peculiar
奇怪的,怪异的
The fish has a peculiar taste.You really think it is all right?
鱼有股怪味,你确定没变质?
penalty
惩罚
For his unnecessary roughness during the match, a football player must be given a yellow card or a red card penalty.
在赛场上不合适的粗鲁行为,足球运动员就会受到黄牌警告或者红牌罚下。
pension
退休金
In the days of inflation, people on retirement pension find it difficult to live.
在通货膨胀时期,人们很难依靠退休金生活。
perfect
完美的,正确的
This wonderful scenery of Venice is perfect for daydreaming.
维纳斯风景绝美,是畅想的好地方。
personality
性格,特性
She has a very strong personality.
她性格强硬。
pessimistic
消极的,沮丧的
The earth won't stop because of your pessimistic thoughts. So, cheer up!
地球不会因为你消极的思想而停止转动,开心点!
phenomenon
现象
This phenomenon has social and historical causes, but is mainly due to the lingering effect of the Cultural Revolution.
该现象有社会和历史原因,但主要受文化大革命的遗留影响。
piracy
海盗行为;剽窃
Piracy is still alive on the world's commercial sea-lanes.
海盗行为仍存在于世界一些商业航道。
pledge
保证,誓言
“My dear, please take his ring as a pledge of our true love.”
亲爱的,请接收这枚戒指作为我们爱的誓言。
plug
插头;塞子;栓
Pull the plug before you try to fix the vacuum.
修吸尘器前记得拔插头。
precious
珍贵的,宝贵的
It costs a precious sight more than you think.
它的成本比你想象的还多。
preliminary
准备,初步的,开始的
All this is preliminary to the main election struggle.
这些只是主选竞争的开始。
presentation
描述,赠送
The presentation of prizes will begin in the town hall at nine o'clock.
授奖仪式9点在市政厅举行。
preservation
n. 保存,保留
The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
画保存完好。
preserve
保存,存放
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
维护和平的努力失败了。
press
新闻,出版社,印刷机
The majority of the press supports the Government's foreign policy.
新闻界大部分都支持政府的对外政策。
prevail
流行,盛行,战胜
Virtue will prevail against evil.
美德会战胜邪恶。
primitive
远古的,原始的
Primitive men made tools from sharp stones and animal bones.
远古人类用锋利的石头和动物骨头制作工具。
procession
队伍,行列
A procession of visitors came to the house.
一行人进入房子参观。
prominent
出色的,突出的
She has a prominent cheekbone.
她颧骨很突出。
prompt
敏捷的,立刻的,提示
We listened so attentively that he felt prompted to expand on his theme.
我们听得聚精会神,他觉得依此可以继续扩展他的主题。