n. 新教教徒；adj. 新教教徒的，新教的；

[例句] Most Protestant churches now have women ministers.

v. 说服( persuade的过去式和过去分词 )，劝告，使信服，使相信；

[例句] My husband persuaded me to come...

[例句] We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...

v. 保护( protect的过去式和过去分词 )，防护，投保，关税保护；

[例句] In England, thrushes are a protected species so you will not find them on any menu.

[例句] ...a protected zone of national forest.

n. 买方，购买者( purchaser的名词复数 )；

[例句] He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck...

[例句] Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.

n. 跳伞者；

[例句] He was an experienced parachutist who had done over 150 jumps.

n. 调解人，调停人；

[例句] ...the Labour government's vision of acting as a peacemaker and mediator...

[例句] Daniel tried to act as peacemaker.

N-COUNT 瘟疫；疫病；N-UNCOUNT （腺）鼠疫；黑死病；N-COUNT （某一事物肆虐造成的）灾难，祸患；N-COUNT 烦扰；令人头痛的事物；VERB 困扰；使烦恼；折磨；VERB 缠扰；纠缠；PHRASE 极力回避；PHRASE …真该死；愿上天降祸于…；

[例句] A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.

[例句] ...a fresh outbreak of plague.

v. 轻拍( pat的现在分词 )，拍成，拍至，表扬，称赞（某人/自己）；

[例句] 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...

[例句] The landlady patted her hair nervously...

n. 花花公子，纨绔子弟；

[例句] Father was a rich playboy.

[例句] ...the playboy millionaire.

n. （一）满盘，一盘；

[例句] ...a greasy plateful of bacon and eggs.

adj. 巴基斯坦的；n. 巴基斯坦人；

[例句] ...the Pakistani city of Hyderabad.

[例句] ...Pakistani cricketers.

adj. 沉重缓慢的，单调乏味的；v. 沉重缓慢地走（路）( plod的现在分词 )，努力从事，沉闷地苦干，缓慢进行（尤指艰难枯燥的工作）；

[例句] Crowds of French and British families plodded around in yellow plastic macs.

[例句] He is plodding on with negotiations...

v. 使熟练( perfect的第三人称单数 )，使完全，使…完美，充分地指导（告诉）；

[例句] He spoke perfect English...

[例句] Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution...

n. 镶板，板条，栅栏，画板、板画，仪器盘；

[例句] ...an apartment with oak beams and rosewood panelling.

把…横置于…上，把…送到…的对面，用欺骗的方法使（某人）接受或相信，解释；

[例句] He has taken out a half-page advertisement in his local paper to put his point across...

[例句] This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages...

错过；

[例句] The official urged the government not to pass up the opportunity that has now presented itself...

[例句] 'I can't pass this up.' She waved the invitation.

adj. 自以为是的，专横的，冒失的；adv. 自以为是地，专横地，冒失地；n. 自以为是，专横，冒失；

[例句] It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.

玩…，在…演奏，在体育比赛中担任…，假装…的游戏；

[例句] We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.

[例句] Ed played at being a pirate.

n. 纸夹，回纹针；

n. 巴黎；