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　　narrate叙述，讲述 ～ the story of sb’s life

　　nasty龌龊的，肮脏的 a～ room

　　necessitate使成为必须，需要 The emergency ～d a change in plans.

　　necessity必要（性），（迫切）需要 There is no ～ for disappointment.

　　neglect忽视，忽略 ～ one’s health

　　negligent疏忽的，大意的 be ～ about traffic regulations

　　nominal名义的，有名无实的 a ～ leader

　　nominate提名 a ～ leader

　　noteworthy值得注意的，显著的a ～ day

　　notorious臭名昭著的a ～ thief

　　notwithstanding虽然，尽管 They traveled on,～ the storm

　　nourish养育Milk is all we need to ～our small baby

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　　objective目的，宗旨 political ～s

　　oblige强迫，迫使 In certain countries the law ～s parents to send their children to school

　　obscure晦涩的，费解的 an ～ text

　　obsolete废弃的，淘汰的 Wooden warships are ～.

　　obstinate顽固的，固执的，倔强的The girl would go her own way, in spite of all warnings

　　occasion时刻，场合They met on three ～s

　　occupy占用，占有My books ～ a lot of space

　　occur发生，存在，出现 when did the earthquake ～?

　　odd的奇数的，单的，奇怪的One ,three five are ～numbers

　　offend冒犯，使生气 She was afraid of ～ing anyone.

　　offence犯法行为，过错 They were arrested for drug ～s.

　　offset补偿，抵消They gains ～the losses.

　　omit 省略，删去 Minor points may be omitted.

　　opaque不透明的A brick wall is ～.

　　option选择权 It is your ～ to take it or leave it

　　orient东方，东方国家 political theory in the West and in the Orient

　　origin起源，由来 a word of Latin ～

　　ornament装饰品，点缀品 We bought ～s for the Christmas tree

　　orthodox正统的，正宗的 an ～ economic theory

　　outline轮廓，外形 He saw the ～ of a house against the sky

　　overflow泛滥 Every spring the river ～s

　　overhaul大修，全面检查，彻底革新～ a faulty machine

　　overhear偶然听到，偷听到I wouldn’t like to be ～d

　　overlap重叠，部分相同 The Renaissance overlapped the later Middle Ages

　　overtake赶上，超过 He ran out of the door to ～ her

　　overthrow推翻，打倒 a plot to ～ the government

　　overwhelm征服，压倒，毁坏 He took 45% of the ballots and ～ed his two main rival　P

　　pace 步，步速，步伐 He took three ～s forward

　　pad 垫，衬垫 a seat ～

　　pant 气喘，气喘吁吁地说话He ～ed along beside the bicycle

　　parallel 平行的 The road is ～ to the river

　　paralyze 使瘫痪，使麻痹A stroke ～d half his face

　　partial 偏向一方的，偏袒的，偏爱的 A parent should not be ～ to any one of his children

　　participate 参与，参加，In a modern democracy people want to ～ more fully

　　particular 特殊的，特别的 a matter of ～ importance

　　pat (用掌或扁平物)轻拍，轻打She patted a place next to her for me to sit down

　　patch 补钉，补片patches at elbows of a jacket

　　patent 专利，专利权，专利品 take out a ～ for an invention

　　pattern 模范，榜样set the ～ for

　　pave 铺路，铺砌，铺筑 ～a road with concrete

　　peculiar 奇怪的，古怪的He has always been a little ～

　　peel 削皮，剥皮 peel potatoes

　　penetrate 穿透，渗入The nail ～d the wood at least two inches

　　perceive 感知，感觉，觉察 He was only able to ～ light and color ;he could not see properly

　　perfume 香水，香料，香气She loves French ～(s)

　　periodical 期刊，杂志a ～ room

　　perish 卒，丧生～from disease

　　perpetual 永久的，永恒的，长期的 a ～ arms race

　　perplex 使困惑，使茫然The question ～ed him

　　persecute 虐待，残害，迫害 ～ animals

　　perspective 透视画法，透视图 a lesson in drawing class on ～

　　pessimistic 悲观的I am ～ about my chances of getting the job

　　petition 请愿，请愿书get up a ～

　　pierce 刺入，刺穿，穿透The thorn ～d his heel

　　pile 一堆，一叠 a ～ of sand

　　pilot 飞行员，驾驶员

　　pin 大头针，别针