high school students in order to prepare for the SAT
初级学业能力倾向测验（全写为Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test,美国中学生为备考学业能力倾向测验而参
加的考试）
pseph-ology
/si'fDlad3i; NAmE -'fail-/ noun [U] the study of how
people vote in elections 选举学► pseph.olo.gist /si'fDl0d3ist; NAmE -'fail-/ noun p$eud /su:d; BrE also sju:d/ noun {BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who pretends
to know a lot about a particular subject in order to impress other people 假博 士；冒牌学问豪► pseud flcf/
pseudo- /'suidau;
'sju:-; NAmE 'suidou/ combining form (in nouns，adjectives and adverbs
构成名词、形容词和
副词）not genuine; false or
pretended 龠的；伪的；冒)if
的：pseudo-mfeHectuaZ 假知识分子' ◊
pseudo-science 伪
科学
pseudo-nym /'suidanim;
BrE also 'sju:-/ noun a name used by sb,
especially a writer, instead of their real name .i[段名；化名；笔名：She writes under a p從udonym.她用笔名.写作。，一compare pen-name
► pseud-onym-ous /sui'dDmmas; sju:-; NAmE su:'da:n-/ adj.
PSHE
/,pi:
es eitj 'i:/ noun [U] the abbreviation
for ‘personal, social and liealth education’（a subject taught in
British schools that deals with a person's emotional and social development and
discusses such issues as health, sex, drugs and relationships with other
people) 个人、社会及健康教育（全写为personal, social and
health education,英国学校课程>
psi /psai;
sail noun the 23rd letter of the
Greek alphabet (%/)希腊字母表的第23个字母 p.s»i. /,pi: es 'ai/ abbr. pounds per square inch
(used for giving the pressure of tyres, etc.)磅 /
平方英寸 <
胎压等
的单位L
psit-ta-cosis
/.sita'kausis;
NAmE -'kou-/ noun [U] {medical 医）a disease of birds,
especially parrots, which causes pneumonia (= a disease of the lungs) in
humans 鹤鶴
热，，热（可传染人类引起肺炎厂
psor-ia-sis
/sa'raiasis/
noun [U] [medical |g) a skin disease
that causes rough red areas where the skin comes off in small pieces 牛皮癣；银屑病
psst /pst/ exclamation the way of writing the
sound people say when they want to attract sb's attention quietly (书写形式，表示轻声引人注意的声音）噺，嘘：
Psst/
[et’s get out now be/ore they see us/.嘘 i 咱们现在趁 别人没看见时走吧！
PST
/,pi:
es ti:/ 1 abbr. Pacific Standard Time 2 provincial sales tax
(a tax that is added to the price of goods in some parts of
的）省销售税
psych /saik/
verb , psych sb-^'out
(of sth)
{informal) to
make an opponent feel less confident by saying or doing things that make you
seem better, stronger, etc. than them使（对手）心虚；震慑（对手）
,psych sb/yourself 'up (for sth) [informal) to prepare sb/yourself
mentally for sth difficult or unpleasant 为（困难或不快的事）做好思想准备：J’dgotmysd/aH psyched up for the interview and then
it was called off at the 〖ast minute•我为这次面试做好了万全的心理准备，可
最后它临时取消了。一 see also psyched psy-che /'saiki/ noun {formal) the mind; your deepest
feelings and attitudes 灵魂；心灵；精神；心态：the human psyche <> She knew, at some deep level
〇/ her psyche, that
vv/iaf she vv〇5 doing was wrong.她在
内心深处还是知道自己当时正在做错误的事。
psyched [saikt/
adj. [not before noun] {informal, especially NAmE) excited, especially
about sth that is going to happen兴奋/殷切期待
psy-che-delia /.saika'diilia/ noun [u] music, art,
fashion, etc. that is created as a result of the effects of psychedelic drugs (迷幻药物作用下创作的）迷幻音乐，
迷幻艺术，迷幻文化
psy-che-del-ic /.saika'delik/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (of drugs 药 causing
the u.ser to ■ see ’ and heaf things that are not there or that do not
exist (= to HALLUCINATE).引起幻觉的；使人精神恍惚的2 (Of art,
