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(b) study of fixed phrases and idioms 成语学. phrase-book n. book listing common expressions and their equivalents in another language, esp for use by travellers in a foreign country 外语常用语手册（尤指供到国外旅游用的）: a Spanish phrase-book 西班牙语常用语手册. phrenetic = frenetic. phrenology / frE5nClEdVI; frI`nBlEdVI/ n [U] (esp formerly) study of the shape of a person's skull, esp the natural bumps on it, in order to determine his character and abilities （尤指旧时）颅相学. phrenological / 9frenE5lCdVIkl; 9frZnE`lBdVIkEl/ adj. phrenologist / frE5nClEdVIst; frI`nBlEdVIst/ n person who practises phrenology 颅相学家. phut / fQt; fQt/ adv (idm 习语) go `phut (infml 口) (a) (esp of electrical or mechanical things) stop functioning; break down （尤指电器或机械用具）停止运转, 出故障: The washing machine has gone phut. 洗衣机坏了. (b) be ruined; collapse 毁掉; 垮掉: The business went phut. 公司倒闭了. * Our holiday plans have gone phut. 我们的假日计画已经吹了. phylum / 5faIlEm; `faIlEm/ n (pl -la / -lE; -lE/) (biology 生) major division in the animal or plant kingdom （动物或植物分类上的）门: The mollusc phylum includes all soft-bodied animals without backbones. 软体动物门包括所有无脊椎的软体动物. Cf 参看class 7, order1 9, family 4, genus 1, species 1. physi(o)- : comb form 构词成分1 of or relating to nature or natural forces or functions 自然的; 自然力的;自然功能的: physiology. 2 physical 物理的: physiotherapy. physical / 5fIzIkl; `fIzIkl/ adj 1 of or concerning material things (contrasted with moral or spiritual matters) 物质的（与道德的或精神的相对）: the physical world, universe, etc 物质世界、宇宙等. 2 (a) of the body 身体的; 肉体的: physical fitness, well-being, strength, etc 健康、安康、体力 * physical exercise, eg walking, running, playing sports 体育活动* physical education, eg athletics, gymnastics, games, etc 体育 * (Brit infml 口) physical jerks, ie gymnastics 体操. (b) bodily 身体 的: physical presence 亲临. 3 of or according to the laws of nature 自然规律的; 按自然法则的: It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once. 同时身处两地在自然法则上是不可能的. * physical necessity 自然法则的必然性. 4 [attrib 作定语] of the natural features of the material world 物质世界的自然特徵的: physical geography, ie geography of the earth's structure 自然地理 学* a physical map, ie one showing mountains, rivers, etc 自然地理图. 5 [attrib 作定语] of or concerning physics 物理的; 物理学的: physical chemistry, ie use of physics in the study of chemistry 物理化学* physical science 物理学. 6 (infml euph 口, 婉) using violence; treating roughly 使用暴力的; 粗暴对待的: Are you going to co-operate or do we have to get physical? 你是 跟我们合作呢还是要我们动武? physical n. (infml 口) medical examination to see if one is fit 体格检查. physically / -klI; -klI/ adv (a) bodily 身体上: physically exhausted, fit, handicapped 身体疲劳、健 康、残疾* attack sb physically 攻击某人身体. (b) according to the laws of nature 根据自然法则: physically impossible 按照自然法则不可能. physician / fI5zIFn; fE`zIFEn/ n doctor, esp one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery 医生; （尤指）内科医生. Cf 参看 surgeon. physicist / 5fIzIsIst; `fIzEsIst/ n expert in or student of physics 物理学家; 物理学研究者. physics / 5fIzIks; `fIzIks/ n [sing v] (scientific study of the) properties of matter and energy (eg heat, light, sound, magnetism, gravity) and the relationship between them 物理（学）: Physics has made enormous progress in this century. 本世纪物理学的发展突飞猛进. * nuclear physics 原子核物理学 * the laws of physics 物理学定律 * [attrib 作定语] a physics textbook 物理学教科书 * the physics of the electron 电子物理学. physiognomy / 9fIzI5CnEmI; ?@ -5CgnEUmI; 9fIzI`B-nEmI/ n (fml 文) 1 [C] (a) features of a person's face 相貌; 容貌. (b) facial type 脸型: a typical North European physiognomy 典型的北欧 人脸型. 2 [U] art of judging a person's character from the features of his face 相面术. 3 [C] physical features of a country or area （一国或一地的）地势, 地貌, 地理特徵. physiology / 9fIzI5ClEdVI; fIzI`BlEdVI/ n [U] (a) scientific study of the normal functions of living things 生理学: reproductive physiology 生殖生理学. (b) way in which the body of a particular living thing functions 生理机能: the physiology of the snake 蛇的生理机能. physiological / 9fIzIE5lCdVIkl; 9fIzIE`lBdVIkl/ adj (a) of or concerning physiology 生理学的: physiological research 生理学研究. (b) of or concerning the bodily functions 生理的; 生理机能的: the physiological effects of space travel 宇宙航行的生理影响. physiologist / 9fIzI5ClEdVIst; 9fIzI`BlEdVIst/ n expert in or student of physiology 生理学家; 生 理学研究者. physiotherapy / 9fIzIEU5WerEpI; 9fIzIo`WZrEpI/ n [U] treatment of disease, injury or weakness in the joints or muscles by exercises, massage and the use of light, heat, etc 物理治疗; 理疗. physiotherapist / -pIst; -pIst/ n (also infml 口语作physio / 5fIzIEU; `fIzIo/) person trained to give such treatment 理疗医生; 物理治疗师. physique / fI5zi:k; fI`zik/ n [C] general appearance and size of a person's body, esp of the muscles 体 格, 体形（尤指肌肉方面）: a well-developed physique 发育匀称的体格* build up one's physique 长身体* a fine/poor physique 健壮的[羸弱的]体格* He doesn't have the physique for such heavy work. 干这样的重活他的体格不行. pi / paI; paI/ n 1 the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (, ), represented in English spelling by `p' 希腊字母表的第十六个字母（）, 英语拼写中用p. 2 (geometry 几) symbol () representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (ie 3.14159) 圆周率（即3.14159）. piano / 5pjB:nEU; pI`Bno/ adv, adj (music 音) (abbr 缩写 p) soft(ly) 柔和（的）; 弱（的）. Cf 参 看 forte2. pianissimo / pIE5nIsImEU; 9piE`nIsE9mo/ adv, adj (abbr 缩写pp) very soft(ly) 极弱（的）. piano / pI5AnEU; pI`Ano/ n (pl ~s / -nEUz; -noz/) (also fml 文作 pianoforte / pI9AnEU5fR:tI; ?@ pI5AnEfR:rt; pI`AnE9fRrt/) large musical instrument played by pressing the black or white keys of a keyboard, thus causing small hammers to strike metal strings to produce different notes 钢琴: play a tune on the piano 用钢琴弹一个曲子* grand piano, ie one with horizontal strings, esp used for concerts 大钢琴* upright piano, ie one with vertical strings 竖式钢琴 * [attrib 作定语] piano music 钢琴曲a piano teacher, lesson 钢琴教师、课* a piano-player 钢琴演奏者 * a piano-stool 钢琴凳. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page xi. pianist / 5pIEnIst; `piEnIst/ n person who plays the piano 钢琴演奏者; 钢琴家: She's a good pianist. 她钢琴弹得很好. * a famous concert pianist 著名的音乐会钢琴家. pianola (also Pianola) / pIE5nEUlE; 9pIE`nolE/ n (propr 专利名) type of mechanical piano in which the keys are operated by air pressure 自动钢琴. piano-accordion n. = accordion. piastre (US piaster) / pI5AstE(r); pI`AstL/ n (a) 100th part of the unit of money in several Middle Eastern countries 皮阿斯特（中东几国的货币单位）. (b) coin or banknote of this value （硬币或 纸币的）一皮阿斯特. piazza / pI5AtsE; ?@ also pi:5B:zE; pI`AzE/ n public square or marketplace, esp in an Italian town; plaza 广场, 市场（尤指意大利城镇中的）. pibroch / 5pi:brCk; `pibrBk/ n piece of music to be played on the bagpipes, consisting of a theme and variations 风笛变奏曲. pica / 5paIkE; `paIkE/ n 1 one of the sizes of letters used in typewriting (ten letters per inch) 英文打 字机上相当于12 点活字的字型（每英寸10 个字母）. 2 (in printing) unit of measurement for type2(1) （印刷）12 点活字. picador / 5pIkEdR:(r); `pIkE9dRr/ n (in bullfighting) man mounted on a horse who attacks the bull with a lance in order to make it angry and weaken it 骑马斗牛士. picaresque / 9pIkE5resk; 9pIkE`rZsk/ adj (of a style or type of literature) dealing with the adventures of (often likeable) rogues and vagabonds （指文学的风格或体裁）以（常为讨人喜欢的）无赖和 流浪汉的冒险事迹为题材的. piccalilli / 9pIkE5lIlI; 9pIkE`lIlI/ n [U] yellow hot-tasting pickle made from chopped vegetables, mustard and spices 辣泡菜. piccaninny / 9pIkE5nInI; `pIkE9nInI/ n ( dated offensive 讳, 旧, 蔑) young Negro or Aboriginal child 黑人小孩儿; 澳洲土著小孩儿. piccolo / 5pIkElEU; `pIkE9lo/ n (pl ~s) small musical instrument like the flute but producing notes an octave higher than those of the flute 短笛. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page x. pick / pIk; pIk/ n [sing] 1 (right of) selecting; choice 挑选; 选择; 选择权: Of course I'll lend you a pen. Take your pick, ie whichever one you choose. 我当然可以借给你钢笔用. 自己挑吧. * The winner has first pick of the prizes. 胜者有选择奖品的优先权. 2 the ~ of sth the best (example) of sth 最佳选择（的事物）; 精华: Only the pick of the crop is good enough for us, eg in food advertising. 本公司原料皆为精选作物（如见于食品广告）. * the pick of the new season's fashions 新款精选 * (infml 口) the pick of the bunch, ie the best of a number of things or people 出类拔萃者. pick / pIk; pIk/ n 1 (also pickaxe, US pickax / 5pIkks; `pIk9Aks/) large tool consisting of a curved iron bar with sharp ends fixed onto a wooden handle, used for breaking up stones, hard ground, etc 鹤 嘴锄; 镐. =>illus at axe 见axe 插图. 2 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) instrument with a sharp point, used for the purpose specified 锄; 镐: an `ice-pick * a `toothpick. pick / pIk; pIk/ v 1 [Tn] choose or select (sth), eg from a group of things, esp thoughtfully and carefully 挑选, 选择（某物）; （尤指）精选: You can pick whichever one you like. 