H'NI
Af^fi7ftfc&3Ai&o —see also flight
path 3 a plan of action or a
way of achieving sth ftzhifM; J&J# a career path 5RikiS{& o the path to success 53 A it Iiaai see beat v., cross v., lead1 v., primrose,
SMOOTH V.
path et ic /pa'0etik/ adj. 1 making you feel pity
or sadness of 03; flfj>j; HUH pitiful: a
pathetic and lonely old man pJ0 The starving children were a pathetic
sight. tHf$03JLJlE#S2 A# $$ & 1# 03:1: ML o 2 (informal, disapproving) weak and not successful 36 A 03;
AJ$;5303
BEEI
feeble: a pathetic excuse ^ 03 ft P 0 She made a pathetic
attempt to smile. %<> o
You’re
pathetic!
ifc M
H: $9 ! ►
path-et-ic-al-ly /-kli/ odv. : He cried
pathetically. 0 a pathetically shy woman
pa thetic ‘fallacy noun [U, sing.] (in art and literature A ^ A ffl A) the act of describing
animals and things as having human feelings MAifft (
pathfinder /'pa:0fainda(r);
NAmE 'pae0-/ noun 1 a person, group or thing
that goes before others and shows the way over unknown land 3TJ&A 2 a
person, group or thing that
finds a new way of doing sth A ft; 'f PW71 trailblazer : The company is a pathfinder in computer
technology. ^ w} H if ^ #1 &A033F&#O
patho- /‘pae08u;
A/Amf -0ou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives
and adverbs £ is], A W is] ffl §!] is]) connected with disease pathogenesis (= the
development of a disease) X M f/l $!) 0 pathophysiology
patho gen /'pae00d3an/ noun (technical A in) a thing that
causes disease ► patho gen ic /-'d3emk/ adj.
patho gen esis /.paeOa'dsemsis/ noun (medical HE) the way in which a
disease develops ; JAM
patho logic al /,paB0a'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. 1 not reasonable or
sensible; impossible to control A 8 Hi 03; 3ciI803; 3EA}$Ttj|j03:
pathologicalfear/hatred/
violence 368 ifr 03;©'R /‘jf'tS /#6r 0 a pathological liar (= a person who cannot
stop telling lies) if 14 #
2
caused by, or connected with, disease or
illness
03; A 03: pathological
depression 03 8 fP
3
(technical A if) connected with pathology ^8 A
03;
S 03 ► pathologically /-kli/ adv.:
pathologically jealous AM^fI03
path olo gist /pa'0nlad3ist; NAmE -'0a:l-/ noun a doctor who studies
pathology and examines dead bodies to find out the cause of death ^ 8 ^
—
compare medical examiner path-ology /pa'0nlad3i; NAmE -'0a:l-/ noun 1 [U] the scientific study
of diseases $18 A 2 [C] an aspect of sb’s behaviour that is extreme and
unreasonable and that they cannot control ; £3. A pathos /'pei0Ds; NAmE -0a:s/
noun [U] (in writing, speech
and plays AM. i#i§ffl)$;$J) the power
of a performance, description, etc. to produce feelings of sadness and
sympathy A 03 3j It
path-way /'pa:0wei;
NAmE ‘pae0-/ noun = path pa-tience
0-w
/'peijns/
noun [U]
1
~ (with
sb/sth) the
ability to stay calm and accept a delay or sth annoying without complaining & If
A: She has little patience with (= will not accept or
consider) such
views. M fitM. ^ A 0 o People
have lost patience with (= have become annoyed
about) the
slow pace of reform. A f] A & A
03 *1 ft it ® BAAIttto 0 My patience is wearing
thin. ffcll;5>IfA ftj, 0 I have run out of
patience with her. jtffe EL A A It ft o 0 Teaching children with
special needs requires patience and understanding.
Jlliflr 2 the ability to spend a
lot of
time doing sth difficult
that needs a lot of attention and effort Wifi; MS.; tl A: It takes time and
patience to photograph wildlife, tfi $ & A $ t/ M # fe H lei, ^
3 {BrE) (NAmE solitaire) a card
game for only one player MA%£,¥$■ ITOM1 see job,
try v.
pa tient 0-w /'peijnt/ noun, adj.
mnoun 1 a person who is receiving medical treatment,
especially in a hospital A ( A fa E |^ M
03 ) : cancer patients A 2 a person who
receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc. ( EAi£ABI^f03 ) fW A: He’s one of Dr Shaw’s patients. -ffeji
4
compare agent(6)
• adj. ~ (with sb/sth) able
to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without
becoming angry W®bt> 03; iiS>It03: She’s very patient with young
children. W#'h0 0 You’ll just
have to be patient and wait till I’m finished. # K if >6' :«& V # ♦ 1f # % b
►
pa-tient
ly
adv.: She sat
patiently waiting for her turn, if & Sfe ^ M ^ 3\
ifi0
patina /■ paetma; NAmE pa'tiina/ noun
[usually sing.] 1 a green, black or
brown layer that forms on the surface of some metals (
itM 2 a thin layer that
forms on other materials; the shiny surface that develops on wood or leather
when it is polished MM; ( ) A#: (figurative) He
looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
pat in ation /paeti'neijn/ noun [U, C] (technical A in) a shiny layer on
the surface of metal, wood, etc.; the process of covering sth with a shiny
layer ; A^
(&M. AUTO
) Jtm
patio /'paatiau; NAmE -ou/ noun (pi. -os) a flat hard area
outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit ( )
Mn,
A-o: Let’s have
lunch
out on the patio.
.patio 'door noun [usually pi.] (BrE) a large glass sliding
door that leads to a garden or balcony ( 11
)fmmkn
pa tis serie /pa'tiisari/ noun (from French) 1
[C] a shop/ store that sells cakes, etc. nicjg 2 [U] (also pa-tis-series [pi.]) (formal) cakes HA
Pat
Malone /.paet
ma'laun; NAmE -loun/ noun IT»!71 on your Pat Ma'lone (AustralE, NZE,
informal) alone;
without anybody else #-<[!; fi i
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 AW; ±i§; ±ilr
patri arch /'peitriaik; NAmE -a:rk/ noun 1 the male head of a
family or community ( If ft ) ifeA,
H
A — compare matriarch 2 an
old man that people have a lot of respect for 3 Patriarch
the title of a most
senior bishop (= a senior
priest) in the Orthodox or Roman Catholic Church ( AlEtfcjflA
xmi) ftt,
patri arch al /.peitri'aikl; NAmE -'airkl/ adj. 1 ruled or controlled by
men; giving power and importance only to men I! A tp M 'I4 i ^ W: a patriarchal society 2 connected with a
patriarch
5
compare matriarchal
patri-arch-ate /'peitriaikat; NAmE -a:rk-/ noun
(formal) 1 the title, position or
period of office of a patriarch(3)
) 2 the area
governed by a patriarch(3) ) K
patri archy /'peitriaiki; /V>4mf -a:rki/ noun [c, U] (pi.
-ies)
a
society, system or country that is ruled or controlled by men MM);
— compare matriarchy
pa-tri-cian /pa'trijn/ od/'. (formal) connected with or
typical of the highest social class £^103; ±f±A03
HTH aristocratic ► pa-tri-cian 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 M, X IP ; K X % — compare fratricide, matricide,
PARRICIDE