pea-nut /'piinAt/ noun 1 {BrE also ground-nut) [C] a nut that grows underground in a thin shell 花生;：a packet 〇/ saited peanuts —袋咸花生◊ peanut oiZ 花生 |油 picture c> nut 2 peanuts [pi.] (informal) a very small amount of money 艮少的钱：He gets paid peanuts for cimVigthat扣b.他干那件工作报酬很低。

,peanut 'butter noun [U] a thick soft substance made from very finely chopped peanuts, usually eaten spread on bread ^ ^ ^ ： {NAm£) a peanut butter and jeHy sandwich —份花生酱加桌酱三明治 pear /pe0(r); NAmE per/ noun a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom %■. a pear tree 梨树一see also prickly pear pearl /p3：l; NAmE p3：rl/ noun 1 [C] a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell of an oyster and is of great value as a jewel 珍珠：a siring of pearls — 挂珍珠◊ a pearZ neddcice 珍珠项链◊ She was wearing her pearis (= a necklace of pearls).她戴着她的珍珠项 链 ₀ — picture o jewellery — see also seed pearl

2 [C] a copy of a pearl that is made artificially,人造珍珠

3 [U] = mother-of-pearl ： peart buttons 珍珠母纽扣

4 [C, usually sing.] a thing that looks like a pearl in shape or colour (形^或颜色）像珍珠之物：peark 〇/dew on the grass 草上的露珠 5 [C] a thing that is very highly valued 极有价值的东西：She. is a peart among women. 她是红颜俊杰。IT»TOI cast, throw, etc. pearls before swine to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value 明珠暗投；、对牛弹琴 a .pearl of 'wisdom (usually /ro/?/c) a wise remark 睿智 的语言；隽语；妙语如珠：Thcmfc you /or those peark 〇/ wisdom.谢谢你的金玉良言。

,pearl 'barley noun [ll] smooth grains of barley, which are added to soups and other dishes 珍珠大麦，大麦粉

粒（添加于汤和菜中）

pearly /'p3：li; NAmE 'p3：rli/ adj. of or like a pearl 的；似珍珠的：pearty white teeth珍珠般的皓备 the .Pearly 'Gates noun [pi.] {humorous) the gates of heaven天堂之门

’pear-shaped flc/). 1 shaped like a pear 梨形的；像梨一 样的 2 a pear-shaped person is wider around their waist and hips than around the top part of their body

(指人）罐子状的，腹大腰圆的IM go 'pear-shaped (BrE, informal) if things go pear-shaped, they go wrong

出毛病；出问题

peas-ant /'peznt/ noun 1 (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land (克指昔日或贫穷国家的）农民，小农，個 农：peasant farmers 个体农民 2 (informal, disapproving) a person who is rude, behaves badly, or has little education老粗；土包子；没教养的人HEJlout peas-ant-ry /'pezntri/ noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.} all the peasants in a region or country (统称.）.（”个地区或 国家的）农民：the 〖ocaZ peasantry —地的农民 pease pudding /丨pi:z ipudii]/ /7〇w/7 [u] (8r£) a hot dish made from dried peas that are left in water and then boiled until they form a soft mass, usually served with HAM or PORK豌豆布丁（用煮烂的干豌豆制成，通常和火 腿或猪肉一起吃）

'pea-shooter noun (6r£) a small tube that children use to blow small objects such as dried peas at sb/sth, in order to hit them or it射豆吹管；射豆枪 pea-souper /,pi: 'surpa(r)/ noun {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a very thick yellowish fog peat /pi:t/ noun [U] a soft black or brown substance formed from decaying plants just under the surface of the ground, especially in cool wet areas. It is burned as a fuel or used to improve garden soil•泥煤；泥炭： peat bogs 泥炭沼 ‘ peaty a办：peaa soi’k 泥炭土 peb-ble /'pebl/ noun a smooth, round stone that is found .in or near water 鹅卵石；烁石 'pebble-dash noun [U] (BrE) cement mixed with small stones used for covering the outside walls of houses (抹房犀外墙的）小碑石灰浆

pebbly /，pebli/ ⑽.‘ covered with pebbles 烁石覆盖的： a pebbZy beach遍希卵石的海滩

|: 1 物5 peculiarly

pecan /'pirkan; pi'kaen; NAmE pi'kain/ noun the nut of the American pecan tree with a smooth pinkish-brown shell 美洲山核鉍一picture o nut pecca-dillo /.peka'dilau; /S/Amf-'dilou/ noun (pi. -oes or -os) a small unimportant thing that sb does wrong 过 失；岔子；轻罪

pec-cary /'pekari/ {pi. -ies) noun an animal like a pig, which lives in the southern US, Mexico and Central and S America西蕕，矛牙野猪（见于美国南部、墨西哥和美

