全国英语等级考试（PETS四级）难词精选(3)a_PETS 考试

全国英语等级考试（PETS四级）难词精选(3)a

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outset [5autset] n.开端, 开始

overhaul¹ [7EuvE5hC:l] v.检查

overlap² [5EuvE5lAp] v.(与...)交迭

overwhelm [5EuvE5welm] vt.淹没, 覆没, 受打击, 制服, 压倒

pant [pAnt] v.气喘 n.气喘

parachute [5pArEFu:t] n.降落伞

paralyze [5pArElaiz] vt.使瘫痪, 使麻痹

parasite³ [5pArEsait] n.寄生虫, 食客

particle [5pB:tikl] n.粒子, 点, 极小量, 微粒, 质点, 小品词, 语气

patron [5peitrEn] n.(对某人, 某种目标, 艺术等)赞助人, 资助人

pave [peiv] v.铺

peculiarity⁴ [pi7kju:li5Ariti] n.特性, 怪癖

pendulum⁵ [5pendjulEm] n.钟摆, 摇锤

penicillin⁶ [7peni5silin] n.[微] 青霉素（一种抗菌素，音译名为盘尼西林）

peninsula [pi5ninsjulE] n.半岛

perpetual [pE5petjuEl] adj.永久的

perplex [pE5pleks] v.困惑

persecute⁷ [5pE:sikju:t] v.迫害

perspective [pE5spektiv] n.透视画法, 透视图, 远景, 前途, 观点, 看法, 观点, 观察

pessimistic [7pesi5mistik] adj.悲观的, 厌世的

pinch [pintF] n.捏, 撮, 收缩, 紧急关头, 匮乏, 压力 vt.掐, 夹痛, 修剪, 勒索, 使感缺乏, 使萎缩, 偷vi.收缩, 节省

pirate [5paiErit] n.海盗, 盗印者, 盗版者, 侵犯专利权者 vt.盗印, 盗版, 掠夺, 翻印vi.做海盗

piston⁸ [5pistEn] n.[机] 活塞, 瓣

plague [plei^] n.瘟疫, 麻烦, 苦恼, 灾祸vt.折磨, 使苦恼, 使得灾祸

plausible⁹ [5plC:zEbl] adj.似是而非的

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1 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 overlap
v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠
参考例句：
The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。 Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

3 parasite
n.寄生虫；寄生菌；食客
参考例句：
The lazy man was a parasite on his family.那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。 I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。

4 peculiarity
n.独特性，特色；特殊的东西；怪癖
参考例句：
Each country has its own peculiarity.每个国家都有自己的独特之处。 The peculiarity of this shop is its day and nigth service.这家商店的特点是昼夜服务。

5 pendulum
n.摆，钟摆
参考例句：
The pendulum swung slowly to and fro.钟摆在慢慢地来回摆动。 He accidentally found that the desk clock did not swing its pendulum.他无意中发现座钟不摇摆了。

6 penicillin
n.青霉素，盘尼西林
参考例句：
I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。 Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。

7 persecute
vt.迫害，虐待；纠缠，骚扰
参考例句：
They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。 Hitler's undisguised effort to persecute the Jews met with worldwide condemnation.希特勒对犹太人的露骨迫害行为遭到世界人民的谴责。

8 piston
n.活塞
参考例句：
They use a piston engine instead.他们改用活塞发动机。 The piston moves by steam pressure.活塞在蒸汽压力下运动。

9 plausible
adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的
参考例句：
His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。 Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。