5165.pence(名)便士
單數(shù)penny
It only cost a few pence．
這東西只值幾便士。

5166.penny(名)便士、一分錢
He had a few pennies in his pocket.
他口袋里有幾便士的硬幣。

5167.pension(名)退休金、養(yǎng)老金
He has retired on a pension．
他領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金退休了。

5168.pensive(形)沉思的、苦心焦慮的
同義詞wistful
The woman in this painting has a pensive smile.
這幅畫中的女人臉上露出憂郁的微笑。

5169.pentagon(名)五角形
短語the Pentagon
The list of those films deemed by the Pentagon unworthy of military support is equally
revealing.
那些被五角大廈認為不值得支持的電影也同樣說明問題。

5170.percentage(名)百分比
In Britain and Japan，inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year．
在英國和日本，通貨膨脹率都比去年年底的預期要低半個百分點。

5171.perfect(形)完美的
She speaks perfect English.
她講一口地道的英語。

5172.perfection(名)完美、完備、完成
The fish was cooked to perfection．
這魚烹煮得恰到好處。

5173.perfectly(副)完美地、完全地
It's perfectly normal to feel like this.
有這樣的感覺是完全正常的。

5174.perform(動)表演、執(zhí)行、演奏
She performs an important role in our organization．
她在我們的組織中發(fā)揮著重要的作用。

5175.performance(名)表演；成績
The perfarmance starts at seven．
演出七點開始。

5176.performer(名)表演者；執(zhí)行者
He was a poor performer at school and left with no qualifications.
他在校學習成績不好，沒有畢業(yè)就離開學校。

5177.perfume(名)香水、香味
This kind of perfume is rather expansive in France.
這種香水在法國售價很高。

5178.perhaps(副)也許
Perhaps he's forgotten.
也許是他忘記了。

5179.peril(名)危險
同義詞hazard
The country's economy is now in grave peril.
現(xiàn)在，這個國家的經(jīng)濟陷入了嚴重危機。

5180.periodic(形)周期性的、定期的
Periodic checks are carried out on the equipment.
設備定期進行檢查。

5181.periodical(形)定期出版的(名)期刊
(形): Our manager expects regular periodical reports from us．
我們的經(jīng)理期待著我們的定期匯報。
(名):Mary is in the periodical room in the library．
瑪麗在圖書館的期刊閱覽室。

5182.perish(動)死亡、毀滅
Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish.
人最終會入土，他所有的思想也將隨之消失。

5183.permanent(形)永久的、長久的
There is no permanent friend or enemy, and there is only permanent interest.
沒有永遠的朋友或敵人，只有永遠的利益。

5184.permanently(副)永久地
Will you settle down permanently in America?
你打算在美國永久定居嗎？

5185.permission(名)許可
You must ask permission for all major expenditure．
一切重大開支均須報請批準。

5186.penmit(動)允許
同義詞consent
They permitted her to leave.
他們允許她離開。

5187.perpetual (形)永久的
Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world?
你相信在這個世俗的世界里，還有天長地久的愛情嗎？

5188.perplex(動)使困惑
同義詞baffle
I was perplexed by so many intricate questions.
我被這么多微妙的問題給搞糊涂了。

5189.persist(動)堅持
In spite of fact that his initial experiments had failed,prof.White persisted in his research.
盡管懷特教授最初的實驗失敗了，但他仍然堅持研究。

5190.persistent(形)持久的、堅持的
How do you deal with persistent salesmen who won't take no for an answer?
你怎么對付那些不輕言放棄、一直糾纏下去的推銷員？

5191.personnel(名)全體職員
In order to fully tap the human resources, the rational flow of trained personnel should not only be allowed but also be encouraged.
為了充分發(fā)掘人力資源，不僅應該允許人才流動，而且還要鼓勵人才的合理流動。

5192.persuade(動)說服、使相信
Please try and persuade her.
請盡力說服她。

5193.persuasion(名)說服力；信念
Defeated by her powers of persuasion,I accepted．
她的勸說很有力，我完全接受了。

5194.persuasive(形)有說服力的
He can be very persuasive.
他有時很會說服人。

5195.pessimism(名)悲觀、悲觀主義
不可數(shù)
There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects.
有一種對未來職場前景悲觀的情緒彌漫在公司中。

5196.pessimistic(形)悲觀的
反義詞optimistic
They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.
他們對勝利的可能性顯得出奇的悲觀。