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especially peas and beans   a pea pod MsLM

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long narrow container that is hung under an aircraft and used to carry fuel, equipment, weapons, etc. ( #Uft ) ffjitfh 3 part of a spacecraft or a boat

that can be separated from the main part

podgy /'pnd3i; NAmE 'pa:d3i/ (BrE) (also pudgy NAmE, BrE) adj. (informal, usually disapproving) slightly fat 6U: podgy arms St 77 ME po dia trist /pe'daiatrist/ noun {especially NAmE) = chir­opodist

po dia try /pa’daiatri/ noun [U] (especially NAmE) = chir­opody

po-dium /‘paudiam; NAmE 'pou-/ noun 1 a small plat­form that a person stands on when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra, etc. i# £ ; i# ;   ( 7 |A

(ft ) a H771 ROSTRUM 2 {NAmE) = LECTERN Po-dunk /'paudArjk; NAmE 'pou-/ adj. {US, informal) (of a town /bit) small, dull and not important A7 A&U; ft A2.3SlE(ft   From a place name of southern New

England.

poem o-w /'pauim; NAmE 'pouam/ noun a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings. The words are arranged in separate lines, usually with a repeated rhythm, and often the lines rhyme at the end. if; 7JA poesy /'pauazi; -si; NAmE 'pou-/ noun [U] (literary) poetry

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poet /'pauit; NAmE 'pouat/ noun a person who writes poems if A

poet-ess /.paui'tes; NAmE .poua'tes/ noun {old-fashioned) a woman who writes poems At# A poet ic /pau'etik; NAmE pou-/ (also less frequent poet-ical /-ikl/) adj. 1 [only before noun] connected with poetry; being poetry if ffclft; i#(ft: poetic language if 0 Byron’s Poetical Works ft f£ # ft 2 (approving) like or suggesting poetry, especially because it shows imagin­ation and deep feeling {$. if —$£ (ft; 'M M i# M (ft lyrical : There is a poetic quality to her playing. M (ft ► poetically /-kli/ adv.

po,etic 'justice noun [U] a situation in which sth bad happens to sb, and you think that this is what they deserve jfjSZ;

po.etic ’licence {NAmE po.etic 'license) noun [U] the freedom to change facts, the normal rules of language, etc. in a special piece of writing or speech in order to achieve a particular effect (    W ) ®7f#£t

poet ics /pau'etiks; NAmE pou-/ noun [U] 1 the art of writing poetry if ffc ^ ft; if ^ 2 the study of poetry, literature, etc. if ^

Poet 'Laureate noun 1 (especially in Britain) a person who has been officially chosen to write poetry for the country’s important occasions      ( Afs ^IlIE A

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poet-ry 0-w /'pauatri; NAmE 'pou-/ noun

1                  [U] a collection of poems; poems in general if H; if ffc; if fb SHU verse: epic/lyric/pastoral, etc. poetry

ffl III## o T.S. Eliot’s poetry * T.S. £[B§- 0 a poetry reading if ffc!f]ii — compare prose

2                  [U, sing.] {approving) a beautiful and elegant quality

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her gestures. flfa—7“

po-faced /'pau feist; NAmE 'pou/ adj. {BrE, informal, disapproving) looking very serious and as though you do not approve of sb/sth — AlE££(ft; 7b7A$*lft; UR ft (ft; MM

pogo stick /'paugau stik; NAmE 'pougou/ noun a pole with a bar to stand on and a spring at the bottom, that you jump around on for fun

pog rom /'pngram; NAmE 'poug-/ noun the organized killing of large numbers of people, because of their race or religion (originally the killing of Jews in Russia) A M

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poign ant /'poinjant/ adj. having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad A AiJtli&A &#(ft; ItW BQG3 MOVING: a poignant image/moment/memory, etc. 7;j#(ftj7t£. HM, HMZ # o Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time. MJ#MJi7W#Eifi, #A^i^0 ► poignancy /-jansi/ noun [U]: the poignancy of parting and separ­ation jj!| ^ (ft if H 0 Of particular poignancy was the photograph of their son with his sisters, taken the day before he died. #^AfiM£UfafrilftJL7 AM A jflM#fcfn(ft ft j^o poign ant ly /-jantli/ adv.

poin-set-tia /.poin'setia/ noun a tropical plant with large red or pink leaves that grow to look like flowers, often grown indoors in pots --/m/C; A

point o-w /point/ noun, verb

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3                  OPINION/FACT r# ;£: 7 A: 1 [C] a thing that sb says or writes giving their opinion or stating a fact ifc A; ^ .A ; JE ft? : She made several interesting points in the article. ftfatET01takeyour point (= understand and accept what you are saying).

ft [t] (ft # o 0 He’s just saying that to prove a point {= to show his idea is right). UfaSP#-i£HII A 7 iff. Bf] Ufa (ft # & o 0 OK, you’ve made your point/ ttj-J, EMIGiSi&Till 7 o — see also talking point

4                  MAIN IDEA A I;1. 2 [C] (usually the point) the main or most important idea in sth that is said or done S

The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor.

0                  I wish he would get to the point {- say it quickly),

ffi IS ftfa fji .4. iE ® o 0 I'll come straight to the point: we need more money.      0 Do

you see my point (= understand) ? Bj] £3      ii:M ? o

1                  think I missed the point {= did not understand), fici®

Mo 0 You have a point (= your idea is right) — it would be better to wait till this evening, (ft M il M,  = 0 ‘There won’t be any­

where to park.’ ‘Oh, that’s a (good) point (= I had not thought of that).’        ”       “fa®, M

J!L ” o It just isn’t true. That’s the whole point {= the only important fact). 0

‘He’s been married before.’ ‘That’s beside the point (= not important).’       jii/tto ” , “SPASMo ” o

I know it won’t cost very much but that’s not the point (= not the important thing),      UPfe A T AUI, ffi

5                  PURPOSE @. (ft 3 [U, sing.] the purpose or aim of sth M If]; g (ft; J1 i: What’s the point of all this violence?

® III? (ft It III M& ? o There’s no point in getting angry. AAJlr'&AJfilfto 0 / don’t see the point of doing it all again, icfft ABJ! S,     lAA"ft A MX» 0 The point of

the lesson is to compare the two countries. A if (ft S (ftll

o note at purpose

6                   DETAIL   A 4 [C] a particular detail or fact M f£        A

(       ) : Here are the main points of the news. 1II

T ft §r B flf M o 0 Can you explain that point again ? ft

7                  QUALITY % bfr 5 [C] a particular quality or feature that

sb/sth has jf     ; 4f fE: Tact is not one of her

strong points.     0 Read the manual

to learn the program’s finer points (= small details), if M f-M, IM 7©l76U^ffl1?o 0 Living in Scotland has its good points but the weather is not one of them.

ffiA"HA£Fo 0 One of the hotel’s plus points (== good features) is that it is very central. jX 7fifet£AftrU t'lo — see also selling

POINT

8                  TIME ft/ |b] 6 [C] a particular time or stage of develop­ment HM; AThe climber was at/on the point of death when they found him. ^ftfaf J

A ® ill # fill Bt f^ , Ufa E ^ ^ B 0   0 We were on the

point of giving up. & f[] ^ N" Jl A M ft. ^ 7« o Many people suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives,    o we had