the WorZd Cup?英格兰队夺得世界杯冠军，•这可
能吗？ 一 more at cheap adj.,
pay v.
_
veffc [VN] 1 [usually passive]〜sth (at sth) to fix the price of sth
at a particular level 给…定价；为…作价：a reasonaWy priced house 定价合理的一座房 77ie
tickets are priced at $200 each•每张票定价 100.元◊ These gooc^ are
priced too /i&h.这些货品定价过
2
〜sth (up) to write or
stick tickets on goods to show how much they cost (在商品上:).标价，贴价格标签
3
to compare the prices of
different types of the same thing 比会…的价备：We priced various modeb before buying this one.我们比较了多种型号的价格以后才卖7：这 一款。price yourself/sth out of the market to charge such a high
price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them因索价过春而无人问津
■price
controls [pi.]
(ecwj〇/r)/c5 经）restrictions that a government puts on the price of
goods at particular times, such as when there is not enough of sth, when there
is a war, etc.(物品短缺或战时等的）物价控制，
价格管制
'price-fixing noun [U] the practice of
companies agreeing not to sell goods below a particular price 价格 垄断(公司之间协议不低于某价位销售货品>
'price index noun
= retail
price index price-less
/'praislas/
adj. 1 extremely valuable or
important夫;价的；极珍贵的；极重要a priceless coHecrion 0/antiques价值连城的舌文物收藏◊ priceZess
fn_/brmation 极看价的信息 q note at valuable —compare valuable 2 [informaf) extremely amusing 极有趣的：Ybu shou〖d /iave
seen his face—it
was ppce?e5S/你真该见识见识他那副尊容——可笑极了 ！ 'price
tag now/7
a label on sth that shows how much you must pay 价格标签：(figurative) There is a £2 million price
tag on the team's star player.
球员身洛为200万英镑。1 — picture o label 'price
war noun a situation in which
companies or shops/stores keep reducing the prices of their products and
services in order to attract customers away from their competitors 价格战
pricey /'praisi/ adj. {prici-er, prici-est) (informal) expen- sive 為1 贵的note at expensive pri-cing /'praisio/ noun [U] the act of deciding
how much to charge for sth 定价；作价；计价：competitive pricing有竞争力的定价◊ pricingpo〖icy舍价政策一see
also ROAD PRICING prick /prik/ verb, noun
■
verb 1 [VN].〜sth (with sth) to make a very small
hole in sth with a sharp point ^L;刺；戳：Prick holes in the paper with a pin.用大头针在籴i扎洞。◊
姐姐撒谎时良心上感到很不安。prick (up) your 'ears 1 (of an animal,
especially a horse or dog 每杨，尤指马
或狗）to raise the ears 竖运耳朵 2 (also your 'ears prick up) (of a person A) to
listen carefully, especially because you have just heard sth interesting 倾耳细听： Her ears pricfced up at
the sound 〇/ ftis name. —听至ij 他 的名字她的耳朵就立刻竖了起来。■ m noun 1
[taboo,
slang) sl penis 鸡巴•，屌
2 [taboo, slang) an offensive word for a stupid or
unpleasant man 鸟 人；笨蛋：Don’t be such a pricfc/ 别那么笨！ 3
an act of making a very small hole in sth with a sharp point 扎； 穿刺：Vm going to give your
finger a little prick with this needZe.我将用这根针在你手指上轻轻扎一下。
a slight pain caused by a
sharp point or sth that feels like a sharp point 针刺感；刺痛（感）：Vou
wiH/ed a riny pricfc in your arm.你会觉得胳膊上有一点点刺痛。◊
(figurative) He could feel
the hot prick of tears in his eyes. 他眼里噙着泪水，火辣辣的。
prickle /'prikl/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to give sb an unpleasant
feeling on their skin, as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it 刺 _;
扎疼：[VN] rhe rough cZotft
pricfcZed my sfcin•粗声礼我的
皮肤。◊ [V] ffis moustache pricWed when he
fcissed me. 也如鉍的甿候胡子扎人。2 [V] (of skin, eyes, etc.皮肤、 眼睛等）to sting or feel‘strange
