1470
j§; jftA: The
floor is sealed to prevent water penetration. jjp
7 it # 7jc o o
the company’s
successful penetration of
overseas markets Ak] rt?
2 the act of a man putting his penis into his partner’s vagina or anus ( HAPfllKft ) it A penetrative /'pemtrativ; NAmE -treitiv/
adj. 1 (of
sexual activity fitful) involving putting the penis
into sb’s vagina or anus frlT? (ft;
3e£i(ft: penetrative sex ff 3^ 2 able to make a way into or
through sth (ft; t£ittA(ft: penetrative weapons 3 deep
and thorough if A (ft;
$[jj£(ft: a penetrative survey A ffiifAlfti«
pen-friend /'penfrend/ (BrE) (also
'pen pal NAmE, BrE) noun a
person that you make friends with by writing letters, often sb you have never
met penguin /'perigwm/ noun a
black and white bird that lives in the Antarctic. Penguins cannot fly but use
their wings for swimming. There are several types of penguin, some of them very
large but some of them quite small.
'penguin
suit noun {BrE, informal) a black dinner
jacket and trousers/pants, worn with a white shirt Ik
mmm()
peni cil lin /.pem'silin/ noun [U]
a substance obtained from mould, used
as a drug to treat or prevent infections caused by bacteria; a type of antibiotic W
pen ile /'piinail/ adj. [only before noun] (technical A
iff) relating to the penis |^^(ft
pen in sula /pa'nmsjala; NAmE -sala/
noun an
area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece
of land 7 : the
(=
pen in su lar /pa'nmsjal0(r); NAmE -salar/
adj. on
or connected with a peninsula 7 & ± (ft; A(ft:
peninsular Spanish (= that is spoken in
peni-tent /'penrtant/ adj., noun
• adj. feeling or showing
that you are sorry for having done sth wrong ff 1$ W ; rM .#S W ;
Ufe
■
noun a person who shows
that they are sorry for doing sth wrong, especially a religious person who
wants God to forgive them iff®#; ( )
tSP#
peni ten tial /.pem'tenjl/ adj. (formal) showing
that you are sorry for having done sth wrong (ft; p (ft;
peni ten tiary /.pem'tenjari/ noun {pi. -ies) (also informal pen) (both NAmE) a
prison
penknife /bUfH
pen-knife /'pennaif/ noun {pi. -knives /-narvz/) (also pock-et-knife especially in NAmE) a
small knife with one or more blades that fold down into the handle 7
ifrZI
pen man ship /'penmanjip/ noun [u]
{formal) the art of writing by hand; skill in doing
this 4$i&; A
'pen-name
noun a
name used by a writer instead of their real name EQ23 nom de plume —compare
PSEUDONYM
pen-nant /'penant/ noun 1 a long narrow pointed
flag, for example one used on a ship to give signals ( jjt&±
1 ) 2 (in the US HB) a flag
given to
the winning team in a
sports league, especially in baseball {) mm
pen ni less /’penilas/ adj. having no money; very poor —(ft; 3?? B (ft HT71 destitute o note at poor penn’orth /'penaG; NAmE -narG/ noun [usually sing.] {old-fashioned, BrE) = pennyworth Penn-syl-va-nia Dutch /.pensilveinia 'dAtJV noun 1 the Pennsylvania
Dutch [pi.]
a group of people originally from
A
Js Wi ) 2 [U] a type of
German mixed with English spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch ^ Mil iff (
penny o-w /'peni/ noun
{pi. pen-nies
or
pence)
liiau In
senses l and 2, pennies is used to refer to the coins, and pence to refer to an
amount of money. In sense 3, the plural is pennies. 1 2 X7,
pennies pence &J&3X7,
%&&&%
pennies „ 1 {abbr.
p)
a
small British coin and unit of money. There are 100 pence in one pound (£1).
f|L± ( 1 100 ) :
He
had a few pennies in his
pocket, fife P /l7711 ±
(ft@
ff5
0 o That will be 45
pence, please. — 45 f|[±0 O
They cost 20p each. 20 jg[±0
2 {abbr. d)
a British coin in use
until 1971. There were twelve pennies in one shilling. {|l± ( |£B 1971 7jiuj£fli(ftfil ff5, ) 3 {NAmE) a cent jf IR71 .every
'penny all of the money ^ We
collected £700 and every penny
went to charity. f£fni^|| 7 700 .In for a penny,
.in
for a 'pound {BrE, saying) used to say that since
you have started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as you
need to in order to complete it — 7f$, not a 'penny no money at all
It didn’t cost a penny.
the
'penny drops (informal, especially BrE) used to say that sb has finally understood
or realized sth that they had not understood or realized before f)fc M fK ff a .penny for your
thoughts |
a
penny for them {saying) used to ask sb what
they are thinking about ( ff] 7 tU H W\ A ft A ) fftl£MAfifelA,jSftAr!<S
turn
up like a bad 'penny {informal) (of a person A) to
appear when they are not welcome or not wanted, especially when this happens
regularly ( .two/,ten
a penny (BrE) {NAmE a .dime a 'dozen) very common and
therefore not valuable fir ill j# 7 fit $1; (@#JE
M ) — more at pinch
v., pretty adj., spend
v.
.penny 'black noun an old British stamp worth one penny,
first used in 1840. It was the first stamp in the world that
could be stuck to an envelope. ( ^B
.penny-'farthing noun {BrE) an early type of
bicycle with a very large front wheel and a very small back _ wheel ^$(ftgfr^( M&A, f&/K) 'penny-pinching adj. {disapproving) unwilling to spend
money f^ilffft; tli§r£ft; /7^(ft H33 mean ► penny- pinching noun [U]
.penny whistle noun = tin
whistle penny-worth /'peniw3:G; NAmE -w3:rG/ noun [sing.] {old-fashioned, BrE) as much as you can buy with a penny; a
small amount of sth {t^fJlAllft it; ®
i7 iTSTT^I put in your two
pennyworth (also
put
in your two penn’orth) (both BrE) {NAmE put in your two 'cents’ worth) {informal) to give your opinion
about sth, even if other people do not want to hear it )
pen-ology /pi:’m)lad3i; pi-; NAmE -'na:l-/ noun [U] the scientific
study of the punishment of criminals and the operation of prisons JPJ Tfl ^► pen-olo-gist
/pi:'m)lad3ist; pi-; NAmE -'nail-/ noun 'pen pal noun {especially NAmE) = penfriend