三个男人挡住了她的去路。一see also FLIGHT PATH 3 a plan of action or a
way of achieving sth 行动计划；成功 的途径：a career path 职业道路◊ the path to
success 成 功之道 IT»T^I see BEAT V.，CROSS V” LEAD1 V” PRIMROSE, SMOOTH V.
path*et-ic /pa'Betik/ adj. 1 making you feel pity
or sadness可4的；可悲的；令人怜惜的SEI pitiful: a jpat/retic and iondy o〖d mem 可怜又孤独的老翁◊ 37ie starving
chiidre/i were a pathetic sight•饥饿的儿童看起 来是一幅凄惨的景象。2 (/n/o/TTJfl/，disapproving) weak and not
successful 的；禾成功紅 HTTi feeble： a pathetic excuse 牵强的借口 ◊
She
made a pathetic attempt to smrte.她勉强itk微微一笑。◊
You’re pathetic! 你真是废物！ ►
path.et.ic.al•丨y /-kli/ fle/v. : ffe cried pathetimHy.他哭_很悲伤二◊ a pathetfcaHy shy woman 令人怜0的腼腆女人
pa.thetic 'fallacy noun [U, sing.] (in
art and literature 用■于■艺术和文学）the act of describing animals' and things as having
human feelings 拟人谬化 I
对动物或.物
体賦f人类感情）
path-find-er
/'paiOfainda^);
NAmE 'pae0-/ noun 1 a person, group or
thing that goes before others and shows the way over unknown land 探路者.；开路人 2 a person, group or
thing that finds a new way of doing sth 先命；_ 开拓者 PiT?1 trailblazer： The company is a.path_/iimier
fn computer tedmoiogy•这家公司是计食机 技术的开拓者。
patho- /'paeBau; NAmE -Qou/ combining
form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs构i名词、形容词和副词）connected with
disease 与疾病相关： pathogenesis
(= the development of a disease)发病机制◊
pathopftysioZogy
病理生理学
patho-gen /'paB00d30n/ noun {technical i§) a thing that causes
disease 病原体► patho.gen.ic /-'d3emk/. at//
patho-gen-esis
/.paeGa'dsemsis/
noun
{medical IS) the way in which a disease develops 发病机ill;病原 patho-logical /.paBGa'lDdsikl; NAmE -laid's-/ adj. 1 not reasonable or
sensible; impossible to control 不理.智 的;无道理的；无法控制的：pa<*o〖ogfca〖/ear/hatred/ violence无理由的恐惧/憎恨/暴行◊ apat/io〖ogica!Zfar .(=a person who cannot stop telling lies)说谎成性.者
2
caused by, or connected with, disease or
illness 病态 的；与疾病看关的：pathoZogicaZ
depression病态的抑郁
3
(fecfjm.o?/.术语）connected with pathology.病理■学 的；与病理学相关的►
patho.logic.al.丨y /-kli/ fldv.: patho〖ogi‘caHy jealous 有嫉妒狂的
path-olo*gist
/pa'0Dlad3ist;
NAmE -'0a:l-/ noun a doctor who studies
pathology and examines dead bodies to find out the cause of death病理学医生；病理学家
—compare
medical examiner path-ology /p0'0Dl0d3i; NAmE -'0a:l-/ noun
1 [U] the scientific
study of diseases 病理学 2 [C] an aspect of sb’s
behaviour that is extreme and unreasonable and that .they cannot control 变态反常
pathos /'pei0DS; NAmE -0a:s/ noun
[U] (in writing, speech and plays 文章、讲话和戏剧）the power of a performance, description,
etc. to produce feelings of sadness and sympathy感染力；令人产生悲悯共鸣的力量
path-way /'pa:6wei; NAmE 'pae0-/ noun
= path patience 〇T* /'peijns/ noun [U]
*1 〜（with sb/sth) the ability to stay
calm and accept a .delay or sth annoying without complaining 耐心；忍耐
力：She has little patience
with (= will not accept or
consider) such views.她很难接受这类观点。o People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed
about) the stow pace o/re/orm.人们对改革的缓慢ii度 已失去耐性。◊ My patience is wearing thin.我要忍耐不 住•了 _。 ◊ J have run out 〇/ patience
with .her•我■对她 已失■去耐性。◊ Teaching children specfa〖 needs requires patience and
understanding,
儿童需姜耐心和体谅。2 the ability to spend a
lot of time doing sth difficult that needs a lot of attention and effort 毅力；坚忍；恒心：ft tafces rime cmd
patience to photograph wiWh/e.拍摄野生动物要肯花时间，要有
毅力。don’t /iave t/ie patience to do jigsaw puzzZes. 我没有耐性做拼图游戏。3 (阶£) solitaire) a card
game for only one player 单人纸牌游戏 lELSi
see
job, try v.
pa-tient Ow /'peijiit/ noun, adj.
