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per-cus-sion /pa'kAjn; NAmE par'k-/ noun 1 [U] musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or wkh a stick, for example drums 打击乐器;■敲 击乐器percussion instruments 打.击乐器◊. rhe track /eatures Joey, icmgton on percussion.唱片的这段乐曲是 乔伊v兰顿演奏的打击乐。picture o page R8 2 the percussion [sing.] (also per'cussion section [C]) the players of percussion instruments in an orchestra (管弦乐团葯打击乐器组,compare brass(2)string

n.(6), WOODWIND

per'cussion drill noun (6r£) = hammer drill per-cus-sion-ist /pa'kAjamst; NAmE par'k-/ noun a person who plays percussion instruments 打击乐器演

奏员_

per-cus-sive /pa'kASiv; NAmE par'k-/ adj. {technical connected wiih souncis made by liitting things, espe­cially percussion instruments 打击声的; 打击乐备声的 per-cu-tan-eous /,p3kju:'temias; NAmE ,p3rk-/ adj. (med/cfl/ made or done through the skin 经皮 ^; M 过皮肤的:a percutaneous injecriori皮下注射 per diem /,p3 'diiem; NAmE ,p3r/ adj., noun (from Latin, especially NAm^)

                  od[/. [only before noun] (of money 钱)for each day 每日 的;按日计的:a per diem aHowance每日津贴► per diem adv. He agreed to pay at specified rates per diem. 他同意每天按规定的数额付款。

mom/i [U, C] money paid, for example to employees, for things they need to buy every day 日补贴 _He will get $14 000 a year in per diem to help with the higher costs 0/ living in Washington.他每年将得到 14 000 :元的贴,以弥补华盛顿较高的生活费。 per-di-tion /psi'dijn; NAmE p3r'd-/ noun [U] {formal) punishment that lasts for ever after death.永劫不复;.堕 地狱     

pere-grin-ation /.peragri'neijn/ noun [usually pi.] {literary or humorous) a journey, especially a long slow one ($指漫长而缓慢的)旅程 pere-grine /'perigrin/ (also .peregrine 'falcon) noun a grey and white bird of prey (='. a bird that kills other creatures for food) that can be trained to hunt for sport 游隼

peremp-torily /pa'remptrali/ adv. (formal) in a way that allows no discussion or refusal 横地;霸道地; 不容商量地:She peremptorily rejected the reguest.她断

然拒绝了请求。

per-emp-tory /pa'remptari/ adj. (formal, disapproving) (especially of sb’s manner or behaviour 尤指态庚、.举止) expecting to be obeyed immediately and without ques- tion or refusal强硬由;强制的;不容分辩的::a peremp- to;y summons 强制性传票◊ TTie etter was peremptory fn tone.f的语气强硬。 per-en-nial /pe'renial/ adj., noun k adj. 1 continuing for a very long time; happening again and again矣久的;持续的;反复出现的:the perermid proWem 0/water shortage 缺水这个老何题that peren- niaZ/avourite, hamburgers汉堡包,这蛑永远受喜4的食 品 2 (of plants 植物living for two years or more 多年 生的► per.en.ni.al.ly /-niali/ : a perenm'aHy popuZar subject长年的热门话题

                  noun any plant that lives for more than two years 生植物compare annual n.[2), biennial n.

perfect adj., verb, noun

m adj. /'p3ftkt; NAmE 'p3rf-/ 1 having everything that is necessary; complete and without faults or weaknesses 完备的;完美的;完全的in pe/fect conation状况极佳 ◊ a perfect set / teeth 副完美的牙齿WeH J’m sorrybut nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you).呃,对不起。不过,人无完人嘛。2 completely correct; exact and accurate完全正确的;准确的;地道 的:She speaks perfect English.她讲一口地道尚英语a perfect copy/^t/match精确的副本;绝对合身;天作 之合What perfect timing/时机掌握得恰到好处! —see also word-perfect 3 the best of its kind 优秀 的;最佳的a pe//ect example / the pairafer’s earty styZe逢位画家早期风奋的典范theper/ect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) —桩免头案

