pitiless
1506 |
& EE Sj U ± A ft & X „ 2 not deserving
respect ft $J; ftSP (ft H71 poor: a pitiful effort/excuse/ performance / ft P / ► piti-fully / fali/
adv.: The dog was whining
pitifully. JPft^Jftt^EBitfe Sni]$f0
o She
was pitifully thin, M;fi#l$|ilitJ, ftAI^ o o The fee is pitifully
low.
Pl^f&ftft ft0 piti less /'pitilas/ adj. 1 showing no pity;
cruel <^g£(ft; Alt (ft HTl callous: a pitiless killer/tyrant £H?;(ft 1*1 ft/ 2 very cruel or severe, and never ending
ft SSMAil-(ft H2J1 relentless : a scorching, pitiless sun ^^(ftllftPH ► piti-less-ly
adv.
piton /'piitDn; NAmE -tain/ noun a short pointed piece of metal used in
rock-climbing. The piton is fixed into the rock and has a rope attached to it
through a ring at the other end. (
'pit pony noun a small horse that was
used in the past for moving coal in a mine (
'pit prop noun a large piece of wood
used to support the roof of part of a coal mine from which coal has been
removed (j&frtlft ) tftft,
‘pit stop noun 1 (in motor racing Hftiszjfj) an occasion when a car stops during a race
for more fuel, etc. fjpift ( ifiMMM ) 2 (NAmE, informal) a short stop during a
long trip for a rest, a meal, etc. ( 4*
(ft )
W
pitta (Br£) (NAmE pita) /'piita; BrE also 'pita/
(also 'pitta
bread, 'pita bread) noun [U, C] a type of flat bread in the shape of an oval that can be split open and filled
fe*», pig®! (ft
ipAfS*4)
pittance /'pitns/ noun [usually sing.] a
very small amount of money that sb receives, for example as a wage, and that is
hardly enough to live on Ii&; M ft (ft fix 0U|: to pay sb a pittance #£R^Afti$(ftI^ 0 to work for a pittance A—'SA'ttWX# pit ted /'pitid/ adj. 1 having small marks
or holes in the surface ( j$$m ) MVl&mm 2 (of fruit
zlcft) having had the large
hard seed (the pit) removed AiW:
pitted olives A#$tlt pitter-patter /'pita paeta(r)/ adv, noun = pit-a-pat pi tu it ary /pi'tjuntari; /M/nf
-'tuiateri/ (also pi'tuitary gland) noun a small organ at the
base of the brain that produces hormones
that influence growth and sexual
development J® A lift; lift
'pit viper noun one of several types
of poisonous snake which finds its food using areas on its head that are
sensitive to warmth ( ft )
pity On /'piti/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U] ~
(for sb/sth)
a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of
others |SJ if ; ft :
I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. Iftlf
IBo
o a look/feeling/surge of pity -ft IS (ft Alt / M / 0 I took pity on her
and lent her the money. life, WLftLftfatn 7Mo 0 (formal) I beg
you to have pity on him. itftft&fttHtPBo 01 don’t want your pity. Mftlfftft’l$0 2 [sing.] a ~ (that ... ) | a ~ (to do sth) used to show that you
are disappointed about sth ( ft X^XAM ) itii, ft It 0523 SHAME: It’s a pity that
you can’t stay longer. ft X 16 # £ W @ ift
, KJiit 'fei 0 o T’ve lost it/’ ‘Oh, what a pity. ’ “ JB X H # A Tl ” “ nX, Xftlto ” o What a pity
that she didn’t tell me earlier. 0 It
seems a
pity to waste this food. if IS 11" $5 X ft ft? <= 0 This
dress is really nice. Pity
it’s so expensive. iilTjiLftlftXX
‘HftftAJtTf 0 Oh, that’s a pity. 1$, UP AT* it 1ft. 0 It would be a
great pity if you gave up now. ftH SPSfcfcftftTo more’s the 'pity (BrE, informal) unfortunately A A
fife : ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more’s the pity!’ “ ft ? ”
“8MTo III! ”
■ verb
(pit
ies, pity-ing, pit-ied, pit-ied) (not used in the
progressive tenses A ft X ift ft Bt) to feel sorry for sb
because of their situation;
to feel pity for sb |W] t#;
IS ; ft ft-:
[VN] He
pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs.
