复合形式: UK | cosily | high-school student |
plagiarize [sb], also UK: plagiarise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (copy [sb]'s work) (后接人) | 剽窃,抄袭
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| The graduate student plagiarized a famous professor. |
plagiarize [sth], also UK: plagiarise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (copy [sth]) (后接观点、文章等) | 剽窃,抄袭,盗用
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| The student failed the course because he plagiarized a magazine article. |
plagiarizer, UK: plagiariser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: copies another's work) | 抄袭者 n chāo xí zhě |
| | 剽窃者 piāo qiè zhě |
plain sailing (UK), plane sailing (UK), clear sailing (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (easy course) | 进展顺利 jìn zhǎn shùn lì |
| | 一帆风顺
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plastic wrap, Saran wrap (US), cling film, clingfilm (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (transparent film for wrapping food) | 保鲜膜 bǎo xiān mó |
plasticize [sth], also UK: plasticise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (treat [sth] with plastic) | 用塑料处理
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| | 用塑料防护
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plasticizer, UK: plasticiser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (modifying substance) | 塑化剂
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plate armor, armor plate, armor plating (US), plate armour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reinforced steel covering) | 装甲钢板 zhuāng jiǎ gāng bǎn |
| The knight's legs and arms were protected by plate armour. |
play favorites (US), play favourites (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (show partiality) | (对…)偏心 duì piān xīn |
| My boss plays favorites; his buddies get the plum assignments, and the rest of us get the menial work. |
plow (US), plough (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (farm implement for turning soil) | 犁 lí |
| Plows used to be pulled by horses; now they fit on the back of a tractor. |
plow (US), plough (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (vehicle for clearing snow) | 除雪机 chú xuě jī |
| | 铲雪机
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plow [sth] (US), plough (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (turn the soil) | 犁 lí |
| | 耕 gēng |
| | 翻 fān |
| The farmer is plowing the field. |
plow ahead (US), plough ahead (UK) vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (make progress with difficulty) | 奋力前进
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| | 埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn |
| Despite the setbacks, we need to plow ahead with the project so we can finish it by the deadline. |
plow [sth] back in (US), plough (UK) vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (reinvest [sth]) | 将(利润等)再投资
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plow [sth] back into [sth] (US), plough [sth] back into [sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reinvest money into [sth]) | 将(利润等)再投资于
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plow into [sth/sb] (US), plough into [sth/sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (crash into [sb] or [sth]) | 撞上 zhuàng shàng |
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plow [sth] into [sth] (US), plough [sth] into [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (invest money in [sth]) | 投资...给...
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plow on (US), plough on (UK) vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (continue despite difficulty) | 继续奋力前进
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plow through [sth] (US), plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (move across with difficulty) | 艰难地穿过
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| | 费力穿过
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| Because of the terrain, we were forced to plow through the enemy's most strongly defended points. |
plow through [sth] (US), plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (vehicle: drive through obstacles) (指机动车) | 艰难驶过
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plow through [sth] (US), plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (work through: [sth] difficult) | 努力耕耘
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| | 刻苦工作
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plow through [sth] (US), plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (read: [sth] lengthy or heavy) | 刻苦研读
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| | 费力阅读
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| You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for. |
plow [sth] under (US), plough [sth] under (UK) vtr + adv | (bury under dirt by plowing) | 把…犁入土中
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plow [sb] under (US), plough [sb] under (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (overwhelm) (人) | 压倒,压制
