brightly coloured. People
sometimes shoot pheasants for sport or food. Meat from this bird is also called
pheasant, if ^; jgf (ft : {BrE) to shoot
pheasant It if 0 {NAmE) to hunt
pheasant fT IF X| o roast pheasant i%if — picture c>
page R28 phe nol /'fiinol; NAmE
-narl/ noun [U] (chemistry it) a poisonous
white chemical. When dissolved in water it is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, usually called carbolic ACID. g&;
phen ology /fa'nnlad3i; NAmE -'na:l-/ noun [u]
the
study of patterns of events in nature, especially in the weather and in the
behaviour of plants and animals
phe nom /fa'nrnn; NAmE fa'naim/ noun {NAmE, informal) a person or thing that
is very successful or impressive
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PHENOMENON
phe-nomenal /fa'nmninl;
NAmE -'na:m-/ adj. very great or
impressive T 7 ^ III; M Jl fit cnTl extraordinary: The product has been a phenomenal success,
fk
phe nom en al ly /fa'nmnmali; NAmE -'na:m-/ adv. 1
in
a very great or impressive way 773£i&; # MM
aftife
ana
extraordinarily: This product has been
phenomenally successful. j�nq$#7lftAMj$;5!jo
2
extremely; very $£ M ; 7 :
phenomenally bad
weather
phe nom en ology /fi,nDmi'nDlad3i; NAmE -,na:ma- 'na:l-/ noun [U] the branch of
philosophy that deals with what you see, hear, feel, etc. in contrast to what
may actually be real or true about the world M I*. 7 ►
phe-nom-eno-logic-al /fi.nnmina'lDdsikl; NAmE -,na:mana'la:d3-/ adj.
phe-nom-enon /fa'nnminan;
NAmE fa'naim-/ noun (pi phenom-ena /-ina/) 1 a fact or an event in
nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood JJE %.: cultural/natural/social
phenomena Xitl&BJ 0 Globalization is a
phenomenon of the 21st century. i£&\tfk 21 2 {pi. phenomenons
in NAmE) a person or thing
that is very successful or impressive jfctbMA; 7 JIM A ( )
phe-no-type /'flinataip/
adj., noun {biology 7) the set of
characteristics of a living thing, resulting from its combination of genes and the effect of its environment
sm ( m ), mm { m ) {
) — compare genotype
phero mone /'feramaun; NAmE -moun/ noun {biology 7.) a substance
produced by an animal as a chemical signal, often to attract another animal of
the same SPECIES J|,ff
phew /fju:/ exclamation a sound that people
make to show that they are hot, tired, or happy that sth bad has finished or
did not happen ) :
Phew, it’s hot in here! l»$, 0 Phew, I’m glad
that’s all over. P$
, II 7 ! — compare
WHEW
phi /fai/ noun the
2lst letter of the
Greek alphabet (d>, 0)
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phial /'faial/ (also vial especially in NAmE) noun (formal) a small glass
container, for medicine or perfume H0
,Phi .Beta 'Kappa noun (in the
phil an der er /fi'laendara(r)/ noun
{old-fashioned, disapproving) a man who has sexual relationships
with many different women feU;
philandering /fi'laendarir)/
noun [U] (old-fashioned,
disapproving) (of a man A) the fact of having sexual relationships
with many different women 'H§L; ft cm womanizing ► phil an dering adj. [only before noun]
phil an thropist /fi'laen9rapist/ noun
a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, especially by giving
money A
phil an thropy /fi'laenOrapi/ noun [U] the practice of
helping the poor and those in need, especially by giving money WH; ► phil-an«throp-ic
/.filan'Brnpik;
NAmE -'0ra:p-/ adj. : philanthropic work M It X fb phil-an-throp-ic-al-ly
/.filan'Ornpikli;
NAmE -'0ra:p-/ adv.
phila tel ist /fi'laetalist/ noun {technical A in) a person who collects or studies stamps phil ately /fi'laetali/ noun [U] (technical A iff) the collection and study of stamps SPHWA ► phila tel ic
/, fila'telik/ adj.
-phile combining form (in nouns and adjectives IflU^is]) liking a particular
thing; a person who likes a particular thing H $7 • • M; ■■•£!#?#: Anglophile AH ^ o bibliophile
^ — compare -phobe
phil harmon ic /.filai'mnmk; NAmE .filar'mamik/ adj. used in the names of orchestras, music societies, etc.
theBerlin
Philharmonic (Orchestra) ) A £8
-philia combining form (in nouns $ £ iH) love of sth,
especially connected with a sexual attraction that is not considered normal ( AfeAIEAM ) MU’,
: paedophilia i&HLW — compare phobia(2) phil is tine /'fihstain; NAmE -stiin/ noun {disapproving) a person who does not
like or understand art, literature, music, etc. XlAfc^lAAftlMA; JA ► phil-
istine adj.: philistine attitudes phil-
is-tin
ism /-timzam/
noun [U] : the philistinism of the
tabloid press 7jfcfrlW;£irf§
Phil lips /'filips/ fld/'. (of a screw or screwdriver
with a cross-shaped part
for turning 770 M — compare flathead(I),
slotted(2) philo- /'filau; AMmf 'filou/ (also phil-) combining form (in nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs J®, 7 is], f
W ^Mfnl!]-^) liking philanthropy
phil olo gist /fi'lDlad3ist; /V/\mf -'la:l-/ noun a person who studies
philology
phil ology /fi'lDlad3i; NAmE - la:l-/ noun [U] the scientific
study of the development of language or of a particular language ► phil olo gic ai /.fila'lDd3ikl;
NAmE -'la:d3-/
adj.
phil -oso-pher /fa'lDsafa(r); NAmE -'la:s-/ noun 1 a person who
studies or writes about philosophy U 7 7: the Greek philosopher
Aristotle |2a person who thinks deeply about things If jg,
A; #7SAWA: He seems to be a
bit o/a philosopher.
the phi.losopher^s 'stone noun [sing.] an imaginary substance that, in the past,
people believed could change any metal into gold or silver, or could make people
live for ever
philo soph ical /.fila'snfikl; NAmE -'sa:f-/ (also philo- soph-ic /-'snfik; NAmE -‘saifik/) oc/7. 1 connected with
philosophy 7 67 the philosophical writings of Kant
philosophic debate 2 ~ (about
sth) (approving) having a calm
attitude towards a difficult or disappointing situation SL 7(ft
cm stoical : He was philosophical about losing and said
that he’d be back next year to try again.
► philosophically
/-kli/
adv. : This kind of
evidence is philosophically unconvincing. 0 0 She
took the bad news
philosophically.
philo so phize {BrE also -ise) /fa'lDsafaiz; NAmE -'la:s-/ verb [V] ~ (about/on sth) to talk about sth in a
serious way, especially when other people think this is boring itSifcllSlTk: He spent the evening
philosophizing on the meaning of life. jtkH7!&±Ai&A7l$ MXo ► phil-oso-phiz-ing, -is-ing noun [U] phil oso phy o-w /falnsafi; NAmE-'la:s-/ noun
1
[U] the study of the nature and meaning of
the
universe and of human life 7
7: moral
philosophy ffc 317 0 the philosophy of science o a professor of
philosophy degree in philosophy
[C] a particular set or
system of beliefs resulting from