你喜欢哪个就 挑哪个. * Only the best players were picked to play in the match. 选出参赛的都是最佳选手. * pick one's words, ie express oneself carefully, eg so as not to annoy sb 斟酌词句（如以免得罪人） * pick one's way along a muddy path, ie walk carefully, choosing the best places to put one's feet 在泥泞的 小道上走路时小心下脚. =>Usage at choose 用法见choose. 2 [Tn] pluck, gather or remove (flowers, vegetables, etc) from the place where they grow 采摘, 采集（花、菜等）: flowers freshly picked from the garden 从花园中新采的花* pick lettuce, plums, spinach, strawberries, etc 收获莴 苣、梅子、菠菜、草莓等. 3 (a) [Tn, Cn.a] remove small pieces of matter from (sth), esp in order to clean it 从（某处）除掉小块物（尤指为弄乾净）: pick one's nose, ie remove dried mucus from the nostrils 挖鼻孔* pick one's teeth, ie use a small pointed piece of wood, etc to remove particles of food from one's teeth 剔牙* The dogs picked the bones clean, ie removed all the meat from the bones. 狗把骨头啃得乾乾净净. (b) [Tn.pr] ~ sth (from/off sth) remove sth from a surface, esp with one's fingers or a sharp instrument （从物体表面）除掉某物（尤指用手指或尖物）: pick the tacking threads (from a garment) 拆掉（衣服上的）线* pick a hair from the collar of one's coat 捡去衣 领上的一根头发* pick the toys off the floor 拾起地板上的玩具* pick the nuts off the top of the cake 拣去蛋糕上的果仁. (c) [Tn] open (a lock) without a key, eg by using a piece of bent wire or a pointed tool （用尖细之物或铁丝）拨开（锁）. 4 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) make (a hole) in sth by pulling at it or by using one's finger-nails or a sharp instrument （用指甲或尖物）扎开, 抠开（一孔）: The child has picked a hole in his new jumper. 孩子的新毛衣上勾了一个洞. * The bird picked a hole in the ice with its beak. 那鸟在冰上啄出了一个洞. 5 (a) [In] (of birds) take up (grain, etc) in the bill （指鸟）叼起, 啄起（谷粒等）: chickens picking corn 啄食玉米的小鸡. (b) [Ipr] ~ at sth eat (food) in very small amounts or without appetite 小口地吃（某物）（或吃时无食欲）: Sparrows picked at the crumbs. 麻雀啄食著面包屑. * He never feels hungry and just picks at his food. 他从不觉得饿, 吃东西也没有胃口. 6 [Tn] = pluck 4: pick a banjo 弹班卓琴. 7 (idm 习语) have a bone to pick with sb => bone. pick and `choose make a selection from a number of things, esp in a slow, careful or fussy way 挑选; （尤指）挑挑拣拣: I spent days picking and choosing before deciding on the wallpaper and curtains. 我挑选壁纸和帘子用了好几天的时间. * We had to find a flat in a hurry there was no time to pick and choose. 我们只好匆忙找套房子--没有时间挑选了. pick sb's `brains ask sb questions in order to obtain information that one can use oneself 问某人问题以获取有用的信 息: I need a new French dictionary. Can I pick your brains about the best one to buy? 我需要一部新 的法语词典. 能否向您请教哪本最好? pick a `fight/`quarrel (with sb) deliberately cause a fight/quarrel (with sb), eg by behaving aggressively （向某人）寻衅, 找茬儿: He tried to pick a quarrel with me about it but I refused to discuss the matter. 他极力想就那事找我的茬儿, 但我绝不 谈论此事. * It was foolish of you to pick a fight with a heavyweightboxing champion! 你傻了, 竟敢 和重量级的拳击冠军寻衅闹事! pick holes in sth find fault with sth 挑某事物的毛病; 找某事物的 漏洞: It was easy to pick holes in his argument. 在他的论据里不难找到漏洞. * They pick holes in everything I suggest. 只要是我提的建议他们就挑毛病. pick sb's `pocket steal money, etc from sb's pocket 扒窃. pick/pull sb/sth to pieces => piece1. pick up/take up/throw down the gauntlet => gauntlet1. pick up the `pieces/`threads restore to normality or make better (a situation, one's life, etc), esp after a setback, shock, disaster, etc 恢复或改进（局面、生活状况等）（尤指于受挫、受惊、 受灾等之后）: Their lives were shattered by the tragedy and they are still trying to pick up the pieces. 他们的生活被这场悲剧摧垮了, 但他们仍尽力重新整顿. pick up `speed go faster 加速: We reached the outskirts of town and began to pick up speed. 我们到达市郊后开始加速. pick a `winner (a) (in horse-racing) choose correctly the horse which will win the race, esp in order to bet on it （马赛 中）挑中定能跑赢的马. (b) make a very good choice 挑选得极好: (ironic 反语) I really picked a winner with this car it's always breaking down! 这辆汽车我算挑著了--总出故障! 8 (phr v) pick sb off shoot (a person, an animal, a bird, etc, esp one of a group) after aiming carefully （有选择地） 瞄准射击（人、兽、鸟等）: A sniper hidden on a roof picked off three of the soldiers on patrol. 藏 在屋顶上的狙击手击毙了三名巡逻兵. pick on sb ( a) choose sb (esp repeatedly) for punishment, criticism or blame 选中某人（尤指屡次） 惩罚、批评或责怪: She felt that her parents were picking on her. 她觉得父母老是偏偏责备她. (b) choose sb for a task, esp an unpleasant one 选中某人做某事（尤指厌恶的事）: I was picked on to announce the bad news. 偏偏选中我去宣布这个坏消息. pick sb/sth out ( a) choose sb/sth from a number of people/things 挑选出某人[某事物]: She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job. 从数千申请人中挑选出她来做那份工作. * He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来. (b) distinguish sb/sth from surrounding people or things 分辨出某人[某事物]: pick out sb/sb's face in a crowd 在人群中认出某人[某人的 脸] * It was just possible to pick out the hut on the side of the mountain. 那小舍座落在山边, 隐约可 见. * The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十 分显眼. pick sth out (a) play (a piece of music), eg on the piano, esp hesitantly or by trial and error, without having written music to follow 凭记忆奏（乐曲）（如用钢琴）. (b) discover or recognize sth after careful study 细心研究后发现或领会某事物: pick out recurring themes in an author's work 领 会出作者作品中反覆出现的主题思想* Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗? pick sth over look carefully at (vegetables, fruit, clothing, etc) in order to select the best or throw away bad ones 检 查（蔬菜、水果、衣物等）以挑出最佳者或剔除劣品: Pick over the lentils carefully in case there are any stones amongst them. 把这些豆子里的沙粒挑出去. pick up ( a) become better; improve 好转; 改善: The market always picks up in the spring. 一到春 天市场就活跃了. * We're waiting until the weather picks up a bit. 我们等到天气好些再说. * The performance started badly but picked up towards the end. 演出开始时很差劲, 但近结尾处就好多了. * Her health soon picked up after a few days' rest. 她休息了几天, 身体很快复元了. (b) start again; continue 重新开始; 继续: We'll pick up where we finished yesterday. 我们从昨天停止的地方继 续进行. pick oneself up get to one's feet, esp after a fall 站起来（尤指跌倒后）: Pick yourself up and brush yourself down. 自己站起来, 把衣服掸乾净. pick sb up (a) give sb a lift in a car; collect sb 用 汽车搭载某人或接某人: I'll pick you up at 7 o'clock. 7 点钟我开车来接你. * He picked up a hitch-hiker. 他中途让个搭便车的人上了车. (b) (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) make the acquaintance of sb casually 偶然结识某人: He picked up the girl at a college disco. 他在学校的迪 斯科舞会上偶然结识了那姑娘. * She's living with some man she picked up on holiday. 她与一个在 假日认识的男人同住. (c) rescue sb (eg from the sea) 救起某人（如从海上）: The lifeboat picked up all the survivors. 救生船救起了全部幸存者. (d) (of the police, etc) stop and seize sb (eg for questioning) （指警方等）逮捕某人（如为讯问）: The police picked him up as he was trying to leave the country. 他正要离开该国时, 警方把他捉住了. * He was picked up and taken for questioning. 他被拘捕接受审讯. (e) reprimand sb 责备某人: She picked him up for using bad language. 她指责 他出言不逊. pick sb/sth up (a) take hold of and lift sb/sth 举起或抬起某人[某物]; 拿起; 拾起: He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders. 他抱起孩子让她骑在自己的肩膀上. * I picked up your bag by mistake. 我错拿了你的手提包. * pick up a stitch, ie in knitting 补织一针（编织中） * He picked up the book from the floor. 他从地板上把书拾起来. * She picked up the telephone and dialled his number. 她拿起电话就拨了他的号码. (b) see or hear sb/sth, esp by means of apparatus 见到, 听到（尤指藉助仪器）: They picked up the yacht on their radar screen. 他们在雷达屏上看到 了那艘游艇. * I was able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音机收听到你的信 号. * The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite. 这设备收到了卫星发出的信号. pick sth up (a) learn (a foreign language, a technique, etc) by practising 通过实践学会（外语、技术等）: She soon picked up French when she went to live in France. 她到法国居住后很快就学会了法语. * The children have picked up the local accent. 孩子都学会了当地口音了. * pick up bad habits 染上陋习. (b) catch (an illness) 得, 染（疾病）: pick up an infection, a cold, the flu, etc 受传染、凉、得 流感. (c) buy sth, esp cheaply or luckily 买到某物（尤指价廉或运气好）: She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book sale. 她在乡村图书展销会上买到一本珍贵的首版书. * They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处 买的. (d) hear or learn (gossip, news, etc) 听到（闲话等）; 获悉或打听到（消息等）: He picked up an interesting piece of news. 他听到一则有趣的新闻. * See if you can pick up anything about their future plans. 