4 excellent; very good 极好的;很好的77ie weather was pe/fect.天气好极了。o note at excellent 5 for sb/sth exactly rigLt        sb/stlx,正合适 H22I ideal: It

was a perfect day/or a picnfc•那是野餐最理想的禾气。◊ She’s the pe;/ect candi'date/or 6_/&.她是这项工;作的最 佳人选。◊ ‘MZZ 2.30 be OlC/or you?’ ‘Pe/fect, t/ianfcs.’ “2:30对你合适吗” “正合造。谢谢。6 [only before noun] total; complete 全部的;完全的;纯然的J don’t know him—he’s a pe/fect stranger.我不认识他,他是百 分之:百的陌生人7i (graw/Tiar 语法)connected with the form of a verb that consists of part of the verb have with the past participle of the main verb, used to express actions completed by the present or a particular point in the past or future (动词 _V 完成时 的,完成体的:have eaten’ is the present perfect tense of the verb ‘to eat‘I had eatenis the past perfect and 'I will have eaten' is the future perfect. * I have eaten eat的现在完成时;I had eaten是过去完成时;I will have eaten 是将来完成时。see also future perfect, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT See PRACTICE n.,

WORLD

                  verb /pa'fekt; NAmE par'f-/ [VN] to make sth perfect or as good as you can使完善;使完美;使完备As a musi­cian, she has spent years perfecting her tec/mique. 身为音 乐家,她多年来不断在技艺上精益求精。

                  noun /'p3fikt; NAmE 'p3rf-/ the perfect (also the .perfect 'tense) [sing.} (grammar the form of a verb that expresses actions completed by the present or a particular point in the past or future, formed in English with part of the verb have and the past participle of the main verb (动词的 > 完成时(态)一 see also future PERFECT, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT

perfection /pa'fekj'n; NAmE par'f-/ noun [U, sing.] 1 the state of being perfect 完善;完美:p/iysfcd jperfection 体格健全◊ rhe/ish was coofced to perfection.这鱼烹得 恰到好处The noveZ achieves a pe/fecrion o//onn that is quite new.小说的形式新颖完美。◊ Ms pe//ormcmce w5 pe/fecrion (= sth perfect).他的演技真是炉火纯青。

2 the act of making sth perfect by doing the final improvements 最后加工;.完美;圆满:77zey have been working on the perfection of the new model ^^'1— 努力完善<^EEIseecoUNSELn.

perfecfion-ist /pa'fekjamst; NAmE per'f-/ noun (some­times disapproving) a person who likes to do things perfectly and not satisfied with anything less 完美主 义者;至善论者per.fec.tion.ism. /p9‘fekj9mzam; NAmEpdr'f-/ noun{U]

perfectly <Hr /_p3:fiktli; AMw£ip3:rf-/ Mv.

1 completely 4地;非常;十分:ft’sper/ectiy normaZ to/eenffce this.有这样的感觉是完全正常的。◊ft’s perfectly good as it is {= it doesn't need changing). 这私已经非常好了。◊ Ybu fcnoiv per/ecty weH u^hat J mecm.我的意思你是一清二楚的。r be pe/fectZy honest, I didn't want to go anyway.     ,无企如命

..我是真的不想去◊ He stoofi per/ecrty 5 untii the danger had passed.他一动不动地站4那里,.直到危险解 除9 ◊‘Do you understand?’er/ec■“你明白,

堯全明白◊ (W-/fls/7/o/7e£/) How pe//ec_ty 简 直是一塌糊涂i 2 in a perfect way完美地;完蛀地;圆 满地:rhe 7V worfcs pe/fecriy now.这台电视机现在效果 好极了。o/t/iitspeT/ec那正合适。

.perfect 'pitch noun [U] [music the ability to identify or sing a musical note correctly without the help of an instrument绝对音高,绝对音感(指不须借助乐器准确识 别或唱出音符的能力

.perfect 'storm noun [sing.] an occasion when several bad things happen at the same time, creating a situ­ation that couid not be worse 祸不单行; 屋漏 偏逢连

.夜雨

per-fidi-ous /pa'fidias; NAmE par'f-/ adj. {literary) that cannot be trusted不可信任的;背余的;示忠的BH3

TREACHEROUS

perfidy /'p3fadi; NAmE 'p3rf-/ noun [U] {literary) unfair treatment of sb who trusts you 背叛;*信弃义 HTn

TREACHERY

perforate /'p3fareit; NAmE 'p3rf-/ verb [VN] to make a hole or holes through sth 打孔;穿孔;4 眼:The explosion pejorated /iis eardrum.爆破了他的耳膜。