the window, iftf o a landscape
patterned by vineyards & —
2 (technical Ain) to cause a
particular type of behaviour to develop &MM, ) : Adult behav
iour is often patterned by
childhood experiences. M 7 A B33E1 ’pattern sth
on sth (BrE)
(NAmE 'pattern sth after
sth) [usually
passive] to
use sth as a model for sth; to copy sth HM; : a new approach
patterned on Japanese ideas
patterned /'paetand; NAmE -tarnd/ adj. ~ (with sth) decorated with a
pattern 4? 7 # 67 :
pat
terned wallpaper £p ^ HI ^ 67 It 0 cups patterned with
yellow flowers ^lt?£BI;li67IF7
— picture o page R20 pattern ing /'paetamq; NAmE -tarn-/ noun [U] 1 (technical A iH) the forming of
fixed ways of behaving by copying or repeating sth [§ ft ft fj A A 67 MM: cultural
patterning XikM&tflMM 0 the patterning of husband- wife roles 2 the arrangement of
shapes
or colours to make
patterns, ( MMt, Eli 67 ) WM, is M: a red fish with black
patterning A patty /'paeti/ noun [pi -ies) (especially NAmE) finely chopped meat,
fish, etc. formed into a small round flat shape a hamburger patty
jXMfHI^Jt#
pau city /'poisati/ noun [sing.] (format) ~ (of sth) a small amount of sth;
less than enough of sth MM; Ai7; & 2L: a paucity of
information Mil67 paunch /pointJV noun a fat stomach on a man
( m A
67 ) Alt 7, n$fSJH: ► paunchy adj. pau-per /'po:pa(r)/ noun (old use) a very poor person A A;
pause o-pr /po:z/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [V] to stop talking or
doing sth for a short time before continuing W # ; $l! : Anita paused for a
moment, then said: All
right.’ —zUL, <#
fai&: “ nE o ” O The woman spoke
almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). MX Aifti^ff MM 3A#ilfiU67o OIpaused at the door
and looked back.
J P , Tl. o Pausing only to pull on a
sweater, he ran out of the
house.
TM^k 2 [VN] to stop a tape, CD, etc. for a short time
using the pause button ( ScWffft ) W(¥M W, She paused the video
and went to answer
the phone. o
mnoun 1 [C] ~ (in sth) a period of
time during which sb stops talking or stops what they are doing 67B4|bJ: There was a long pause
before she answered. ftfe o David waited for a
pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. if. ij£
flTI, if |b] A. |h] H o 0 After a brief pause, they
continued climbing, life ill B&l? 7 ^ ill 0 O The
rain fell without pause. l7717±tfeT
Ho 2 [C] (especially BrE) (also fer-mata especially in NAmE) (music #) a sign A) over a
note or a rest to show that it should be longer than
usual 3 [U] (also 'pause button) a
control that allows you to
stop a tape recorder, CD / player, etc. for
a short time : Press pause to stop
>
the tape. fETifli give (sb) 'pause (BrE
also give (sb) pause for
'thought) (formal) to make sb think
seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth fife iA#%J#>; — more at pregnant
pav-ane /pa'vaen; -'va:n/ (also pavan /'paevan/) noun a slow dance popular
in the 16th and 17th centuries; a piece of music for this dance ttJ'lH ( '{EEifM 16 ffl 17 M
) ; mm®
pave /pew/ verb [VN] [often passive] ~
sth (with sth) to cover a surface with flat stones or bricks ( if fj )
( Hfe ) : a paved area near the
back door ®Hfe IffiTI ,pave the 'way (for
sb/sth) to create a situation in which sb will be able to do
sth or sth can happen ( fj ■■■ ) This decision
paved the way for changes
in employment rights for women. i&MXiXWt'lLUWftV&T„
—
more at road,
street
pavement /'pervmant/ noun 1 [C] (BrE) (NAmE sidewalk) a flat part at the
side of a road for people to walk
on ( B/1&J&67 y. Affil: a pavement cafe
j&j£i®]li#£t 2 [C, U] (BrE) any area of
flat stones on the ground fj ® M67:lfeffi: a mosaic pavement
S,^^^feffi 3 [U] (NAmE) the surface of a road {Z&ffi: Two
cars skidded on the icy pavement. W#Sn7£M&67i&ffi±jm
'pavement
artist (BrE)
(NAmE 'sidewalk artist) noun an artist who draws
pictures in chalk on the pave- ment/sidewalk, hoping to get money from people who pass # ( ^EAtril-tiM^#®
)^
pa vil ion /pa'vilian/ noun 1 a temporary building
used at public events and exhibitions (
67 ) 1(150431 $1%: the US pavilion at the
Trade Fair XB 67 it H lij&tt 2 (BrE) a building next to a
sports ground, used by players and people watching the game ( a cricket pavilion
M PA in IL A M 3 (NAmE) a large building used
for sports or entertainment A M A W tt :
the
Pauley Pavilion, home of the university’s basketball team ^MX f£77', A¥M^IAKi±S 4 a building that is meant
to be more beautiful than useful, built as a shelter in a park or used for
concerts and dances ( A nMt&mm: his first show at the Winter
Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool fife^E
pav ing /'peivirj/ noun [U] 1 a surface of flat stones
or material like stone on the ground M
(ft -Hfe ffi :
Weeds grew through the cracks in the paving. i&ffl(Hj£11$77:th Ao —see also crazy paving 2 the stones or material
that are used to make a flat surface on the ground MI4; fi fife (ft U 44: We’ZZ use concrete paving.
'paving
stone noun a flat, usually
square, piece of stone that is used to make a hard surface for walking on
Miife^®; Af7iM PW71 flagstone
pav-Bova /pmv'lauva;
NAmE -'lou-/ noun a cold dessert (= sweet dish) made of meringue, cream and fruit E
Pav*lov*ian /paev'lauvian; NAmE -'lou-/ adj. (of an animal’s or human’s
reaction AWS.JS/.) happening in
response to a particular stimulus A lA^r
W^ W: Her yawn was a
Pavlovian
response to my yawn. M A
A $cfT&n A It o MilMIJI From the name of the
Russian scientist, I P Pavlov, who carried out experiments on dogs, showing how
they could be conditioned to react to certain stimuli. H ifife)M
lx£v.o
paw /pa:/
noun,
verb
• noun 1 the foot of an animal
that has claws or nails ( Eh ) A — picture o page R28 2 (informal) a person’s hand ( AW ) 7: Take your filthy paws
off mei
m verb ~ (at) sth 1 (of an animal zA#j) to scratch or touch sth
repeatedly with a paw | 7 ®T itfe ) M: [V] The
dog pawed at my sleeve. 0
[VN] The
stallion pawed the ground
impatiently.
@J#ftfeMo 2 [VN] (sometimes humorous) to touch sb in a rough
sexual way that they find offensive
pawn /po:n/
noun,
verb
mnoun 1 a chess piece of the smallest size and least value. Each
player has eight pawns at the start of a game. ( @ ^, X- —picture o chess 2 a
person or group whose actions
are controlled by more powerful people M7J67
A; 77:
The
hostages are being used as political pawns. AMjEi$^#477i77o IFTfl in pawn if sth is in pawn, it has been pawned M All her jewellery was
in pawn. itffelE'i'tfr
nverb [VN] to leave an object with
a pawnbroker in exchange for money. The object is returned to the owner if he
or she pays back the money within an agreed period of time. If not, it can be
sold. M jf; A A
pawn-broker /'po:nbrauka(r); NAmE -brou-/ noun a person who lends money
in exchange for articles left with them. If the money is not paid back by a
particular