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容易混淆的英文單字
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* palette [ ˈpælɪt ]
(n.) 調色板(電腦軟體工具列上各種作業視 窗，例如color palette色彩作業視窗、 audio palette 音效作業視窗)
* palate [ ˈpælɪt ]
(n.)上顎、味覺
Infants with cleft lip and palate appear to be at increased risk for other birth defects.
有兔唇(嘴唇和上顎裂開)的新生嬰兒較容易有其他的先天缺陷。
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pamphlet |
[ˋpæmflɪt] |
(n) 小冊子 |
| [英] a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet |
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| pamphleteer (n) pamphletize (v) |
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| Most tourist centers hand out tour pamphlets to visitors for free. |
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paperwork |
[ˋpepɚ͵wɝk] |
(n) 日常文書工作 |
| [英] written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job | |||
As a secretary, you must do the paperwork. |
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parallel |
[ˋpærə͵lɛl] |
(adj)(n)(v) 平行的, 同方向的; 相同的; 緯線 |
| [英] extending in the same direction |
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| parallelism (n) parallelize (v) |
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| Two parallel lines will never meet each other. |
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parcel |
[ˋpɑrs!] |
(n)包裹(v)分配; 把...包起來(adj) 部分的;兼職的 |
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| [英] small package, to divide into portions | ||||
On my way home, I saw parcels fall on the road from a truck. It was dangerous. |
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patent |
[ˋpætnt] |
(n) (adj) 專利 (v) 給予...專利權 |
| [英] an invention or process protected by this right | |||
A registered patent is valid for 20 years. |
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* patience [ ˈpeʃəns ]
(n.) 耐性
* patient [ ˈpeʃənt ]
(n.) 病人； (adj.) 有耐性的；
Don’t lose your patience to children!
不要對小孩子們失去你的耐性。
He is a patient.
他是一為位病人。 (patient當作名詞使用)
He is a patient man.
他是一個有耐心的人。 (patient當作形容詞使用)
* peak [ ˈpik ]
(n.) (adj.) (v.) 巔峰
* peek [ ˈpik ]
(n.) (v. intr.) 偷看
Most airline companies charge $20 more each way in peak periods.
大多數的航空公司在尖峰時段來回會各加收20美元。 (peak當作形容詞使用)
Denali is North America's highest peak.
Denali是北美的最高峰。 (peak當作名詞使用)
* peace [ ˈpis ]
(n.) 和平
* piece [ ˈpis ]
(n.) 一張，一片
John raised one hand and made a peace sign with his index and middle fingers.
John舉起一隻手用他的食指和中指作了一個和平的手勢。
Please give me a piece of paper.
請給我一張紙。
* peddle [ ˈpɛdl ]
(v.) 兜售
* petal [ ˈpɛtl ]
(n) 花瓣
* pedal [ ˈpɛdl ]
(n.) 踏板； (adj.) 踏板的、腳踏的； (v.) 踩踏板、騎自行車
It is illegal to peddle pirated video compact disc (VCD) in Taiwan.
在台灣兜售盜版影片光碟是不合法的。
It will be more romantic, if you take a bath with rose petals.
假如你洗澡加一些玫瑰花瓣的話，會更羅曼蒂克。
I bought a new pair of pedals for my bicycle.
我給我的腳踏車買了一對新的踏板。
* percent [ pɚˈsɛnt ]
(n.) 百分之一、百分比；
(adj.) 百分之…的
* percentage [ pɚˈsɛntɪdʒ ]
(n.)百分比, 百分率
one percent
百分之一 (當作名詞使用)
25 percent
百分之25 (當作名詞使用；percent的單、複數同型)
a large percent of my income
我收入的一大部份 (當作名詞使用)
a 25 percent increase
百分之25的增加 (當作形容詞使用)
the percentage of birth rate 出生率的百分比
* perimeter [ pəˈrɪmətɚ]
(n.) 周長、周邊
* parameter [ pəˈræmətɚ]
(n.) 可能發生的變數
Our neighbor has set up a spiked fence around the entire perimeter of the house.
我們的鄰居在房屋的整個周邊架起了鐵絲網。
All our products had been thoroughly tested on a variety of different parameters.
