托福考试词汇向导（之五）4_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之五）4

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pecuniary¹ a.金钱的;金钱上的 [L pecuniarius

pedagogue² n.教师(常含蔑视之意) [ME

pedant³ n.迂儒;拘泥形式的人 [F pedant

pedestal n.雕像等的台架;基础 [F piedestal

pedestrian a.徒步的;散文体的;通俗的 [pedestre or L pedester -tris]

pediatrician n.小儿科医师

pediment n.山形墙;三角墙 [earlier pedament, periment, perh corrupt⁴ of PYRAMID(常 P~)金字塔 2(数学)角锥]

peek⁵ v.偷看;窥见 [ME pike, pyke, steal a ~ 偷看]

peer n.贵族;上院议员;同辈 [ME

pejorative⁶ a.侮蔑的 [F pejoratif -ive

pelf⁷ n.金钱;不义之财 [ME

pell-mell ad.混乱地;纷乱地 [F p　e-m　e, OF pesle mesle, mesle pesle, etc, redupl of mesle

pellucid⁸ a.清澈明晰的;易懂的 [L pellucidus

pelt⁹ v.毛皮 [ME

penalize¹⁰ v.处刑;宣告有罪;处罚 [pen 雌鹄;监禁]

penance¹¹ n.(赎罪的)惩罪;告解 [ME

penchant¹² n.倾向;爱好 [F, pres part of pencher incline]

pendant a.垂饰 [ME

pendent a.悬垂的;突出的;未定的 [ME(PENDANT)]

pending¹³ a.未定的;即将发生的 [after F pendant(see PENDENT)]

pendulous¹⁴ a.下垂的;摆动的 [L pendulus

penetrate¹⁵ v.穿过;穿透;看透 [L penetrare place or enter within

penitent¹⁶ a.后悔的 [ME

pension n.年奉;养老金;生活津贴 [F: PENSION]

pensive¹⁷ a.沉思的;忧郁的 [ME

penurious¹⁸ a.吝啬的;贫穷的 [medL penuriosus(PENURY贫困;贫穷ME

peonage n.劳役偿债;劳役偿债制度 [peon (中南美)工人,散工,日工]

perceive v.知觉;感知;理会 [ME

perception n.知觉;认知;理解;知觉力 [E

percolate¹⁹ v.过滤;渗出;浸透

[L percolare(PER-全部, colare strain紧张;拉紧

percussion²⁰ n.冲撞;敲击 [F percussion or L percussio(PERCUSS扣诊)repercussion 弹回;反应;影响 I am afraid that this event will] [have serious ~s]

peremptory²¹ a.专横的 [AF peremptorie, OF peremptoire

perennial²² a.长久的;永远的 [L perennis(PER-, annus year)]

perfectionist n.力求完美者;吹毛求疵者

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1 pecuniary
adj.金钱的；金钱上的
参考例句：
She denies obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.她否认通过欺骗手段获得经济利益。 She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aid.她很独立，所以拒绝一切金钱上的资助。

2 pedagogue
n.教师
参考例句：
The pedagogue is correcting the paper with a new pen.这位教师正用一支新笔批改论文。 Misfortune is a good pedagogue.不幸是良好的教师。

3 pedant
n.迂儒；卖弄学问的人
参考例句：
He's a bit of a pedant.这人有点迂。 A man of talent is one thing,and a pedant another.有才能的人和卖弄学问的人是不一样的。

4 corrupt
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。 This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

5 peek
vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥
参考例句：
Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。 Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

6 pejorative
adj.贬低的，轻蔑的
参考例句：
In the context of ethnic tourism,commercialization often has a pejorative connotation.摘要在民族旅游语境中，商品化经常带有贬义色彩。 But news organizations also should make every effort to keep the discussion civil and to discourage the dissemination of falsehoods or pejorat

7 pelf
n.金钱；财物（轻蔑语）
参考例句：
Let him disenslave himself from the pelf of the world.让他从金钱束缚下解放自己。 Pelf makes friends,adversity tries them.富贵交友易, 患难显真情。

8 pellucid
adj.透明的，简单的
参考例句：
She has a pair of pellucid blue eyes.她有一双清澈的蓝眼睛。 They sat there watching the water of the pellucid stream rush by.他们坐在那儿望著那清澈的溪水喘急流过。

9 pelt
v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火
参考例句：
The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。 Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。

10 penalize
vt.对…处以刑罚，宣告…有罪；处罚
参考例句：
It would be unfair to penalize those without a job.失业人员待遇低下是不公平的。 The association decided not to penalize you for the race.赛马协会决定对你不予处罚。

11 penance
n.（赎罪的）惩罪
参考例句：
They had confessed their sins and done their penance.他们已经告罪并做了补赎。 She knelt at her mother's feet in penance.她忏悔地跪在母亲脚下。

12 penchant
n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向
参考例句：
She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。 He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

13 pending
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
参考例句：
The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。 He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

14 pendulous
adj.下垂的；摆动的
参考例句：
The oriole builds a pendulous nest.金莺鸟筑一个悬垂的巢。 Her lip grew pendulous as she aged.由于老迈，她的嘴唇往下坠了。

15 penetrate
v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解
参考例句：
Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。 The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。

16 penitent
adj.后悔的；n.后悔者；忏悔者
参考例句：
They all appeared very penitent,and begged hard for their lives.他们一个个表示悔罪，苦苦地哀求饶命。 She is deeply penitent.她深感愧疚。

17 pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
参考例句：
He looked suddenly sombre,pensive.他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。 He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路。

18 penurious
adj.贫困的
参考例句：
One penurious year,my parents used Swiss cheese plant.经济拮据的一年，我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树。 Raised on a hog farm in Hunan Province,she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.李小姐在湖南省的一家养猪场长大，她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。

19 percolate
v.过滤，渗透
参考例句：
The rain will percolate through the soil.雨水渗入土中。 New fashions took a long time to percolate down.新时尚要很长时间才能在大众中流行起来。

20 percussion
n.打击乐器；冲突，撞击；震动，音响
参考例句：
In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。 Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。

21 peremptory
adj.紧急的，专横的，断然的
参考例句：
The officer issued peremptory commands.军官发出了不容许辩驳的命令。 There was a peremptory note in his voice.他说话的声音里有一种不容置辩的口气。

22 perennial
adj.终年的；长久的
参考例句：
I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。 There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

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