你看能不能打听到他们未来计画的消息. (e) collect sth 取或收集某物: I've got to pick up my coat from the cleaners. 我得到洗染店去取大衣了. * I'll pick up (ie buy) something for dinner on my way home. 我在回家的路上要顺便买些东西做饭. * We can pick up the tickets an hour before the play begins. 我们可以在话剧开演前一小时去取票. (f) draw or derive sth 吸取或得 到某物: The trolley bus picks up current from an overhead wire. 无轨电车的电能是通过架空线供 给的. (g) find sth; locate sth; (re)join 发现某事物; 找到某事物;（重新）接合或会合: pick up a trail, a scent 发现踪迹、察出气味* pick up the track on the other side of the river 在河对岸发现踪迹. pick up with sb (often derog 常作贬义): She's picked up with some peculiar people. 她勾搭上一些 不三不四的人. picker n. (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) person or thing that picks (pick3 2) 采摘者; 采 集者; 采摘机; 采摘工具: `hop-pickers 啤酒花采集者* a mechanical `apple-picker 摘苹果机. pick-me-up / 5pIkmIQp; `pIkmIQp/ n (infml 口) drink taken as a tonic when one feels weak, tired, ill, etc, esp medicine or an alcoholic drink （虚弱、疲劳、生病等时饮的）提神饮料（尤指含药 或酒精者）. pickpocket / 5pIkpCkIt; `pIk9pBkIt/ n person who steals money, etc from other people's pockets, esp in crowded places 扒手（尤指在人多处行窃的）. pick-up n. 1 (infml derog 口, 贬) person one has met casually, esp in a sexual context 偶然结识 的人（尤指涉及性关系的）. 2 part of a record-player that holds the stylus 拾音器; 唱头. 3 (also `pick-up truck) small van or truck, open and with low sides, used by builders, farmers, etc 轻型小货 车. =>illus at jeep 见jeep 插图. pick-a-back / 5pIkEbAk; `pIkE9bAk/ (also piggyback/ 5pIgIbAk; `pI-I9bAk/) adv on the shoulders or back like a bundle 在背上; 在肩上: carry a child pick-a-back 背著孩子. pick-a-back (also piggyback) n. ride on a person's back 骑在某人背上: Her father gave her a pick-a-back (ride) for the last bit of the journey. 在最后的一段路程上她父亲背著她走. picket / 5pIkIt; `pIkIt/ n 1 worker or group of workers stationed outside the entrance to a place of work during a strike to try to persuade others not to enter （罢工时守在工作地点门口阻拦他人上班 的）纠察队员, 纠察队: Five pickets were injured in the scuffle. 在混战中有五名罢工纠察队员受伤. * [attrib 作定语] a `picket line, ie a line of pickets, eg outside a factory 罢工纠察线. 2 small group of people on police duty or of soldiers sent out to watch the enemy 警察或士兵的警戒队. 3 pointed stake set into the ground, eg as part of a fence or to tether a horse to 尖板条（作篱笆或栓马用的）: [attrib 作定语] a picket fence 尖板条栅栏. picket v. 1 (a) [Tn] place pickets at (a place of work) （在工作地点）设置罢工纠察队: picket all the company's offices 在公司所有的办公室附近设置罢工纠察队. (b) [I, Tn] act as a picket at (a place of work) 担任罢工纠察员: Some of the union members did not want to picket. 工会的一些会 员不想担任罢工纠察员. 2 [Tn] place (guards) in position 布置（警卫）警戒. 3 [Tn] enclose (a place) with stakes or make secure with a stake 用尖板条围住（某地）; 用尖板条围护. pickings / 5pIkINz; `pIkINz/ n [pl] 1 profits or gains that are easily or dishonestly earned or obtained 轻易挣得的或来路不正的财物、好处、利益等: He promised us rich pickings if we bought the shares immediately. 他向我们保证假若我们立刻买进股票, 很容易赚大钱. 2 left over scraps of food, etc 残留的食物等. pickle / 5pIkl; `pIkl/ n 1 (a) [U] food (esp vegetables) preserved in vinegar or salt water 腌菜（尤指 蔬菜）: red cabbage pickle 红卷心菜泡菜. (b) [C usu pl 通常作复数] particular vegetable preserved in this way 泡菜: The dish was accompanied by a variety of pickles. 这盘菜配有什锦泡菜. * cheese and pickles 奶酪加泡菜. (c) [U] liquid used to preserve food in this way 泡菜水; 腌菜的汁: leave an ox tongue in salt pickle 把牛口条放在腌菜汁里腌制. Cf 参看relish 3, sauce 1. 2 [C] (Brit infml 口) mischievous child 调皮孩子: She's a real little pickle! 她真是个小调皮! 3 (idm 习语) (in) a sad, sorry, nice, pretty, etc `pickle (in) a difficult or unpleasant situation; (in) a mess 处境困难 或不愉快; 又脏又乱. pickle v. [Tn] preserve (vegetables, etc) in pickle （用腌菜汁）腌渍（蔬菜等）: pickled cabbage, onions, walnuts, etc 腌洋白菜、洋葱、胡桃等. pickled adj (infml 口) drunk 醉的: By this time, he was hopelessly pickled. 到这时他已经烂醉如泥了. picky / 5pIkI; `pIkI/ adj (-ier, iest) (infml derog 口, 贬esp US) fussy; choosy 挑剔的; 难以取悦的. picnic / 5pIknIk; `pIknIk/ n 1 (a) (esp Brit) meal eaten out of doors, esp as part of a pleasure trip 野 餐（尤指旅游中的）: We'll go to the river and take a picnic with us. 我们要到河边玩耍并带著野餐. * [attrib 作定语] a picnic table, hamper, lunch 野餐桌、食篮、盒饭. (b) pleasure trip that includes a picnic 带有野餐的旅游: It's a nice day let's go for a picnic. 天气真好--咱们去野餐游玩吧. 2 (idm 习语) be no `picnic (infml 口) be difficult or troublesome 有困难或麻烦: Bringing up a family when you are unemployed is no picnic. 失了业又要养家, 这可不是玩儿的. picnic v. (-ck-) [I, Ipr] take part in or have a picnic 参加野餐; 去野餐: They were picnicking in the woods. 他们正在林子里野餐. picnicker n person who picnics 野餐者: Picnickers are requested not to leave litter behind, eg on a notice. 野餐者不得随地丢弃垃圾（如告示牌上所示者）. picric acid / 9pIkrIk 5AsId; 9pIkrIk `AsId/ n [U] bitteryellow substance used in dyeing and in making explosives 苦味酸. pictorial / pIk5tR:rIEl; pIk`tRrIEl/ adj (a) represented in a picture or pictures 用图片、照片等表示的: a pictorial record of the wedding 婚礼的照片集. (b) having pictures; illustrated 有图片、照片等的; 用图片、照片等说明的: a pictorial calendar, magazine, etc 带画的日历、杂志等. pictorial n. newspaper or magazine in which pictures are the most important feature 画报. pictorially / -ElI; -ElI/ adv. pictorial / pIk5tR:rIEl; pIk`tRrIEl/ adj (a) represented in a picture or pictures 用图片、照片等表示的: a pictorial record of the wedding 婚礼的照片集. (b) having pictures; illustrated 有图片、照片等的; 用图片、照片等说明的: a pictorial calendar, magazine, etc 带画的日历、杂志等. pictorial n. newspaper or magazine in which pictures are the most important feature 画报. pictorially / -ElI; -ElI/ adv. picture / 5pIktFE(r); `pIktFL/ n 1 [C] (a) painting, drawing, sketch, etc, esp as a work of art 绘画, 图画, 素描（尤指作为艺术作品）: His picture of cows won a prize. 他画的牛的作品获了奖. * Draw a picture of the house so we know what it looks like. 画出房子的图来让我们看看是什麽样子的. (b) photograph 照片; 相片: They showed us the pictures of their wedding. 他们给我们看结婚照片. * She's taking a picture of the children. 她正给孩子们拍照. (c) portrait (of sb) （某人的）肖像画: Will you paint my picture? 您给我画像行吗? 2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] beautiful object, scene, person etc 美丽的物、景、人等: The park is a picture when the daffodils are in bloom. 水仙花开时公园 非常漂亮. * The children were a picture in their pretty dresses. 孩子们穿上漂亮的衣服好看极了. 3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (a) account or description of sth that enables one to form a mental picture or impression of it 形象的叙述: The book gives a good picture of everyday life in ancient Rome. 那 部书对古罗马人的日常生活描写得很生动. (b) this mental picture 心目中的情景: Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened. 她描述得十分细致, 使我 们对所发生的事历历如见. 4 [C] (quality of the) image on a television screen 电视图像（的清晰 度）: The picture is much clearer with the new aerial. 装上新天线后画面清晰多了. 5 (Brit dated 旧) (a) [C] cinema film 影片; 电影: Have you seen her latest picture? 你看过她新拍的电影吗? (b) the pictures [pl] cinema 电影院: We don't often go to the pictures. 我们不常到电影院看电影. 6 (idm 习语) be/put sb in the `picture be/cause sb to be fully informed about sth 了解[使某人了解]实 情: Are you in the picture now? 你现在知道怎麽回事了吗? * Members of Parliament insisted on being put in the picture about the government's plans. 议员坚持要充分了解政府计画的详情. be the picture of health, happiness, etc look very healthy, happy, etc 看上去很健康、愉快等. get the `picture (infml 口) understand 明白; 理解: I get the picture you two want to be left alone together. 我现在明白了--你们俩想单独在一起. pretty as a picture => pretty. picture v. 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to oneself) form a mental image of sth; imagine sth 想像或设想某 事物: He pictured to himself what it might be like to live in Java. 他想像要是生活在爪哇的情形. * I can't picture the village without the old church. 我无法设想村子里没有那座旧教堂像什麽样子. 2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] make a picture of (sth/sb) 画（某物[某人]）的画; 给（某物[某 人]）拍照: They were pictured against a backgroundof flowers. 他们在画中背景有很多花. picture-book n. book with many pictures, esp one for children 图画书（尤指为儿童阅读的）. picture-card n. (in a pack of playing-cards) card with a picture on it, ie the king, queen or knave; court-card （纸牌中的）人像牌（即K、 Q、 J）. picture-gallery room or building in which paintings are exhibited 绘画陈列室; 画廊. picture postcard postcard with a picture on one side 美术明信片. picturesque / 9pIktFE5resk; 9pIktFE`rZsk/ adj 1 forming a pretty scene; charming or quaint 美如画 的; 迷人的; 奇特有趣的: a picturesque fishing village in the bay 风景如画的海湾渔村 * a picturesque setting 别致有趣的背景. 