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115(1#: She’s spending the holidays with her people. iE M X~*M Ht o — see also boat people, street people, tradespeople H7Tm of all people when you say of all people, you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth ( fEBr W A A ) f)i ill, Pf ^: She of all people should know the answer to that. £ #t ^ 6ft A A, PtWMftJSftliM people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw 'stones (saying) you should not criti­cize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you J&,

tyJtykifaAim — more at man n., thing

■                  verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (with sth) to live in a place

or fill it with people   ]E---#F?tA; ftiiJirR:

The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.

AR^MMo 0 The ballroom was peopled with guests. H/f Sii£££o

'people carrier (also 'people mover) (both BrE) (NAmE mini-van) noun a large car, like a van, designed to carry up to eight people /hSI ( A A )

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'people person noun (informal) a person who enjoys, and is good at, being with and talking to other people

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Pe-oria /pi'orria/ noun a small city in the US state of Illinois. The opinions of the people who live there are considered to be typical of opinions in the whole of the

us. Mil (

& fE H H ft; ^ j£ ) : Ask yourself what the folks in

Peoria will think of it. Jg—

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pep /pep/ verb, noun

mverb (-pp-) lilii;kTj pep sb/sth^'up (informal) to make sb/sth more interesting or full of energy jjp • • • H (fc;  Ml;   EKE1 liven up: Pep up

meals by adding more unusual spices.

0 A walk in the fresh air will pep you up.

■                  noun [U] energy and enthusiasm 4f fj; /g fj; $*1# pep per o-w /'pepa(r)/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [U] a powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns), used to give a hot flavour to food if $$ 4ft: Season with salt and pepper 0

freshly ground pepper §r II M #1 4ft 4ft — see also BLACK PEPPER, CAYENNE, WHITE PEPPER 2 [C, U] (BrE) (also 'sweet pepper BrE, NAmE) (NAmE 'bell pepper) a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked Stflft; Wf £T%W.

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■                  verb [VN] to put pepper on food ( #1M£|± ) If $4ft$h

peppered steak       0 Salt and pepper the

potatoes. 'pepper

sb/sth with sth [usually passive] to hit sb/sth with a series of small objects, especially bullets (       )

(1t%)       EEd spray'pepper

sth with sth [often passive] to include large numbers of sth in sth A HAP A: He peppered his speech with jokes.

pepper-and-'salt (also ,salt-and-'pepper) adj. (espe­cially of hair jt        having two colours that are

mixed together, especially a dark colour and a light

one nW; ( XfH ) Um&fafUJ W, fe 6 6ft pep per corn /'pepakoin; NAmE -parkoirn/ noun a dried berry from a tropical plant, that is crushed to make pepper    A$4ft4?

.peppercorn 'rent noun (BrE) a very low rent Mf&SiJ

pep per mint /'pepamint; NAmE -parm-/ noun 1 [U] a type of mint (= a plant used to give flavour to food that produces an oil with a strong flavour) if 4ft ; m —compare spearmint 2 [C] a sweet/candy flavoured with peppermint oil pep-per-oni /.pepa'rauni; NAmE -'rou-/ noun [U] a type of spicy sausage M A f>J ^ (£j M: a pepperoni pizza M

pepper pot (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pepper shaker) noun a small container with holes in the top, used for putting pepper on food $$[$1 pep-pery /'pepari/ adj. 1 tasting of pepper #j4fti#clft; Mtfy 2 bad-tempered |$A;A£F#J;     a peppery

old man

pep pill noun (informal) a pill containing a drug that gives you more energy or makes you happy for a short time

peppy /'pepi/ adj. (pep-pier, pep-pi-est) (informal, espe­cially NAmE) lively and full of energy or enthusiasm £ 4JLI&4&M; 4fA>Er$M;        a peppy adver­tising jingle $V|f      nf

pep rally noun (NAmE, informal) a meeting of school students before a sports event to encourage support for the team ' (' % ^ ff ) rfo M £, ¥ H Ifc A: (figurative)

The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday.

pep-sin /'pepsin/ noun [U] (biology A) a substance in the stomach that breaks down proteins in the process of DIGESTION 1ft SSI

pep talk noun (informal) a short speech intended to encourage sb to work harder, try to win, have more confidence, etc. jRjg

pep tic ulcer /.peptik 'Alsa(r)/ noun an ulcer in the digestive system, especially in the stomach /ft it %. Eft

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pep-tide /'peptaid/ noun (chemistry it) a chemical con­sisting of two or more amino acids joined together It per O-w /pa(r); strong form p3:(r)/ prep. used to express the cost or amount of sth for each person, number used, distance travelled, etc. # ; % —: Rooms cost £50 per person, per night. A#B&

50 o 60 miles per hour #/J\N- 60 HTfTl as per sth following sth that has been decided ]$ M; $c$i: The work was carried out as per instructions. zKiIMfSfto as per 'normal/'usual (informal) in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens A; jgfjg M;     -        : Everyone blamed me as per usual. AM

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per am bu la tion /pa.raembju'leij’n/ noun [C] (formal or humorous) a slow walk or journey around a place, espe­cially one made for pleasure d A; it ; 9&M

► per-am-bu-late verb /pa'raembjuleit/ [V, VN] per-am-bul-ator /pa'raembjuleita(r)/ noun 1 (technical A ) a device consisting of a wheel on a long handle, which is pushed along the ground to measure distances 2 (old-fashioned, BrE) = pram

per annum /par 'aenam/ adv. (abbr. p.a.) (from Latin) for each year        earning £30 000 per annum

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per-cale /pa'keil; NAmE par'keil/ noun [u] a type of cotton or polyester cloth used for making sheets

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per cap-ita /pa 'kaepita; NAmE par/ adj. (from Latin) for each person ^ A ; A 6ft : Per capita income rose sharply last year. A^A±^iBtA®J#o ► per cap-ita adv.: average earnings per capita per-ceive /pa'siiv; NAmE par's-/ verb 1 to notice or become aware of sth /eH ill; «i'J; %mm: [VN]

I perceived a change in his behaviour, till fij life ^

0 [V that]

She perceived that all was not well.

Jl[|i fij 0 o [VN to inf] The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing. AMfn       RHI3 This

pattern is usually used in the passive.   A

ifo ifl ^ o o note at notice 2 ~ sb/sth (as sth) to understand or think of sb/sth in a particular way • JII?A;   iAA HSZIsee: [VN] This discovery

was perceived as a major breakthrough.

-^SA^lKo 0 She did not perceive herself as disabled.

S a#J$8^Ao O [VN to inf] They were widely perceived to have been unlucky. AClIliiliAA'fMI I&ter^