music, clothes, etc.艺术、音乐、._ 服装等）having bright colours, strange sounds, etc. like those
that are experienced when taking psychedelic drugs 产生迷幻效果的
psy-chi-at^rlc
/.saiki'aetrik/
adj. relating to psychiatry or to mental illness精神病的；精神病学的：a psychi- atric hospitat/nurse 精神病医.院 /
护理人员◊ psychiatric
treatment 精神病治—◊
psydiiatric disorders 精神紊乱 —compare mental(2)
psych-iatrist /sai'kaiatrist/ noun a doctor who studies
and treats mental illnesses精神病学家‘；精神科医生
psych-iatry
/sai'kaiatri/
noun [u] the study and
treat- ment of mental illness *神病学；精神病治一
psy-chic /'saikik/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 (also less frequent psych-ical /'saikikl/) connected with strange powers of the mind
and not able to be explained by natural laws关于通灵的；超自然的
HTTl
paranormal ： psychic
energy/forces/phenomena/ powers超自然的能量；超自然力量；超自然的现象；心灵
力◊ heaHng 心灵治疗法 2 (of a person 人）
seeming to have strange
mental powers and to be able to do things that are not possible according to
natural laws有特异功能的；通灵的：She daims to be psychic and heZps peopie
to contact the dead•她自称有通灵术，
能帮助舍人与免者沟通。◊ How am J supposed to fcmnv— J’m not psychic/我怎么会知道呢，我又没有特异功能！
3 (also less frequent psych-ical) {format) connected with the mind rather than the body 心灵的；灵魂的► psych- ic-at-ly /-kli/ adv.
■
noun a person who claims to have strange
mental powers so that they can do things that are not possible according to
natural laws, such as predicting the future and speaking to dead people (自称）有特异功能的
人，有通灵术的人
psy-cho /'saikau;
NAmE -kou/ noun (pi -os) {informal) a person who is
mentally ill and who behaves in a very strange violent way精神病患者；精神病人►psy.cho adj.
psycho- /'saikau;
NAmE -kou/ (also psych-) combining
/orm
(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs 构成名坪、形容
词和副词）connected with the
mind精神的；灵魂的；心
灵的；心理的：psychology心理学◊ psychiatric精神病
学的
psy-cho-active /.saikao'aektiv; NAmE -kou-/ adj. {tech- m'o?/ 术语）（of a drug 药）affecting the mind 作用于精
神的
psy.cho-ana.lyse
(8nE) (A/Awf -yze) /_saik3〇'aerwlaiz; NAmE -kou-/ (also ana-lyse, ana-lyze) verb [VN] to treat or study sb using psychoanalysis 知…进行精神分析（或
治疗 >;对…做七理分桁（或治疗）
psy-cho-analy-sis
/.saikaua'naelasis;
NAmE -koua-/ (also an-aly-sis) noun [U] a method of treating sb who is mentally ill by
asking them to talk about past experiences and feelings in order to try to find
explanations for their present problems 精神奋析（或疗 法)；心理分斫（或疗法)► psy.ch?.Slia-fyt.ic /,sai_u- .aena'litik; NAmE -kou-/ adj. [only before noun] ： a p^ychoanaZyric
approach 精#分析备 psy.cho.ana.lyt.ic- al-ly /-ikli/ adv.
psy-cho-ana-lyst
/.saikau'aenalist;
NAmE -kou-/ (also ana-lyst) noun a person who treats
patients using psychoanalysis精神分析学家（或医生l)’ psy*cho-bab-ble /'saikaubaebl; NAmE -kou-/ noun [u] [informal, disapproving) the language that
people use when they talk about feelings and emotional problems, that sounds
very scientific, but really has little meaning 心理学吃语（谈论感情问题时使用的用词深奧但空洞的
语言）
psy.cho.drama
/'saikeudraima;
NAmE -kou-/ noun 1 a way of treating
people who are mentally ill by encouraging them to act events from their past
to help them understand their feelings 心理剧疗法，精神表请
疗法（重演旧事以帮助精神病患者了解自己）2 aplay
or film/movie that makes the minds and feelings of the characters more
important than the events 心理戏剧， 心理电影（着重人物心理>
psy-cho-kin-esis /.saikauki'niisis; -kai'n-; NAmE -kou-/ noun [U] the act of moving
an object by using the power