persuasion
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always easily persuaded. ftfe
|u] 3(5 7 ft #J o 0 7 allowed
myself to be persuaded into
entering the competition. $§l7ftAlCEtfj;$ift,
«fc#Jjn7tfcHo 0 I’m sure he’ll come with a bit of
persuading. fSEBfjt, #j
—#jftfetfc<£A#Jo 2 to make sb believe that sth is true ft;
ft Jig ; ft Eg ft H*m convince: [VN that] It will be difficult to persuade them
that there’s no other choice. ib ItMH 'fit ft
<, 0 She had persuaded herself that
life was not
worth living. $fe
@ iAAl Aft'&W fftflL 0 [VN] No one was persuaded by his
arguments. & A ft fife ,& <> o (formal)
I am still not fully persuaded of the plan’s merits.
per sua sion /pa'swei3n; NAmE par's-/ noun
1 [u] the act of persuading sb to do sth or to believe sth ijj, HR; ift:
It didn’t take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. P ^iftihitfeifttb 7 iWTfo
0 After a little gentle persuasion, he
agreed to come. ®Al> — T, 0 She has great powers of
persuasion. M W A ® o 2 [C,
U] a particular set of beliefs, especially about religion or politics (
S& ft ) fit ftp: politicians of all
persuasions ft ft # # Eft ft A^J 0 every shade of
religious persuasion ft ft Eft
persuasive /pa'sweisiv; NAmE
par's-/ adj. able to persuade sb to do or believe sth i#JMAj
Eft; 4 Aft IK Eft: persuasive arguments 4 AfsMW
i^v^C 0 He can be very persuasive, fife ft 04 fl &
i# Jig A 0 ► per-sua-sive-ly adv.: They argue
persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns. ftfefntUAf^Wife^5:f#^ffi^ffi7-fto
per-
suasiveness noun [U]
pert /p3:t; NAmE p3:rt/
adj. 1 (especially of a girl or young woman X ft ff 7 7 it 7) showing a lack of respect,
especially in a cheerful and amusing way A7L 67 $£$fcEft BCd impudent: a pert reply A
fLEft^rli 2 (of a part of the body
JfftnIHv) small, firm and attractive 7 J5 M Eft; if A
Eft; ijfe % Eft: a pert nose 7X5^I£#J#7 o pert
features f£ft Eft MM. ► pertly adv.
pertain /pa'tein; NAmE par't-/ verb
[V] (format) to exist or to apply in a particular situation
or at a particular time ft ft; ill ff]: Living conditions are vastly
different from those pertaining in their country of origin. ftft^fA-^flfe flllfilSA^tBlsIc 0 Those laws no longer
pertain. ^#B7iifB7o WhdW per'tain to sth/sb (formal) to be connected with
sth/sb -ft-- ffi A ; : the laws
pertaining to adoption ftAi&ftlftft#
Per-tex™ /'p3:teks; NAmE 'p3:rt-/ noun
[U] (BrE) a light material used for making clothes and
equipment for camping, climbing, etc.
gib mm)
pertinacious /,p3:ti'neijas; NAmE
,p3:rtn'ei-/ adj. (formal) determined to achieve
a particular aim despite difficulties or opposition H 7Eft ; M Eft; XX SIW ► pertinacity /,p3:ti'naesati; NAmE
,p3:rtn'ae-/ noun [U]
pertin ent /'p3:tinant; NAmE
'p3:rtnant/ adj. ~ (to sth)
(formal) appropriate to a
particular situation ft A; Eft ; tn Eft; ft! ft Eft
H771 relevant : a pertinent question/ fact ft A Eft I'g JIM /
♦ 0 Please keep your
comments
pertinent to the topic under
discussion, if ± ill A: A Eft If i£ ,, ► per-tin-ent-ly adv. pertin-ence
/-ans/
noun [U]
perturb /pa't3:b; NAmE
par't3:rb/ verb [VN] (formal) to make sb
worried or anxious fj£ M IS ;
f?£ 7 Pm
alarm: Her sudden appearance
did not seem to perturb him in the least. /?,tft$:ftftflfe7£o
► perturbed /-'t3:bd; NAmE -'t3:rbd/ adj. ~ (at/about sth): a perturbed young man Eft A 0 She didn’t
seem perturbed at the change of plan.
