“不客气。” 一compare displeasure ITiTOI at your/ sb^ 'pleasure (formal) as you want; as sb else wants ^ 据你的（或某人的）意愿；随意：The kmd can be soW at the owner’s pieasure.这块地可随主人的意愿出售。my 'pleasure used as a polite way of replying when sb thanks you for doing sth, to show that you were happy to do it (对别人表示感谢的一种礼貌回答）•不客气， 很乐意效劳.with ‘pleasure used as a polite way of accepting or agreeing to sth (客气地接受或同意）当然 了，很愿意：‘May J sit here?’ ‘Yles, with pZeasure.’ 兮我 可以坐在这儿码？ ” ：4当然可以。”

SYhiONYMS同义词辨析

pleasure

delight ♦ joy ♦ treat

These are all words for things that make you happy or bring you enjoyment.以上各词均指令人命快、高兴

的事。

pleasure a thing that brings you enjoyment or satisfaction 指乐事、快事：the /Measures and pains of everyc/fly ///e 日常生活的苦与乐◊ /f’s fteen a p/easwre meef/wg yow.很高兴认识您。 delight a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction指令人髙兴的事或人、乐 事：东趣•_ the de丨ights of living in the country'生福在■ 乡村的乐趣

joy a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness指貪人高兴的事或乂、乐事、乐趣：如 joys and sorrows of childhood 童年的欢乐与獻伤

PLEASURE，DELIGHT OR jOY?用 pleasure、delight 还是

joy?

A delight or joy is stronger than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but

delights are not. * delight 或 joy 曹气綾 pleasure 强。

.务人高兴的人，尤其是孩子，可用delight或joy，但_ 能用pleasure。joys常与sorrows形成对比，但 delights先这种对比。

treat (informal) a thing that sb enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much 指乐事乐趣：Vow never to this area before? Then you’re in for a real treat 你以.w.、: 前从来没有到过这一地区？那么你一定会喜之不尽。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                 the pleasures/delights/joys of sth

■                 It^ a pleasure/delight/joy/treat to see/find ...

■                 Itwasagreatpleasure/delight/joytomethat...

■                 Some of their football was a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch.

■                 Their baby girl was a delight/joy.

■                 a real/rare pleasure/delight/joy/treat

'pleasure boat (also 'pleasure craft) noun a boat used for short pleasure trips 游艇；游船 pleat /pliit/ noun a permanent fold in a piece of cloth, made by sewing the top or side of the fold (■布料上缝

的）褶

pleat.ed /'pliitid/ ad1/, having pleats 打措的；有槽的：a /Seated skirt 有褶的_子：

pleb /pleb/ /7〇w/7  an ordinary person, espe­

cially one who is poor or not well educated 普 运 人；

(尤指）社会地位低下的人

plebe /pli：b/ noun {US, informal) a first-year student at a military or naval college in the US _(美'国军校）一年级

学生，新生

ple-beian /pla'biian/ adj., noun

u adj. 1 connected with ordinary people or people of the lower social classes平g的；西娃的；下秦社会的 2 (disapproving) lacking in culture or education 的；俗鄙的：plebeian       庸俗的趣味

■ noun (usually disapproving) a person from a lower social

| 1519      plenteous

class ■ (used originally in ancient Rome)下.层人；■平民； 庶民 一 compare patrician

pleb>is-cite /'plebisit; -salt/ noun ~ (on sth) {politics a vote by the people of a country or a region on an issue that is very important 公民投票；全民公决 PCTTl refer­endum ：to hold a plebiscite on the country's future system 〇/ government就国家未来的政府体制举行公民 投票

plebs /plebz/ noun (usually the plebs) [pi.] {informaf) an offensive way of referring to ordinary people, espe­cially those of the lower social classes 平头百姓； 市井

小民；贱民

plec-trum /'plektram/ noun {pi. plec-trums or plec-tra

/-tra/) (also informal pick) a small piece of metal, plastic, etc. used for plucking the strings of a guitar or similar instrument (弹拨琴弦用的）琴拨，拨乎 pled (US) pt, pp of PLEAD pledge /pled3/ noun, verb

■                 nowfi 1 〜（to do sthj a serious promise 保证；诺言；誓 约 HT1 commitment： a pZecige o/support 支援的许诺 〇 Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise tojces?政府会履行它的竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？ > Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.资方保证今年不会削减工作职位。

2 a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do sth or pay back money that you owe 抵押；质钱；抵押品 ITTO1 sign/take the 'pledge {old-fashioned} to make a promise never to drink alcohol发誓戒酒

■                 verb 1 〜sth (to sb/sth) to formally promise to give or

do sth保证给予（或做）；正式承谂：[VN] Japcm has pZeciged $200 miHion fn humanitarian aid 日本邑承诺提 供一亿元人道主义援助。◊ r/ie government pledged their support /or the       •政府保证支祷这项划。◊

We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country).我们都必须对国旗宣誓效 ■忠。◊ [V to inf] 7?ie group has pZedged to continue cam­paigning•这 个组织 发誓继 续投入 运动。 ◊ [V (that)] TTie group has pledged that they will continue campaigning. 这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。2〜sb/yourself (to sth) to make sb or yourself formally promise to do sth 使保证；使发誓 swear ： [VN] They were all

hedged to secrecy.他们都宣誓保密。◊ [VN to inf] 77ie government has pledged itself to root out corruption. ^ 府已承诺伊_除腐败。3 [VN] to leave sth with sb as a pledge(2)抵押；也当 4 (AWmf) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority 宣誓参力tl 美国■大学生联谊会:‘ .[V] Do you thmfc pZedge this semester?这_期j尔想in入大学生联谊会鸿？ 0 [VN] My brother pZec^ged Sigma Nu.我哥哥宣誓加入 SNU’联 谊会。

the .Pledge of Al legiance noun [sing] a formal promise to be loyal to the US, which Americans make standing in front of the flag with their right hand on their heart宣誓效忠（美国人站在国旗前右手贴左胸

宣誓）

plen-ary /'pliinari/ adj., noun

■                 .[only before noun]        1 (of meetings, etc.会议等）

to be attended by everyone who has the right to attend 全体参加的：rhe new committee hoWs its plenary session this weefc•新委员会本周举行第一次垒会。

2 without any limit; complete 无限的；羌全的；绝对 的：TTie Coimci’Z has pZenary powers to admmister the agreement.理事会拥有余权执行这项协议。

■                 (p/. -ie's)芦 plenary meeting 全体舍权差会 pleni-po-ten-tiary /.plempa'tenjari; NAmE also -Xieri/

noun {pi. -ies) {technical      a person who has full

powers to take action, make decisions, etc. on behalf of their government, especially in a foreign country 尤 指在国外代表政府的）全权代表；.全权大使^卩丨6111卩0- ten-tiary adj. ： plenipotentiary powers pleni-tude /'plenitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [sing., U] (/o/wfl/) a large amount of.sth 大量；充裕；众多 cn71

ABUNDANCE

plent-eous /'pleritias/ adj. {literary) = plentiful