1.peak n.頂點；a．最高的(being at or reaching the maximum)；v.到達最高點(to achieve a maximum of development, value or intensity)

記：peak作為“山峰”--意大家都熟悉

例：peak profits最大利潤 //After increasing steadily for centuries, the total annual catch of all wild fish peaked in 1989.

2.peat n．泥煤(partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decom-position in water of various plants)

例：The Scottish Highlands were once the site of extensive forests, but these forests have mostly disappeared and been replaced by peat bogs.

派生詞：peaty(a．多泥煤的；泥煤似的)

3.peculiar a.獨特的，特殊的(distinctive, characteristic)

例：The report described the peculiar economic features of the health-care industry.

4.pecuniary a．金錢上的，金錢的(of/or relating to money)

詞根記憶：pecuni（錢財）+ary--金錢的

例：pecuniary penalty罰金

5.pedal n．踏板，腳蹬(a flat bar on a machine such as a bicycle, car, etc. that you push down with your foot to make parts of the machine move or work);v.騎腳踏車(to ride a bicycle)

詞根記憶：ped(腳)+aI（東西）--腳蹬

例：A New York City ordinance of 1897 regulated the use of bicycles, requiring cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all times.

同根詞：biped(n.兩足動物；a．有兩足的)

6.peddle v.兜售，叫賣（to sell or offer for sale from place to place）

詞根記憶：ped(腳)+dIe--行走在大街上叫賣--兜售

例：Someone on the street corner was peddling neckties and watches.

7.pedestrian n．行人(walker)

詞根記憶：ped(腳)+estrian--用腳走的，徒步的--行人

例：pedestrian overpass人行天橋

8.peel v.削…的皮(to strip or cut away the skin, rind, or bark from);幾．（水果等的）皮(the skin or rind of certain fruits and vegetables)

發音記憶：“皮兒”--脫皮

例：Peeled potatoes in cans are more expensive than the less convenient fresh potatoes.

9.peer n．同等之人，同輩(one that is of equal standing with another);v.凝視(to look narrowly or curiously)

例：Primary institutions comprising the support network include kinship peer, and neighborhood or community subgroups.