P
(also
p)
/pi:/ noun [C, U] {pi. Ps, P’s, p’s /pirz/) the 16th
letter of the English alphabet 16 'h 7
‘Pizza’ begins with (a) P/‘P’. * pizza
—p jf
A0
ITiTBI see mind v.
p (also
p.) abbr. 1 {pi. pp.) page K : See p.34 and pp.63-72. %% 34 63-72 Ao 2 PENNY,
pence
±: a30p stamp —ft 30 3 {music #) quietly
(from Italian ‘piano’) If
fife; Wi — see also p.
AND H., P. AND P.
PA /,pi:
'ei/ abbr. 1 public address (system) : Announcements were
made over the PA. ill crJl: AA
ih W o 2 {especially BrE) personal
assistant : She’s the Managing Director’s PA.
Pa abbr. Pascal
ft ( #f-f? ) (&&&&%■& ) pa /pa:/ noun {old-fashioned, informal) father #;
1
used to know your pa.
p.a. abbr. per year (from Latin ‘per annum’) ( Hg g ft Till per annum ) : an
increase of 3% p.a. ^^3% (ft
paan
(also
pan) /pa:n/ noun [U, C] {IndE) a betel
leaf, usually folded into a shape with three sides and filled with spices for
eating # B+, Sfiiff ltf-4at£flP,
( )
PAC /,pi: ei 'si:/ abbr. political action
committee pace1
On /peis/
noun, verb — see also pace2
m
noun 1 [sing., U] the speed
at which sb/sth walks, runs or moves ( )
iifS:; to set off at a steady/
gentleAeisurelypace 4ftJ
0
Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace.
o
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the
hill
StH $c 0 The runners have
noticeably quickened their pace.
2
[sing., U] ~ (of sth) the speed at
which sth happens A
£fftMl§:; It is
difficult to keep up with the
rapid pace of change. £1 ± ifi M ft
$ it Ji ffl *t ft. 0 We encourage all
students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). i
0 I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. . 0 Rumours of
corruption and scandal gathered pace {= increased in number).
Jjft it W. & ft ft S3 0 i# ^ » 3
[C] an act of
stepping once when walking or
running; the distance travelled when doing this ( A A $3 ft ) igdilft— /£■
ft ^; ft $1 ETT1 step : She took two
paces forward.
4 [U] the fact of sth
happening, changing, etc. quickly iMtHJJE ( ) ; ftfj#:
He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn’t stand the pace. {M%£T’r ^ikftlft,
o The novel lacks
pace (= it develops too slowly). —
see also pacy rTTTTTI go
through your paces | show your 'paces to perform a
particular activity in order to show other people what you are capable of doing B keep 'pace
(with sb/sth) to move, increase, change, etc. at the
same speed as sb/sth ( ( ft-- )
—■
ft . She found it hard to keep pace with him as he
strode off. ftkA^JFT,
M2J®5®JS±iifeo 0 Until now, wage increases have always kept pace with infla-
tion.
off the ' pace (in sport $■ If ^j) behind the leader or
the leading group in a race or a competition (
Tiger Woods is
still three shots off the
pace
(= in golf).
0 put sb/sth through their/its paces
to give sb/sth a number
of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing ( AAft
tta fj ) set the 'pace 1 to do sth at a
particular speed or to a particular standard so that other people are then
forced to copy it if they want to be successful fi$/E 31 Jg ; fift jl If ft; The company is no longer
setting the pace in the home
computer market.
2 (in a race
H)
to run faster than the other people taking part, at a
speed that they then try to copy ^$3 — more at FORCE V., SNAIL
mverb 1 to walk up and down
in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry
A kWE&,i : [V +adv./prep.}
She paced
up and down outside the
room. 0
0 [VN] Ted paced the
floor restlessly.
2
[VN] to set the speed at which sth happens or develops 6ft Ail Hi; ft if#: He paced his game skilfully,
self to
find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have
enough energy to do what you have to do ftlf g BftXfl ( )• He’ll
have to learn to pace
himself in this job. g
BiiJ&ai^Xflftft^o .pace sth—'off/'out to
measure the size of sth by
walking across it with regular steps
pace2 /'pa:kei;
'pa:tfei; 'peisi/ prep, (from Latin, formal) used before a person’s
name to express polite disagreement with what they have said (
ig ) if : The evidence suggests, pace
Professor Jones, that ... (= Professor Jones
has a
different opinion), if
Stflrfc&IgTjCi' il^ABJ see
also PACE1
.pace 'bowler noun = fast bowler pace-maker /'peismeika(r)/ noun 1 an electronic device
that is put inside a person’s body to help their heart beat regularly >6
jffi 6 if ££ 2 (also pace-setter especially in NAmE) a person or an animal
that begins a race quickly so that the other people taking part will try to
copy the speed and run a fast race ^g&A;
{figurative) The big banks
have been the pacesetters in developing the system. fchfaVcMo
3
(also pace-setter especially in NAmE) a person or team that
is winning in a sports competition (
£tfj ) ^5fePAffi: The
local club are now only one
point off the pacemakers. ff o
pace-man /'peismaen/
noun {pi. -men /-men/) = fast
BOWLER
pace-setter /'peisseta(r)/ noun (especially NAmE) = pacemaker^) pacey o pacy
pa-chinko /pa'tjirjkao;
NAmE -kou/ noun [U] (from Japanese) a Japanese form of pinball, in which you can win prizes ( — # 0 Alt If it ft )
pachy derm /'paekid3:m; NAmE -d3:rm/ noun {technical A ifl) a type of
animal with a very thick skin, for example, an elephant ( in A4£
)
pacif ic /pa'sifik/ adj. [usually before noun] {literary) peaceful or loving
peace
Pa
cific 'Daylight Time noun [u] {abbr. PDT) the time used in
summer in the western parts of Canada and the US that is nine hours earlier
than GMT A7-#K4‘N‘I'h]
A/Mmh- )
the Pa.cific ’Rim noun [sing.] the countries
around the Pacific Ocean, especially the countries of eastern Asia, considered
as an economic group A-7#Jl]j£i&IX, tfffl ( M )
Pa.cific 'Standard Time {abbr. PST) noun [U] the time used in
winter in the western parts of
AA/W)
Pa'cific time noun [U] the standard time
on the west coast of the
paci fier /'paesifaia(r)/ noun {NAmE) = dummy n.(5) paci fism /'psesifizam/ noun [u] the belief that war
and violence are always wrong A; ±A; Jx.ft ±A ^
paci
fist /'paesrfist/
noun a person who believes
in pacifism and who refuses to fight in a war fP 7- ± A #; i/k s# X A #; &. ft
± A # — compare conscientious