p3：si'kju:Jn;
NAmE ,p3：rs-/ noun
[U, C] ： the
victims of rdigious persecutio/i宗教迫害的受难者
persecution complex noun a type
of mental illness in which sb believes that other people are trying to harm
them受迫害妄想症
perse.cu.tor /'p3：sikju:t0(r); NAmE
'p3：rs-/ noun
a person who treats another person or group of people in a cruel and unfair
way 迫害者残害者
per-se-ver-ance /.paisi'viarans; A/>A/r7f ,p3：rsa'vir-/ noun [U] {approving)
the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite
difficulties 毅力；初性；不屈不
挠的精神：They showed great
perseverance the /ace 〇/ d断cu办•他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力。◊:The on汐 way to improve is through hard work and dogged perse- vercmce.要更上一层楼，唯一的途径就是艰苦奋斗，不屈
不挠。
per-se.vere /_p3:si'via(r);
AW/nf ,p3:rs9_vir/ verfc [V]〜（in sth/in doing sth) | ~ (with sth/sb) {approving) to
continue trying to do or achieve sth despite difficulties 坚持；孜沒以求：Despite
a number 〇/ setbacks, they persevered in their
attempts to fly around the world in a bflHocm.虽屡遭挫折，他们扔不断尝试乘气球环游世界。
◊ S/ie persevered with her vioHn iessons•她孜孜不倦 地学习小提琴。◊
You have to persevere wft/i students.对_难教的学生你必须坚持诲人不倦的精神。
per-se-ver-ing /.psisi'viarir);
NAmE .psirsa'virirj/ adj. [usually before noun] (approving)
showing determination to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties 坚 flj.不拔
的；不屈不挠的
Per-sicin /'p3：Jn; -311; NAmE
'psirzn/ noun 1 [C] a
person from ancient
.Persian 'carpet (also .Persian
'rug) /7〇tv/i a carpet of
traditional design from the Near East, made by hand from silk or wool 波斯地毯
.Persian 'cat (also Persian)
noun a breed of cat with long hair, short legs
and a. round flat face 波斯猫
per-si-flage /'p3：sifla：3； NAmE
'p3：rs-/ noun
[U] (formal) comments and jokes in which people laugh at each other
in a fairly unkind but not serious way 取笑；插科 打诨.
persim-mon /pa'siman; NAmE
par's-/ noun a sweet tropical fruit that looks like a large
orange tomato 柿子 一 picture
c> page R18 _ see also sharon fruit persist /pa'sist;
NAmE par's-/ verb 1 ~ (ih sth/in doing sth) I ~ (with sth) to continue to do sth despite difficulties
or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable顽强地坚持；执著地做：[V] Why do you persist in blaming
yourself for what happened?
已发生的事没完没了地自责？ ◊ S/ie persisted in her search/or
the truth.她执著地追求真理。◊
He persisted with Ms questioning..他问个不停D ◊
[V speech】 ‘So, did you^pgree or not?’he persisted•“那么你 _ 意了没有？ ‘ ” 他叮问道。2 [V] to continue to exist _持；保持；持续
存在：“ the symptoms persist, consult your doctor.如果 症状p续不消除，就得去看医生。
per-sist-ence /pa'sistans; NAmE par's-/ noun
[uj 1 the fact of continuing to try to do sth despite difficulties,
especially when other people are against you and think that you are being
annoying or unreasonable 坚持；锲
而不舍：His persistence
was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。◊
it was her sheer persistence that wore them down in
the end.最终把他们拖垮的纯粹是她的不屈不挠。2 the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time 持续存 '在；维持：the
persistence o/unempk)；yment in the J970s and
29SOs * 20世纪70年代和80年代的持续失业状况
per-sist-ent /pa'sistant; NAmE par's-/ adj. 1
determined to do sth despite difficulties, especially when other people are
against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable执著的；不屈术挠的；■坚持不
-解的：How do
you deaZ with persistent saZesmen who won’t tafce no/or cm answer?你怎么对付那些不轻言放
弃、一直纠缠下去的推销员？ ◊ a
persistent ojgfender .(=a person who continues to commit crimes after they
iiave been caught and punished)惯犯 2 continuing for