洲中南部）

peck /pek/ verb, noun

5 verb 1 〜（at stli) (of birds 鸟）to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite sth 琢；銷：[V] A robin was peeking at crumbs on the ground. —只知更鸟在地上琢食 面包渣。◊ [VN] A bird had peeked a ZioZe in the saefc. — 只鸟把袋子琢了个洞。◊ Vu〖tures had peefced out the dead goat’s eyes.秃会_出了死羊的眼睛。2 [VN]〜sb (on sth) (//7/〇/777々 to kiss sb lightly and quickly 南匆地轻吻： Jfepecfced her on the cheefc 〇5 he went out. j也出门时匆匆 轻兩了一下她的面颊。

一下他的脸。n»TOI a/the 'pecking order [informal, often humorous) the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group 等级排.庚 H771 hierarchy ： New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.新西兰在橄榄球国家中首 屈一指。' peck at sth to eat only a very small amount of a meal because you are not hungry (因木 饿而)浅尝几口 HE! PICK AT

6 /iot/n 1 a quick kiss 匆匆的吻：ffe gave her a

/Wendiy peefc on the cheefc•他友知地細脸上轻罕一吻。

2 an act of pecking sb/sth 琢：The budgerigar gave a qufcfc peefc at the seed.虎皮鹦如匆匆地琢t 一下种子。

peck-er /'pek0(r)/ noun [slang, especially NAmE) a penis 阴莲；，鸡巴 .keep your 'pecker up {BrE, informal) to remain cheerful despite difficulties .(在困难.中）振 作精神，打起精神

peck.ish /_pekij/ (阶£，/n/〇AWfl/) slightly hungry 有点

饿的

pecs /peks/ noun [pi.] (informal) = pectorals n. pectin /'pektin/ noun [U] (chemistry a substance similar to sugar that forms in fruit that is ready to eat, and is used to make jam/jelly firm as it is cooked 果胶 pec-toral /'pektaral/ ofif/'., noun

m adj. [anatomy P) relating to or connected with the chest or breast 胸部的；胸的：pectoral muscies 胸肌

7 noun pectorals (also informal pecs) [pi.] the muscles of the chest 胸肌

pe.cu.liar /piikju:li3(r)/ 1 strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying 怪异的； 奇怪的；不寻常的 HIJl odd： a peculiar sme^/taste 奇 怪的气味 / 味道◊『here was something pecuHar fn the way he smfied 他笑起来有•点怪。’◊ JT had a pecuHar /eej^g we’d met before.舍有一种4怪的感觉，觉得我们 以前见过面。◊ For some pecuHar reason, s/ie re/used to come inside.出于某种奇怪的原因，她拒绝到里面来。 —compare odd(1) 2 ~ (to sb/sth) belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not toothers (某人，某地、某种情况等）特有的，特殊的： a humour that is pecuZiar to American sitcoms 美国情景 喜剧特有的幽默 〇a species 〇/ bird'pecu^ar to Asia 亚洲 5虫有的鸟类◊ He .has his own peculiar s^yie which you’H soon get used to.他有自己独特风格，你会很快习请的。

◊ the peculiar properties 〇/ mercury 水银的特殊性质

3 (8rf, Z/i/o/wM slightly ill^sick 不;ii;不舒M IHTOl see

FUNNY

pe-cu-li-ar-ity /pi.kjurli'aerati/ noun (pi. -jes) 1 [C] a strange or unusual feature or habit 怪异的性质（或习 惯）；怪癖：a physical pecuZiarity身体上命特被2 [C] a feature that only belongs to one particular person, thing，place, etc•(人< 物、地等的）个性，特色，特点 characteristic ： the cultural peculiarities of the Engtoh 英国义的文化特点 3 [U] the quality of being strange or unusual 奇怪.；怪异 pe-cu-li-ar-ly /pi'kjuiliali; NAmE -erli/ adv. 1 very; more than usually 很；不寻常地；特别 PPITl particularly, especially： These plants are peculiarly prone to disease.