2 (of language) strikingly expressive; vivid （指语言）绘声 绘色的, 生动的. 3 (of a person, his appearance,his manner, etc) strange or unusual; eccentric （指 人、外貌、举止等）奇持的, 异常的, 古怪的: a picturesque figure in her flowery hat and dungarees 她戴著花帽子穿著粗蓝布工作服的怪样子. picturesquely adv. picturesqueness n. [U]. piddle / 5pIdl; `pIdl/ v [I] (infml 口) urinate 撒尿. piddle n. [U, C] (infml 口) urine 尿: dog piddle 狗尿* The puppy has done a piddle on the carpet. 小狗在地毯上撒了一泡尿. piddling / 5pIdlIN; `pIdlIN/ adj [esp attrib 尤作定语] (infml derog 口, 贬) (a) unimportant; trivial 不重要的; 琐碎的: I don't want to hear all the piddling little details! 我不想听那些琐碎的事! (b) small 小的: It's annoying to have to get authorization for spending such piddling amounts of money. 花这麽一点钱也要去请示, 真烦人. pidgin / 5pIdVIn; `pIdVIn/ n any of several languages resulting from contact between European traders and local peoples, eg in W Africa and SE Asia, containing elements of the local language(s) and esp English,French or Dutch, and still used for internal communication 洋泾滨语: speak in pidgin 讲洋泾滨话 * [attrib 作定语] pidgin English, ie language derived from English and another language 洋泾滨英语. Cf 参看 creole. pie / paI; paI/ n [C, U] 1 (a) (Brit) meat or fruit encased in pastry and baked in a (usu deep) dish 排; 肉馅排; 果馅排: an apple pie 苹果排* Have some more pie. 再吃点排吧. (b) (US) meat or fruit cooked in a pastry-lined dish, with or without a covering of pastry （有盖或无盖的）肉馅排, 果馅排. Cf 参看flan, tart2. 2 (idm 习语) easy as pie => easy1. eat humble pie => eat. have a finger in every pie => finger. ,pie in the `sky (infml 口) hoped-for or planned event that is very unlikely to happen 希望中的或计画中的事情（不大可能实现的）: Their ideas about reforming the prison system are just pie in the sky. 他们打算改革监狱制度的想法纯粹是空中楼阁. pie chart diagram consisting of a circle divided into sections that represent specific proportions of the whole, eg in order to show spending in various areas as part of total expenditure 圆形统计图; 饼分图. =>illus at chart 见chart 插图. piecrust / 5paIkrQst; `paI9krQst/ n [U] baked pastry covering on a pie 排的盖或皮. pie-eyed adj. (infml 口) drunk 醉的. piebald / 5paIbR:ld; `paI9bRld/ adj (of a horse) covered with irregularly-shaped patches of two colours, usu black and white （指马）有花斑的, （通常指）有黑白斑的. Cf 参看 skewbald. piebald n. piebald horse or pony （黑白）花斑马. piece / pi:s; pis/ n 1 [C usu pl 通常作复数] (used esp after the preps in, into, to 尤用于介词in、 into、 to 之后) (a) any of the parts of which sth is made 部件; 部分: He lost one of the pieces of his model engine. 他的火车头模型缺了一个零件. * The table is made in five pieces. 这桌子是五部分 组成的. * pull sth/take sth/come to pieces 拆散某物[散成碎块] * The furniture is delivered in pieces and you have to assemble it yourself. 家具送货时是散件的, 得自己装配. (b) any of the portions into which sth breaks 碎片; 碎块; 断片: The vase shattered into a thousand pieces. 花瓶已经粉碎 了. * The cup lay in pieces on the floor. 地上是那杯子的碎片. * break, hack, pull, smash, tear sth to pieces 打碎、劈碎、扯碎、砸碎、撕碎某物* The boat (was) smashed to pieces on the rocks. 船 触礁而撞碎了. 2 [C] ~ (of sth) (a) amount of a substance (separated or broken from a larger piece) （从大物体上分离下来的）块, 片, 段, 截: buy a piece of glass to fit the window frame 买块玻璃 安窗户* put a piece of wood on the fire 向火里添块木头* get a piece of grit in one's eye 眼里迷 进一粒沙子* a piece (ie a slice) of bread, cake, meat, etc 一块面包、蛋糕、肉等. (b) amount or area of sth, esp for a particular purpose （某物质的）块, 片, 段, 截（尤指有某用途的）: a piece of chalk, ie for writing with 一枝粉笔* a piece of land, ie for farming or building on 一块地（耕地或 建筑用地）* a piece (ie a sheet) of paper 一张纸. =>Usage 见所附用法. 3 [C] ~ of sth (a) single instance or example of sth （事情的）项, 桩, 条: a piece of advice, information, luck, news, treachery 一个忠告、一项信息、一件幸事、一则新闻、一宗背叛事件* a fine piece of work 一部好 作品. (b) single article; item 件; 个: a piece of furniture, jewellery, luggage, porcelain 一件家具、 珠宝、行李、瓷器. 4 [C] (a) (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) any of the parts of a set 一 套中的任何一件、一部分:a jigsaw with 1000 pieces 有一千块板片的拼图玩具* a three-piece suite, ie a sofa and two armchairs 三件一套的沙发（一张长沙发及两张单座沙发）* a 50-piece orchestra, ie with 50 players 50 人的管弦乐队. (b) any of the small objects or figures used in board games, esp in chess 棋子. 5 [C] standard length of cloth, wallpaper, etc as an item for sale （按标准 长度整件出售的布、壁纸等的）匹, 卷, 条: cloth sold by the piece 按匹发售的布. 6 [C] ~ (of sth) (a) (in art, music, etc) single work or composition （艺术品、音乐等的）幅, 篇, 首: a piece of music, poetry, sculpture 一支乐曲、一首诗、一件雕刻. (b) essay or newspaper article 文章; 报道: Did you read her piece in today's paper? 你看过今天报纸上她那篇文章吗? 7 [C] coin 硬币: a ten-pence piece 十便士硬币* a five-cent piece 五分硬币* a piece of eight, ie an old Spanish silver coin 一个西班牙旧时银币. 8 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml becoming dated derog 口, 渐 旧, 贬) woman or girl 女人; 丫头: a nice little piece 小乖妞儿* Do you know the piece he was with last night? 你认识昨晚和他一起的那个女人吗? 9 [C] (dated 旧) (esp in compounds 尤用以 构成复合词) gun 枪; 炮: a `fowling-piece, ie a gun for shooting wildfowl 鸟枪. 10 [sing] (US infml 口) distance 距离: His house is over there a piece. 他的房子在那边, 离这儿有一段距离. 11 (idm 习语) a bit/piece of tail => tail. bits and pieces => bit1. give sb a piece of one's `mind (infml 口) tell sb frankly what one thinks, esp when one disapproves of his behaviour 坦诚相告（尤指不满 对方行为）. go (all) to `pieces (of a person) have a breakdown; lose control of oneself （指人）（精 神、身体方面）崩溃, 失去自制力: After the car accident, she seemed to go to pieces. 撞车事故后, 她好像精神崩溃了. * He went to pieces when they told him the tragic news. 人们告诉他那悲惨的 消息后, 他已六神无主了. in one `piece (of a person) unharmed, esp after a dangerous experience （指人）无恙, 平安, （尤指）脱险: They were lucky to get back in one piece. 他们安全返回, 十 分幸运. a nasty piece of work => nasty. (all) of a piece with sth (a) consistent with sth 与某事物一致: The new measures are all of a piece with the government's policy. 新措施和政府的政策完全一致. (b) of the same substance or character as sth 与某物同一物质或同一性质. pick/pull sb to `pieces criticize sb, esp when they are absent 批评, 痛斥某人（尤指背后）. pick/pull sth to `pieces argue against sth; find fault with sth 批驳某事; 吹毛求疵. pick up the pieces/threads => pick3. ,piece by `piece one part at a time 一块一块地: The bridge was moved piece by piece to a new site. 把那桥一 段一段地运到了新址. a piece/slice of the action => action. a ,piece of `cake (infml 口) thing that is very easy 容易的事: The exam paper was a piece of cake. 那份试卷十分容易. * Persuading him to give us the day off won't be a piece of cake. 要说通他放我们假可不是容易事. a piece of goods => goods. say one's piece => say. take a piece out of sb reprimand sb severely 痛斥某人. the villain of the piece => villain. piece-work n. [U] work paid for by the amount done and not by the hours worked 计件工作. `piece-worker n. piece NOTE ON USAGE 用法: The word piece can often be replaced by a more specific word *piece 一词常可用较具体的词替换: a slice of bread 一片面包 * a bar of soap 一块肥皂. Please consult the relevant entry to find the correct word for the item concerned. 查阅与物品搭配用的确切 量词, 请参考有关词条. piece / pi:s; pis/ v (phr v) piece sth together (a) assemble sth from individual pieces 拼合、凑合或组 装某物: piece together a jigsaw 装配好线锯* piece together the torn scraps of paper in order to read what was written 把破碎的文件拼凑起来以阅读其内容. (b) discover (a story, facts, etc) from separate pieces of evidence 从各种证据中发现（事情原委、事实等）: We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts. 我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相. piece de resistance / 9pjes dE re5zIstB:ns; ?@ -9rezI5stB:ns; pi9ZsdErE9zi`stBns/ n (pl pieces de resistance /,pjes dE-; pi9ZsdE-/) (French 法) (a) (esp of creative work) the most important or impressive item （尤指创造性的工作）主要项目, 得意之作: The architect's piece de resistance was the City Opera House. 这位建筑师的最得意之作是市歌剧院. (b) (at a meal) the most impressive (usu the main) dish1(2) （一餐中的）主菜. piecemeal / 5pi:smi:l; `pis9mil/ adv piece by piece; a part at a time 一块一块地; 一件一件地; 零碎 地: work done piecemeal 一部分一部分做完的工作. piecemeal adj. arriving, done, etc piecemeal 一块一块的; 一件一件的; 零碎的: I've only had a piecemeal account of what happened. 我对发生的事情只有支离破碎的了解. pied / paId; paId/ adj (esp of birds) having mixed colours, esp black and white （尤指鸟）杂色的,（尤 指）黑白的: a pied wagtail 一只黑白斑的 pied-a-terre / 9pjeId B: 5teE(r); 9pjedB`tZr/ n (pl pieds-a-terre / 9pjeId B:-; 9pjedB-/) (French 法) small flat or other accommodation that one keeps for use when necessary （私人备用的）小公寓, 住 所: They own a cottage in Scotland and a house in London as well as a pied-a-terre in Paris. 