position or the greatest power 至高无上的；至尊的；权 力最大的：China’s paramount ieader中国的最髙领导乂 ► para*moujit*cy /-mauntsi/ noun [U] paramour /.paBramiw(r);' NAmE -mur/ noun {old- fashioned or literary) a person that sb is having a romantic or sexual relationship with 情人；情妇；情夫 saa lover

para.n.oia /•paera’nora/ nown [U】1 (m«y/cfl/ 医)a mental illness in which a person may wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm them, that they are sb very important, etc.妄想症；偏执狂 2 (/rj/omw/) fear or suspicion of other people when there is no evidence or reason for this (对别又的）无端恐惧，多疑 para-noid /'paeranoid/ adj., noun • adj. (also less frequent para-noiac /.paera'nonk; -'noiaek/)

1                  afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying, to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 多疑的；恐惧的：She’sgettin^reaHypara- noid about what other people say about her. M M 来越猜疑别人对她有什么议论了。〇 note at afraid

2                  suffering from a mental illness in which you wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm you or that you are very important患偏执邊的；有妄想狂的：para- noi.d deiusfons 福执妄想◊ paranofci scfeizophre/iia 妄想 型精神分裂症◊ a paranoid fciHer偏执型杀人凶手：

mnoun (also para-noiac /.paera'noiik; -'noiaek/) a person who suffers from paranoia偏执狂；_妄想症患者 para-normal /.paera'noiml; NAmE -'noirail/ adj. 1 that cannot be explained by science or reason and that seems to involve mysterious forces 超自然的；无法用科 学解释的；超常的 pyni supernatural 2 the para­normal noun [sing.] events or subjects that are para- normal 超常事_ (或话题）H771the supernatural para-pet /'paerapit; -pet/ noun a low wall along the edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling 防护矮墙：He was not prepared to put his head above the parapet and say what he really thought (=he did not want to risk doing it).他不想贸然出矣说 出自己的真实想法。

para-pherna-lia /.paerafa'neilia; NAmE also -far'ri-/ noun [U] a large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity (尤指某活动所需的）舍备，大量甩 品，私人物品：paraphemaHa滑雪装备〇咖6!6〇 tric kettle and all the paraphernalia for making tea and cqfiFee电水壶及沏茶冲咖啡的全套用具 para-phrase /'paerafreiz/ verb, noun mverb to express what sb has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand (用更容易理解的文字）解释，释义，意译： [VN] Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it 先试解释一下问题再作回答。[alsoV]

■ noun a statement that expresses sth that sb has written or said using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand 解释；释义；意译 para*ple-gia /,paer0'pli:d30/ noun [u] paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower body 截瘫； 下身麻痹

para-ple-gic /,paer0'pli:d3ik/ noun a person who suffers from paraplegia 截_病人r IF身麻痹患者► para.p丨e.gic adj.

para-psych-ology /,paerasai'kDlad3i; NAmE -'ka:l-/ noun [U] the study of mental powers that seem to exist but that cannot be explained by scientific knowledge ■■心'灵

学；超心理学

para-quat /'paerskwDt; NAmE -kwa:t/ noun [u] an extremely poisonous liquid used to kill plants that are growing where they are not wanted (.剧毒 >.灭草剂；

百草枯♦ «

para-sail-ing /'paeraseilirj/ noun [U] the sport of being pulled up into the air behind a boat while wearing a special PARACHUTE帆伞运动;’水上拖伞运动 par-as-cencMng /'paerasendir)/ noun [U] (Sr£) a sport in which you wear a parachute and are pulled along behind a boat, car, etc. so that you rise up into the air (汽船、汽车等牵引的）伞翼滑翔运动：togoparos- cendfng进行伞翔运动

