7837.paragon(名)典范
She is a paragon of virtue．
她是美德的典范。

7838.paralyze(動)使癱瘓
Miriam is paralyzed from the waist down．
米莉亞姆下半身癱瘓了。

7839.paramount(形)主要的(名)最高統治者
(形):Satety is paramount in car design.
汽車設計首要的是安全。
(名):Who will be the paramount?
誰將會是最高統治者？

7840.parliament(名)國會
The Parliament decided to impeach the President.
國會決定彈劾總統。

7841.partition(名)劃分
In a contiguous fixed-sized area of storage,each partition is a separate address space.
這種位址連續的、定長的儲存區，每個分區是一個獨立的位址空間。

7842.passerby(名)過路人
Her queer way of dressing attracted the attention of the passerbys.
她古怪的著裝方式引起了過路人的注意。

7843.pastry(名)糕餅
You may flour the pastry board so that the dough doesn't stick to it.
你可以在做糕點的面板上撒些面粉，這樣揉好的面粉就不會黏到面板上了。

7844.pasture(名)牧場
We have put our cattle out to pasture．
我們已經把牛放到牧場上吃草去了。

7845.patch(名)補丁
I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
我在牛仔褲的膝部打了幾個補丁。

7846.pathetic(形)可憐的
We saw the pathetic sight of tarving children．
我們看到挨餓的兒童悲慘可憐的樣子。

7847.patience(名)耐心
不可數
I've got no patience with people who don't even try.
我對那些試都不肯試一下的人沒有耐性。

7848.patriot(名)愛國者
He was anxious to show himself patriot．
他急于表明自己是個愛國者。

7849.patriotic(形)愛國的
His patriotic action raised our admiration.
他的愛國行為激起了我們的敬佩。

7850.patrol(名)(動)巡邏
(名): We'll have to chance meeting an enemy patrol．
我們不得不冒著可能遇上敵人巡邏兵的危險。
(動): We've been patrolling for days but have seen nothing.
我們已巡邏了好幾天，但什么也沒有發現。

7851.pawn(名)(動)典當
(名):His TV set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他當了電視機以支付房租。
(動):The painter had to pawn his watch to pay for a meal.
這位畫家不得不把手表當掉買飯吃。

7852.pawnshop(名)當鋪
I redeemed my watch from the pawnshop.
我從當鋪贖回了手表。

7853.pebble(名)小圓石
He dropped a pebble from the bridge and waited for the plop.
他從橋上扔下一顆卵石，然后等著聽那撲通的一聲。

7854.pedal(名)踏板
The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
自行車的踏板與曲柄相連。

7855.pedestrian(名)行人
The driver was slanging a pedestrian who had got in his way．
那司機對著擋他路的行人破口大罵。

7856.penetrate(動)刺入
The knife penetrated ten centimeters into his chest．
刀子刺入他的胸膛達十厘米深。

7857.penetrating(形)敏銳的
The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.
這一演講以敏銳的眼光透徹地分析了國外事務。

7858.penetration(名)貫穿
He writes with penetration.
他寫的文章尖銳深刻。

7859.penicillin(名)盤尼西林
醫學藥品名
He gave me a second shot of penicillin.
他又給我打了一針盤尼西林。

7860.peninsula(名)半島
Italy is a peninsula.
意大利是一個半島。

7861.percive(動)察覺
Scientists failed to perceive how dangerous the level of pollution had become.
科學家沒有察覺到污染物的濃度已有多危險。

7862.perception(名)知覺
What is your perception of the situation?
你對這個情況有什么看法？

7863.perch(名)鳥的犧木
The bird took its perch.
鳥棲息在棲木上。

7864.persecute(動)迫害
They came to America after being persecuted for their religious beliefs.
他們是在因宗教信仰而受到迫害之后來到美洲的。

7865.perseverance(名)不屈不饒
He learns slowly,but he shows great perseverance.
他學得慢，但他表現出不屈不饒的毅力。

7866.perspective(名)透視畫法
Artists didn't understand perspective in those days.
在那個年代藝術家們不懂透視畫法。

7867.perspiration(名)血汗
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninetynine percent perspiration.
天才的百分之一是靈感，百分之九十九是血汗。

7868.pertain(動)附屬
This letter does not pertain to politics.
這封信的內容與政治無關。

7869.pertinent(形)適當的
反義詞inapt
His answer was highly pertinent to the question.
他的回答非常切題。

7870.pesticide(名)殺蟲劑
The seeds and the pesticide are both ready.
種子跟農藥都準備好了。