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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)derelict ◆ pillar 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)pillory ◆ exalt/ 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)pinnacle ◆ low point 顶点 ◆ 低处
pinpoint [5pin7pCint] v. 精确定位或确认(to locate or aim with great precision)
(类)pinpoint ◆ exam 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)pique ◆ mollify 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)pithy ◆ prolix/verbose/ diffuse/ wordy/ insubstantial/ insignificance
精练的 ◆ 冗长累赘的/ 无实质的/ 无关紧要
circumlocution ◆ pithy 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 pity:merciless)
(反)pitiless ◆ clement 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)pittance ◆ crop/ 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)placate ◆ peeve/ 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】vista:an 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)plangent ◆ muffled 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 reliability;specious)
(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】 rationalize:vi. 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·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
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