1445       Parcheesi

para-site /'paerasait/ noun 1 a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it寄生生物；寄生虫；•寄生植物之⑼知/?- proving) a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back 寄生虫；依赖他人 过活者_

para-sit-ic /.paera'sitik/ (also less frequent para-sit-ical Apaera'sitik^) <7办 1 caused by a parasite 寄生生物引起 a parasitic diseasc/fn/ectiort 寄生物诱发的疾病/ 感染 2 living on another animal or plant and getting .its food from it寄生的；依附性的：a parasitic mi‘te寄生螨 3 [disapproving) (of a person A) always relying on or benefiting from other people and giving nothing back 寄生虫似的；依赖他人的^3分5化1〇3丨竹/-1511/(7办. para-sol /'paerasDl; NAmE -soil; -sail/ noun 1 a type of light umbrella that women in the past carried to protect themselves from the sun:乂旧身的）女用阳伞 2 a large umbrella that is used for example on beaches or outside restaurants to protect people from hot sun (海滩上、餐馆外等处的）大遮阳伞一compare

SUNSHADE ⑴.

para-statal /.paera'steitl/ adj. {technical ^ i§) (of an organization 机构）having some political power ‘ and serving the state _有的；部分国有兩 para-taxis /.paera'taeksis/ noun [U] (grammar ig- the placing of clauses and phrases one after the other, without words to link them or show their relationship 无连词并列；奪合连接一 compare hypotaxis paratha /pa'raita/ noun a type of S Asian bread made without yeast, usually.fried on a griddle 抛饼（南亚 食品，不发酵，通常用鏊子煎成） para-troop-er /'paer0tru:p8(r)/ (also informal para) /■jow/7 a member of the paratroops 伞兵；.空降兵 para-troops /'paeratrurps/ noun [pi.] soldiers who are trained to jump from planes using a parachute 空降兵 部队；伞兵部I ► para.troop [only before.noun]: a paratroop regim㈣伞昂团.

parboil /'paiboil; NAmE 'pccrb-/ verb [VN] to boil food, especially vegetables, until it is partly cooked (.尤指将

蔬菜）煮成半熟

parcel /'pa:sl; NAmE 'pa:rsl/ noun, verb mnoun 1 (especially Br£) {NAmE usually pack-age) some­thing that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present 包裹；小包：There's a parcel and. some tetters /or you.有你如一个包裹和几封A。〇 She was carrying a parcel of books under her arm.

着一包书。◊ rhe prisoners were aHowed/ood parcels.: 0 犯可以ik食物包裹。2 a piece of land —块地；r-片地： 50/ive-acre parcek have already been soid.五英亩一块的 土地已经售 A 50 块。see part n. m verb {especially Br£) (-II-, NAmE -I-) [VN] ~ sth (up) to wrap sth up and make it into a parcel 包；裹好；打包：She parceHed up the boofo to send.她择要备―的书包了起 来。他1:•从.parcel sth<-'out to divide sth into parts or between several people把某物分开；把某物（茬几个人 之间）分：The land was parcelled out into small lots, 块地被分成了若干小块。

'parcel bomb noun a bomb that is sent to sb in a package and that explodes when the package is opened

邮包炸弹；包裹炸弹

parch /pa:tj; NAmE pairtj/ verb [VN] (especially of hot weather 尤也炎热天.气)to make an area of land very dry

使(,土地）极千燥

parched /paitjt; NAmE pairtjt/ adj. 1 very dry, espe- cially because the weather is hot 焦千的；晒焦如： parched land o soil parched by drought

造成的焦干的土壤◊ She licfced her parched 〖ips.她_了 舔干裂的双唇。2 (/n/om7fl/) very thirsty干渴的；极渴 的：Let’s get a drinfc—J’m parched•咱们喝点饮料吧，我 嗓子都干得冒烟儿ft

.parched 'rice noun [U] rice that has been pressed flat and dried, used in Asian cooking 大米片（扁平干燥） Parcheesi™ /pai'tjiizi; NAmE pair'tj-/ noun [u] (NAmB)

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