polyunsaturated fat /.poliAn.saBtJareitid 'faet; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun
[C, U] a type of fat found, for example, in seeds and vegetable oils, which
does not encourage the harmful development of cholesterol
多不饱和月旨 肪（存在于种子和植物油等中，不促进胆固醇的有害增
长）：/oods that are high
f/i poZyunsaturated /afs 富含 表不饱和脂肪的食物一see also MONOUNSATURATED FAT, SATURATED
FAT, TRANS FAT ► poly.un.sat.ur.ateS /.pDliAn'saetJarQts; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun
[pi.] ： foods that are high fn
poZyunsaturates (= polyunsaturated fats)富 含多不饱和脂肪的食物
poly-ur-eth-ane /.pDli'juaraGein; NAmE ,pa:li'jur-/ noun
[U] (tec/7/i/〇7/ 术语）a type of plastic
material used in making paints，glues, etc.聚氨酯；聚氨基甲酸酯
poly-va-lent
/.pDli'veilant;
NAmE ,pa:l-/ adj.
1 {chemistry 化）having a valency of 3 or more ‘ 价的 2 (/b/mai) having many different functions or forms 多功能的；多
形式的：poiyvaient mcmagerfd
sfci/k多方面的管理技能 ►
poly-va-lence /.pDli'veilans; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun
[U] pom /pDm; NAmE pa:m/ noun = pommy Poma™ /'pauma; NAmE 'pouma/ noun
{Br^) = button lift
pom-ade /pa'meid; -'maid/ noun {old-fashioned) [U, C] a liquid
that is put on the hair to make it look shiny and smell nice 发、油
po-man-der /pa'maenda^); NAmE 'poumaendar/ noun
a round container filled with dried flowers, leaves, etc. that is used to
give a pleasant smell to rooms or clothes 香盒（圆形，盛干的馨香花叶等厂. pom-egran-ate /'pDmigraenit; NAmE 'pa:m-/ noun
a round fruit with thick smooth skin and red flesh full of large seeds 石播 一 picture c> page Ri 8 pom-elo /'pDmalau; NAmE 'parmalou/ (also pum-melo /|pAm-/) (p/. -os) a large citrus fruit that has thick
yellow skin and that tastes
similar to a grapefruit, but
sweeter柚子
pom-mel /'pmnl; NAmE 'pa:ml/ noun
1 the higher front part
of a SADDLE’on a horse (_ 马鞍）鞍桥，鞍头 2
the round part on the end of the handle of a sword (剑柄
顶端的）圆球
'pommel horse noun a large object on
four legs with two handles on top, which gymnasts
put their hands on and swing their body and legs aroun& 鞍马 pommy /'pDmi; NAmE 'pa:mi/ noun
{pi. -ies)
(also
pom)
{AustralE,
NZE, informal, often disapproving) a British person英国佬
pomp /pomp; NAmE pa:mp/ noun
[U] the impressive clothes, decorations, music, etc. and traditional customs
that are part of an official occasion or cere- mony 排场；气派；盛况：all the pomp and ceremony
of a
royd wedding王室婚礼的盛大场面与仪式fM ,pomp and
'circumstance formal and impressive ceremony 重的仪式
pom-pom /'pompom; NAmE 'pa:mpa:m/ (also pom-pon /'pompon; NAmE 'pa:mpa:n/) noun
1 a small ball made of
wool, used for decoration, especially on a hat 小线球 (尤用以装饰帽子）Pirn
BOBBLE
一 picture o hat 2 (especially in
the US) a large round bunch of strips of plastic, tied to a handle, used by cheerleaders ('美国 拉拉队常用的 > 塑料丝球
pom-pous /'piampas; NAmE 'pa:m-/ adj.
(disapproving)
showing
that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using
long and
formal
words虚牵的；言辞浮夸如BOH pretentious ： a pompous oJ〇fiici.aZ 自负的官员► pom.pos.ity
/pDm'pusati;
NAmE pa:m'pa:s-/ noun
[U] ： The prince^ manner was I’/i/ormaZ, without a
trace 〇/ pomposity.王子的态度平易 谦和，没有一点傲气。ponfvpous’lyat/v/.
