expected to be paid (将付或应付的）款额，款项：a cash payment 现金付款◊ 77iey are finding it d断cuZt to meet the payments on their car.他们感到很难_付汽车 款。◊ ffe agreed to mafce ten monthly jpayments 〇/£50.

他同意毎月；付款5〇英镑，，十次付；清。一see also

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, DOWN PAYMENT 3 [U，Sing.] a

reward or an act of thanks for sth you have done 报 答.；报偿 recompense ： W^d like you to accept this.      in payment /or your fcfnd/iess.谨以薄彳 L 答谢厚

爱，命请笑纳.。0 Is this all the payment I get for my ejSfbrts?这就是对我辛劳的全部报偿吗？ M〇n payment of sth when sth has been paid 付款后：Entry is only allowed on payment of the full registration fee. 缴付全数登记费用方可进入。• pay-off noun (informal) 1 a payment of money to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret ('用玖实通别乂的）黑钱；行贿钱 bribe 2 a payment of money to sb to persuade them to leave their job 辞退金;■遣§5：费 3 an advantage or a reward from stii you. have done' 回報；拫偿 pay-ola /pei'aola; NAmE -'oula/ noun [U] {NAmE, informal) the practice of giving or taking payments for doing sth illegal, especially for illegally influencing the sales of a particular product买通，贿赂（尤指为非法影响销售）

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pay-out /'peiaut/ noun a large amount of money that is given to sb付出的巨款：an insurance payouf卣额保险 偿付◊ a〖otte/y payout彩票大额奖金 ’|iay packet (also 'wage packet) (both (AMmF'fiay envelope) noun an envelope containing your wages; the amount a person earns i资袋；所得工食 ^ay-per-'view noun [u] a system of television broad­casting in which you pay an extra sum of money to watch a particular programme, such as a film/movie or a sports event (电视节目的费点播系統 pay-phone /'peifaun; NAmE -foun/ noun a telephone, usually in a public place, that is operated using coins or a card公用（彳寸费）电话

pay-roll /'peiraul;      -roul/ noun 1 a list of people

employed by a company showing the amount of money to be paid to each of them (.公司员工的JE资名单： We have 500 peopie on the payroH'/ 義们左编员i有 500 人。2 [usually sing.Lthe total amount paid in wages by a company (公司的）i资总支出 pay-slip /'peislip/ noun (Br£) a piece of paper given to an employee that shows how much money they have been paid and how much has been taken away for tax, etc. (给员工的）工资明细表，工资计算单 ,pay T'V (also 'pay television) [U] a system of tele­vision broadcasting in which you pay extra money to watch particular television programmes or channels 收 费电视

PBS /,pi: bi: 'es/ abbr. the Public Broadcasting Service (an organization in the US that broadcasts television pro­grammes to local stations that do not show advertise- ments)(美国）公共电视网 < 给不播广告的地方台播放电 视节目）

PC /,pi: 'si:/ abbr. 1 the abbreviation for 'personal computer’（a small computer that is designed for one person to use at work or at home)■个人电脑;''个人计算 |jl 一 picture o page R5 2 {Br£) the abbreviation for ‘Police Constable’ (a police officer of the lowest rank)警 察；警员：PC Tom March警员汤姆•马什一see also WPC 3 the abbreviation for politically correct 治上确的

PCB /,pi: si: _bi:/ printed circuit board 印刷电路板 ,P'C card noun {computing if) a plastic card with a printed circuit on it that can be put into a computer to allow it to work with other devices 印刷电路卡.； PC卡

PC Plod /,pi: si: 'plod; NAmE 'plaid/ noun (BrE, informal, humorous) a junior police officer M PDA /,pi: di: 'ei/ noun a very small computer that is used for storing personal information and creating documents, and that may include other functions such as telephone, fax, connection to the Internet, etc. (abbreviation for ‘personal digital assistant，）个人.数字

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助理，掌上•型电脑（、全写、为'personal digital assistant,)

—picture, o page R5

PDF /,pi: dir 'ef/ (also ,PD'F file) noun [computing if) a type of computer file that can contain words or pictures. It can be read using any system, can be sent from one computer to another, and will look the same on any computer, (abbreviation for ‘Portable Document Format’)可移植文档格式可携式文件格式（全写为Port­able Document Format ). : HZ send it to you as a PDF•我 会用PDF格式把它发给你。

p*d.q» /,pi: di: 'kju:/ abbr. pretty damn/damned quick (=very fast)火速•广马上；立即：Mifce sure you get here p.d.q.你马上给我赶到这儿来。

PDT /,pi: di: 'ti:/ abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PE (6/-£) (C/S P.E.) /,pi: 'i:/ noun [U] the abbreviation for ‘physical education’（sport and exercise that is taught in schools)体育（课）（全写为 physical education ) : a PE doss —堂体育课

pea /pi:/ noun a small round green seed, eaten as a vegetable. Several peas grow together inside a long thin pod on a climbing plant also called a pea. Ms.; 豌豆粒：介ozen peas冷冻豌豆0 pea soup 莫汤 —picture o page R19 —see also chickpea, mushy PEAS, SPLIT PEA, SWEET PEA

peace /pi：s/ noun

1 [U, sing.] a situation or a period of time in which there is no war or violence in a country or an area 和平；.木 .^： war cmd peace 战争与柄平◊ peace ta〖fcs/negoti- atiorw 和..平谈判/ 协侖々 77ie negotiators are. trying to makepeace between the warring factions.

俾交战各派议:和。◊ A CW/orce has been sent to fceep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting).支联貪国 部队被派出金如和平。◊ A_/ter years 〇/ war, the people long for a lasting peace.

久和平.◊ the Peace 0/ t/frecht,. 2713 (= the agreement ..ending the war) * 1713年的乌得勒支咢平‘协议◊ 77ie two communities live together in peace.

.处。◊ The countries have been at peace/or. more them a century.这赛胥家和平声处已有一个多世纪_。◊ t/ie peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etd_) %•取和平运动 2 [U] the state of being calm or quiet 平静；■安静宁#She Zay baefc and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.

躺着享受夏日傍逢的宁静。wouZd worfc better & had somepeaceandqufet园周若再安静一些，我会干得更 好。〇 He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed)•他只希望别打扰他。◊ I need to checfc that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind ( = so that I do not have to worry).我必须看到她安然无恙，心里才 踏实。◊ He never/eit reaWy at peace with himse〖/•他从 宋斌正感到心里丰静过。3 [U] the state of living in friendship with sb without arguing 和睦；融洽;f ‘和谐： They simply canft seem to live in peace with each other. 他们好像就是不能和睦相处。◊ She/eZt at peace with the world.她感觉与世无争—see also Justice of the Peace ITTOI .hold your 'peace/'tongue (old-fashioned) to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion (想说却)保持沉默，缄口不语make (your) peace with sb to end an argument with sb, usually by saying you are sorry (经道歉）与人和解，肓归于脖 —more at wicked n.

WHICH WORD?词语辨析

peace«peacefulness

The noun peace can be used to talk about a peaceful state or situation.名词peace指和平，平静、安宁的状 _:_泰或形势：vvor/cf peace 世界和平◊ /y’wsf need some peaceam/c/w/ef.我需粟的只是平静与安宁。

Peacefulness is not a common word. It means 'the qualrty.of being:peaceful’.#.peacefulness.'不常用，，指 和平、平静、安宁的性质。

peace-able /'pirsabl/ adj. 1 not involving or €ausing argument or violence $惹事的；和平的；妾宁的