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　　patch n[C] 【英】警察巡逻区;管辖区He knows every house in his patch.他熟悉他管区内的每一所房屋。

　　厄运;不幸;困难遭遇Our firm has just struck a bad patch. 我公司刚遭厄运。

　　vt暂时解决(分歧,争端等); 拼凑,匆匆制成

　　We decided to patch up our differences and become friends again. 我们决定消除分歧,重归于好。

　　They patched up a hasty peace. 他们匆匆达成和平协议。

　　patent adj公开的, 明显的It is patent to all that this is a good chance.大家都明白这是一个好机会。

　　pathetic adj 无用的，无成功的希望企图;可鄙的表演(借口) You are pathetic!你真没用!

　　pattern vt.模仿She patterned herself after her mother.她模仿她的母亲。

　　仿制They patterned a new machine.他们仿制了一种新机器。

　　pave the way为...铺路Such opinions pave the way for social change. 这种主张为社会变革铺路。

　　payment n报答, 报偿We'd like you to accept this picture in payment for your kindness.我们奉上此画聊表谢意。

　　peach n[俚]漂亮的女子; 好人; She's a real peach..她真是个美人。

　　极好的东西; That was a peach of a shot.那个镜头太美妙了!

　　受人喜欢的人[物] He is a peach to work with.他是易于共事的人。

　　peak vi.达到高峰, 达到最大值Toy sales peaked just before Christmas and are now decreasing.

　　玩具销售额在圣诞节前夕达到最高峰, 现已逐渐下降。

　　peanut n[c] 【俚】无甚价值之物;小数额[P]

　　In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 从花费来看,这笔钱乃区区小数。

　　pearl n 珍品;杰出的人物She is a pearl among women.她是女中的英杰。

　　pedestrian adj (作品风格等)缺乏想象力的; 平淡的; 单调的, 平常的; 陈腐的

　　The circumstances and events of his life were anything but pedestrian. 他一生经历的事是很不平常的。

　　peep vi隐现, 慢慢露出A crescent moon peeped out from behind the clouds.一弯新月从云中出现。

　　penetrate vt 懂得并发现He penetrated our thoughts.他看穿了我们的心思。

　　被懂得被理解The new idea didn't penetrate. 那个新概念没有被弄懂。

　　(感情等)深入于,打动[H][(+with)]The whole country is penetrated with fear. 全国一片深陷恐惧。

　　了解;洞察[+wh-]I could not penetrate the mystery. 我不能洞察这个秘密。

　　performance n性能, 工作情况;不必要的麻烦

　　Are you satisfied with the performance of your new car?你对你新车的性能满意吗?

　　He goes through the whole performance of checking the oil and water every time he drives the car. 他每次开汽车都总是不厌其烦地把油和水整个检查一遍。

　　丢脸的事;不光彩的事What a performance the child made!那孩子干了一件多丢脸的事情啊!

　　persecute vt困扰,为难In summer many people are persecuted by mosquitoes. 夏天,许多人受到蚊子的骚扰。

　　persuasion n信念;信仰[S1][+(that)];宗教或政治的信仰

　　It is my persuasion that such people should not be allowed to enter this country.

　　我确信这种人不应被允许进入我们的国家。

　　He is not of their (religious ) persuasion.他不属于他们的(宗教)派别。

　　phase vt.分阶段计划

　　The modernization of the industry was phased over at 20-year period.工业现代化分20年逐步实现。

　　phase in逐步引入They have decided to phase in the new techniques. 他们已决定逐步引入新技术。

　　phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步结束The machine has been phased out.这种机器早已过时了。

　　phenomenon n特殊的人[事物]

　　Beethoven was a phenomenon among many musicians.贝多芬是众多的音乐家中的天才。

　　International terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon. 国际恐怖主义并不是近年才有的特殊事件。