deck20 Flashcards
prowess
英勇, 勇敢: superior, courage
prowl
潜行于, 巡游以猎取食物, 徘徊: roam through search of prey
prude
过分正经的人: 一个过分关心自己是否得体、谦逊、或正确的人: greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally
prudish
明智的: wisdom, judiciousness, wise; 小心谨慎的, 审慎的: circumspection
prudent
过分守礼的: prudery
prune
梅干: plum dried; 修剪; 修正
pry
刺探, 打听: inquire closely, curiously;
pseudonym
假名, 笔名: fictitious
psychology
心理学: science mental process and behavior; 心理战术: subtle tactical action influence
pucker
撇(嘴), (使)收缩: contracted
puckish
淘气的, 顽皮的: mischievous, impish
puerile
幼稚的, 不成熟的: immature
puissance
权力: power
pulchritude
美丽: beauty
pulverize
将…研磨成粉; 将…彻底摧毁: complete end
pun
双关语: humorous
punctilious
注意细节的, 一丝不苟的: attentive details
pundit
权威人士, 专家: opinions authoritative
pungent
辛辣的, 讽刺的: use of wit cause hurt feelings
puny
微小的, 弱小的: inferior size, weak
purity
纯净; 纯洁, 纯在: clean, morally pure
purlieu
常去的地方: socializing; 临近的地区: adjoining region
purloin
偷窃: steal
purvey
(大量)供给, 供应: supply
pusillanimous
懦弱的, 胆小得令人鄙视的: timidity
quack
骗子医生, 江湖郎中: pretender
quaff
大口地喝: drink heartily
quail
胆怯, 畏缩: fear, cower
qualify
限定: reduce general; 使有资格, 使有能力: make competent
quandary
困惑, 窘境: perplexity, doubt
quarantine
隔离: isolation
quarry
采石场: stone is obtained; 目标, 猎物: pursuit
quash
镇压, 阻止: put a stop to
quaver
发颤音: quivering voice
quell
压制: suppress; 使平静, 使安静: pacify
quench
熄灭: put out; 使满足: put a complete end to
querulous
抱怨的, 爱发牢骚的: complaining
quibble
吹毛求疵: criticize, cavil; 牵强之词: 微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议, 小反对: minor objection
quiescent
平静的, 静止的: quiet, inactive
quixotic
不切实际的, 空想的: more by ideals than by reality