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percus sion /pa'kAjn; NAmE par'k-/ noun 1 [U] musical instruments that you play by
hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums M
A A f£: percussion
instruments fj A A fI 0 The track features Joey Langton on
percussion.
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page R8 2 the percussion [sing.] (also per'cussion section [C]) the players of percussion instruments in
an orchestra ( Hii£AI3IW ) ETAAfl^fL
— compare brass(2), string
n.(6), WOODWIND
per'cussion drill noun (BrE) =
hammer drill per-cus-sionist /pa'kAjamst; NAmE par'k-/ noun a person who plays percussion instruments ft $ A M
per cus sive /pa'kAsiv; NAmE par'k-/ adj. (technical AilO connected with sounds made by
hitting things, especially percussion
instruments W; fJAAfl/1* W percu tan eous /,p3:kju:'teinias; NAmE ,p3irk-/ adj. {medical Eg) made or done through the skin A; W;
ii W: a percutaneous injection
per diem /,p3: 'di:em; NAmE ,p3ir/ adj., noun (from Latin, especially NAmE)
m adj. [only before noun] (of money for each day
# 0 W; S 0 if W : a per diem allowance & 0 Jig ► per diem adv.: He agreed to pay
at specified rates per diem.
v
noun [U, C] money paid,
for example to employees, for things they need to buy every day 0 fhM; 0i^M: He
will get $14 000 a year in per diem to help with the higher costs of living in
Washington, fij 14 000
per di tion /p3:'dijn; NAmE p3:r'd-/ noun [U] (formal) punishment that lasts for ever after death
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Alt; ®
peregrination /.peragri'neifn/ noun [usually
pi.] (literary or humorous) a journey, especially a long slow
one () mm
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
mm
per emp tor ily /pa'remptrali/ adv.
(formal) in a way that allows no discussion or refusal SHJiitfe;
AWfSi
Jii&: She peremptorily rejected the request.
per emp tory /pa'remptari/ adj.
(formal, disapproving) (especially of sb’s manner or behaviour #fh)
expecting to be obeyed
immediately and without question or refusal 51 W; MW; a peremptory summons O The letter was peremptory in
tone.
per en nial /pa'renial/ adj., noun m adj. 1 continuing for a very long time; happening
again and again-fcAW; JS.SAjJJEW: the
perennial
problem of water shortage o that peren
nial favourite, hamburgers 243,
[Si
2 (of plants ft tyf)
living for two years or more 0
A W ►
per-en-ni-aMy /-niali/
adv.: a perennially popular subject
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noun any plant that lives
for more than two years A mMf&l — compare annual n.(2), biennial n. per fect On adj., verb, noun
m
adj. /'p3:fikt; NAmE 'p3:rf-/ 1 having everything that is
necessary; complete and without faults or weaknesses 7G#W; TcjiW; in perfect condition VtUWi
0
a perfect set of teeth — Sij^c AW o Well I’m sorry—
but nobody’s perfect (= used when sb has
criticized you). BJE, Afeo Aii, AA7cAifr0
2 completely correct; exact and accurate gffilW;
Hfeii
W:
She speaks perfect English. Mi#—PiMWAifL 0 a perfect
copy/fit/match ftfifcWSUA; A#
;£ A 0 What perfect
timing! R# tfl ^ H # to M &L !
— see also word-perfect 3 the
best of its kind ft ^ W ; SHi W : cl perfect example of the painter’s
early style o the perfect
crime (= one
in which the criminal is
never discovered) —
4
excellent; very good if W; fS W: The weather was perfect. ® To o note at excellent 5 ~ for
sb/sth exactly right for
sb/sth JEA ili HT1 ideal: It was a perfect day for a picnic. 31$ JiSF IS IISiEW
AAo 0 She’s the perfect candidate for the job. MJI&tPllAWII
fiAl&o O ‘Will 2.30 be OK for you?’ ‘Perfect,
thanks.’ “
noun] total; complete ^n|SW; I don’t
know him—he’s a perfect
stranger. ^AiAiEM, iifellTf W PS 4 Ao 7 (grammar igi£)
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 ( if] )
W,
jnl&Wtf]: ‘I have eaten’ is the present perfect tense of the verb ‘to
eat’, ‘I had eaten’ is the past perfect and ‘I will have eaten’ is the future
perfect. * I have eaten if] eat WHtE7n$N:;
I had eaten JliliAfifcRj'; I will have eaten — see also future perfect,
PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT 1171771 see PRACTICE /?.,
WORLD
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verb /pa’fekt; NAmE
par'f-/ [VN] to make sth perfect or as good as you can {£5uA; As a musi
cian, she has spent years
perfecting her technique.
m,
m noun /'p3ifikt; NAmE
'p3irf-/ the
perfect (also
the
.perfect 'tense) [sing.] (grammar ig?£) 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 ( ^isJW ) tgJ&N" ( jS ) —see also future
PERFECT, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT
perfection /pa'fekfn; NAmE par'f-/ noun
[U, sing.] 1 the state of being
perfect ft #; % A: physical
perfection 0 The fish was cooked to perfection, fp
ly&f&ho O The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite
new. /M&W3£A§ri^Ao 0 His performance
was perfection (- sth perfect). A££Wo
2 the act of making sth perfect by doing
the final improvements jft fa jjpX; A A; EEi: They have been working on the
perfection of the new model. fM1~* jttit rMAh r?71 see counsel n.
perfec tion ist /pa'fekjamst; NAmE
par'f-/ noun (sometimes disapproving) a person who
likes to do things perfectly and is not satisfied with anything less ^Ai X # ; M # t6 # ►
per-fec-tion-ism /pa'fekjamzam; NAmE par'f-/ noun
[U]
perfectly <Hr /'psifiktii; NAmE 'pairf-/ adv.
1
completely It’s
perfectly normal
to feel like this. W jk W
W M M: % ^ IE # W 0 0
It’s
perfectly good as it is (= it doesn’t need
changing). MfE To 0 You
know perfectly well what I mean. W M S % H M W 0 O To be perfectly
honest, I didn’t want to
go anyway. ic Ji S W A ^ A o 0
He stood perfectly still until the danger had passed.
|^0
o‘Do you understand?’‘Perfectly.’ ”
So ” 0 (old-fashioned)
How perfectly awful!
2
in a perfect way ^AHfe; ll
illtk: The TV works
perfectly now.
«T.
o It fits perfectly.
.perfect 'pitch noun [U] (music
If) the ability to identify or sing a musical note correctly without the help
of an instrument toWli (
taiR
.perfect 'storm noun [sing.] an occasion when several bad things happen
at the same time, creating a situation that could not be worse A -A Tf; Hill
perfidi ous /pa'fidias; NAmE par'f-/ adj.
(literary) that cannot be trusted A1MW;
AAW 003
TREACHEROUS
perfidy /'p3ifadi; NAmE 'p3:rf-/ noun
[U] (literary) unfair treatment of sb who trusts you H W.;
# fg A1 A BW3 TREACHERY
perforate /'p3ifareit; NAmE 'p3irf-/ verb
[VN] to make a hole or holes through sth fj ?L ; W
?L ; ij BH : The explosion perforated his eardrum.