4fefe|ft1t*3Xf|£±*£«r*ft A, o Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied
than condemned. a#**. o[vn
-ing] / pity her having to work such long hours. MXI#X
pity-ing /‘pitiirj/ adj. [usually before noun] showing pity for sb,
often in a way that shows that you think you are better than them ft1$#j, |p]1f
W ( ) : a
pitying look/smile lift AH BH# / ► pity ing ly adv
pivot /'pivat/ noun, verb
m noun 1 the central point, pin
or column on which sth turns or balances Xft; fix ft; Aft 2 the central or
most important person or thing ft Jr H (ft A ( ft; ft $] )
; A 7'; ft >6:
■ verb [usually +adv./prep.] to turn or balance
on a central point (= a pivot); to make sth do this ( {<£ ) £fixttAfi! ft (
ft^tzft ) : [V] Windows that pivot from a central
point are easy to clean. ?& 0
She pivoted around and walked out. M—ft Ao
[also VN] IJ!l:l*i 'pivot on/around sth (of an argument, a theory, etc.
sth ( ia1 ) ;
IA--A1£T' pm
piv otal /'pivatl/ adj. of great importance
because other things depend on it XttlftW; a pivotal role in
European affairs
pixel /'piksl/ noun (computing it) any of the small
individual areas on a computer screen, which together form the whole display
ff % (
mftffftSMft/t&ji )
pix-el-ate (also pix-el-late) /'piksaleit/ verb [VN] 1 to divide an
image into pixels ) tXM
ft 1$. % 2 to show an image on
television as a small number of large pixels, especially in order to hide sb’s identity ( Al^ATftMSI^ftASttoM )
m,
pixie /'piksi/ noun (in stories) a
creature like a small person with pointed ears, who has magic powers (
/MilfX, /J^'S
pizza /'piitsa/ noun [C, U] an Italian
dish consisting of a flat round bread base with cheese, tomatoes, vegetables,
meat, etc. on top ttpFIft; JlcAftHft: cl ham and mushroom pizza 0 Is there any pizza
t&Qm?
pizz azz /pi'zaez/ noun [u] (informal) a lively and exciting
quality or style $ * If ; fg ft; S23 flair : We
need someone with youth,
glamour and pizzazz.
!BAXft. ^SIi|5Ao
pizzeria /,piitsa'riia/ (NAmE also 'pizza parlor) noun a restaurant that
serves mainly pizzas tt EjF'SI
*Tr
pizzi cato /.pitsi'kaitau; NAmE -tou/ adj., adv. (music If) played using the
fingers instead of a bow to pull at the strings
of a musical instrument such as a violin
(m); (m)
PL abbr. (used in written
addresses) Place (
Jft ) r%: GrosvenorPI.
pL abbr. (in
writing) plural ( AftXft ) M placard /'plaskaid; NAmE -kaird/ noun a large written or
printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march
fiji-ftJ{$; TAJ!#;
They were carrying placards and banners demanding that
he resign. AClIt fg, pla cate /pla'keit; NAmE 'pleikeit/ verb [VN] to make sb feel
less angry about sth A ft; f 1 ( ) i Em
pacify : a placating smile A ft ftl I¥ ift 0 The concessions did
little to placate the students, it ft IS ft A
pla ca tory /pla'keitari; NAmE 'pleikatoiri/ adj. (formal) designed to make sb
feel less angry by showing that you are willing to satisfy or please them ffl
dtfj; Aft 14 W; Alt W : a placatory remark/smile/gesture ft
mm