P4 Flashcards by CHEN YingYing | Brainscape

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placate

placatory

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v.安慰；撫慰
mollify
soothe
appease

a.安慰的

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placid

placidity

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a. 寧靜的；沉著的=serene

n. 平靜；沉著

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plagiarism

plagiarize

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(plagiar斜的)

n. 剽竊；抄襲
v. 抄襲

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plague

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（black)

v. 折磨；使苦惱=annoy
n. 瘟疫

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plaintiff

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(plaint=complain)(iff表名詞)
(抱怨的一方)
n.原告

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plaintive

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a.憂愁的；哀怨的

melancholy

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planetarium

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(planet行星)(arium地點,場所)

n.天文館

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plastic surgery

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整形外科

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platitude

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n.平凡；陳腔濫調

trite remarks

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platonic

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a.柏拉圖式的；純友誼的

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plaudits

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n.喝采

praise

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plausible

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a.似乎合理的

possible

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play a starring role

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重要角色

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plebeian

plebs

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(pleb=people)

a. 平民的；平庸的=common
n. 平民；大衆

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plebiscite

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n.全民公投

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pledge

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v.保證
n.誓言
promise

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plenary

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a.全體出席的；無限的

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plenitude

plentiful

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n. 大量

a. 大量的

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plethora

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n過剩；過多

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pliable

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(pli, ply= fold摺疊)

a.柔順的；易曲的
pliant
flexible

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plight

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困境

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plod

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v.步履艱難；沉重行走

walk laboriously

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ploy

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n.策略

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plummet
plume
plumage

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v. 暴跌；俯衝；速降=drop
n. 羽毛
n. 翅膀；羽毛

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plunder

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v. 搶奪；盜取=steal

n. 劫奪品

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plunge

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v./n.投入；突進
jump
threw suddenly downward
drop

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plumber

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n.水管工人

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plutocracy

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n.財閥政治

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ply

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v.使用；經營

work with

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poignant

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a.慘痛的；深刻的

moving

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no point in

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是沒有用的

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poise

poised

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v. 權衡；擺姿勢

a. 有準備的；蓄勢待發的=set

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poke

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v.推；碰

push

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polemic

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a.爭論的；好辯的

argumentative

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poll

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v.民意調查；投票

survey

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polygamist

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n.一夫多妻者

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polyglot

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a.用數種語言的

polyglot aptitude
學習語言的天分

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polytheism

polytheist

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n. 多神論

n. 多神論者

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pompous

pomposity

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a. 自大的；浮誇的=self-important

n. 華麗；誇耀

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ponder

ponderous

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v. 考慮；沉思

a. 沉重的；笨重的

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portable

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a.可攜帶的

portable computer 手提電腦

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porter

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搬運員

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appraisal

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(a=to) (praise=price)

n.評估
evaluation