adj. 花斑的；n. 花马；

[例句] ...a piebald pony.

vt. 偷窃；

[例句] Each side purloins the other's private letters.

抢购；

[例句] Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up...

[例句] One eagle-eyed collector snapped up a pair of Schiaparelli earrings for just £6.

v. 画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )，描述，描绘，描画；

[例句] In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'.

[例句] ...the busty and rumbustious Mrs Hall, excellently portrayed by Toni Palmer.

adj. 涡纹花呢制的，有涡纹图案的；n. 有多色涡纹图案的毛织品；

[例句] He was elegantly dressed in a grey suit, blue shirt and paisley tie.

vt. 开拓，开发（pioneer的过去式与过去分词形式）；

[例句] ...one of the leading pioneers of British photo journalism...

[例句] What they lacked in speed those pioneer pilots made up for by flying only a few feet above the ground.

adv. 痛苦地，费力地，令人痛苦地，令人烦恼地，煞费苦心地；

[例句] Things are moving painfully slowly.

[例句] ...a painfully shy young man...

n. 起诉人，实行者，检举人；

n. 红辣椒，辣椒粉；

vt. 使恐慌（panic的过去式与过去分词形式）；

[例句] An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population...

[例句] I phoned the doctor in a panic, crying that I'd lost the baby.

abbr. prosecuting 起诉，prosecutor 起诉人，professionals 自由职业者，proscenium （舞台）前部；n. 赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )，赞成的理由，抵偿物，交换物；

[例句] In the professional theater, there is a tremendous need to prove that you're a pro...

[例句] I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.

adj. 用铅笔写的， 用画笔画的， 有彩色细纹的， 成束的；

[例句] I found a pencil and some blank paper in her desk...

[例句] He had written her a note in pencil.

分页的；

[例句] Where's your book? Take it out and turn to page 4.

[例句] ...the front page of the Guardian.

加胡椒的，撒胡椒粉的；

[例句] Season with salt and pepper.

[例句] ...freshly ground black pepper.

n. [化]钚；

adj. 试用的，缓刑的；

[例句] Teachers should have a probationary period of two years.

N-UNCOUNT 压力；N-UNCOUNT 压力；气压；压强；N-UNCOUNT （向某人施加的）压力；N-UNCOUNT （工作等的）压力；VERB 强迫；迫使；竭力劝说；

[例句] She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it...

[例句] The pressure of his fingers had relaxed...

adj. 盗版的；v. 盗印，翻印；掠夺（pirate的过去分词）；

[例句] In the nineteenth century, pirates roamed the seas.

[例句] Of course I knew Max was a rogue, a bit of a pirate.

v. （突如其来地）使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 )，促成，猛然摔下，使沉淀；

[例句] The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet...

[例句] A slight mistake could precipitate a disaster.

n. 礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )，（外交条约的）草案，（数据传递的）协议，科学实验报告（或计划）；

[例句] He has become something of a stickler for the finer observances of royal protocol.

[例句] ...minor breaches of protocol.