peeling [ 'pi:liŋ ] n. 剥皮,剥下的皮 e.g. 1. Something, such as a skin or peel, that has been pared off. 削皮,剥皮,削下物如皮肤或果皮等削下来的东西
2. The paint was peeling. 油漆正在剥落。
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peep [ pi:p ] n. 瞥见,偷看,初现
v. 窥视,慢慢露出,吱吱叫 e.g. 1. The flowers are beginning to peep through the soil. 花正开始破土而出。
2. I caught him peeping at my paper. 他偷看我的论文时,我当场抓住了他。
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peeper [ 'pi:pə(r) ] n. 窥视者,嘀咕的人 e.g. 1. Acid rain is harmful to amphibians such as salamanders, spring peepers, and frogs. 酸雨是有害于两栖的动物,例如鲵、春天里唧唧叫的小动物和青蛙。
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peephole [ 'pi:phəʊl ] n. 窥孔,门镜 e.g.
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peer [ piə ] n. 同侪,匹敌,贵族
v. 凝视,窥视 e.g. 1. She peers through the mist, trying to find the right path. 她透过雾眯着眼看,想找出正确的路。
2. The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents' ideas. 在他看来,他同辈人的观点比他父母的观点更为重要。
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peerless [ 'piəlis ] a. 无比的,出类的,无双的 e.g. 1. To be a peerless man is very difficult. 做一个出类拔萃的人是很不容易的。
2. His Chinese kung fu is peerless. 他的中国功夫是无敌的。
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peeve [ pi:v ] v. 气恼,怨恨 e.g. 1. It peeves me to be ordered out of my own house. 命令我从自己的家中出去, 真太气人了.
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peevish [ 'pi:viʃ ] a. 易怒的,暴躁的,撒娇的 e.g. 1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish. 烦躁的易被激怒或困扰的;易怒的
2. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy. 一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
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peg [ peg ] n. 钉,椿,藉口
v. 钉木椿,用椿 e.g. 1. First hammer the tent pegs into the ground, then tie the ropes onto them. 先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里,再把绳子系在桩子上。
2. Their pride in their achievements has come down a peg. 他们对自己的成就不再觉得那么了不起了。
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Peggy [ 'pegi ] 佩吉 e.g. 1. Let's go into the living-room, Peggy. We can have our coffee there. 我们到起居室去吧,佩吉。我们可以在那里喝咖啡。
2. Peggy has come up with this fantastic idea for a party. 佩吉提出了这样一个异想天开的聚会计划。
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pejorative [ 'pi:dʒərətiv ] a. 退化的,轻蔑的
n. 轻蔑语 e.g.
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Pekin [ 'pi:'kin ] n. 北京(市) e.g.
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Peking [ pi:'kiŋ, 'pi:'kiŋ ] n. 北京 e.g. 1. By the way, I miss Mom's Peking roast duck and spring roll very much! 还有,我非常想吃妈妈做的北京烤鸭和春卷。
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pelage [ 'peilidʒ ] n. 皮毛,生皮 e.g.
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pelagic [ pi'lædʒik ] a. 远洋的 e.g. 1. The ship is engaged in pelagic fishery. 这艘船从事远洋渔业。
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pelf [ pelf ] n. 钱财 e.g.
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pelican [ 'pelikən ] n. 鹈鹕 e.g.
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pellet [ 'pelit ] n. 小球,小子弹 e.g. 1. A hard pellet of snow and ice. 雹块一种坚硬的冰雪团
2. A small pill or pellet. 小药丸,小糖丸
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pell-mell [ 'pel'mel ] ad. 乱七八糟地, 混乱地
a. 杂乱的, 混乱的
n. 乱七八糟, 混乱, 杂乱 e.g. 1. The children rushed pell-mell down the stairs. 孩子们乱哄哄地冲下楼去.
2. The books were scattered pell-mell over the floor. 书本凌乱地散置在地上.
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pellucid [ pə'lju:sid ] a. 透明的,澄清的,明了的 e.g.
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