断,看起来似乎我们就有了两个独立的房间。

passport[’pɑ:spɔ:t]

n. 护照
例 You need to bring your passport when you want to apply for a visa.
如果你想申请签证的话,需要带上你的护照。

pastime[’pɑ:staɪm; (US)’pæstaɪm]

n. 消遣,娱乐〈同 entertainment〉
例 Watching football in Brazil is a traditional family pastime.
在巴西,看足球是传统的家庭休闲方式。

pasture[’pɑ:stʃə(r); (US)’pæstʃə(r)]

n. 牧场,草地〈同 field, meadow〉
例 The rancher grazes 500 cattle in this pasture.
牧场主在这片草地上放牧了500头牛。
联 pastureland n. 牧草地,牧场;pastoral n. 牧歌,田园诗

patent[’peɪtənt; (US)’pætnt]

n. 专利
例 Earlier this year, the company filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato that remains firm longer than untreated tomatoes.
年初,公司给一种转基因西红柿申请了专利,这种西红柿比非转基因西红柿能存放更长时间。
vt. 取得…的专利权,申请专利〈同 license〉
例 She patented her new invention.
她为她的新发明申请了专利。

第三部分

pathetic[pə’θetɪk]

adj. 可怜的,悲惨的〈同 pitiful〉
例 The hungry homeless cat meowed in a pathetic way.
饥饿的流浪猫哀嚎着。
联 apathy n. 无感情,冷淡;apathetic adj. 无感情的,冷淡的;sympathetic adj. 同情的

patient[’peɪʃənt]

n. 病人,患者
例 The nurse plotted the patient’s temperature on a chart over several days.
护士把病人这几天的体温标在了一个表格中。
adj. 忍耐的,耐心的
例 You have to be patient with him. He only just started working here.
你得对他耐心点儿,他刚来这儿工作。
联 patience n. 耐性,忍耐;impatient adj. 不耐烦的

patriotic[ˌpætrɪ’ɒtɪk; ˌpeɪtrɪ’ɒtɪk]

adj. 爱国的〈同 nationalistic〉
例 It is patriotic to fulfil your responsibilities to your country.
履行对国家的责任是爱国的行为。
联 patriot n. 爱国者

patrol[pə’trəʊl]

v. 巡逻,巡视〈同 guard, watch〉
例 A night-watchman patrols the streets at night.
值夜班的警卫员夜间在街上巡逻。
联 patroller n. 巡警

pause[pɔ:z]

n./v. 暂停,中止,停顿〈同 make a temporary stop〉
例 Janet took advantage of the pause in the teacher’s lecture, and finished her homework.
珍妮特利用老师讲课的间歇完成了家庭作业。

pave[peɪv]

vt. 铺设,为…铺路〈同 coat, cover〉
例 The workers paved the road with asphalt.
工人用沥青铺路。
联 pave the way for 为…铺平道路

peak[pi:k]

n. 山顶;最高点,顶端〈同 summit〉
例 The peak of the mountain is covered with snow.
山顶覆盖着雪。

pedal[’pedəl]

n. 踏板
例 The two pedals of a bicycle, pushed down one after the other, make it go.
把自行车的两个踏板交替着往下踩,车就可以前进了。

pedestrian[pɪ’destrɪən; (US)pə’destrɪən]

n. 行人,步行者〈同 walker〉
例 Pedestrians have to watch for automobiles turning corners.
行人在转角处要注意机动车。
adj. 平淡无奇的,缺乏想像力的〈同 dull〉
例 She did not like the author’s pedestrian style of writing.
她不喜欢作者缺乏想像力的写作风格。
联 pedal n. 踏板;pedestal n. 基座;biped n. 两足动物;centipede n. 蜈蚣;impede vi. 阻止,妨碍;expedite vt. 加速,促进

peel[pi:l]

v. ① 削(或剥)…的皮
例 Peel a banana for the child.
剥一个香蕉给小孩吃。
② 剥落;脱皮
例 When I was sunburnt, my skin peeled.
我的皮肤被太阳晒伤,脱皮了。

第四部分

peer[pɪə(r)]

vi. 凝视,仔细看〈同 gaze〉
例 She peered at the tag to read the price.
她仔细看标签上的价格。
n. 同辈,同等的人〈同 fellow, companion〉
例 It has been found that left-handed people suffer more stress than their right-handed peers.
人们发现,习惯用左手的人要比习惯用右手的人压力更大。
联 peerless adj. 出类拔萃的,无可匹敌的

penalty[’penəlti]

n. 处罚,罚款;违约金〈同 punishment〉
例 The penalty for speeding is usually a fine.
对超速的处罚通常是罚款。
联 penal adj. 刑罚的,刑法上的;penalize vt. 处罚

pendulum[’pendjʊləm; (US)’penʤʊləm]

n. 钟摆,摇锤
例 The pendulum in the grandfather clock swung back and forth.
落地座钟的钟摆摆来摆去。

peninsula[pə’nɪnsjʊlə; pə’nɪnsələ]

n. 半岛
例 Italy is one of the world’s most famous peninsulas.
意大利是世界上最著名的半岛之一。

pension[’penʃən]

n. 养老金,退休金〈同 annuity〉
例 Pensions are often paid because of long service, special merit or injuries received.
通常会由于多年的效力、特殊的功绩或受伤等原因而给当事人发放津贴。
联 pretension n. 借口,自负;distension n. 膨胀,延伸;aspersion n. 诽谤,中伤

perception[pə’sepʃən]

n. 理解;感知,感觉〈同 understanding, sense〉
例 She had a clear perception of the problem, and soon solved it.
她很清楚问题所在,然后很快就解决了。
联 perceptive adj. 感知的,有洞察力的;conception n. 观念,概念;misconception n. 误解

perfect[’pɜ:fɪkt]

adj. 完美的,理想的〈同 flawless, ideal〉
例 The dancer’s performance was perfect.
那位舞蹈演员的表现很完美。

perfect[pə’fekt]

vt. 使完美;使熟练〈同 refine, improve〉
例 The editor perfected the manuscript with his changes.
手稿经编辑修改之后变得完美了。
联 perfection n. 尽善尽美,完美

perform[pə’fɔ:m]

vt. ① 履行,执行〈同 handle, execute〉
例 He performed his regular duties quickly and quietly.
他总是既快又安静的履行他的职责。
② 表演,演出〈同 serve as, act as〉
例 Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight.
霍洛维兹今晚在卡内基音乐厅演出。
联 performance n. 履行,执行,表演,演奏;performer n. 表演者

perfume[’pɜ:fju:m]

n. 香味;香水〈同 scent, fragrance〉
例 She wore an absolutely delicious-smelling perfume.
她身上喷的香水味道很好闻。

periodic[ˌpɪərɪ’ɒdɪk]

adj. 周期的,定期的〈同 repeated, recurrent〉
例 Janet had periodic feelings of anxiety after she was deserted by her boyfriend.
被男朋友抛弃后,珍妮特总是间歇性焦虑。
联 period n. 时期,时代;periodical n. 期刊,杂志 adj. 周期的,定期的