and unpleasant because you are frightened, angry，excited, etc.有剌痛感：Her eyes priefcied with
tears. _ 水剌疼了她沾鹼睛。◊ TTie hairs on the back of
my neck prickled when I heard the door open•听到开门声，我颈后汗毛倒竖。◊ (/i^yraf/ve) He prickled (?=
became angry) at the suggestion that it had been his/cm化一听说过错在他，他马上火儿了。
■ noun 1 a small
sharp part on the stem or leaf of
a plant or on the skin of some animals (植物的）芒刺，
刺；（动物的）皮刺，剌毛：a cactus
covered m priddes ^满刺 A仙入掌 2 a
slight, stinging feeling on the skin 鈿痒；轻微的細痛感：a pridde o//ear/exciteme/it恐惧/ $动的刺痒感
pri.ckJy
广prikli/ 口办 1 covered with prickles 多刺的：a pricfcZy bush 多加的灌木 2 causing
you to feel as if your skin is touching sth that is covered with prickles 引起刺 痛的；扎疼的；刺痒的：a pricfcZy /eeHng朿ij ^感 3 (informal) (of a person X) easily
annoyed or offended 易怒的；；i 生气的 BBCI touchy 4 (of a decision, an issue,
etc.灰定、向题等）difficult to deal with because people have
very different ideas about it 棘手的；难处
理的；烫手的 thorny ： Let's move on to the
pricfcZy subject 〇/taxation
re/orm.咱们继续讨论下一项税
改革这个棘手的问题吧。
.prickly
'heat noun
[\J] a skin condition, common in hot countries, that causes small red .spots
that itch 靡子 .prickly 'pear noun 1 a type of cactus with prickles (=sharp parts like needles),
and yellow flowers 仙,'人 果，刺梨（仙人掌属植物，花黄色）2 the reddish fruit of the prickly pear that is shaped like a pear and can be eaten仙人果（燊状，红色,可食用）.
'prick-teaser (also 'prick-tease) noun {taboo, slang)
=COCK-TEASER
pride /praid/ noun, verb m noun
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PLEASURE/SAT丨SFACHON 愉悦：满足
*l [U，sing,]〜（in sth/in doing sth) a feeling of pleasure or
satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have
done sth well or own sth that other people admire 自豪；骄傲；得意感：The sight of her son graduating/iHed her
with pride.看到儿子毕业她充满
了 自豪。◊ / tafce ㈣pride fn my worfc.我夫
i 己的土#
感到骄傲。◊ We
tafce great pride offering the best service in town.我们以能够提供全城最好的服务而自豪。
◊
■Moofced with pride at iWzat J had achieved 回顾过去 的成就，我感到十分光荣。◊ Success, in sport is a source o/narionaipride•体育成就是民族光柒的源泉。2 [sing.] the 〜of sth a person or thing that gives people a feeling of
pleasure or satisfaction 值得自豪的人（或事
物）：The new sports stadium is
the pride of the town. 新体育场是这个城市的骄傲。
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RESPECT FOR YOURSELF 自尊 3 [U] the feeling of respect
that you have for yourself 自尊心；自尊；尊严：Pride woui) not aHow him to
accept the money.自尊心不容他
接受这笔钱。◊ Her
pride was hurt.她的自_心受到了伤 害。◊ Losing
his jo6 was a reaZ Wow to his pride.失掉
工作对他的自尊是个沉重的打击。◊ ft’s
time to swaHow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your扣b baefc.这时候你应该收起自尊，讨回那份工作。
4 [u] {disapproving) the feeling that you are
better or more important than other people 自负.；傲慢：Male pride/orced him to
sujfer siZence.男性g 尊迫使他隐 忍不言。一 see
also proud
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LIONS 狮子
5 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of
lions 狮群
IHrai sb’s pride and _joy a person or thing that
causes sb to feel great pleasure or satisfaction 某人引以为荣的 人（或事物）pride comes/goes before a
’fall (s<3y/>?g) if you have too high an
opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid 骄傲 使人失如 pride
of _pl?ce the
position in which stk is most easily seen, that is given to the most important