position or the greatest power
M ft AHAGA
para
noia /.paera'noia/
noun [U] 1 (medical @E) 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. 2 (informal) fear or
suspicion of other people when
there is no evidence or reason for this ( Xt#]AW ) para noid /'paeranoid/ adj., noun m 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 : She’s getting really
para
noid about what other
people say about her. M M M AM&SU'JAftfMft* o 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 & paranoid delusions fii 0 paranoid schizophrenia H W.
O a paranoid killer A
noun (also para noiac /.paera'nonk;
-’noiaek/) a person who suffers from paranoia
para-normal
/.paera'noiml;
NAmE -'norrml/ adj. 1 that cannot be
explained by science or reason and that seems to involve mysterious forces M ;
A f4 jS M p™ supernatural 2 the paranormal noun [sing.] events or subjects
that are paranormal HUlf# ( I&Tf M ) pgm THE SUPERNATURAL para-pet /'paerapit; -pet/ noun a low wall along the
edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling K/ if* £1 :
(figurative)
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).
paraphernalia /.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 ( Alfcffl
m, fA A#J(5r : skiing paraphernalia 0 an elec
tric kettle and all the
paraphernalia for making tea and coffee
para-phrase
/‘paerafreiz/
verb, noun m verb to express what sb
has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it
easier to understand ( ) mm, WX, MW:
[VN]
Try
to paraphrase the question before you answer it. [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 H#
para ple
gia /,paer0'pli:d38/ noun [u] paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower
body ;
t Mmm
para ple gic /,paer0'pli:d3ik/ noun a person who suffers
from paraplegia #c$£-fpfA; ► para-ple-gic
adj.
para-psych-ology /,paerasai'kDl0d3i;
NAmE -'kail-/ noun [U] the study of mental powers that
seem to exist but that cannot be explained by scientific knowledge A A
paraquat /'paerakwrrt;
NAmE -kwa:t/ noun [u] an extremely poisonous
liquid used to kill plants that are growing where they are not wanted ( JgiJH ) ;
IM
para sail ing /'paeraseihrj/ noun [U] the sport of being
pulled up into the air behind a boat while wearing a special parachute
par-as-cend-ing /'paerasendirj/
noun [U] (BrE) a sport in which you
wear a parachute and are pulled
along behind a boat, car, etc. so that you rise up into the air ( 31 M togoparas-
cending
1445
para-site /'paerasait/
noun 1 a small animal or plant that lives on or
inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it ; Ar 2 (disap
proving) a person who always
relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back IfAA; #c$MtfeA
para sit ic /.paBra'sitik/ (also less frequent para-sit-ical /.paera'sitikl/) adj. 1 caused by a parasite W: a parasitic
disease/infection #r /
^ A
2 living on another animal or plant and getting its food from it Eft: a parasitic mite
3
(disapproving) (of
a person A) always relying on or benefiting from other
people and giving nothing back If £ ;
'f&UffeA&tJ ► para-sit-ic-al-ly /-kli / adv.
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 (IBftfEft )
2 a
large umbrella that is used for example on beaches or outside restaurants to
protect people from hot sun ( ) AiSPH^
—compare
sunshade(I)
para-statal /.paera'steitl/
adj. (technical A it) (of an organization #1 $j) having
some political power and serving the state
para-taxis /.paera'taeksis/
noun [U] (grammar iff A) the placing of
clauses and phrases one after the other, without words to link them or show
their relationship A^isi#?»J; — compare hypotaxis
par-atha /pa'raita/
noun a type of S Asian bread
made without yeast, usually fried on a griddle Ml# ( AASf,
paratrooper /‘paer0tru:pa(r)/ (also informal para) noun a member of the
paratroops A A; para-troops
/'paerotruips/
noun [pi.] soldiers who are trained to jump
from planes using a parachute
►
para-troop adj. [only before noun]: a paratroop regiment
par-boil /'parboil;
NAmE 'pairb-/ verb [VN] to boil food,
especially vegetables, until it is partly cooked ( Atei#
BM)
par-cel
/'pa:sl; NAmE 'parrsl/ noun,
verb mnoun 1 (especially BrE) (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 &M', /MU: There’s a
parcel and. some letters for you. ^"14
Eft —„ 0 She was carrying a parcel of books under her arm. M8&TA O The prisoners were
allowed food parcels. 0 3En]‘IAliik;#tl/Mo
2 a piece of land —
r-tfjfe: 50 five-acre parcels have already been sold. ifeEft
±A BA 50 J#0 1177771 see part n. m verb (especially
BrE) (-II-, NAmE -I-) [VN] ~ sth (up) to wrap sth up and
make it into a parcel h'&:
She
parcelled up the books to send.
Ao .parcel sth<-'out to divide sth into parts
or
between several people f&XWfrfF; ( &JLAA
£|b] ) ft : The land was parcelled out into small
lots. &
'parcel bomb noun a bomb that is sent to
sb in a package and that explodes when the package is opened
parch /pa:tj;
NAmE parrtj/ verb [VN] (especially of hot
weather A-Hi XH) to make an area of land very dry
parched /partjt;
NAmE pairtjt/ adj. 1 very dry, especially
because the weather is hot M A tf); B® M A: dry parched land o soil parched by drought AP-Sfe
licked her parched lips. T W; A M W M. IS
o 2 (informal) very thirsty ; WM
61):
Let’s
get a drink—I’m parched. 3%
.parched
'rice noun [U] rice that has been pressed flat and
dried, used in Asian cooking AAA ( HAAIi ) Par-cheesi™ /pa:'tji:zi; NAmE pair'tj-/ noun [U] (NAmE) = LUDO