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| (人) | 埋没
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plow [sth] up (US), plough [sth] up (UK) vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (turn soil of a field) | 用犁把(土)翻起来
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plowed (US), ploughed (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (field: soil turned) (土地) | 耕过的
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| | 犁过的
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| There was nothing but ploughed fields as far as the eye could see. |
plowman, UK: ploughman nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (male farm worker) | 农夫 nóng fū |
| | 庄稼汉 zhuāng jià hàn |
plowshare (US), ploughshare (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (blade of a plough) | 犁头 lí tóu |
| | 犁铧 lí huá |
plunk, also UK: plonk nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (dull sound) | 扑通声 pū tōng shēng |
plunk, UK: plonk, plunk [sth] v | (put or drop down abruptly) | 砰地重重放下 pēng de zhòng zhòng fàng xià |
| | 砰地倒下 pēng de dǎo xià |
plunk, UK: plonk, plunk [sth] v | UK (play truant from school) | 逃学 táo xué |
| | 旷课 kuàng kè |
plunk [sth] down (US), plonk [sth] down (UK) vtr + adv | informal (put down heavily) (扔下,重重放下) | 没有提供翻译
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| She plonked the keys down on the desk and fell wearily into the chair. |
pluralization, also UK: pluralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (word: making plural) | 复数化
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pluralization, also UK: pluralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (making [sth] diverse) | 多元化 duō yuán huà |
pluralize [sth], also UK: pluralise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (word: make plural) (词语) | 使变为复数,使成为复数形式 vtr
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pluralize [sth], also UK: pluralise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (diversify [sth]) | 使多元化 v
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pneumatic tire (US), pneumatic tyre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (has pressurized air) | 充气轮胎 chōng qì lún tāi |
polarization, also UK: polarisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (opposing viewpoints) | 极端对立的观点 jí duān duì lì de guān diǎn |
| | 两极分化 liǎng jí fēn huà |
polarization, also UK: polarisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (photography: filtering of light) (摄影术语) | 偏光 piān guāng |
polarize [sth], also UK: polarise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause to be opposed) | 使…分裂 shǐ fēn liè |
| | 使…两极分化 shǐ liǎng jí fēn huà |
| | 使…敌对 shǐ dí duì |
| The new legislation polarized the government. |
| 新的立法导致政府内两极分化。 |
polarize, polarize [sth], also UK: polarise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (photography: increase contrast) | 利用偏振光进行摄影 lì yòng piān zhèn guāng jìn xíng shè yǐng |
polarize, also UK: polarise viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (become opposed, divided) | 两极分化 liǎng jí fēn huà |
poleax, poleax [sb], UK: poleaxe, poleaxe [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (strike, strike down) (比喻,美式拼写) | 用战斧攻击,劈,砍倒 vtr
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poleax (US), poleaxe (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (weapon: axe) | 战斧 n zhàn fǔ |
policymaking, also UK: policy-making nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (legislation) | 立法 lì fǎ |
| | 制定法律 zhì dìng fǎ lǜ |
| | 制定政策
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policymaking, also UK: policy-making n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (legislative) | 立法的 lì fǎ de |
politicization, also UK: politicisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (act of turning political) | 政治化 zhèng zhì huà |
politicize, politicize [sth], also UK: politicise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] political) | 使…政治化 shǐ zhèng zhì huà |
| | 使…具有政治意义 shǐ jù yǒu zhèng zhì yì yì |
| The presidential candidates politicized a religious debate. |
| 总统竞选人让宗教辩论政治化。 |
pollock, pollack, coalfish, Boston blues (US), coley, saithe (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fish) | 鳕鱼 xuě yú |
polymerization, also UK: polymerisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (chemistry: formation of a polymer) (化学术语) | 聚合作用,聚合
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polymerize, also UK: polymerise vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (convert [sth] to a polymer) | 使聚合 shǐ jù hé |
Pooh! also UK: Poo! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (reaction to bad smell) (表示对臭气的厌恶) | 噗
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| Pooh! Who's wearing that stinky perfume? |
poor behavior (US), poor behaviour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bad conduct) | 不良表现 bù liáng biǎo xiàn |
| The student was sent out of the class for poor behaviour. |
poor judgment, also UK: poor judgement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (making bad decisions) | 差的判断力 chà de pàn duàn lì |
