/,p3:si'kju:J'n; NAmE ,p3:rs-/
noun [U, C]: the victims of religious persecution
persecution complex noun a type
of mental illness in which sb believes that other people are trying to harm
them
per-se-cu-tor /'p3:sikju:ta(r); NAmE ‘p3irs-/
noun a person who treats another person or group of people
in a cruel and unfair way iilF#; per-se-ver-ance
/,p3:si‘vi0rans; NAmE ,p3:rsa'vir-/ noun [U] (approving) the
quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties AHA
: They showed great perseverance in the face of
difficulty. 0 The only
way to improve is
through hard work and dogged perseverance. A®
A&0
per-se-vere /,p3:si'via(r); NAmE ,p3:rsa'vir/
verb [V] ~ (in sth/in doing sth) | ~ (with sth/sb) (approving) to
continue trying to do or
achieve sth despite difficulties M W; Jfc IM A: Despite a number of
setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a
balloon.
o She persevered
with her violin lessons. A f§
41 A #1 ^ o o You
have to persevere with difficult students.
perse-veri ng /,p3:si'viarir); NAmE ,p3:rsa'virirj/
adj. [usually before
noun] (approving) showing determination to achieve a particular aim
despite difficulties M$jA$£
W; AHA&W
Persian /'p3:Jn; -3n; NAmE 'p3:r3n/ noun 1 [C] a person from ancient
.Persian 'carpet (also .Persian 'rug) noun a carpet of
traditional design from the Near East, made by hand from silk or wool
.Persian 'cat (also Persian) noun a breed of cat
with long hair, short legs and a round flat face persi 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
persim mon /pa'siman;
NAmE par's-/ noun a sweet tropical fruit that looks
like a large orange tomato A — picture o page
Ri8 — see also sharon fruit persist /pa'sist; NAmE par's-/
verb 1 ~ (in sth/in doing sth) | ~ (with sth) to continue to do
sth despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable ffi
$ [V] Why do you
persist in
blaming yourself for what happened? A
a £ A W # 7G & 7 ilk S M
? 0 she
persisted in her search for the truth. o He persisted
with his questioning.
itfel'n] AAif-o o [V speech] ‘So, did you^gree or not?’ he persisted. “ UP&# |W| M. 7 $£#?
| rJ if 0 2 [V] to continue to exist
If the symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
persist ence /pa'sistans;
NAmE par’s-/ noun [u] 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 MI#;
M A #: His
persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the
damage.
or
was her sheer
persistence that wore them down in the end. 2 the state
of continuing to
exist for a long period of time fE.; £|t#: the persistence of
unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s * 20 70
AftfH 80
persist 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 #1 # W; A H A W; M I# A W: How do you deal with
persistent salesmen who won’t take no for an answer? #: & &
Xt# ffi> M
o a persistent
offender (= a person who continues to commit crimes after they have been
caught and punished) 1S2B 2 continuing for
a long period of
time without interruption, or repeated frequently, especially in a way that is
annoying and cannot be stopped *£W; EEd
unrelenting : persistent
rain Pfl ffi ^ % 0 a persistent cough A®r W ► per sist ent ly adv.: They have
persistently denied claims of illegal dealing, fife ffT —
Wi&J&o 0 persistently high interest rates
s^atww
per sistent .vegetative 'state noun (medical IS) a condition
in which a person’s body is kept working by medical means but the person shows
no sign of brain activity MA4A&
persnickety /pa'smkati;
NAmE par's-/ adj. (NAmE)
= PERNICKETY
per son On /'p3isn; NAmE 'p3irsn/ noun
(pi. people /'piipl/ or, especially in formal use, IE &
ill # ff persons)
1 a human as an individual A; A
A: What sort of person would do a thing like that? A %?
O He’s a fascinating person. O
What is she like as a person? M W A
cm A W ? o He’s
just the person we need for the job. Wii
W Ac 0 1 had a letter from
the people who used to live next door. 7&A
W4PI!if W — it
j@0 o I’m not really a city person
(= I don’t really like cities). p A — AIM#Jfc&A&fg W A„ — see also people person Use
everyone or everybody
instead of ‘all people’. pJ fj).
everyone lie everybody, all people „ 2 (formal or disapproving)
a human, espe
cially one who is not
identified A; ^£A: A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to
name) told me about it. 0 The
price is $40 per
person. A#A 40 tEo o This
vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons. (= in a notice) 4 Ao O (low ^)
The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown.
Aa£'A*& -see also VIP
3 -person (in
compounds fife M A i^)
a person working in the area of business mentioned; a person concerned with the
thing mentioned ■••X# (
\t ) ftJA; A^: a salesperson ftfgM 0 a spokes
person tsA 4 (grammar
i§&) any of the three classes of personal pronouns. The first person (I/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.
I/we ^i£i£A, irAt you jfn/f A, |HAI he/she/it/they ^ ^ PJ ft A M ® ) ITimi 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 #±#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. ^ i ; MM in the person of sb (formal) in the
form or shape ofsblil^A^JJ^^;
Help arrived in the person of his mother. A —
more at respecter
persona /pa'sauna; 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 $1; {g %; A ffi
A : His public persona is quite different from the family man described in
the book.
—see also dramatis
PERSONAE
person-able /'p3:sanabl; NAmE 'p3irs-/ adj.
(of a person A) attractive to other
people because of having a pleasant appearance and character
person-age /'p3isamd3; NAmE 'p3:rs-/ noun
(formal) an important or famous person HA; £ A : a royal personage
I^HA
person al /'P3:s0nl; NAmE'p3:rs-/ adj.
► YOUR OWN | B 1 [only before noun] your
own; not belonging to or connected with anyone else A A
(ft; % AW: personal effects/belongings/possessions fiAtl on / M A /
M o personal
details (= your name, age, etc.) AAl^WH O Qf course, this is
just a personal opinion. ,
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