他们在 苏格兰有一村舍, 在伦敦有一所房子, 在巴黎还有一套备用公寓. pier / pIE(r); pIr/ n 1 (a) structure of wood, iron, etc built out into the sea, a lake, etc so that boats can stop and take on or put down passengers or goods （伸入海、湖等的）码头; 突码头. Cf 参看 jetty. (b) similar structure built as a promenade at a seaside resort, often with a restaurant and places of entertainment on it （供散步游乐的）突堤（常设有餐厅及娱乐场所）. =>illus 见插图. 2 one of the pillars supporting an arch or a span of a bridge 桥墩. 3 wall between two windows or other openings 窗间壁; 户间壁; 扶壁. pierce / pIEs; pIrs/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] (a) (of sharp-pointed instruments) go into or through (sth) （指尖 物）刺入, 刺透（某物）: The arrow pierced his shoulder. 那枝箭刺入他的肩膀. * (fig 比喻) Her suffering pierced their hearts, ie moved them deeply. 她遭受的苦难使他们心如刀绞. (b) make a hole in or through (sth), esp with a sharp-pointed instrument 在（某物）上扎眼、穿孔: pierce holes in leather before sewing it 先在皮子上扎眼然后再缝* pierce the skin of cooking sausages with a fork 用叉子在要烹调的香肠上扎孔* She had her ears pierced so that she could wear ear-rings. 她 已扎了耳朵眼好戴耳环. 2 [Tn] (of light, sound, etc) penetrate (sth) （指光、声等）透入, 进入 （某处）: Her shrieks pierced the air. 她尖锐的叫声直刺云天. * The beam of the searchlight pierced the darkness. 探照灯的光柱射入黑暗中. 3 [Ipr] ~ through sth force a way into sth; penetrate sth 穿入、穿过或进入某处: Earth-moving equipment pierced through the jungle. 推土机穿过丛林. piercing adj. (a) (of voices, sounds, etc) shrill; penetrating （指声音等）尖锐的, 刺耳的: a piercing shriek 尖锐的叫声. (b) (of wind, cold, etc) bitter; penetrating （指风、寒冷等）刺骨的, 穿透的: a piercing chill, breeze 透心的寒冷、沁人心脾的微风. piercingly adv: a piercingly cold wind 刺骨寒风. pierrot / 5pIErEU; 9piE`ro/ n (fem 阴性作pierrette / pIE5ret; pi`rZt/) 1 (also Pierrot) character in French pantomime 法国童话剧中的角色. 2 (esp formerly) member of a group of entertainers performing esp at seaside resorts, dressed in loose white clothes and with whitened faces （尤指旧时） 穿肥大的白衣涂白脸的表演者（尤指在海滨娱乐场的）. pieta / 9pi:e5tB:; pie`tB/ n (Italian 意) painting or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ on her lap 圣母怜子（圣母马利亚抱耶稣遗体于膝上的画像或雕像）. piety / 5paIEtI; `paIEtI/ n (a) [U] devotion to God and respect for religious principles; being pious （对 上帝的）虔敬, 虔诚: filial piety, ie respect for and obedience to a parent 孝顺. (b) [C] act showing this 虔敬; 虔诚. piezo-electric / pi:9eIzEUI5lektrIk; pi9ezoI`lZktrIk/ adj worked by electricity which is produced by exerting pressure on certain crystals 压电的. piffle / 5pIfl; `pIfl/ n [U] (infml derog 口, 贬) meaningless or worthless talk; nonsense 废话; 无聊 的话: You're talking piffle! 你胡说八道! piffling / 5pIflIN; `pIflIN/ adj (infml derog 口, 贬) (a) trivial 琐碎的: piffling complaints 无谓的 牢骚. (b) very small; worthless 极小的; 无价值的: He got paid a piffling sum after weeks of work. 他工作数周所得甚微. pig / pIg; pI-/ n 1 (a) [C] domestic or wild animal with short legs, cloven hooves and a broad blunt snout 猪;野猪. Cf 参看boar, hog 1, sow1, swine. (b) (also `pig-meat) [U] its flesh as meat, ie bacon, ham or pork 猪肉. 2 [C] (infml derog 口, 贬) (a) dirty, greedy, inconsiderate or ill-mannered person 肮脏的、贪婪的、不顾别人的或粗野的人: Don't be such a pig! 别这麽贪心! * You pig! 你可真脏! * Some drivers are real pigs. 有些人开车真粗野. (b) difficult or unpleasant thing, task, etc 困难的或讨厌的事情: a pig of a job, day, exam 讨厌的工作、日子、考试. 3 (a) [C] oblong mass of metal (esp iron or lead) from a smelting furnace 金属锭; （尤指）铁锭, 铅锭. (b) [U] = pig-iron. 4 [C] (dated sl 旧, 俚) policeman （男）警察. 5 (idm 习语) buy a pig in a poke => buy. make a `pig of oneself (infml 口) eat or drink too much 吃得或喝得过多. make a `pig's ear (out) of sth (infml 口) do sth badly; make a mess of it 弄糟或弄乱某事物. pig/piggy in the `middle person who is caught eg between two people who are fighting or arguing, and suffers because of it 夹在打架 或争吵双方之间的人; 受夹板气的人. ,pigs might `fly (saying 谚) (used to express disbelief 用以 表示对某事不相信) miracles may happen but they are extremely unlikely 即使能有奇迹也不太可 能出现: Tom give up smoking? Yes, and pigs might fly! 汤姆戒烟? 嘿, 能有这种事儿! pig v. (-gg-) 1 [Tn] ~ oneself (infml 口) overeat greedily 贪食过量. 2 (idm 习语) `pig it/pig to`gether live or behave in a dirty or untidy way 生活或行为方面邋遢. piggery / 5pIgErI; `pI-ErI/ n (a) place where pigs are bred 猪圈; 养猪场. (b) pig-farm 养猪场. (c) pigsty 猪圈. piggish / 5pIgIF; `pI-IF/ adj (a) like a pig 像猪的. (b) dirty or greedy 肮脏的; 贪婪的. piggishly adv. piggishness n. [U]. piggy / 5pIgI; `pI-I/ n (infml 口) little pig 小猪. adj (infml 口) piggish 像猪的; 肮脏的; 贪婪 的: He has piggy eyes! 他的眼睛像猪的眼睛似的! `piggyback adv, n = pick-a-back. `piggy bank money-box, usu shaped like a pig, with a slot for putting in coins 扑满, 储蓄罐（通常为猪形）. pigheaded adj. stubborn 顽固的; 固执的. pigheadedly adv. pigheadedness n. [U]. pig-iron n. [U] impure form of iron from a smelting furnace 生铁. pigskin / -skIn; -9skIn/ n [U] (leather made from a) pig's skin 猪皮革: [attrib 作定语] a ,pigskin `briefcase 猪皮公事包. pigsty / -staI; -staI/ (also sty) n 1 (US `pigpen) building in which pigs are kept 猪圈. =>illus 见插 图. 2 (infml 口) very dirty or untidy place 肮脏或邋遢的地方: He makes a pigsty of the kitchen whenever he does the cooking. 他一做饭就把厨房弄得很脏. pigswill / -swIl; -9swIl/ n [U] = swill n 2. pigeon / 5pIdVIn; `pIdVEn/ n 1 (a) [C] any of several types of wild or tame bird of the dove family 鸽子: a `carrier-/`homing-pigeon, ie one trained to carry messagesor to race as a sport 信鸽. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page iv. (b) [U] flesh of a wild pigeon eaten as food 野鸽肉: [attrib 作定语] pigeon pie 鸽肉排. 2 (idm 习语) `one's pigeon (infml 口) one's responsibility or business 自己的 责任或事情: I don't care where the money comes from: that's not `my pigeon. 我不管钱从哪儿来, 那不是我的事. put/set the cat among the pigeons => cat1. pigeon-breasted adj. (of a person) having a deformed chest with the breastbone curving outwards （指人）鸡胸的. pigeon-hole n. any one of a set of small open boxes, esp in a desk, for keeping papers in, or fixed on a wall for messages, letters, etc （文件或信件的）分类格架. v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] 1 put (papers, etc) in a pigeon-hole (and ignore or forget them) 将（文件等）放进分类架中（置之不 理或搁置）: The scheme was pigeon-holed after a brief discussion. 那计画草议后就搁置一边了. 2 classify or categorize (sth) esp in a rigid manner 将（某事物）分类、归档（尤指硬性地）: She felt her son had been pigeon-holed as a problem child. 她认为自己的儿子硬被划入了有问题儿童之列. pigeon-toed adj. (of a person) having toes that turn inwards （指人）足趾内翻的. piglet / 5pIglIt; `pI-lIt/ n young pig 小猪. =>illus at pig 见pig 插图. pigment / 5pIgmEnt; `pI-mEnt/ n 1 [U, C] colouring matter used for making dyes, paint, etc 颜料: pigment in powder form 颜料粉* mix pigment with oil 把颜料与油混合* They used only natural pigments to dye the wool. 他们只用天然颜料染毛. 2 [U] colouring matter occurring naturally in the skin, hair, etc of living beings 色素. pigmentation / 9pIgmen5teIFn; 9pI-mEn`teFEn/ n [U] colouring of the skin, hair, etc by pigment 色 素沉著: The disease causes patches of pigmentation on the face. 这种疾病能引起面部色素斑沉著. pigmy = pygmy. pigtail / 5pIgteIl; `pI-9tel/ n plait of hair that hangs from the back of the head 辫子. =>illus at plait 见 plait 插图. pike / paIk; paIk/ n type of spear with a long wooden handle, formerly used as a weapon by soldiers on foot 矛. pikestaff / -stB:f; -9stAf/ n 1 wooden handle of a pike （木制的）矛柄. 2 (idm 习语) plain as a pikestaff => plain1. pike / paIk; paIk/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) large freshwater fish with a long narrow snout and very sharp teeth 狗鱼. pike / paIk; paIk/ n (dialect 方) (in N England) pointed or peaked top of a hill （在英格兰北部）尖 峰, 陡峰: Langdale Pike in the Lake District 湖区的兰代尔峰. pike / paIk; paIk/ n = turnpike. pilaff / pI5lAf; ?@ -5lB:f; pE`lBf/ (also pilaf, pilau / pI5laU; pI`laJ/) n [U, C] oriental dish of steamed rice, vegetables and spices, often with meat or fish 肉饭（有蔬菜和佐料的东方风味蒸饭, 常有肉或 鱼）. pilaster / pI5lAstE(r); pE`lAstL/ n rectangular column, esp an ornamental one set into a wall and partly projecting from it 长方柱; （尤指）壁柱, 半露柱. pilchard / 5pIltFEd; `pIltFLd/ n small sea-fish similar to a herring, eaten as food 沙丁鱼. pile / paIl; paIl/ n heavy column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for a bridge, etc （桥梁等的）桩. pile-driver n. machine for forcing piles into the ground 打桩机. pile / paIl; paIl/ n 1 number of things lying one upon another 堆; 摞; 叠: a pile of books, laundry, wood 一堆书、洗的衣物、木头* The rubbish was left in a pile on the floor. 地板上堆著垃圾. (often pl 常作复数) ~ of sth (infml 口) a lot of sth 一大堆; 一大批; 一大团; 大量: a pile of work to do 要做的大量工作* The children eat piles of butter on their bread. 孩子们吃面包爱多抹黄油. * The engine seems to need piles of oil. 这种发动机似乎需要很多油. 