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bacteria ^ ► pas-teur-iza-tion, -isation
/,pa:stJarai'zeiXn;
NAmE .paestfara'zeiTn/ noun [U] pas tiche /pae'stiiJV noun
1 [C] a work of art,
piece of writing, etc. that is created by deliberately copying the
style of sb/sth else ICtlf
ftlft:£;£ffp0p; flftftpap: a
pastiche of the classic
detective story ^^{^^(ijtyiftftTT
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[C] a work of art, etc. that consists of a
variety of
different styles ( ) Mftpnp,
3
[U] the art of creating a pastiche HftltA;
Hftftz!; pas tille /'paestal; NAmE
pae'stiil/ noun (especially BrE) a
small sweet/candy that you
suck, especially one that is flavoured with fruit or that contains medicine for
a sore throat ^ Jt; fruit pastilles )% <>
throat pastilles fl<
pas-time /'paistaim; NAmE 'paes-/ noun
something that you enjoy doing when you are not working it;
Pm hobby o note at interest
past-ing /'peistir)/ noun 1 [sing.] (especially BrE) a heavy defeat in a game or
competition ( fcb H ft (ft ) i# ,
A ft 2 [sing.] (especially BrE) an instance of being
hit very hard as a punishment if U ; 5?: ftTi Pin THRASHING
pas-tis /pae'stiis/ noun [U, C] {pi. pas-tis) (from French) a strong alcoholic
drink usually drunk before a meal, that has the flavour of aniseed AiSitiifrM ( HM )
, past 1 master noun ~ (at sth/at doing sth) a person who is
very good at sth because they have a lot of experience in it |*|fr; %%. sm expert: She’s a past
master at getting what she
wants.
M Rf HTH (ft A, HI
pas-tor /'paista(r);
NAmE 'paes-/ noun a minister in charge of a
Christian church or group, especially in some Nonconformist churches ( )
pas
toral /'paistaral;
NAmE 'paes-/ adj. 1 relating to the work
of a priest or teacher in giving help and advice on personal matters, not just
those connected with religion or education (
TTA1:?RA
MAitWWTAAftftjAM ) : pastoral care (ft Aff 2 showing
country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way ffl g] (ft;
^TtT'/S(ft; Mif Mj# £ft: a pastoral scene/poem/symphony EH HIM A / i# T HIbJ Tfc 3 relating to the farming of
animals 0 ft Eft : agricultural and pastoral practices pas tor al-ism /’paistaralizam; NAmE 'paes-/ noun
[U] a way of keeping animals such as cattle,
sheep, etc. that involves moving them from place to place to find water and
food $?ft ( ) ►pas-
tor-af-ist noun, adj.
.past
'participle noun {grammar iltife) the
form of a verb that in English ends in -ed, -en, etc. and is used
with the verb have to form perfect
tenses such as / have eaten, with the verb be
to form passive sentences such as It was destroyed, or sometimes
as an adjective as in an upset stomach M A ft
is] — compare present
PARTICIPLE
the
.past 'perfect (also the .past .perfect tense, the
plu-per-fect) noun [sing] {grammar
ifj-A) the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a
particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the
past participle M A zuJ&W; MAAfi£ft pas trami /pae'straimi/ noun
[U] cold spicy smoked beef
pas-try /'peistri/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U] a mixture of
flour, fat and water or milk that is rolled out flat and baked as a base or
covering for pies, etc.