| Elizabeth Taylor had notoriously poor judgement when it came to men. |
pope's nose (US), parson's nose (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (cookery: tail of fowl) | 鸡屁股
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| | 家禽屁股
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Popsicle, popsicle (US), ice lolly (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, ® (ice lolly) (商标名) | 冰棒,冰棍
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备注: As a registered trademark, “Popsicle” should be capitalized, but it is usually not capitalized in informal communication. |
| The kids' favorite summertime treat is a Popsicle. |
popularization, also UK: popularisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (increasing popularity) | 普及 pǔ jí |
| | 大众化 dà zhòng huà |
popularize, popularize [sth], also UK: popularise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] popular) | 使广受欢迎
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| | 使流行 shǐ liú xíng |
| | 使流行 shǐ liú xíng |
| The celebrity popularized a new hairstyle. |
portiere (US), portière (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door curtain) | 门帘 n
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| Jason draws the portière to keep out the draught. |
postindustrial, also UK: post-industrial adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not dependent on industry anymore) | 后工业化的 adj
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| | 工业社会后的
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| Many post-industrial cities have suffered an economic decline. |
potato chip (US, AU), potato crisp (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | usually plural (snack food: crisp) | 薯片 shǔ piàn |
| Apparently, several pounds of raw potatoes are needed to make a single pound of potato chips. |
pound key (US), hash key (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (keyboard, phone: #) (键盘、电话) | 井号键
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| Next, enter the amount, followed by the pound key. |
practice, practice, UK: practise vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (perform repeatedly) | 反复练习 fǎn fù liàn xí |
| The six year olds practiced writing the letter C. |
| 这个六岁的孩子反复练习写字母C。 |
practice, practice, UK: practise vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (train) | 训练 xùn liàn |
| Our team practices blocking on Tuesdays and plays games on Thursdays. |
| 我们队星期二训练封球,星期四打比赛。 |
practice [sth] (US), practise [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (repeat, rehearse) | 练习 liàn xí |
| | 排练 pái liàn |
| Practice your piano etudes to gain dexterity. |
| 练习你的钢琴协奏曲,改善你的敏捷度。 |
practice, practice, UK: practise vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (a profession) (美式拼写,英式拼写为:practise) | 从事某行业 cóng shì mǒu háng yè |
| This doctor has practised medicine for years. |
practice, practice, UK: practise vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (rehearse) (美式拼写,英式拼写为:practise) | 排练 pái liàn |
| The band practiced for three weeks before the concert. |
practice law (US), practise law (UK) vtr + n | (work as a lawyer) | 做律师 zuò lǜ shī |
| | 从事法律工作 cóng shì fǎ lǜ gōng zuò |
| Sean has been practising law for five years. |
practice medicine (US), practise medicine (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (work as a doctor) | 行医 xíng yī |
| He practices medicine at St. Patrick Hospital. |
practiced (US), practised (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (person: experienced) | 有经验的 yǒu jīng yàn de |
| | 熟练的 shú liàn de |
| Liam is a practised speaker and is good at engaging his audience. |
practiced at [sth], practiced in [sth] (US), practised at [sth], practised in [sth] (UK) adj + prep | (person: experienced in [sth]) | 在…上有经验
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| Holly is extremely practiced in business development. |
practiced (US), practised (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (skill: learned practically) | 习得的 xí dé de |
| | 通过练习获得的 tōng guò liàn xí huò dé de |
| After several years of hard work, the actor developed a practiced English accent. |
practicing (US), practising (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (active, working in a profession) | 开业的 kāi yè de |
| | 执业的 zhí yè de |
| | 从事实际业务的 cóng shì shí jì yè wù de |
| He's been a practicing attorney for thirty years. |
practicing, UK: practising adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (actively following: a religion) | 身体力行的 shēn tǐ lì xíng de |
| | 躬行的 gōng xíng de |
| She's not religious but her husband's a practicing Catholic. |
practicing Christian (US), practising Christian (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (shows Christian conduct) | 身体力行的基督徒 shēn tǐ lì xíng de jī dū tú |
| I was baptised and confirmed as an Anglican, but I'm no longer a practising Christian. |
prawn cocktail (UK), shrimp cocktail (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (prawns with Marie Rose sauce) | 大虾冷盘