3 (fml or joc 文或谑) large impressive building or group of buildings 高大的建筑物. 4 (also `funeral pile) = pyre. 5 dry battery for making electric current 乾电池. 6 (also atomic `pile) nuclear reactor 核反应堆. 7 (idm 习语) make a `pile (infml 口) earn a lot of money 赚大钱; 发财: I bet they are making a pile out of the deal. 我肯定他们这笔生意一定赚大钱. make one's `pile (infml 口) make enough money to live on for the rest of one's life; make one's fortune （为以后的生活）挣够钱; 发财: He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地产生意兴隆期间他发了大财. pile / paIl; paIl/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) put (things) one on top of the other; form a pile of (things) 堆叠、堆积、堆放或堆起（东西）: pile the books into a stack 把书堆成一摞* pile (up) the logs outside the door 把木头码在门外 * pile the books up 把书摞起来 * pile up the old furniture in the shed 把旧家具堆放到棚子里. 2 [Tn.pr] ~ A on(to) B/~ B with A put sth on sth in a pile; load sth with sth 将某物堆在某物上; 将某物放到某处: pile papers on the table 把报纸堆放在 桌子上* pile the table with papers 桌子上堆著报纸* pile plenty of coal onto the fire 往火上加很 多煤* a table piled high with dishes 桌子上高高地摞著碟子. 3 (idm 习语) pile it `on (infml 口) exaggerate 夸张; 夸大: It's probably not as bad as she says she does tend to pile it on. 大概不像她 说的那麽糟--她确实有意夸大事实. pile on the `agony (infml 口) treat an unpleasant situation as if it was worse than it really is (and enjoy doing so) （欣欣然）夸大坏的情况: The situation is frightful, but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it. 情况很可怕, 可是还一个劲儿地议论让人觉 得更可怕. 4 (phr v) pile into sth/out of sth; pile in/out enter/leave sth in a disorderly way 一窝蜂地 进入[离开]某处: The taxi arrived and we all piled in. 计程车一到, 我们一拥而上.* The children piled noisily into the bus. 孩子们闹哄哄地挤上了公共汽车. * The police were waiting for the hooligans as they piled out of the train. 那些流氓从火车上纷纷下来, 警察早已在那儿等著他们了. pile up (a) increase in quantity; accumulate 增多; 积累: Evidence was piling up against them. 不利 于他们的证据越来越多. * Her debts are piling up and she has no money to pay them. 她债台日高已 无力偿还. (b) (of a number of vehicles) crash into each other, esp with each car hitting the one in front （指若干辆车）互相碰撞, （尤指）连环碰撞. pile-up n. crash involving several vehicles 几辆车相撞: The thick fog has caused several bad pile-ups on the motorway. 因大雾弥漫, 高速公路上发生了几起严重的连环撞车事故. pile / paIl; paIl/ n [U] soft surface, eg of velvet or of certain carpets, formed from cut or uncut loops of fibre 绒面, 绒头（如织物或地毯的）: the thick pile of a luxurious bath towel 华丽浴巾的厚绒面 * [attrib 作定语] a deep pile carpet 厚绒地毯. Cf 参看 nap2. piles / paIlz; paIlz/ n [pl] = haemorrhoids. pilfer / 5pIlfE(r); `pIlfL/ v [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (sth) (from sb/sth) steal (sth, esp of small value or in small quantities) 偷窃（尤指价值低的或少量的东西）; 小偷小摸: He was caught pilfering. 他行窃当场 被抓住. * She had been pilfering from the petty cash for months. 她多月来一直从零用现金中偷钱. pilferer / 5pIlfErE(r); `pIlfErL/ n. pilferage / 5pIlfErIdV; `pIlfErIdV/ n [U] (a) action of pilfering 小偷小摸. (b) loss caused by pilfering, esp during transport or storage of goods 被窃的损失（尤指货物在运输或贮藏中发生的）: Pilferage in the warehouse reduces profitability by about two per cent. 仓库中的失窃使利润损失了 百分之二. pilgrim / 5pIlgrIm; `pIl-rEm/ n person who travels to a holy place as an act of religious devotion 朝圣 者; 香客: pilgrims on their way to Mecca 赴麦加的朝圣者* pilgrims visiting the shrine 到圣徒墓 地朝圣的人. pilgrimage / -IdV; -IdV/ n 1 [C, U] journey made as a pilgrim 朝圣之行: go on/make a pilgrimage to Benares 到贝拿勒斯朝圣* Santiago de Compostela was an important place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. 中世纪圣地亚哥一德孔波斯特拉是朝圣的要地. 2 [C] journey made to a place associated with sb/sth one respects 到敬仰的某人[某事物]处之行: a pilgrimage to Shakespeare's birthplace 到莎士比亚诞生地的参谒. the Pilgrim Fathers (also the Pilgrims) name given to the English Puritans who went to America in 1620 and founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts 1620 年到美洲创立麻省普里茅斯殖民地的英国清教徒. pill / pIl; pIl/ n 1 [C] small ball or flat round piece of medicine made to be swallowed whole 药丸; 药片: a vitamin pill 维生素丸* He has to take (ie swallow) six pills a day until he recovers. 他每天 要服六粒药丸直到痊愈. 2 the pill (also the Pill) [sing] (infml 口) artificialhormone in pill form taken regularly to prevent conception; oral contraceptive 口服避孕药: be/go on the pill, ie be/start taking contraceptive pills regularly 正[开始]按时服用避孕药* do research on the side-effects of the pill 研究口服避孕药的副作用. 3 (idm 习语) a bitter pill => bitter. sugar/sweeten the pill make sth unpleasant seem less unpleasant 降低某事物令人厌恶的程度. pillbox n. 1 small round box used as a container for pills 药丸盒; 药片盒. 2 small concrete shelter for soldiers, often partly underground, from which a gun may be fired 混凝土射击掩体; 碉堡. 3 small round hat 小圆帽. pillage / 5pIlIdV; `pIlIdV/ n [U] (fml 文) (esp formerly) stealing or damaging of property, esp by soldiers in war （尤指旧时）掠夺, 抢劫（尤指战时士兵所为）. Cf 参看 loot, plunder. pillage v. [I, Tn] rob (sb/sth) of goods, crops, etc with violence, as in war 掠夺, 抢劫（某人[某处] 的物品、庄稼等）（如于战时）: The town was pillaged by the invading army. 入侵的军队将该市 掠夺一空. pillager/-IdVE(r); -IdVL/ n person who pillages 掠夺者; 抢劫者. pillar / 5pIlE(r); `pIlL/ n 1 (a) upright column of stone, wood, metal, etc used as a support or an ornament, a monument, etc 柱子; 支柱. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page viii. (b) thing in the shape of this 柱形物: a pillar of cloud, fire, smoke, etc 云柱、火柱、烟柱. 2 ~ of sth strong supporter of sth （某事物的）强大支持者: a pillar of the Church, the establishment, the faith 教会、 统治集团、该信仰的拥护者* a scandal involving several pillars (ie respected members) of society 涉及几个社会要人的丑闻* She was a pillar of strength to us (ie supported us strongly) when our situation seemed hopeless. 在我们近乎绝望之际, 她给了我们有力的支持. 3 (idm 习语) (go) from ,pillar to `post (go) from one person or thing to another (esp in an unsatisfactory or upsetting way) 到处奔走; （尤指）到处碰壁: She was driven from pillar to post and each person she spoke to was more unhelpful than the last. 她被迫四处奔走求救于人, 但愿意帮她的人一个不如一个. pillar-box n. (Brit) public post-box in the shape of a pillar about five feet high and painted bright red 邮筒, 信筒（柱形, 约五英尺高, 大红色）: [attrib 作定语] pillar-box red 邮筒的红色. pillion / 5pIlIEn; `pIljEn/ n seat for a passenger behind the driver of a motor cycle 摩托车后座: [attrib 作定语] pillion passenger/seat 摩托车后座坐著的人[座位]. pillion adv: ride pillion, ie ride on the pillion 坐在摩托车后座上. pillory / 5pIlErI; `pIlErI/ n wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, into which wrongdoers were locked in former times, so that they could be publicly ridiculed 枷. =>illus 见插图. pillory v. (pt, pp -ried / -lErId; -lErId/) [Tn] attack or ridicule (sb) in public 公开攻击或嘲笑（某人）: She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties. 她的聚会十分铺张, 新闻界对她大加揶 揄. pillow / 5pIlEU; `pIlo/ n (a) cushion used to support the head, esp in bed 枕头: sit in bed propped up with pillows 靠著枕头坐在床上. (b) anything on which one rests one's head when sleeping 睡觉时 枕著的任何物件: He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss. 有人看见他枕著树叶和苔藓 睡著了. pillow v. [Tn] rest or support (sth) on or as if on a pillow 将（某物）放在枕头等物上; 以枕头等支 撑（某物）: He pillowed his head on her lap. 他把头枕在她的大腿上. pillowcase (also `pillowslip) n. removable washablecover made of cotton, linen, etc for a pillow 枕 套. pillow-fight n. mock fight between children using pillows as weapons 儿童用枕头打闹的游戏. pilot / 5paIlEt; `paIlEt/ n 1 person who operates the controls of an aircraft （飞行器的）驾驶员; 飞 行员. 2 person with special knowledge of a canal, the entrance to a harbour, etc who is licensed to guide ships through them （船舶的）领航员, 领港员. 3 person or thing acting as a guide 作向导 的人或事物. pilot adj. [attrib 作定语] done as an experiment, esp on a small scale, to test sth before it is introduced on a large scale 试验性的; 试点的: a `pilot project, study, survey, etc 试验性工程、研 究、勘察等* a pilot edition of a new language course 新语言教程的试用版* a pilot scheme to vaccinate children against German measles 为儿童接种抗风疹疫苗的试验计画. pilot v. 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (through sth) (a) act as a pilot of sth 驾驶（飞行器）; （为船）引 航: pilot a plane 驾驶飞机* pilot a ship through the Panama Canal 引领一船通过巴拿马运河. (b) guide sb/sth 带领、指引或引导某人[某事物]: pilot sb through a crowd 带领某人穿过人群. (c) (in Parliament) make sure that sth (esp a bill) is successful （在议会中）使（尤指法案）顺利通过: pilot a bill through the House 使法案在议会中获得通过. 2 [Tn] test (sth) by means of a pilot scheme 试行, 试用（某事物）: Schools in this area are piloting the new maths course. 