• noun 1 a person who is
receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital接受治疗者，病人(尤指医院里
的）：cancer patients 癌症病人 2 a
person whp receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc.(幕个 医生逢牙医等的）■病人：He’s one 〇/ !>r Shaw’s patients. 他是g医生的病人;£一。3 (gramma/•语法)the person or thing that is
affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence 4I started the
car，，the patient is 受动者 —compare agent(6)
■
flrfy•.〜（with sb/sth) able to wait for a long
time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry 有耐心的；能忍耐的：She’s very patient with
young children.她对幼儿特别有耐心。◊ Ybu^H just have to be patfent cmd wait tiH J’m
finished.你只 耐 心点y等我把事情做完。► pa.tient.ly adv.: She sat parient〖y mu'ring
/or her turn•她耐心地坐着等候轮到
自
pat.ina
/'paetma;
NAmE pa'tiina/ noun [usually sing.] 1 a green, black or brown
layer that forms on the surface of some metals (金扃奉面的）绿锈，铜锈，氧 itM 2 a thin layer that forms on other
materials; the shiny surface that develops on wood or leather when it is
polished薄层；（木器或皮革的）光泽：(figurative) He looked relaxed and elegant and had
the patina of success. 他，态轻i松潇洒，给人成功的印象。
pat-in-ation
/paeti'neij'n/
noun Tu, C] (technical a shiny layer on the
surface of metal, wood, etc.; the process of covering sth with a shiny layer 绿锈；生緯
镑;/丫金属、木器等的）光泽；生成光泽
patio /'paetiau; NAmE -ou/ noun {pi. -os) a flat hard area
putside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit ( J#屋坏面或后面的）露台，平台：let’s have 〖unc/z out on the patio•哨们在外面平台上吃午饭吧。’
,pati〇 'door noun [usually pi.] (6r£) a
large glass sliding door that leads to a garden or balcony (■通往花园或
阳f的)_璃推拉门
pa*tis*serie /pa'tiisari/ noun (from French) 1 [C] a shop/ store that
sells cakes, etc•糕点店 2 [U] (also pa.tis.series [pi.]) (/omw/) cakes 糕点
Pat
Malone /,paet ma'leun; NAmE -loun/ noun IT»!B1 on your Pat Ma'lone (AustralE, NZE,
informal) alone; without anybody else 卓独；独自
pat-ois /'paetwa:/ noun {pi. pat-ois /-twa:z/) a form of a
language, spoken by people in a particular area, that is different from the
standard language of the country 方言土语；土话
patri-arch
/'peitriaik;
NAmE -a:rk/ noun 1 the male head of a
family or community (男性）家长，族长， 酋长一compare matriarch
2 an old man that people
have a lot of respect for 德高望重的男长者 3
Patriarch
the
title of a most senior bishop (= a
senior priest) in the Orthodox or Roman Catholic Church 东正教 _ 天 ''主教.的）牧首，宗主教
patri.arch.al
/.peitri'ciikl;
/V/\/r7f -_a:rkl^ 〇办 1 ruled
or controlled by men; giving power and importance only to men男人统治的；男性主宰的：a patriarc/mZ society 父权社4 2 connected with a
patriarch族长的；家长兩 —compare matriarchal
patri-arch-ate /'peitriaikat; NAmE -a:rk-/ noun (formal) 1 the title, position or
period of office of a patriarch(3) 宗主教（或牧首）的职务（或在任期等）2 the area governed by a patriarch⑶宗主教（或牧首）区
patri-archy
/'peitriaiki;
NAmE -a:rki/ noun [C, UJ {pi. -ies) a society, system or
country that is ruled or controlled by men男性统治的社会（或制度、国家）；男权政治； 父权制一compare matriarchy pa-tri-cian /pa'trijn/ adj. {formal) connected with or
typical of the higliest social class 贵族的；上流社会的
aristocratic ► pa trician noun —compare
PLEBEIAN
adj.{l)
patri-cide /'paetrisaid/
noun [U, C] (formal) the crime of killing
your father; a person who is guilty of this crime 斌父罪；弑父者一compare fratricide,
matricide,
PARRICIDE