a long period of
time without interruption, or repeated frequently, especially in a way that is
annoying and cannot be stopped连绵的；持的；反复出现的SZZ1 unrelenting
： persistent rain 阴雨连绵◊
a persistent cough 持续不断的咳嗽►
per-sist.ent.ly fliv.: They have persistently
denied daims 〇/ iHegaf deaZfng.他们一再否
认进行非痊交易的说法。◊
persisted办high
interest rates 居高不下的利率
persistent .vegetative 'state nown (med/.〇7/ 医）a
condition in which a person’s body is kept working by medical means but the
person shows no sign of brain activity持续植物状裘；植物人状态
per.snick.ety /p9'smk9ti;
NAmE par's-/ adj. (NAmQ
=PERNICKETY
person 〇T* /'P3：sn; NAmE 'p3：rsn/ noun (pi. people
/•pirpl/ or，especially in formal use，正式用语常作 persons)
1 a human as an individual 人；，个人：What sort of person
wouW do a t/iing Hfce that?存么人会干那样的秦 呢？ oife’sa/ascinaringfjersofi.他:i个魅i十足知入。◊
What is she 〖i/ce as
a person?她的人品怎么样？ ◊ He’s _/ust the person we need/or the job.他正是我丨门需要的适
合这项工作的人。had a 〖etterjirom the peopte who used to Wve next
door.我接到了过圣的邻居脅来的一封
信。◊ I’m not reaZZy a city
person (= I don’t really like cities)•我不是一个很喜欢僉市生洁的人。一see also people
person 1!1網 Use everyone or everybody instead of
‘all people’.可用 everyone 或 everybody,:.本角 all
people。2 (/brwa/ or '.c//5fl/?prav/>7g) a human, especially one who is not identified
人； 某人： A certain person (= somebody that I
do not wish to name) told me about it.有人告读 了我这件事。◊
77ie price is $40 per person•价格为每人 40 元。◊ This ve/iicfe is 〖ice/ised to carry 4 persons. {=' in a
notice)此车准乘 4 人。◊
(/aw 律）
The verdict was
murder by a person or persons unknown. 裁断是一人或多人谋杀，凶手身份未明。一 see also VIP 3 -person (in compounds 构成复合词）a
person working in the area of business mentioned; a person concerned with the
thing mentioned 从事…土作（或担
任…职务）的人；人员：a
salesperson推燊员◊
a spokesperson 发.言人 4 (gramma/■语法) any of the three
classes of personal pronouns. The first person (//we)
refers to the person(s) speaking; the second person {you) refers
to the person(s) spoken to; the third person (he/she/it/ they)
refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken about. 人称（第一人称I/we指说话人，第二人称you指听话的 人，第三人称he/she/it/they指谈到的人或事物）
IT»TOI about/on your 'person if you have or
carry sth about/on your person, you carry it about with you, for example
in your pocket 身 带着；身 有.in
'person if you do sth in person, you go somewhere and
do it yourself, instead of doing it by letter, asking sb else to do it, etc.亲自；.亲舞 in the
person of sb (/omjfl/) in the form or shape of sb 以某人的形骸；通过
某人体现：arrived in the
person 〇/ his mother..来 _忙知羞他的母亲。一 more at respecter
persona /pa'sauns;
NAmE par'souna/ noun {pi. personae /-ni:;
-nai/ or per-so-nas) {formal) the
aspects of a person’s character that they show to other people, especially when
their real character is different 伪襄； 假象；乂格面具：His
public persona is quite different _/fom the/ami7y man describecHn the
book.他的公开形
象与书中描写恋家男人相去甚远。一see also dramatis personae
per-son-able /'p3：san0bl; NAmE 'p3：rs-/ adj. (of a person A) attractive to other
people because of having a pleasant appearance and character 品貌兼优；英俊潇洒
person-age /'p3：s0md3； NAmE
'p3：rs-/ noun
{formal) an important or famous person 要1 人名■人：a royal
personage
per.SOn.al /_p3:s9nl; /V/Amf’，p3:rs-/
► YOUR OWN: g fi 1 [only
before noun] your own; not belonging to or connected with anyone else 个人的；-私 人的：personaZ
eJSfects/beton^ings/possessfons 私人物 品 / 财产 / 财物◊
personal detaik (=. your name, age, etc.)个人i未资料◊ Qf course, this is just a persomii
opfmon. g然了，这只是个人意见。◊Coogxmftasnma