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predominant color (US), predominant colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (main hue) | 主要色调 zhǔ yào sè diào |
| | 主色调 zhǔ sè diào |
| | 突出的色彩 tū chū de sè cǎi |
| The predominant colour of a tree is usually green in the summer and brown in the winter. |
preexist, preexist [sth], UK: pre-exist vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (exist prior to) | 先于…存在 xiān yú cún zài |
preexist, preexist [sth], UK: pre-exist v | (exist beforehand) | 预先存在 yù xiān cún zài |
| | 事先存在 shì xiān cún zài |
prejudgment, UK: prejudgement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (act of judging in advance) (美式拼写) | 预断,预决,预先判断 n
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premise, UK: premiss nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (logic: proposition) (逻辑) | 前提 qián tí |
| This is a major premise in this philosopher's work. |
| 在这位哲学家的作品中,这是一个重大前提。 |
premise, UK: premiss nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (basis of a theory) (合同用语) | 前提 qián tí |
| | 假设 jiǎ shè |
| | 根据 gēn jù |
| I was working on the premise that I had your permission. |
| 我是以你的批准为前提开展工作的。 |
premise, UK: premiss nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (basis of show or story) | 背景 bèi jǐng |
| | 序曲 xù qǔ |
| | 故事设定
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| The premise of this film is that robots have taken over the Earth. |
| 这部电影的背景是机器人占领了地球。 |
preproduction, also UK: pre-production nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (before formal production phase) | 生产前阶段
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| | 预生产阶段
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press stud (UK), popper (UK), snap fastener (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (metal fastener) | 纽扣
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| The coat has press studs and a zip. |
pressurization, also UK: pressurisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (compression) (本义) | 增压,加压
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pressurization, also UK: pressurisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (stress) (比喻) | 施加压力 shī jiā yā lì |
pressurize [sth], also UK: pressurise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (subject [sth] to high pressure) (本义) | 给…增压 gěi zēng yā |
| By pressurizing the cabin, the aircraft was made safe for passengers. |
pressurize [sb], also UK: pressurise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (harass, coerce [sb]) | 对…施加压力 duì … shī jiā yā lì |
| | 迫使 pò shǐ |
| Erin pressurized her boyfriend to get married. |
pressurize [sb] into [sth], also UK: pressurise [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (coerce [sb] into [sth]) | 迫使某人进入某种状态
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| Jeffery pressurized his wife into motherhood when she was not ready. |
pressurize [sb] into doing [sth], also UK: pressurise [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (coerce [sb] into doing [sth]) | 迫使某人做某事
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| The schoolboys pressurized Danny into playing a prank on their teacher. |
pressurized, also UK: pressurised adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (involving increased pressure) | 加压的
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| | 增压的
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pressurizer, UK: pressuriser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (device: increases pressure on gas or liquid) | 加压器 n jiā yā qì |
| | 增压装置
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pretense (US), pretence (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (false show) | 假象 jiǎ xiàng |
| | 矫饰 jiǎo shì |
| The politician's pious words were mere pretense to get a donation from the church. |
pretense (US), pretence (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (pretext, excuse) | 借口 jiè kǒu |
| | 托辞 tuō cí |
| Patrick excused himself from the lunch on a pretense of urgent business. |
pretense (US), pretence (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (pretending) | 假装 jiǎ zhuāng |
| | 伪装 wěi zhuāng |
preter (US), praeter (UK) prefixprefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said. | (beyond, more than) | 超过,超
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| For example: preternatural |
preternatural (US), praeternatural (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (supernatural) | 超自然的 chāo zì rán de |
| The fortune teller seemed to have preternatural powers. |
preternatural (US), praeternatural (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (extraordinary) | 特别的 tè bié de |
| | 非凡的 fēi fán de |
| | 不可思议的 bù kě sī yì de |
| The child has a preternatural gift for math. |
primary color (US), primary colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | often plural (red, yellow, blue) (三原色:红、黄、蓝) | 基色,原色
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| Primary colours can be mixed together to make other colours. |