托福考试词汇向导（之五）2_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之五）2

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palatial¹ a.壮丽堂皇的 [L(PALACE)]

palaver² a.空谈;闲谈;奉承 [Port palavra word

palette n.调色盘 [F, dimin of pale shovel³

pall⁴ v.使生厌 [The novelty will soon ~ on them 那种新奇不久就会使他们感到厌倦 APPAL吓唬,使惊骇 The sight] [~ed me 那景象使我心惊胆战]

palladium n.智慧女神之像;保障物 [ME

pallet n.简陋的小床 [F palette: PALETTE 调色板 (盘) ;(一套的)颜料(画家、绘画的)色彩范围 (种类)]

palliate v.减轻;缓和(病、痛等) [LL palliare to cloak

pallid⁶ a.苍白的;呆板的 [L pallidus PALE]

pallor n.(脸色)苍白;青白;灰白 [L

palpable a.易察觉的;可触知的 [ME

palpitate v.急速地跳动;抖动 [L palpitare frequent of palpare touch gently]

paltry⁸ a.微不足道的 [16th c:

pamphlet n.小册子;时事论文小册子 [ME

pan n.平锅;药室;盘状的洼地 [Hindi

panacea⁹ n.万灵药 [L

pandemonium¹⁰ n.喧嚣;骚乱 [modL(place of all demons¹¹ in Milton's Paradise Lost)

pander¹² v.为淫媒;迎合 [Pandare, a character in Boccaccio and in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde,

panegyric¹³ n.颂词;褒词 [F panegyrique

panic n.惊慌;恐慌;非常有趣的人 [OE

panoply¹⁴ n.全副盔甲 [F panoplie or modL panoplia full armour¹⁵

panorama¹⁶ n.全景;范围 [PAN-+Gk horama view

pantheism n.宇宙即神论;多神崇拜 [PAN-+Gk theos god]

pantomime n.哑剧;手势 [F pantomime or L pantomimus

par⁷ n.同等;票面价格;平均量 [L(adj & n)= equal, equality]

parable¹⁷ n.寓言;警语 [ME

paradigm¹⁸ n.典范;词之变化例 [LL paradigma

paradox¹⁹ n.似非而是的隽语 [

paragon²⁰ n.模范;优秀的人物 [obs F

parallel a.平行;相似 [F parall　e

paramount²¹ a.最高的;至上的;主要的 [AF paramont

paramour n.奸夫(妇);情夫(妇) [ME

paranoia²² n.偏执狂;妄想狂 [modL

paraphernalia²³ n.装备;随身用品 [rig = property owned by a married woman,

paraphrase²⁴ v.意译;改写 [F paraphrase or L paraphrasis

parasite²⁵ n.寄生虫;寄生植物 [PARA-, sitos food parasitic 寄食的,靠别人为生的 nit 虱及其他寄生虫的卵]

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1 palatial
adj.宫殿般的，宏伟的
参考例句：
Palatial office buildings are being constructed in the city.那个城市正在兴建一些宫殿式办公大楼。 He bought a palatial house.他买了套富丽堂皇的大房子。

2 palaver
adj.壮丽堂皇的；n.废话，空话
参考例句：
We don't want all that palaver,do we?我们不想那样小题大做，不是吗？ Progress is neither proclamation nor palaver.进步不是宣言，也不是空谈。

3 shovel
n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出
参考例句：
He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。 He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

4 pall
v.覆盖，使平淡无味；n.柩衣，棺罩；棺材；帷幕
参考例句：
Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.饭店里的饭菜已经不像以前那样诱人。 I find his books begin to pall on me after a while.我发觉他的书读过一阵子就开始对我失去吸引力。

5 appal
vt.使胆寒，使惊骇
参考例句：
I was appalled at the news.我被这消息吓坏了。 This "Hamlet" will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.新版《哈姆雷特》如此违背经典，确实惊世骇俗。

6 pallid
adj.苍白的，呆板的
参考例句：
The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。 His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

7 par
n.标准，票面价值，平均数量；adj.票面的，平常的，标准的
参考例句：
Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。 I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。

8 paltry
adj.无价值的，微不足道的
参考例句：
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。 I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。

9 panacea
n.万灵药；治百病的灵药
参考例句：
Western aid may help but will not be a panacea. 西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。 There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills. 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治。

10 pandemonium
n.喧嚣，大混乱
参考例句：
The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium,and the din was terrific.整个门厅一片嘈杂，而且喧嚣刺耳。 I had found Adlai unperturbed in the midst of pandemonium.我觉得艾德莱在一片大混乱中仍然镇定自若。

11 demons
n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念
参考例句：
demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼 He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 pander
v.迎合；n.拉皮条者，勾引者；帮人做坏事的人
参考例句：
Don't pander to such people. 要迎合这样的人。 Those novels pander to people's liking for stories about crime.那些小说迎合读者对犯罪故事的爱好。

13 panegyric
n.颂词，颂扬
参考例句：
He made a speech of panegyric.他作了一个颂扬性的演讲。 That is why that stock option enjoys panegyric when it appeared.正因为如此，股票期权从一产生就备受推崇。

14 panoply
n.全副甲胄，礼服
参考例句：
But all they had added was the trappings and panoply of applied science.但是他们所增添的一切,不过是实用科学的装饰和甲胄罢了。 The lakes were surrounded By a panoply of mountains.群湖为壮丽的群山所环抱。

15 armour
（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队
参考例句：
His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。 Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

16 panorama
n.全景，全景画，全景摄影，全景照片[装置]
参考例句：
A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。 A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。

17 parable
n.寓言，比喻
参考例句：
This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。 The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

18 paradigm
n.例子，模范，词形变化表
参考例句：
He had become the paradigm of the successful man. 他已经成为成功人士的典范。 Moreover,the results of this research can be the new learning paradigm for digital design studios.除此之外，本研究的研究成果也可以为数位设计课程建立一个新的学习范例。

19 paradox
n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法；自相矛盾的人(物)
参考例句：
The story contains many levels of paradox.这个故事存在多重悖论。 The paradox is that Japan does need serious education reform.矛盾的地方是日本确实需要教育改革。

20 paragon
n.模范，典型
参考例句：
He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。 Man is the paragon of animals.人是万物之灵。

21 paramount
a.最重要的，最高权力的
参考例句：
My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。 Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

22 paranoia
n.妄想狂，偏执狂；多疑症
参考例句：
Her passion for cleanliness borders on paranoia.她的洁癖近乎偏执。 The push for reform is also motivated by political paranoia.竞选的改革运动也受到政治偏执狂症的推动。

23 paraphernalia
n.装备；随身用品
参考例句：
Can you move all your paraphernalia out of the way?你可以把所有的随身物品移开吗？ All my fishing paraphernalia is in the car.我的鱼具都在汽车里。

24 paraphrase
vt.将…释义，改写；n.释义，意义
参考例句：
You may read the prose paraphrase of this poem.你可以看一下这首诗的散文释义。 Paraphrase the following sentences or parts of sentences using your own words.用你自己的话解释下面的句子或句子的一部分。

25 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。

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