9228.orientation(名)適應、熟悉；定位
I needed some orientation at this stage.
我在這個階段需要熟悉情況。

9229.orphan(名)孤兒
The boy become an orphan at nine．
那男孩九歲時成了孤兒。

9230.ostracize(動)放逐；排斥
Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracized me.
當我一開始說話時，我的同事就叫我閉嘴。

9231.overtime(名)加班、加班時間
不可數
Working overtime On Christmas is depressing．
在圣誕節加班真是令人沮喪。

9232.owe(動)欠債、欠錢
Although we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude．
我們雖然還清了他們的錢，卻還不清他們的情。

9233.pace(名)步調
I rode at a killing pace.
我拼命地快馬加鞭。

9234.paparazzi(名)狗仔隊
paparazzo的復數
William is sad to have hated the paparazzi，who emerged from nowhere whem he was out with his mather．
據說威廉十分痛恨狗仔隊，當他和母親外出時，他們會突然冒出來。

9235.parade(名)游行；游行隊伍
Thanksgiving parrade is an annual event.
感恩節游行是一年一度的活動。

9236.paradigm(名)范例；詞形變化
This is a momen in history for Asian thinkers and decision-makeres to summon the courage to think long-term and transcend the old paradigm.
這是亞洲思想家與決策者鼓起勇氣超越老一輩的典范規則，為長期發展動腦筋的歷史時刻。

9237.paradox(名)自相矛盾的人或事
It is a paradox that in such a rich country there would be so many poor people．
在這樣一個富國中有那么多窮人．真是一種矛盾的現象。

9238.parasitic(形)寄生的
Larvae are parasitic on sheep.
幼蟲寄生在綿羊的身上。

9239.parole(名)有條件釋放、假釋
不可數
Prisoners are entitled to apply for parole.
囚犯有權申請假釋。

9240.partisan(名)游擊隊員；強硬支持者
He is a staunch partisan of the Republican Party．
他是共和黨的堅定支持者。

9241.passionate(形)熱情的；激昂的
同義詞ardent
Mary don's not beliVe in John's professions of passionate love.
約翰說他非常愛瑪麗，但是瑪麗不相信。

8242.pasture(名)放牧場、草地
Regularly at daybreak they drive their herd to the pasture．
每天天一亮他們就把牲畜趕到草場上去。

9243.patent(名)專利、專利權
He has no right to the patent.
他沒有這項專利權。

9244.pathetic(形)引起憐憫的，可憐的、可悲的
It is pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate day by day.
看著她的健康狀況日益惡化，真是可憐。

9245.patient(名)病人(形)有耐心的
(名):The patient is mending well．
這個病人的病情正在好轉。
(形):Peggy is a very patient woman,
佩姬是一位很有耐心的人。

9246.patio(名)天臺、露臺
Sometimes we go to the beach and at other times we sunbathe on the patio.
我們有時去海灘，有時在院子里做日光浴。

9247.patriachal(形)家長的、族長的
Modern industry has convrerted the little workshop of the fatriarchal master into the great factory of the industrial capitalist.
現代工業已經把家族式的小工廠變成了工業資本家的大工廠。

9248.paycheck(名)付薪水的支票、薪津
We get up early and go to work everyday for the little paycheck．
我們每天早起工作,只為了那份微薄的薪水。

9249.payment(名)支付的款項；付款
As for your payment term,are they down payment or patment in full?
貴公司的付款方式是付定金還是一次付清？

9250.pedagogue(名)小學教師；喜歡賣弄學問的教師
同義詞pedagog
Tom is a pedagogue.
湯姆是一名小學教師。

9251.pedestal(名)（雕像等的）墊座、臺座
The statue reposes on a pedestal.
雕像安放在臺座上。

8252.peer(名)地位、能力等同等的人；同輩；同事
The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents' ideas.
對他來說，同輩的意見比他父母的看法更重要。

8253.penalty(名)犯規的處罰、罰球
We were given a penalty kick after one of our players was hit.
我們的一名隊員被對方撞倒后，我們隊得到一次罰球的機會。

8254.penchant(名)嗜好；強烈的傾向
He says that Imelda had penchant for luxury and opulence．
他說伊美黛崇尚豪華闊氣的生活。

8255.peninsula(名)半島
His house is located on the tip of the peninsula．
他的房子位于半島的頂端。

8256.pension(名)養老金；撫恤金
The organization granted him a pension.
組織給了他一筆養老金。

9257.perishable(形)易腐爛的
Perishable goods are piling up at the docks because of the strike of clerk．
因職員罷工，碼頭上易腐爛的貨物堆積如山。