所有我們的產品都經過各種不同情況徹底的測試過。
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permit |
[pɚˋmɪt] |
(v) 允許, 許可, 准許 |
| [英] to allow to do somethingt | |||
Felony suspects are not permitted to go abroad. |
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persist |
[pɚˋsɪst] |
(v) 堅持; 固執; 持續; 存留 |
| [英] to continue steadfastly or obstinately despite opposition or difficulty |
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| persistent (adj) persistence (n) persistency (n) persistently (adv) |
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| Some scientists have been persisting in doing research on human brains for years. |
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* personnel [ ˌpɝsn ˈɛl ]
(n.) 員工、人事的
* personal [ ˈpɝsnl ]
(adj.) 個人的
He reported his personal reason to the personnel office.
他向人事室報告了他個人的理由。
All personnel must leave office immediately during a fire drill.
火災演習時，所有的員工必須立刻離開辦公室。
* pore [ por ]
(v.) 閱讀、深思熟慮
* pour [ por ]
(v.) (n.) 倒水
He has been poring over the report for hours.
他已經看了那份報告幾個小時了。
Investors will continue to pour money into the stock market next season.
下一季投資者將會繼續投入金錢至股票市場。
* practical [ ˈpræktɪkl]
(adj.) 實際的
* practicable [ ˈpræktɪkəbl]
(adj.) 可行的
Our boss is a practical person.
我們的老板是一個實際的人。
Your plan to solve the problem is practicable.
你的解決計劃是行的通的。
* pray [ pre]
(v.) 祈禱
* prey [ pre]
(v. intr.) 捕食；被捕時的獵勿
Let’s pray for peace.
讓我們為和平祈禱。
Cats prey on mice.
貓捕食老鼠。
* precedent [ ˈprɛsədənt ]
(n.) 前例、慣例
[ ˈprɛsədənt ] [ prɪˈsid
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(adj.) 先前的、慣例的
* precedence [ ˈprɛsədəns ]
(n.) 優先、地位高低
The Supreme Court shall depart from its precedents whenever it believes them to be incorrect.
高等法院若認為它的慣例並不正確就應該放棄這些慣例。
In British legend, a round table was designed so that all knights could sit equally without precedence.
在英國的傳說中，圓桌的設計是為了所有的武士坐的身份平等。
* premier [ ˈprɪ ˈmjər ] (n.) 總理；(adj.) 首要的
* premiere [ prɪ ˈmjər ] (n.) (v.) 首映、首次公演
* principal [ ˈprɪnsəpl ]
(n.) 校長、本金、當事人； (adj.) 主要的、本金的
* principle [ ˈprɪnsəpl ]
(n.) 原則、定理
Oil is the principal energy source nowadays.
石油是現今最主要的能源來源。
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The bank pays interest on principal.
銀行對本金的付息。 (當作名詞使用)
The market’s principle is supply and demand.
市場的原理就是供給與需求。
* proceed [ prə ˈsid ]
(v. intr.) 進行
* precede [ pri ˈsid ]
(v.) 在...之前
Our company has decided to proceed with a reform project.
我們公司已經決定要進行一項改革計劃。
Our teacher always preceded lecture with a joke.
我們的老師總是在授課之前講一個笑話。
* prophet [ ˈprafɪt ]
(n.) 預言家
* prophecy [ ˈprafəsɪ ]
(n.) 預言
* prophesy [ ˈpraf
əˌsaɪ ]
(v.) 預言
The prophet is going to prophesy a prophecy.
先知將要預言一個預言。
* prosecute [ ˈprasɪˌkjut ]
(v.) 起訴
* persecute [ ˈpɝsɪˌkjut ]
(v. tr.) 迫害
Have you ever wanted to prosecute a dishonest employee?
你是否曾經要起訴一個不誠實的員工?
Jews had been persecuted during World War II by Gestapo.
猶太人在第二次大戰時被德國納粹蓋世太保迫害。
* prostrate [ ˈprastret ]
(v. tr.) (adj.) 面朝下平躺
* prostate [ ˈprasˌtet ]
(n.) (adj.) 攝護腺
Devotees prostate around a high priest.
虔誠的信徒圍繞著高僧身體面朝下躺著膜拜。
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States.
在美國攝護腺癌是最常見的癌症。
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