— see also choux
pastry, filo pastry, puff pastry, shortcrust pastry 2 [c] a small cake
made using pastry — see also Danish pastry
' pastry cook noun a professional cook
whose main job is to make pastry, cakes, etc. Ht&lJFpfl?;
the .past
'tense (also
the
past) noun [sing.] {grammar A) the form of a verb used to describe
actions in the past MAW; MA;^ : The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’. *
take (ftMAiSH took0
pas tur age /'pa:stjarid3; NAmE 'paes-/ noun
[U] {technical Ain) land covered with grass for animals to eat pas ture /'paistj'a(r); NAmE
'pass-/ noun, verb
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noun 1 [U,
C] land covered with grass that is suitable
for feeding animals on ft
^ ; ft ^ Jft : an
area of permanent/rough/rich pasture — ftzjcAW / MF(ft / 'M’ik (ft ft:® O high mountain pastures iSfibftl^r 0 The cattle were put out to pasture. Af^ftftltft^^ifeTo 2 pastures [pi.] the
circumstances of your life, work, etc.'MM^H; TA&Jftfftl/lii:
I felt we
were off to greener pastures (= a better way of
life), fie
WAtSo
0 (BrE) She
decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to
live, etc.). m\fe&^§ixmnm\To
m verb [VN] to put animals in a
field to feed on grass ftft pas ture-land /'paistjalaend; NAmE 'paestjarl-/ noun [u, pi.] (also pas-tur-age [U]) land where
animals can feed on grass ft^i; ft^J&
pasty1 /'paesti/ noun {pi. -ies) {BrE) a small pie containing meat and vegetables —
see also Cornish pasty pasty2 /'peisti/ adj.
pale and not looking healthy Mfelfr ft (ft HT71 pallid : a pasty face/complexion i£ft (ft®
?l t mm
pat /paet/ verb, noun, adj., adv.
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verb (-tt-) to touch sb/sth gently
several times with your
hand flat, especially as a
sign of affection ( ) $£
ft: [VN] She patted the dog on the
head.
M$£$5itkft If $J(ft Ao 0 He patted his sister’s hand consolingly. ft|| (ftTA:ltMo 0 [VN-ADJ] Pat your face dry with
a soft towel. HST7T1 pat sb/yourself on
the 'back to praise sb or
yourself for doing sth well
m, j»(£A/ga)
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noun 1 a
gentle friendly touch with your open hand or
with a flat object ( A#
(ft ) $£ft, ft IT: a pat on the head $£ $£ ft ^ T A 0 He gave her knee an affectionate
pat. 7ft(M5i^o 2 ~ of butter a small,
soft,
flat lump of butter —TAHt A — see also cowpat
nrm a .pat on the back
(for sth/for doing sth) praise or approval for sth that you have
done well A ^; © if; He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.
mm#*
m adj. (usually disapproving) (of an answer, a
comment, etc. ^ , if ifc ^) too quick, easy or simple; not seeming natural or
realistic Mf MIW; 7 g (ft; A (ft H77I glib : The
ending of the novel is a little too pat to be convincing.
/Ju&W^MTT'SMTfplM, AA*£ EUSftio 0 There are no pat answers to these
questions.
madv. nTTXI have/know sth off
pat {BrE) {NAmE have/ know sth down
'pat) to
know sth perfectly so that you can repeat it at any time without having to
think about it T ift ft ¥; ^ : He had all the answers off pat.
stand 'pat {especially NAmE) to refuse to change
your mind about a decision you have made or an opinion you have [HftBJjiL;
AaE
patch /paetJV
noun, verb m noun
►
SMALL AREA 7 A 1 a small area of sth,
especially one which is different from the area around it fa #1;
(■%
ffl A iRl (ft ) 7 A, /Mt: a black dog with a white patch on its back
#±^f—J&SIElftllf&J oa bald patch on the top of his head j^^cM(ftA^ o damp patches on the wall o patches of dense fog @319$^
►
PIECE OF MATERIAL /ftAM 14 2 a small piece of
material
that is used to cover a
hole in sth or to make a weak area stronger, or as decoration T ; $ : I sewed
patches on the knees of my jeans.
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A#To 3 a piece of material that you wear over an eye,
usually because the eye is damaged HH: He had a black patch over one eye. fife
^— H BH ^ If H IS ^ o — see also eyepatch
4 {NAmE) = badge(2) 5 a piece of material that
people can wear on their skin to help them to stop smoking it: nicotine patches E A
►
PIECE/AREA OF LAND 6 a small piece of land,
espe
cially one used for growing
vegetables or fruit /ft ±^; (
—
picture o page R24 7 {BrE,
informal) an area that sb