18-1 Flashcards
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patrician
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贵族,名门望族:high birth;贵族的,地位高的:high birth
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patriot
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爱国者:loves country
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patronize
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赞助:provide aid;以高人一等的态度对待:treat haughtily
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paucity
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少量,缺乏:dearth
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paunchy
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大腹便便的,大肚子的:potbelly
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peck
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大量:considerable amount;(不情愿地)小口咬:in small bites
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pedagogue
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教育者,老师:give formal instruction
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pedant
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书呆子,墨守成规之人:formal rules
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predestine
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预先注定:in advance
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pedestrian
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行人:traveling on foot;平庸无奇的,令人厌倦的:causing weariness
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peep
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一瞥:brief look;轻声:slight sound
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peer
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同等地位的人,同辈:equal;好奇地凝视:look
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peeve
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打扰,惹恼:disturb
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pejorative
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轻蔑的,贬低的:disparaging
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pellucid
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透明的:admitting light;清晰明确的,易懂的:clear
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pen
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监狱:confinement;关押,监禁:close
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penalty
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(对罪行的)处罚:punishment
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penchant
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嗜好,迷恋:strong inclination
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penitent
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悔过的:regretful
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pensive
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沉思的,(尤指)哀思的:thinking