parlia mentarian /.pailaman'tearian; NAmE .pairla- man'ter-/
noun a member of a
parliament, especially one with a lot of skill and experience jii; ( jt
parliamentary /.paila'mentri; NAmE ,pa:rl-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with a
parliament; having a parliament
parliamentary elections ft # 0 a parliamentary democracy ft7KAftfF — compare
unparliamentary .parliamentary private
'secretary noun = PPS .parliamentary 'privilege noun [u] the special right
of Members of Parliament to speak freely in Parliament, especially about
another person, without risking legal action ft (
£ft£7.if;tflA
#
i & £ § ) :
He made the
allegation
under the protection of parliamentary privilege. #, H/E
parliamentary 'secretary noun a Member of Parliament
who works in a government department below the minister ft##: IT ( Ag^W^JftJMn
WftM ) — compare parliamentary
private secretary,
PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY
parliamentary .under'secretary noun in the
a Member of Parliament
in a government department, below a minister in rank I!& ##;-£, ( #Sftjff
nPHIflR
ittft^, ISlfM.)'
parlour (BrE) (NAmE parlor) /‘paila(r); NAmE ‘pairl-/ noun 1 (old-fashioned) a room in a
private house for sitting in, entertaining visitors, etc. ( ) ^2/j|
1C, fjf 2 (in compounds (especially
NAmE)
a shop/store that
provides particular goods or services ( )
/£M: CL
beauty/an ice cream
parlour |^; — see also funeral parlour,
MASSAGE PARLOUR
‘parlour game (BrE) [NAmE 'parlor game) noun a game played in
the home, especially a word game or guessing game ««
parlourmaid (BrE) [NAmE parlor-maid) /'pailameid; NAmE 'pairlarmeid/ noun (old use) a female servant
who was employed in the past to serve food at the dinner table ( ) gjf##
parlous /'pailas; NAmE 'pairlas/ adj. (formal) (of a situation
very bad and very uncertain; dangerous M SCI perilous
Parmesan
/'paimizaen;
.paimi'zaen; NAmE 'pairmazain; -zaen/
(also .Parmesan
cheese) noun [U] a type of very
hard Italian cheese that is usually grated
and eaten on Italian food
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pa ro chial /pa’raukial; NAmE-'rou-/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] (formal) connected with a
church parish ftEIHJ; ^E£Kj : parochial schools o a member of the
parochial church council 2 (disap
proving) only concerned with
small issues that happen in your local area and not interested in more
important things ft ^ A E ►
pa-ro-chial-ism
/-izam/ noun [U]: the
parochialism of a small community
parodist /'paeradist/ noun a person who
writes parodies
parody /‘paeradi/ noun, verb
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noun (pi -ies) ~ (of sth) 1 [C, U] a piece of
writing, music,
acting, etc. that
deliberately copies the style of sb/sth in order to be amusing ( XM. W 7#h0r
) : a parody of a horror
film —
®
ffe Wa $J # 2 [C] (disapproving) something that is
such a bad or unfair example of sth that it seems ridiculous ETifil travesty:
The
trial was a parody of justice. SP Eg M IE X (ft
verb (par-odies, par-ody-ing, par
odied, par-odied) [VN] to copy the style of sb/sth in an
exaggerated way, espe
cially in order to make
people laugh i&fHX 033 LAMPOON
parole /pa'raul;
NAmE pa'roul/ noun,
verb • noun [U] 1 permission that
is given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave
well fg M; ^ # (ft IP ft: to be
eligible for parole
# M
# # .0
She was released on parole. ftfe $ flg # 0 2 (linguistics ft #) language
considered as the words
individual people use, rather than as the communication system of a particular
community m iff — compare langue
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verb [VN] [usually
passive] to give a prisoner permission to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave
well fg#; W # ft" # ft: She was paroled after two years.
parox ysm /'paeraksizam/ noun ~ (of sth) 1 a
sudden strong feeling or expression of an emotion that cannot be controlled ^ #: paroxysms of hate
|Ofl
paroxysm of laughter — 2 (medical g) a
sudden short attack of pain,
causing physical shaking that cannot be controlled ( IAA
parquet
/'paikei;
NAmE pair'kei/ noun [U] a floor covering made of flat
pieces of wood fixed together in a pattern EE parquet flooring #
Wl — compare woodblock(I) parrakeet oparakeet
parri-dde /'paerisaid/
noun [u, C] (formal) the crime of killing
your father, mother or a close relative; a person who is guilty of this crime 75/
( ft#, % — compare fratricide, matricide,
patricide
parrot /'paerat/ noun, verb
unoun a tropical bird with a curved beak. There
are several types of parrot, most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as
pets and can be trained to copy human speech. IT»171 see sick adj.
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verb [VN] (disapproving) to repeat what sb else has said
without thinking about what
it means -
'parrot-fashion
adv. (BrE,
disapproving) if sb learns or repeats sth parrot-fashion, they do
it without thinking about it or understanding what it means )!£
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parry /'paeri/
verb (par-ries, parry-ing, par ried,
par-ried)
1
to defend yourself against sb who is
attacking you by pushing their arm, weapon, etc. to one side
( # ) H771
deflect: [VN] He parried a blow to
his head.
lfe£!iJf71II"]AnP(ft^So o The shot was parried
by the goalie. HH®7 H & A 7 <,
[also V]
2
to avoid having to answer a difficult
question,
criticism, etc., especially by
replying in the same way j&j®; 033 fend off: [VN] She parried all
questions about their
relationship. i0 $17 A 7 fife Cl 2.
[also V speech] ► parry noun (pi -ies) parse /paiz; NAmE pairs/ verb [VN] (grammar ft A) to divide a
sentence into parts and describe the grammar of each word or part ( *tft7 )
Par-see
(also
Parsi)
/.pai'sii;
'paisi:; NAmE .pair'sii; 'parrsi:/ noun a member of a
religious group whose ancestors originally
came from
«A )
par si mo ni ous /.paisi'maunias; NAmE .pairsa'mou-/ adj. (formal) extremely unwilling
to spend money fjg ^
;
/Jn^; 033 mean
►
par-si-mo-ni-ous-ly
adv.
par-si-mony /'paisimani;
NAmE 'pairsamouni/ noun [U] (formal) the fact of being
extremely unwilling to spend money /J>^
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meanness
pars-ley /'paisli;
NAmE 'pairsli/ noun [U] a plant with
curly green leaves that are used in cooking as a herb and to decorate food [$7; fish
with parsley
sauce —
see also cow parsley
pars-nip /'paismp;
NAmE 'pairs-/ noun [C, U] a long pale
yellow root vegetable h; — picture o
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par-son /'paisn;
NAmE 'pairsn/ noun (old-fashioned) 1 an Anglican vicar or parish priest ; %.E
feijtp 2 (informal) a Protestant clergyman iff ft'if