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list 25    pigment -------- prerogative

pigment   [5pI^mEnt]  n. 颜料,色料   

(类)albino·pigment=prairie·tree白化病人·颜色=大草原·树(缺乏)

      pigment·color=spice·flavor 颜料·颜色=调味品·味道(事物及时相关对象)

 

pilfer       [5pIlfE]  vt. vi. 偷窃(to steal stealthily in small amounts

(类)pilfer·take=abscond·depart  (干扰:purloin·appropriate 盗窃·盗用)

潜逃·离开=偷窃·拿取 (偷偷·正常)

(同)steal, appropriate, filch, pinch, purloin, thieve

 

pillar     [5pIlE(r)]  n. 柱子,栋梁;重要的支持者(a firm upright support

(类)pillar·support=stockade·enclose   柱子·支持=栅栏·围住(事物及功用)

(反)derelictpillar of society   被遗弃的人栋梁

 

pillory   [5pIlErI]  n.被示众,被嘲弄(to expose to public contempt

(类)chide·pillory=humor·mollycoddle   斥责·示众=牵就·溺爱(程度)

punish·pillory=admonish·denounce   惩罚·公开嘲弄=警告·公开指责

pillory·ridicule=guillotine·execute   示众· 嘲笑=断头台·处死(目的)

(反)pilloryexalt/ praise publicly   嘲弄赞美/公开赞美

 

pilot      [5paIlEt]  n. 飞行员;领航员(one employed to steer a ship:helmsman

(类)pilot·ship=conductor·orchestra   领航人·轮船=指挥·管弦乐队

 

pine    [paIn]  n. 松树 vi. 消瘦;渴望(to yearn intensely and persistently

(类)longing·pine=remorse·rue   渴望·盼望=后悔·懊悔(同义)

needle·pine=leaf·oak    针叶·松树=叶子·橡树

(反)pine   become invigorated   憔悴受到鼓舞

 

pinnacle    [5pInEkl] n. 小尖塔,顶点(an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire

and used especially in gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress     

(反)pinnaclelow point   顶点低处

  

pinpoint   [5pin7pCint]  v. 精确定位或确认(to locate or aim with great precision

(类)pinpointexam cursorily   精确地定位粗略的检查

(同)identify, determinate, diagnose distinguish,finger,spot

 

piquant    [5pInEkl]  adj.辛辣的,开胃的(agreeably stimulating to the palate

(反)vapid  索然无味的  flat 单调乏味的  insipid平淡的  pallid无生气的

(同)pungent, peppery, racy, snappy, spicy, zesty

 

pique   [pi:k]  vt.伤害…自尊心,使…生气(to cause to feel resentment or indignation.

(反)piquemollify   使愤怒平息

 

pirate   [5paiErit]  n. 海盗;盗版者 vt. 盗版,翻印;掠夺

(类)pirate·take=forge·copy   欺骗掠夺·拿走=伪造·复制(非法·正常)

 

pitch    [pitF]  n. 音质,音高,音调

(类)pitch·sound=color·light   音质·声音=颜色·光线(都由波的频率决定)

frequency·pitch=wavelength·color 频率·音调=波长·颜色(前者决定后者)

(反)off-key 跑调的

 

pithy    [5pIWI]  adj. 精练的,简洁的having substance and point

(类)pithiness·aphorism=exaggeration·caricature   精炼·格言=夸张·讽刺画

(反)pithyprolix/verbose/ diffuse/ wordy/ insubstantial/ insignificance

精练的冗长累赘的/ 无实质的/ 无关紧要

circumlocutionpithy utters    累赘的话简练的话

(同)compact, epigrammatic, marrowy, meaty

(例)i enjoy reading his essays because they are always compact and pithy.

 

pitiless   [5pItIlIs]  adj. 无情的,冷酷的(devoid of pitymerciless             

(反)pitilessclement   冷酷的仁慈的

 

pittance    [5pItEns]  n. 施舍少量的钱;少量供应(a meager wage or remuneration

(类)pittance·allowance=rivulet·stream   少量供应·定量供应=小溪·溪流     

(反)pittancecrop/ cornucopia   少量收获/富饶

 

placate   [5pleIkeIt]  vt. 安抚,和解(to soothe or mollify

(类)irascible·placate=insensate·conscious暴躁的·安抚=没感觉的·有意识的

implacable·propitiated=inalienable·surrendered   

无法平息的·劝解的=不可剥夺的·投降的(反义)

(反)placatepeeve/ gall/ antagonize/ rile/ foment/ surprise

抚慰(使)气恼/ 使焦躁/ 使成敌人/ 激怒/ 刺激/ 使吃惊

(同)pacify, appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify,

 

placebo   [plE5si:bEJ]  n.安慰剂(不含药性的制剂,开给病人仅仅为加强他康复的希望)             

(类)placebo·innocuous=venom·toxious安慰剂·无害的=毒液·有毒的(正面特征)

placebo·painkiller=backdrop·vista  安慰剂·止痛药=背景·远景(前虚后实)

【注】vistaan extensive or distant view 广阔而辽远的景色,远景

 

plagiarize     [5pleIdVEraIz]  vt. vi. 剽窃,抄袭(to steal as one’s own

(类)plagiarism·ideas=forgery·documents=rustling·cattle 

剽窃·思想=伪造·文件=偷牛·牛(动宾关系)

 

plaintive    [ 5pleintiv ] adj. 伤心悲哀的,痛苦的

plangent    [5plAndVEnt]  adj.轰鸣的(having a loud reverberating sound

(反)plangentmuffled   轰鸣的无声的

(同)consonant, orotund, resounding, rotund, sonorant, vibrant

 

plantation     [plB:n5teIFn] n. 大农场,种植园

(类)plantation·tobacco=media·bacteria 种植园·烟草=培养基·细菌

 

plasticity   [plAs5tisiti]  n.可塑性,塑性

(反)plasticity   rigidity   可塑性僵硬性

 

plateau   [plA5tEJ]  n. 高地,高原,平台期,稳定状态(a relatively stable level, period, or state

(类)plateau·change=respite·activity   平台期暂时不会改变=暂缓暂时不会行动

            plateau·slope  高平原·斜坡(反面特征)

 

platitude     [5plAtItju:d]  n. 陈词滥调,陈腐(a banal, trite, or stale remark

(类)platitude·banal=equivocation·ambiguous

陈词滥调·陈腐的=含糊话·意思含糊的(正面特征)

(反)platitude original observation  陈词滥调新颖的观测

 

plausible      [5plC:zIbl]  adj. 1. 似真实的,可靠的;2. 给人假象的,华而不实的(giving a deceptive

impression of truth, acceptability, or reliabilityspecious

(类)rationalization·plausible=obfuscation·indiscernible(干扰:equivocation·definite  

文过饰非·给人假象的=困惑·难识别的(正面特征)

【注】 rationalizevi. to provide plausible but untrue reasons for conduct 自圆其说,文过饰非

(反)implausible believable   难以置信的可相信的

 

pleat   [pli:t]  n. 褶,褶状物 vt. 使…打褶(to arrange in pleats

(类)pleat·fold=perforate·hole   使打褶·褶皱=打孔·(行为及作用结果)

 

plentitude    [`plentItjU:d]  n. 充分

(反)plentitude dearth    充分大量稀少

 

plethora   [5pleWErE]  n. 过量,过剩(excess, superflutty;profusion, abundance

(反)dearth缺乏 paucity 缺乏 scarcity 缺乏

(同)