iAito BQ3 UNPERTURBED
perturb ation /.parta'beijn; NAmE,p3:rtar'b-/
noun 1 [u] (formal) the state of feeling anxious
about sth that has happened tfcfi; 7A; SI HTH alarm 2 [C, U] (technical Ain) a
small change in the quality, behaviour or movement of sth M ; Wt
ftfe; 7 45 #: temperature perturbations MSEftlSlI^fi:
peruse /pa'ru:z/ verb [VN] (formal or humorous) to read sth,
especially in a careful way £0]i^; A copy of
the report is available
for you to peruse at your leisure. fJB 7—fff ft^, fifeW
noun [U, sing.]: The agreement was
signed after careful perusal.
perv (also perve) /p3:v; NAmE p3:rv/ noun (informal) 1 = pervert n. 2 (AustralE, NZE) a look at sb/sth that
shows sexual interest in them or it, in an unpleasant
way&$j£#j—W;
pervade /pa'veid; NAmE par'v-/ verb [VN] (formal) to spread through and
be noticeable in every part of sth '#i§; ill
A ET171 permeate: a pervading mood
of fear ftJiiEft^JiltrB# 0 the sadness that
pervades most of her novels ^AlE|Sft/M#fft;&'|>fc1f o The entire house was
pervaded by a sour smell. $IJ’EfJ?r7fl$ft$!
7B£ Ufto
perva sive /pa'veisiv; NAmE par'v-/ adj. existing in all parts
of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or
thing jjilft Eft; AS/ft#£l:Eft; if : a pervasive smell of
damp
H fife if M 5^ ) L
o
A
sense of social change is pervasive in her novels. ftfe&Vb
►
per-va-sive-ly adv. per-
va-sive-ness noun [U]
perverse /pa'v3:s; NAmE par'v3:rs/ adj. showing deliberate
determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable
or unreasonable $J$J; 711'lfS^I: a perverse decision (= one
that most people do not
expect and think is wrong) if (ft iA ^ o She finds a perverse
pleasure in upsetting
her parents. MitXM Ufa /A + fi $ A o o Do you really mean
that or are you just being deliberately perverse
► per-verse-ly adv.: She seemed
perversely proud of her criminal record. ftfefl^AiiA^,
pervers-ity noun [U]: He refused to attend
out of sheer perversity. f1fefg7ilS,
perversion /pa'v3:Jn; NAmE par'v3ir3n/ noun [U, C] 1 behaviour that
most people think is not normal or acceptable, especially when it is connected
with sex; an example of this type of behaviour A AIt Al; ( 14 )
: sexual perversion fA $ 0 sadomasochistic
perversions Al 2 the act of changing
sth that is good or right
into sth that is bad or wrong; the result of this ]|ij; M ft; M f&J #: the perversion of
justice
AlEAWSlffi 0 Her account was a perversion of the truth.
MmM&MMTmt* per vert verb, noun
m verb /pa'V3:t; NAmE par'v3:rt/ [VN] 1 to
change a system, process, etc. in a bad way so that it is not what it used to
be or what it should be jj&ffs f«£A#; ilclh : Some scientific
discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
2 to affect sb in a way that makes them act or think
in an immoral or unacceptable way ; filF; fAffiH EWl corrupt: Some people believe that television can
pervert the minds of children. W ^ A “A A > m?TI per,vert the course of justice (BrE) (NAmE ob'struct justice) (law #) to tell a lie or
to do sth in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about
a crime fffkivE] MfifWJiA s noun /'p3:v3:t; NAmE ‘p3:rv3:rt/ (also informal perv) a person whose sexual behaviour is not
thought to be normal or acceptable by most people 14^ iS# PHTI deviant: a sexual pervert 1745/S# perverted /pa'v3:tid; NAmE par'v3:r-/ adj. not thought to be
normal or acceptable by most people J5 # 1$; 5^ & : sexual acts, normal
and perverted IE # (ft ^
W 'IA fr Al 0 She was having
difficulty following his perverted logic. M 1$. S M fife IP A
# W if 0 o They clearly take a
perverted delight in watching others suffer.
pe seta /pa'seita/ noun the former unit of
money in
7 2002 )
pesky /'peski/ adj. [only before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) annoying fg AW;
i4)A&7 pesky insects &&