ponce
/pDns;
NAmE pains/ noun,
verb mnoun {BrE, informal) 1 a man who controls one or severai prostitutes and the money that
they earn 男 鸨；拉皮条者 HT1 pimp 2 an offensive word for
a man whose appearance and behaviour seem similar to a woman’s, or who is thought to
be homosexual 娘娘腔 的男人；同性恋男子
• verb ,
ponce
a’bout/a’round (usually used in
the progressive tenses 通常甩于进行时）（Sr£, /n/omja/) to waste time when you are
doing sth so that you achieve nothing; to do silly things in a way that looks
ridicu- lous无事忙；干些无聊的事
poncey (also poncy) /'pDnsi; NAmE 'painsi/ adj. {BrE, disapproving,
informal) trying
to be impressive in a way that is silly and not natural虚夸的；张扬而做作的：J don't want to go to some
poncey restaurant~I just want
somet/u’ng to eat/我不想i什么花里胡哨的餐备 我
只想吃点东西！
pon-cho /'pDntJau; NAmE 'paintjou/ noun (pi -os) a type of coat without
sleeves, made from one large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the
head to go through庞乔斗篷（在大块织物正中开领口制成）
pond
/pond;
NAmE pa:nd/ noun a small area of still
water, especially one that is artificial 池塘（尤指人工
的 > :a pond 养鱼池
IT»T?1
across the pond {informal) on the other side of the
Atlantic Ocean from Britain/the US 在大西洋彼岸一more at big a办 pon-der /.pund^r); .A//A/r?f
'pam-/ ve/t 〜（about/on/over sth) (formal) to think about sth
carefully for a period of time 沉思；考虑；琢磨
BTn
consider ： [V] She
pondered over his words.她反复琢磨他的话。◊ TTiey were left to ponder on the
implications of the announce- ment.他们被留下来琢磨这项宣告的含义。◊ [VN] 77ie
senator pondered the question/or a moment•这位参议员 考虑了一
下这个问遍。◊ [V wh-】 They are pondering whether the money could be
better used elsewhere,
正在斟酌能否把钱花到其他更适当的地方。[also V speech] pon-der-ous /'pDndaras; NAmE 'pain-/ adj. (formal) 1 叩prow’/7gi (of speecfi and writing 言语或文字）too
slow and caredil; serious
and boring 慢条斯S的；沉闷 乏味的 BB0 tedious 2 moving slowly and
heavily; able to move only slowly缓慢的；笨細的；笨重如
H77I laboured ： She watched the cow’s ponderous progress.她看着牛迟缓地向前走着。►porvderous-ly adv. pon-der-ous-ness noun [U]
'pond skater (6f£) [NAmE 'water strider) noun an insect which moves
quickly across the surface of water 黾蝽；水黾
pond-weed /'pundwird; NAmE 'pa:nd-/ noun [u] a plant that grows
underwater, in ponds and streams 水池草
(生长在池塘或小河中）
pone /paun; NAmE poun/ noun [U] (L/S) = corn pone pong /pui]; AMmf pa:i3/ /Town (8/£, /Vi/omifl/) a strong unpleasant smell强烈朵闻的气味；臭味；恶臭► pong veri?: [V] That
cheese pongs/ 那奶酪熏死人了！ pon-tiff /'pDntif; NAmE 'pain-/ noun (formal) the Pope (=the
leader of the Roman Catholic Church)教皇； 宗座
pon-tif-ic-al /pDn'tifikl; NAmE pa:n-/ adj. (formal) con- nected with a pope教皇的；宗座的 pon-tifi-cate verb, noun
■
/prai'tifikert; pa:n-/ [V】〜（about/onsth)(f//sfl/?- proving) to give your opinions
about sth in a way that shows that you think you are right 自以为是地谈合；目
空一切地议论
mnoun /pmi'tifikat; NAmE pain-/ the official
position or period in office of a pope教皇in务（或在任时期> pon-toon /pmi'turn; NAmE pa:n-/
noun 1 [C] a temporary floating
platform built across several boats or hollow structures, especially one used
for tying boats to 浮码 头；浮桥单台 2
[C] a boat or hollow structure that is one of several used to support a
floating platform or bridge (支撑浮桥的 >
浮筒，趸船：a pontoon bridge浮桥3 [U]
(8/f)
= BLACK JACK(l) pony /'pauni; NAmE 'pouni/ noun, verb
■
(p/. -ies) 1 a type of small horse 小型马；矮马
—see also Shetland
pony 2 (Brf, £25 * 25 英镑
fT»TOl see SHANK
uverb (po-nies, pony-ing, po<nied, po nied) ,pony
'up sth (A//\/r)f，to pay money for sth 为…
款：guest had to pony up $40/or the meaf. _ 位$
宾都得^这顿饭付40元。
pony-tail /'peuniteil; NAmE 'pou-/ noun a bunch of hair tied at
the back of the head so that it hangs like a horse’s tail 马尾辫一picture o hair —
compare PIGTAIL