supplies by parachute. #1 ^ ^ $ 18: If in 0 o a
parachute drop/jump $ S; o a parachute regiment A0
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verb 1 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to jump from an
aircraft using a parachute ©k ^ : The pilot was able to parachute to
safety. 1$ fj M % tU ©fc ^ Aft P&« 0 She regularly goes
parachuting. 2 [VN +adv./
prep.] to drop sb/sth from an
aircraft by parachute ^
m-, M
para
chut ist /'paerajuitist/
noun a person who jumps from
a plane using a parachute para-clin ical /.paera'klimkl/ adj. (technical A ill) related to the
parts of medicine, especially laboratory sciences, that are not directly
involved in the care of patients l(£ ffiDjilSAift ( )
par ade /pa'reid/ noun, verb mnoun
►
PUBLIC CELEBRATION AAAft 1 [C] a public
celebration
of a special day or event,
usually with bands in the streets and decorated vehicles Bff HTO procession: the Lord Mayor’s parade rfc j£A$?ff 0 St Patrick’s
Day parade in New York
►
OF SOLDIERS ± ^ 2 [C, U] a formal
occasion when
soldiers march or stand in lines
so that they can be examined by their officers or other important people ^ [S3;
fS3A: a
military parade o They stood as
straight as soldiers on
parade.
0 (figurative) The latest software will
be on parade at the exhibition. tB o — see also identification parade
►
SERIES % £ij 3 [C] a series of things or
people — ( A
^ ) : Each generation passes
through a similar parade of events. o
►
WEALTH/KNOWLEDGE MI; MR 4 [C, usually sing.] ~ of wealth, knowledge, etc. (often disapproving) an obvious display of
sth, particularly in order to impress other people &W.
►
ROW OF SHOPS j£ 5 [C] (especially BrE) (often in
names a street with a row of small shops W
a shopping parade
y&Wfa
TTSTTl see rain v. m verb
►
WALK TO CELEBRATE/PROTEST B fl IX 1 [V,
usually +adv./prep.] to walk somewhere in a
formal group of people, in order to celebrate or protest about sth$?fr; BPBiU; The victorious team will
parade through the city
tomorrow morning. A i. A
►
SHOW IN PUBLIC 2 [V +adv./prep.] to walk
around in a way that makes
other people notice you
;
AM AS: People
were parading up and down showing off their finest clothes. ACIAAAA, j£)if Itffe in3 [VN +adv./prep.] to show sb/sth in
public so that people can see them/it ; H/k: The trophy was paraded
around the stadium.
O The prisoners were
paraded in front of the crowd. 03B MfP I? /K
& o
0 (figurative) He is not one to
parade his achievements. tWAo
►
OF SOLDIERS 4 [+adv./prep.] to come together, or to
bring soldiers together, in
order to march in front of other people ( [V]
The
crowds
applauded as the guards paraded
past.
31IA?!J
0t, 0 [VN] The colonel paraded
his men
before the Queen. (Adrift,
Mo
►
PRETEND # A 5 ~ (sb/sth) as sth to pretend to be, or to
make sb/sth seem to be, good
or important when they are not ( {£ ) ff A, JIMS: [V] myth parading
as fact o [VN] He paraded himself as
a loyal supporter of
the party. ftfejE i
m%m o
pa rade ground noun a place where soldiers
gather to march or to be inspected
by an officer or an important visitor
para digm /'paeradaim/ noun 1 (formal or technical Ai«) a typical example or pattern of sth ; # A:
a paradigm for students
to copyo The war was a paradigm of the destructive
side of human
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nature, ^ & A 'ft A Hr ^ Bfc W ft itt PM »
2
(grammar i# j&) a set of all
the different forms of a word is| Eb ^ it A :
verb
paradigms ^ M ia] EE> ^ it ^ ► paradigmatic /.paeradig'maetik/ adj. paradigm shift noun a great and important
change in the way sth is done or thought about )
para dise
/'paeradais/
noun 1 (often
heaven : The ancient Egyptians
saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives. A#IA A ffi A A M AftCI*! A£fSlttM^5£o 2 [C] a place that is extremely
beautiful and that seems perfect, like heaven A#, A±, A® ( ) : a tropical paradise
A|b]^± 3 [C] a perfect place
for a particular activity or kind of person ( AAl#
) A
@ , AEAA&h: The area is a
birdwatcher’s paradise. & — ftKH 4 A\MU#ft)AM o 4 [U] a
state of perfect happiness MM; HTfl bliss: Being alone is his
idea of paradise. 5
(in the Bible «M^» ) the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve
lived fp-fajgl
para dox
/'paeradnks;
NAmE -darks/ noun 1 [C] a person, thing or
situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange A if lAA ( ) : He
was a paradox—a loner who
loved to chat to strangers.
IMA/iAtJ, o
It is a curious paradox that professional comedians
often have unhappy personal lives.
% 2 [c, u]
a statement containing
two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is
probably true; the use of this in writing fUl # ffl H (ft M io;
paradoxical ly/-kli/ adv.:
Paradoxically, the less she ate, the fatter she got. Ilf I
im wtmmm.
paraffin /'paerafin/
(also 'paraffin
oil) (both
BrE)
(NAmE kero-sene) noun [U] a type of oil
obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel for
heat and light j&fft: a paraffin
heaterAamp/stove I‘ff /‘jf
'paraffin wax noun [u] a soft white
substance that is made from petroleum or coal, and is used
especially for making candles )
para-glider
/'paeraglaidafc)/
noun 1 a structure consisting
of a big thin piece of cloth like a parachute, and a harness which is attached to a person when they jump from a
plane or a high place in the sport of paragliding |1^2a person who does
paragliding
para-glid
ing
/'paeraglaidirj/
noun [U] a sport in which
you wear a special structure like a parachute, jump from a plane or a high place and are
carried along by the wind before coming down to earth : to
go paragliding M — picture o page R33
para gon /'paeragan; NAmE -gain/ noun a person who is perfect
or who is a perfect example of a particular good quality % A; : I make no claim to be
a paragon. jc'&Wi&agSJiTcAo O
He
wasn’t the paragon of virtue she had expected.
para-graph /'paeragraif;
NAmE -graef/ noun (abbr. par., para.) a section of a piece of
writing, usually consisting of several sentences dealing with a single subject.
The first sentence of a paragraph starts on a new line, gt; lx %: an opening/introductory
paragraph / -IF
31 Write a paragraph on
each of the topics given
below. ^tSIo o See paragraph
15 of the handbook. 15 i£c