'personally to be offended by sth  i 31

A't&: I’m afraid he took your remarks personally. 3&'|$

mim® m

personal 'organizer (BrE also -iser) noun a small file with loose sheets of paper in which you write down information, addresses, what you have arranged to do, etc.; a very small computer for the same purpose ty, A A; ffeAiB#ff — see also Filofax

personal 'pronoun noun (grammar iffe) any of the pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them

personal 'shopper noun a person whose job is to help sb else buy things, either by going with them around a shop/store or by doing their shopping for them ( &A ) WfoM, Jfc&ttSA

personal 'space noun [U] the space directly around where you are standing or sitting A All'll ( ££

If     /If ) : He leaned towards her

and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space.

.personal 'stereo noun a small CD or cassette player with headphones that you carry with you and use while you are moving around AAetBIrI ( Rj

.personal 'trainer noun a person who is paid by sb to help them exercise, especially by deciding what types of exercise are best for them Afi#tSt^

persona non grata /p3:,sauna non 'graita; naun; NAmE p3:r,souna na:n; noun/ noun [U] (from Latin) a person who is not welcome in a particular place because of sth they have said or done, especially one who is told to leave a country by the government AS: prac­tice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality, etc. that is represented in this way ft! A; A ft; & A ft A (       ) : the personification of autumn in Keats’s

poem

personify /pa'snmfai; NAmE par'sain-/ verb (personi­fies, per-soni-fy-ing, personi-fied, per-soni-fied) [VN] 1 to be an example of a quality or characteristic, or to have a lot of it     ECTfl typify: These

children personify all that is wrong with the education system.        0Heis

kindness personified. f&j|£A3l(tf]ft#o 2 [usually passive] ~ sth (as sb) to show or think of an object, quality, etc. as a person A it ; ffi ••• A f# ft : The river was personified as a goddess. ft       ft ft; M Af -* fi

per son nel /,p3:sa'nel; NAmE ,p3:rs-/ noun 1 [pi.] the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces ( MIR IK % PA A 65 ) i^A^, 3R S : skilled personnel HAS 0 sales/technical/medical/ security/military, etc. personnel H SA. S#. ft 3c, ¥IIAS 2 [U+sing./pl. v] the department in a company that deals with employing and training people A ♦ oP H Egfll human resources : the personnel department/manager A^ nPH / o She works in personnel.      o Personnel is/are

currently reviewing pay scales. A A of IS Ft IE A I fit

mi

person nel carrier noun a military vehicle for carrying soldiers

person-to- person adj. [usually before noun] 1 hap­pening between two or more people who deal directly with each other rather than through another person M AAAN^J: Technical support is offered on a person-to-person basis. $A£llllln]AA]|[$cMf& ^j0 2 (especially NAmE) (of a telephone call tfeigj made by calling the operator (= a person who works at a telephone exchange) and asking to speak to a particular person. If that person is not available, the call does not

have to be paid for. *g}£gitAft, m]AM (

M; ftPHH^SiSAAFE,       ) : a person-

to-person call wfAMf&iS'

perspective /pa’spektiv; NAmE par's-/ noun 1 [C] ~ (on sth) a particular attitude towards sth; a way of thinking about sth jfg;; MM,; ,g, A ECT71 viewpoint : a global perspective       0 Try to see the issue from

a different perspective. i^lM AIWIM^ Jf0 a report that looks at the education system from the perspective of deaf people AW fa      W M St M

jt ^ 0 His experience abroad provides a wider perspec­tive on the problem, f&FE H ft M M f£ f& IU IT l«] M M fh # ft & A I"] SS o 2 [U] the ability to think about problems and decisions in a reasonable way without exaggerating their importance g M f\\ Vtft f];

f] : She was aware that she was losing all sense of perspective. IAMtRM B SIEAA^-^IEfi AiJMf£AJo

0                  Try to keep these issues in perspective, fc It to ffe

&hg|;jg;4g|n]Jgio o Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective. j?I£i] Af&i&FklEW JAAlEfii&hS B       0 It is important not to let

things get out of perspective. S 3£ Me A I? Jfi * tit 55 ® $J S 0 3 [U] the art of creating an effect of depth and distance in a picture by representing people and things that are far away as being smaller than those that are nearer the front M : We learnt how to draw buildings in perspective. f] ^ >) inWffl

$} o o The tree on the left is out of perspective. A III M A file tt#|0 4 [C] a view, especially one in which you can see far into the distance jp:!!; EeiP:: a perspective of the whole valley liilr AiP:

Perspex™ /'p3:speks; NAmE 'p3:rs-/ (BrE) (NAmE Plexi­glas™) noun [U] a strong transparent plastic material that is often used instead of glass perspicacious /,p3:spi'keijas; NAmE ,p3:rs-/ adj. (formal) able to understand sb/sth quickly and accur­ately; showing this Sfc&W; fif AW; fSJ&M: a perspicacious remark A A H # M if ► per-spi-ca-city /,p3:spi'kaesati; NAmE ,p3:rs-/ noun [U] perspiration /.parspaTeifn; NAmE ,p3:rs-/ noun [U]

1                  drops of liquid that form on your skin when you are

hot tf;     HE1 sweat: Beads of perspiration stood

out on his forehead.  0 Her skin

was damp with perspiration.

2                  the act of perspiring ]][  ; tB ff: Perspiration cools

the skin in hot weather.

perspire /pa'spaia(r); NAmE par's-/ verb [V] (formal) to produce sweat on your body ft fp; J#fF ; AfF H77I

SWEAT

WHICH WORD?

persuade * convince

■                  The main meaning of persuade is to make someone

agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it. * persuade     #}i£:

/ tried to persuade her to see a doctor, lie MAMA MA The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true. * convince ffflK: He convinced me he was right.        jfejtJEfilWo

■                  It is quite common, however, for each of these words

to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade. A ii,       A&Ji

convince ##|S} Airlift persuade: / persuaded/ convinced her to see a doctor. $c3AMA#@E£fe0 Some speakers of BrE think that this is not correct.

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per suade o-w /po'sweid; NAmE par's-/ verb 1 ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) to make sb do sth by

giving them good reasons for doing it 3Aift; iftlK: [VN to inf] Try to persuade him to come. J^-ftO [VN] Please try and persuade her. if           M o o She’s

a (>

personification /pa.snmfi'keijn; NAmE par.sain-/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] ~ of sth a person who has a lot of a particular quality or characteristic $JA; \k^r, HSI Pin epitome- She was the personi­fication of elegance. MIIlift (ft IE If <> 2 [U, G] the