这一带的学校正试用 新的数学教程. pilot-boat n. boat that takes a pilot to a ship at sea 领航船（送领航员到轮船上的小船）. pilot-fish n. type of small fish that accompanies ships or swims together with sharks, etc 引水鱼, 舟鱼师（跟随船或鲨等的小鱼）. pilot-light (also `pilot-burner) n. small flame that burns continuously, eg on a gas cooker or boiler, and lights a larger burner when the gas is turned on 引火火苗（如为引燃煤气用具的常燃火苗）. Pilot Officer ( Brit) officer in the Royal Air Force below the rank of Flying Officer 英国皇家空军 少尉. =>App 9 见附录9. pimento / pI5mentEU; pI`mZnto/ n (pl ~s) 1 (a) (also allspice) [U] dried aromatic berries used as a spice 多香果（乾后用作香料）. (b) [C] West Indian tree on whichthese grow 多香果树（产自西印 度）. 2 (also pimiento / pI5mjentEU; pI`mjZnto/) [C] sweet pepper; capsicum 甜辣椒; 番椒. pimp / pImp; pImp/ n (a) (also pander) man who finds customers for a prostitute or a brothel （为妓 女、男妓或妓院）拉皮条的男子. (b) man who controls prostitutesand lives on the money they earn 妓院男老板. pimp v. [I, Ipr] ~ (for sb) find customers (for a prostitute or brothel); act as a pimp （指男子为妓女、 男妓或妓院）拉客, 拉皮条; 当拉皮条的. pimpernel / 5pImpEnel; `pImpL9nZl/ n wild plant with small, star-shaped, scarlet, blue or white flowers that close up in wet or cloudy weather 海绿（矮小野生植物, 花星形, 呈红、蓝或白色, 阴 雨天闭合）. pimple / 5pImpl; `pImpl/ n small raised inflamed spot on the skin 丘疹; 小脓疮; 粉刺: a pimple on one's chin 下巴上的小脓疮* teenage pimples 青少年长的粉刺. pimpled adj. having pimples 有丘疹、小脓疮或粉刺的: a pimpled back 长丘疹的背. pimply / 5pImplI; `pImplI/ adj 1 having pimples 有丘疹、小脓疮或粉刺的: a pimply face 长粉 刺的脸* pimply skin 有丘疹的皮肤. 2 (infml derog 口, 贬) (of a person) immature （指人）未 成熟的: I don't want to speak to some pimply youth, I want to see the manager! 我不想和小青年说 话, 我要见经理! bobby pin / 5bCbI pIn; `bBbI pIn/ (US) small metal hair-grip （金属的）小发夹. pin / pIn; pIn/ n 1 [C] (a) short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening together pieces of cloth, paper, etc 大头针. (b) (esp in compounds 尤 用以构成复合词) similar piece of wire with a sharp point and a decorated head, used for a special purpose 饰针: a diamond pin * a `tie-pin * a `hat-pin. 2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) peg of wood or metal for various special purposes 锁; 钉; 插头; 闩: a 2-pin plug, ie a type of electric plug * a `drawing-pin * a `hairpin * a `rolling-pin * `ninepins * (US) a `clothes-pin, ie a clothes-peg. 3 [C] (also `safety pin) clip on a hand grenade that stops it from exploding （手榴弹上 的）保险针, 保险锁. 4 pins [pl] (infml 口) legs 腿. 5 (idm 习语) clean as a new pin => clean1. for two pins with very little persuasion or provocation 只要再有一点外力或再受一点招惹: For two pins I'd tell him what I think of him. 再有个风吹草动, 我就把对他的看法挑明了. hear a pin drop => hear. not care/give a `pin/two `pins (for sth) attach no importance or value to sth 对某事物毫不重 视或毫不在乎: He doesn't give two pins for what the critics say about his work. 他毫不在乎别人对 他作品的批评. on one's pins (infml 口) when standing or walking 站立或行走时: She's not very steady on her pins. 她站得不太稳. * be quick on one's pins 腿脚矫健. pin-ball n. [U] game in which small metal balls are aimed at numbered pins placed on a sloping board 弹球戏（弹出金属小球沿斜板滚入记分钉孔处的游戏）: [attrib 作定语] a pin-ball machine 弹球机. pincushion n. small pad used (esp by dressmakers) for sticking pins in when they are not being used 针插（尤指裁缝用的）. pin-head n. (infml 口) (a) (derog 贬) stupid person 傻瓜; 笨蛋. (b) very small thing or spot 极小 的东西或斑点. pin-money n. [U] (a) (esp formerly) small amount of money given to a woman or earned by her for her personal needs, esp clothes （尤指旧时）（给女子的或女子挣的）零花钱, 私房钱（尤指买衣 物用的）. (b) money saved or earned for small extra expenses 小积蓄; 少量备用钱. pinpoint n. (a) sharp end of a pin 针尖. (b) anything that is very small or sharp 小的或尖的东西. pinpoint v. [Tn] (a) find the exact position of (sth) 找出（某物）的确切位置: pinpoint the spot on a map 找出该处在地图上的位置. (b) define (sth) exactly 准确解释或确定（某事物）: pinpoint the causes of the political unrest 确定政治动乱的原因* pinpoint the areas in most urgent need of help 确定需要紧急帮助的地区. pinprick n. thing that is annoying although small or unimportant 令人烦恼的小事或不重要的事. pins and needles tingling sensation in a part of the body, esp a limb, caused by the blood flowing again after being stopped by pressure 针刺感, 发麻（尤指手脚）. pin-stripe n. very narrow stripe in cloth （布上的）细条纹: [attrib 作定语] a pin-stripe suit 一套细 条纹服装. pin-table n. table used in pin-ball 弹球戏桌. pin / pIn; pIn/ v (-nn-) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth to sth; ~ sth (together) attach sth with a pin or pins 用 针、别针等固定、钉住或别住某物: Be careful when you try on the dress it's only pinned. 试穿 这件连衣裙要小心--只是用针别住的. * a note pinned to the document 别在文件上的便条 * Pin the bills together so you don't lose them. 把帐单别在一起以防遗失. * (fig 比喻) They held him with his arms pinned to his side. 他们抓住了他, 把他的胳膊按在肋部. 2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on sb attach or fix sth to sb 将某事物附加在某人身上: We're pinning all our hopes on you, ie relying on you completely. 我们把希望完全寄托在你身上了. 3 (phr v) pin sb/sth against/under sth make it impossible for sb to move/sth to be moved 使某人[某物]不能动: They pinned him against the wall. 他们把他按在墙上使他不能动弹. * She was pinned under the wreckage of the car. 撞毁的汽车把 她压在下面动弹不得. * The car was pinned under a fallen tree. 汽车被倒下的树压住了. pin sth back/down/up fasten sth with pins in the position specified 用针或别针等将某物固定在某处: pin up a notice on the board, ie with drawing-pins 用图钉把通知按在布告板上. pin sb down (a) make sb unable to move, esp by holding him firmly 使某人不能动（尤指捉住或抱住）: He was pinned down by his attackers. 袭击他的人把他按住了. (b) make sb be specific or declare his intentions clearly 使 某人具体或确切说明意图: She's a difficult person to pin down. 她这人行事、说话没个准儿. pin sb down (to sth/doing sth) make sb agree (to sth) 使某人同意（某事）: I managed to pin him down to meeting us after work. 我设法让他同意下班后和我们见面了. * You'll find it difficult to pin him down to (naming) a price. 到时候你就知道了很难让他说出个准价. pin sth down define sth exactly 明确说明或确定某事物: There's something wrong with this colour scheme but I can't quite pin it down. 这种颜色搭配不太合适, 可是我也说不清楚怎麽不合适. pin sth on sb make sb seem responsible or take the blame for sth 使某人似应对某事负责; 将责任推到某人身上: The bank manager was really to blame, though he tried to pin it on a clerk. 真正受责备的应该是银行经理, 可 是他却想把责任推到一个职员身上. pin-up n. (infml 口) (a) picture of an attractive or famous person, eg a film star, for pinning on a wall （可钉在墙上的漂亮的或有名的人的）画像, 照片（如影星的）: [attrib 作定语] a pin-up pose 海报中名人的姿势. (b) person portrayed in such a picture （可钉在墙上的）画像或照片中的人. PIN abbr. 缩写= (also PIN number) personal identification number (issued by a bank, etc to a customer for use with a cash card) （银行等发给顾客与提款卡配合使用的）身分号码. pinafore / 5pInEfR:(r); `pInE9fRr/ n loose sleeveless garmentworn over clothes to keep them clean; apron 连胸围裙. =>illus at apron 见apron 插图. pinafore dress dress without sleeves or a collar, worn over a blouse or sweater 无袖或无领的连衣裙. pince-nez / 9pAns5neI; `pAns9ne/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) [sing or pl v] pair of spectacles with a spring that clips on the nose, instead of side-pieces which fit over the ears 夹鼻眼镜. pincer / 5pInsE(r); `pInsL/ n 1 [C] either of the pair of curved claws of certain types of shellfish, eg lobsters,crabs, etc （甲壳动物的）螯（如龙虾、蟹等的）. 2 pincers[pl] tool made of two crossed pieces of metal and used for pulling nails, etc out of wood 钳子: a pair of pincers 一把钳子. =>illus 见插图. pincer movement military attack on an enemy position by forces advancing from two sides 钳形攻势; 钳形突击. pinch / pIntF; pIntF/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] (a) take or hold (sth) in a tight grip between the thumb and finger 捏, 掐（某物）: He pinched the child's cheek playfully. 他捏那孩子的脸颊玩. (b) hurt (sb) by holding his flesh in this way 掐, 捏, 拧（某人）: The child was crying because somebody had pinched her. 那孩子哭了, 因为有人掐她. * I was so amazed I had to pinch myself in case it was all a dream. 我非常惊讶, 连忙掐了自己一把看是否这一切都是一场梦. (c) have (sth) in a tight grip between two hard things that are pressed together 夹紧（某物）: The door pinched my finger as it shut. 关门 时把我手指夹住了. 2 [I, Tn] (esp of shoes) hurt (sb) by being too tight （尤指鞋）夹痛（某人）, 夹 脚: These new boots pinch (me). （我觉得）这双新靴子挤脚. 3 [Tn] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (infml 口) take sth without the owner's permission; steal sth 擅自拿走或偷窃某物: He's been pinching money from the cashbox. 他一直在偷钱箱里的钱. * Who's pinched my dictionary? 谁把我的词典拿去了? 4 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (sl 俚) (of the police) catch and arrest (sb) （指警察）捉住, 逮 捕（某人）: He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched. 