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sb/sth or the exact time that sth happened- $ 4b ft,

( fv fi Bf la] ) : He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village. ttJ IP 7 fi ttt ££ 4fi i£ Eft fi fi o 2 to be able to give the exact reason for sth or to describe sth exactly tl#

( ij£ BJ ) : The report pinpointed the areas most in need of help. mif 4#MBJ47^#giftftilfaEo madj. if sth is done with pinpoint accuracy, it is done exactly and in exactly the right position Eft; ftfil Eft : The pilots bombed strategic targets with pinpoint accuracy. Isft

* noun a very small area of sth, especially light $£Alft?£ ffl; %£

pin-prick /'pmprik/ noun 1 a very small area of sth, especially light ( A# Eft ) fi: His eyes narrowed to two small pinpricks of black. f&lEBgBS 8M7 Ho 2 a very small hole in sth, especially one that has been made by a pin 7 fi ; ft ?L 3 something that annoys you even though it is small and unimportant M AlftA*; 7A7'fclft3«

,pins and ‘needles noun [u] an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when a normal flow of blood returns after it has been partly blocked, especially because you have been sitting or lying in an awkward position A:fjsf; to have pins and needles

ITiTTTI be on ,pins and 'needles (NAmE) = (be) ON TENTERHOOKS at TENTERHOOKS

pin-stripe /'pinstraip/ noun 1 [C] one of the white vertical lines printed on dark cloth that is used especially for making business suits ( ) fi

ft ^ 2 [U, C] dark cloth with white vertical lines

printed on it; a suit made from this cloth 77 fi lt£(fl7

a pinstripe suit

M ^ ► pin-striped adj. [only before noun]: a pinstriped suit — If 0 a pinstriped official (= who is

wearing a pinstriped suit) — pint On /paint/ noun

1 (abbr. pt) a unit for measuring liquids and some dry

goods. There are 8 pints in a gallon, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US. A to tote,

0.568 7, 0.473 ft ) : a pint of

beer/milk —qqJl&nfM / A#5 0 We’d better get a couple of extra pints (= of milk) tomorrow. B7Xf£fn:IB?#7 A/l ppfl£A#5o O Add half a pint of cream. jJ0±Aq” JMffio

2 (BrE) a pint of beer (especially in a pub) —

( Afi XilPB ) : Do you want to go for a pint later? #

pinta /'pamta/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a pint of milk-FMffW

pinto /'pintau; NAmE -too/ adj. (NAmE) (of a horse S,) with areas on it of two colours, usually black and white

7M&£3Elft; ( il#4£ ) HfiMlft EEGJpiebald ► pinto noun (pi -os)

‘pinto bean noun a type of curved bean with coloured marks on the skin SEs; (tia .pint ‘pot noun a beer glass, often with a handle, that holds one pint ) M see quart

‘pint-sized adj. (informal) (of people A) very small &

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‘pin-up noun 1 a picture of an attractive person, especially one who is not wearing many clothes, that is put on a wall for people to look at g, A ( f&A A ) ££

2 a person who appears in a pin-up m4ffilft£A ( jmii: )

pin-wheel /‘pmwi:l/ noun (NAmE) 1 = windmill(3) 2 = Catherine wheel

Pin-yin /pm'jin/ noun [U] the standard system of Roman spelling in Chinese

pi on eer /.paia'mafc); NAmE -'nir/ noun, verb wnoun 1 ~ (in/of sth) a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop A#; A9K; 77 A EW71 trailblazer a pioneer in the field of microsurgery & it 7 f4 4$ Eft 6>J A 0 a computer pioneer o a pioneer aviator

0 a pioneer design (= one that introduces new ideas, methods, etc.) 7 ft] ft if 2 one of the first people to go to a particular area in order to live and work there JF3t#; the pioneer spirit

mverb [VN] when sb pioneers sth, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use sth new ^ 7#i#; {$.9c fi#: a new technique pioneered by surgeons in a London hospital ftfr

pioneering /.paia'mariq; NAmE -'mr-/ adj. [usually before noun] introducing ideas and methods that have never been used before 7 Ifi Eft; 5fc (ft; UMfk Eft: pioneering work on infant mortality ^ JL^Et $ A o the pioneering days of radio

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pious /'paias/ adj. 1 having or showing a deep respect for God and religion M Eft; tfk Eft cm devout : pious acts fff 7 7 riT-JD impious — see also piety

3 (disapproving) pretending to be religious, moral or good in order to impress other people i

# ft ; fg IE ft HTH SANCTIMONIOUS : piOUS sentiments 3 ~ hope something that you want

to happen but is unlikely to be achieved fi il M 7 fi @P Eft ; Id, 7 M ft : Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes. fitERJii!i1#Atn,

ffiJELo ►pi-ous-lyfldv.

pip /pip/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 (especially BrE] (NAmE usually seed) the small hard seed that is found in some types of fruit ( ^^7jc ^ft ) #7, ft: an apple/orange pip ft 7£F

— picture t> page R17 2 the pips [pi.] (old-fashioned, BrE) a series of short high sounds, especially those used when giving the exact time on the radio ; (A

taffeafft ) •ftN’ffT' 3 (NAmE) one of the dots showing the value on dice and dominoes; one of the marks showing the value and suit of a playing card (

7, MLtW ).£

mverb (-pp-) [VN] (BrE, informal) to beat sb in a race, competition, etc. by only a small amount or at the last moment ££7i&E: She pipped

her rival for the gold medal. 0

He was pipped at/to the post for the top award, itefij

pipe <^w/paip/ noun, verb

wnoun 1 [C, U] a tube through which liquids and gases can flow 1f7; Hit: hot and cold water pipes }§,

Hr 0 lead/plastic pipes fS/!l4f 7 O a leaking gas pipe 0 Copper pipe is sold in lengths. fBjff

jk A fi o 0 a burst pipe 7 — see also

DRAINPIPE, EXHAUST /?.(2), WASTE PIPE, WINDPIPE 2 [C] a narrow tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco 40 7; 40 : to smoke a pipe 40 7 o He

puffed on his pipe. ffe⁽¹Rlf407o o pipe tobacco 407^

4 [C] a musical instrument in the shape of a tube,

played by blowing Hr 7 S — see also pan pipes 4 [C] any of the tubes from which sound is produced in an organ ( 5 pipes [pi.] = bagpipes

■ verb 1 [VN] to send water, gas, oil, etc. through a pipe from one place to another If it ft : to pipe oil across the desert fi If 7 4E 7 7 M 771 0 Water is

piped from the reservoir to the city. 7fcfi1f7/^7K#$$r7 PJMrtJo 2 [VN] [usually passive] to send sounds or signals through a wire or cable from one place to another fi ^ ^^^#^(^#7): The speech was piped over a public address system. 3 to

play music on a pipe or the bagpipes, especially to welcome sb who has arrived fi If 7 # ft ) ; [VN] Passengers were piped aboard ship at the start of the cruise. ^g£*f7ffl^ft 0 [V] a prize for piping and drumming 4 to

speak or sing in a high voice or with a high sound Afi ) ; A fi : [V] Outside a robin piped. 7 [also V speech] 5 [VN] to decorate food, especially a cake, with thin lines of icing, etc. by squeezing it out of a special bag or tube «£ ( ) : The cake had

‘Happy Birthday’piped on it. MM±W.7 “7 B't£7” Eft 1211;VI .pipe 'down (informal) used especially in orders, to tell sb to stop talking or to be less noisy A#