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

7838.paralyze(动)使瘫痪
Miriam is paralyzed from the waist down．
米莉亚姆下半身瘫痪了。

7839.paramount(形)主要的(名)最高统治者
(形):Satety is paramount in car design.
汽车设计首要的是安全。
(名):Who will be the paramount?
谁将会是最高统治者？

7840.parliament(名)国会
The Parliament decided to impeach the President.
国会决定弹劾总统。

7841.partition(名)划分
In a contiguous fixed-sized area of storage,each partition is a separate address space.
这种位址连续的、定长的储存区，每个分区是一个独立的位址空间。

7842.passerby(名)过路人
Her queer way of dressing attracted the attention of the passerbys.
她古怪的着装方式引起了过路人的注意。

7843.pastry(名)糕饼
You may flour the pastry board so that the dough doesn't stick to it.
你可以在做糕点的面板上撒些面粉，这样揉好的面粉就不会黏到面板上了。

7844.pasture(名)牧场
We have put our cattle out to pasture．
我们已经把牛放到牧场上吃草去了。

7845.patch(名)补丁
I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
我在牛仔裤的膝部打了几个补丁。

7846.pathetic(形)可怜的
We saw the pathetic sight of tarving children．
我们看到挨饿的儿童悲惨可怜的样子。

7847.patience(名)耐心
不可数
I've got no patience with people who don't even try.
我对那些试都不肯试一下的人没有耐性。

7848.patriot(名)爱国者
He was anxious to show himself patriot．
他急于表明自己是个爱国者。

7849.patriotic(形)爱国的
His patriotic action raised our admiration.
他的爱国行为激起了我们的敬佩。

7850.patrol(名)(动)巡逻
(名): We'll have to chance meeting an enemy patrol．
我们不得不冒着可能遇上敌人巡逻兵的危险。
(动): We've been patrolling for days but have seen nothing.
我们已巡逻了好几天，但什么也没有发现。

7851.pawn(名)(动)典当
(名):His TV set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他当了电视机以支付房租。
(动):The painter had to pawn his watch to pay for a meal.
这位画家不得不把手表当掉买饭吃。

7852.pawnshop(名)当铺
I redeemed my watch from the pawnshop.
我从当铺赎回了手表。

7853.pebble(名)小圆石
He dropped a pebble from the bridge and waited for the plop.
他从桥上扔下一颗卵石，然后等着听那扑通的一声。

7854.pedal(名)踏板
The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。

7855.pedestrian(名)行人
The driver was slanging a pedestrian who had got in his way．
那司机对着挡他路的行人破口大骂。

7856.penetrate(动)刺入
The knife penetrated ten centimeters into his chest．
刀子刺入他的胸膛达十厘米深。

7857.penetrating(形)敏锐的
The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.
这一演讲以敏锐的眼光透彻地分析了国外事务。

7858.penetration(名)贯穿
He writes with penetration.
他写的文章尖锐深刻。

7859.penicillin(名)盘尼西林
医学药品名
He gave me a second shot of penicillin.
他又给我打了一针盘尼西林。

7860.peninsula(名)半岛
Italy is a peninsula.
意大利是一个半岛。

7861.percive(动)察觉
Scientists failed to perceive how dangerous the level of pollution had become.
科学家没有察觉到污染物的浓度已有多危险。

7862.perception(名)知觉
What is your perception of the situation?
你对这个情况有什么看法？

7863.perch(名)鸟的牺木
The bird took its perch.
鸟栖息在栖木上。

7864.persecute(动)迫害
They came to America after being persecuted for their religious beliefs.
他们是在因宗教信仰而受到迫害之后来到美洲的。

7865.perseverance(名)不屈不饶
He learns slowly,but he shows great perseverance.
他学得慢，但他表现出不屈不饶的毅力。

7866.perspective(名)透视画法
Artists didn't understand perspective in those days.
在那个年代艺术家们不懂透视画法。

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

7868.pertain(动)附属
This letter does not pertain to politics.
这封信的内容与政治无关。

7869.pertinent(形)适当的
反义词inapt
His answer was highly pertinent to the question.
他的回答非常切题。

7870.pesticide(名)杀虫剂
The seeds and the pesticide are both ready.
种子跟农药都准备好了。