抓住他的时候他身上还带 著赃物. * get pinched for driving while drunk 因醉酒开车被逮住. 5 (idm 习语) pinch and `save/`scrape live in a very miserly way 省吃俭用: Her parents pinched and scraped so that she could study singing abroad. 她父母省吃俭用好让她出国学习声乐. Cf 参看scrimp and save (scrimp). 6 (phr v) pinch sth off/out remove sth by pinching 掐掉某物: pinch out the weak shoots on a plant 掐 掉植物上发育不良的芽* pinch off the dead flowers 掐掉凋谢的花. pinch n. 1 act of pinching; painful squeeze 捏; 掐; 拧; 夹; 挤: She gave him a pinch (on the arm) to wake him up. 她掐了他（胳膊）一下, 把他叫醒. 2 as much as can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger 能捏住或掐住的量: a pinch of chilli powder 一捏辣椒粉* Put another pinch of tea in the pot. 往茶里再捏点茶叶. 3 (idm 习语) at a `pinch just possibly, in a case of necessity 必要时: We can get six people round this table at a pinch. 必要时这张桌子可以坐六个人. feel the pinch => feel1. if it ,comes to the `pinch in a case of necessity or in an emergency 必要时; 紧急时: If it comes to the pinch, we shall have to sell the house. 实在不行我们只好把房子卖了. take sth with a pinch of salt think that sth is not likely to be true; not wholly believe sth 认为某事物 不大可能属实; 对某事物半信半疑. pinched adj. (a) ~ (with sth) suffering (from sth); wretched （因某事物）受苦的, 受罪的, 痛苦的: be pinched with cold/poverty 受冻[穷] * look pinched/have a pinched look, ie drawn or haggard 愁 眉苦脸. (b) [pred 作表语] ~ for sth not having enough of sth 不足; 缺乏: pinched for money, space, time 金钱、空间、时间不足. pinchbeck / 5pIntFbek; `pIntFbZk/ n [U] alloy of copper and zinc that looks like gold and is used in cheap jewellery, etc 金色铜, 铜锌合金（仿金合金, 用以制廉价首饰等）. pinchbeck adj. imitation; sham 仿造的; 假的. pine / paIn; paIn/ n (a) [C] (also `pine tree) any of several types of evergreen tree that bear cones and have needle-shaped leaves growing in clusters 松树: [attrib 作定语] pine-scented, ie (esp of a deodorant, disinfectant, soap, etc) smelling of pines 有松树香味的（尤指除臭剂、消毒剂、香皂 等）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page i. (b) [U] its pale soft wood, used in making furniture, floors, window frames, etc 松木: [attrib 作定语] a pine dresser 松木碗橱. pine-cone n. fruit of the pine 松球; 松果. pine-needle n. leaf of the pine 松针; 松叶. pine / paIn; paIn/ v 1 [I] be very unhappy, esp because sb has died or gone away 痛苦（尤指因生离 死别）: She certainly hasn't been pining while you were away! 你不在的时候她可并不难受! 2 [Ipr, It] ~ (for sb/sth) long for or miss sb/sth 渴望或想念某人[某事物]: She was pining for her mother. 她 思念著母亲. * They were pining to return home. 他们渴望返回家园. 3 (idm 习语) peak and pine => peak2. 4 (phr v) pine away become ill or waste away (and die) because of grief （因悲哀）憔悴, 消瘦（而死亡）: She lost interest in living and just pined away. 她已了无生趣, 日渐憔悴. pineal / 5paInIEl; `paInIEl/ adj shaped like a pine-cone 松球状的. pineal gland cone-shaped gland in the brain 松果腺; 松果体. pineapple / 5paInApl; `paIn9Apl/ n (a) [C, U] large juicy tropical fruit with sweet yellow flesh and a prickly skin 凤梨; 菠萝: fresh/tinned pineapple 新鲜的[罐头的]菠萝 * [attrib 作定语] `pineapple juice 菠萝汁. =>illus at fruit 见fruit 插图. (b) [C] tropical plant that bears this fruit 凤梨（植物）. ping / pIN; pIN/ n short sharp ringing sound (as) of a hard object hitting a hard surface 硬物相碰发出 的声音: the ping of a spoon hitting a glass 羹匙碰到玻璃杯的丁当声* the ping of bullets hitting the rocks 子弹击中石头的乒乓声* There was a loud ping as the elastic broke. 橡皮带断裂时发出 砰的一声巨响. ping v. 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) make this sound （使某物）发出撞击声: bullets pinging overhead 在头顶上乒乓作响的子弹* ping a knife against a glass 用刀碰到玻璃杯发出丁当声. 2 [I] (US) = pink3. ping-pong / 5pINpCN; `pIN9pBN/ n [U] (infml 口) (also `table tennis) game played like tennis with bats and a plastic ball on a table with a net across it 乒乓球运动: a game of ping-pong 乒乓球比赛 * [attrib 作定语] a ping-pong champion 乒乓球冠军. pinion / 5pInIEn; `pInjEn/ n (fml 文) 1 (a) outer segment of a bird's wing （鸟翼的）翼梢. (b) (dated 旧) bird's wing 鸟翼; 翅膀. 2 any of the stiff feathers which support a bird when it is flying; flight-feather 飞羽; 拨风羽. pinion v. 1 [esp passive 尤用于被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth against/to sth; ~ sth together bind or hold (sb or sb's arms) to prevent him moving 绑住或固定住（某人或某人的胳膊）: They were pinioned against the wall by the lorry. 那辆卡车把他们挤到墙根动弹不得. * He was held with his arms pinioned together behind his back. 他被捉住反剪著双臂. 2 [Tn] cut off the pinions from (a bird or its wing) to prevent it from flying 剪去（鸟或鸟翼）的飞羽. pinion / 5pInIEn; `pInjEn/ n small cog-wheel with teeth which fit into those of a larger cog-wheel 小 齿轮; 副齿轮. Cf 参看 rack1 3. pink / pINk; pINk/ adj 1 of a pale red colour 粉红色的; 淡红色的: rose/salmon pink walls 淡玫瑰 红的[浅橙色的]墙壁* go/turn pink with confusion, embarrassment, etc 因困惑、尴尬等而脸红. 2 (infml 口) having slightly left-wing political views 略带左翼政治观点的. Cf 参看 red2. 3 (idm 习语) be tickled pink/to death => tickle. pink n. 1 [U] (clothes of a) pink colour 粉红色（的衣物）: Pink is her favourite colour. 她喜欢的 颜色是粉红色. * dressed in pink 穿著粉红色的衣服. 2 [C] garden plant with sweet-smelling pink, crimson or variegated flowers 石竹. 3 (idm 习语) in the pink (of condition/health) extremely healthy; in perfect condition 极健康; 极佳状况: The children all looked in the pink after their holiday. 孩子度假后个个红光满面. pinkish adj. fairly pink 略呈粉红色的: a pinkish glow 略带粉红色的光泽. pink-eye n. [U] infectious disease causing inflammation of the surface of the eye; conjunctivitis 红 眼病; 传染性结膜炎. pink gin drink of gin flavoured (and coloured slightly pink) with angostura bitters 苦味杜松子酒（含安古苦味 汁, 略呈粉红色）. pink / pINk; pINk/ v [Tn] 1 pierce (sth) slightly （轻轻地）刺, 扎, 戳（某物）. 2 cut a zigzag or scalloped edge on (sth) 将（某物）的边剪成锯齿形或扇边形. pinking shears (also pinking scissors) scissors with serrated blades used to make a zigzag edge on fabric and prevent it from fraying 齿边布 样剪刀. =>illus at scissors 见scissors 插图. pink / pINk; pINk/ (US ping / pIN; pIN/) v [I] (of a car engine) make small explosive sounds when not running properly; knock2(4) （指汽车发动机）（运转不正常时）发响爆声, 爆震. pinkie (also pinky) / 5pINkI; pINkI/ n (Scot or US 苏格兰或美) the smallest finger of the human hand; the little finger （手的）小指. pinnace / 5pInIs; `pInIs/ n small motor boat carried on a ship for taking people ashore, loading goods, etc 船载艇, 舰载艇（用以载客上岸、装运货物等）. Cf 参看 lighter2. pinnacle / 5pInEkl; `pInEkl/ n 1 small pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress （屋顶或扶壁 上的）小尖塔, 尖顶. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page viii. 2 high pointed rock or mountain peak 尖锥形岩石; 山峰; 高峰. 3 (fig 比喻) highest point; peak 顶点; 顶峰: the pinnacle of one's career, fame, success, etc 事业、声誉、成功等的顶峰. pinnate / 5pIneIt; `pInet/ adj (botany 植) (of a leaf) formed of a stem with a row of small leaves on either side （指叶）羽状的. pinny / 5pInI; `pInI/ n (infml 口) pinafore 连胸围裙: Where's my kitchen pinny? 我厨房用的围裙 在哪儿呢? pint / paInt; paInt/ n 1 (abbr 缩写pt) (a) (Brit) unit of measure for liquids and some dry goods, --- of a gallon (equal to 0.568 of a litre) 品脱（液量或某些乾量的计量单位, 等于---加仑, 或0.568 升）: a pint of beer, milk, shrimps 一品脱啤酒、牛奶、小虾. (b) (US) similar measure (equal to 0.473 of a litre) 品脱（等于0.473 升）. =>App 5 见附录5. 2 this quantity of (esp) milk or beer 一品脱（尤 指）牛奶或啤酒: They stopped at the pub for a pint. 他们到酒店喝了一品脱的啤酒. 3 (idm 习语) put a quart into a pint pot => quart. pint-sized adj. (infml 口) very small 极小的. pinto / 5pIntEU; `pInto/ n (pl ~s) (US) horse with irregular markings of two or more colours; piebald 有花斑的马; （通常指）有黑白斑的马. pinto adj. mottled 斑驳的; 杂色的: `pinto beans 斑豆. pioneer / 9paIE5nIE(r); 9paIE`nIr/ n 1 (a) person who is among the first to go into an area or country to settle or work there 拓荒者; 开发者: land cleared by the pioneers 拓荒者开垦的土地 * [attrib 作定语] pioneer wagons 拓荒者的四轮大车. (b) person who goes into previously unknown regions; explorer 探险者: pioneers in space 探索宇宙空间的人. 2 person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge 探索新知识领域的人: They were pioneers in the field of microsurgery. 他们是显 微外科学领域的创始人. * [attrib 作定语] pioneer work 探索新知识领域的工作. 3 any one of a group of soldiers who go into an area in advance of an army to clear paths, make roads, etc 工兵. pioneer v. 1 [I] act as a pioneer(1a) 当拓荒者; 当开发者. 2 [Tn] open up (a way, etc) 开辟（道 路等）: pioneer a new route to the coast 开辟通往海岸的新路线. 3 [Tn] be the first person to develop (new methods); help the early development of (sth) 倡导（新方法）; 促进（某事物）的初 期发展: She pioneered the use of the drug. 是她最先使用的这种药品. pious / 5paIEs; `paIEs/ adj 1 having or showing a deep devotion to religion （对宗教）虔诚的. 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