| pablum {n} (something bland or simplistic) | :: 單調乏味, 单调乏味 /dāndiào fáwèi/ |
| pablum {n} (nourishment) SEE: nourishment | :: |
| paca {n} (rodent of genus Cuniculus) | :: 無尾刺豚鼠, 无尾刺豚鼠 /wúwěi cìtúnshǔ/ |
| pace {n} (step: step) | :: 步伐 /bùfá/, 步幅 /bùfú/, 腳步, 脚步 /jiǎobù/ |
| pace {n} (speed) | :: 速度 /sùdù/ |
| pace {n} | :: 步幅 |
| pacemaker {n} (one who sets the pace in a race) | :: 帶步人, 带步人 /dàibùrén/ |
| pacemaker {n} (anatomy: set of nerves) | :: 竇房結, 窦房结 /dòufángjié/ |
| pacemaker {n} (medical implement) | :: 起搏器 /qǐbóqì/ |
| pachinko {n} (game) | :: 彈珠機, 弹珠机 /dànzhūjī/, 柏青哥 /bǎiqīnggē/ |
| pachinko {v} (tumble down) | :: 跌倒 /diēdǎo/ |
| pachyptile {n} (seabird in Pachyptila) SEE: prion | :: |
| Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) | :: 太平洋 /Tàipíngyáng/ |
| Pacific Rim {prop} (lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean) | :: 環太平洋, 环太平洋 /Huán Tàipíngyáng/, 環太平洋地區, 环太平洋地区 /Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìqū/ |
| pacifier {n} (one who pacifies) | :: 平定者 /píngdìngzhě/, 撫慰者, 抚慰者 /fǔwèizhě/, 調解者, 调解者 /tiáojiězhě/ |
| pacifier {n} (for a baby) | :: 奶嘴 /nǎizuǐ/ |
| pacifism {n} (doctrine that disputes should be settled without violence) | :: 和平主義, 和平主义 /hépíngzhǔyì/ |
| pacifist {adj} (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) | :: 和平主義者, 和平主义者 /hépíngzhǔyìzhě/ |
| pack {n} (bundle to be carried) | :: 包 /bāo/, 捆 /kǔn/ |
| pack {n} (group of dogs) | :: 群 /qún/, 一群 /yīqún/ |
| pack {v} (to make a pack) | :: 包 /bāo/, 包裝, 包装 /bāozhuāng/ |
| pack {n} (group of wolves) SEE: wolfpack | :: |
| package {n} (something which is packed) | :: 包裹 /bāoguǒ/, 包 /bāo/ |
| package store {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| pack animal {n} (animal used to carry heavy items) SEE: beast of burden | :: |
| packed lunch {n} (picnic meal) | :: 自備的午餐, 自备的午餐 (zìbèi de wǔcān), 飯盒, 饭盒 /fànhé/ |
| packer {n} (person packing things) | :: 包裝者, 包装者 /bāozhuāngzhě/ |
| packet {n} (small pack) | :: 包 /bāo/, 小包 /xiǎobāo/, 包裹 /bāoguǒ/ |
| packet switching {n} (means of directing information in a network) | :: 分組交換, 分组交换 /fēnzǔ jiāohuàn/ |
| pack ice {n} (large consolidated mass of floating sea ice) | :: 浮冰 /fúbīng/ |
| pact {n} (an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant) | :: 協議, 协议 /xiéyì/, 協定, 协定 /xiédìng/, 條約, 条约 /tiáoyuē/ |
| pad {v} (to stuff) SEE: stuff | :: |
| pad {n} (flattened mass of anything soft) | :: 墊, 垫 /diàn/, 墊子, 垫子 /diànzi/ |
| pad {n} (animal's foot or paw) | :: 肉墊, 肉垫 /ròudiàn/ |
| padawan {n} (any apprentice or student) SEE: apprentice | :: |
| paddle {n} (two-handed, single-bladed oar) | :: 槳, 桨 /jiǎng/ |
| paddle {v} (to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument) | :: 划 /huá/, 划船 /huáchuán/, 划槳, 划桨 /huájiǎng/ |
| paddleboat {n} (pedalo) SEE: pedalo | :: |
| paddlefish {n} (fish of the family Polyodontidae) | :: 匙吻鱘, 匙吻鲟 /chíwěnxún/ (American paddlefish), 白鱘, 白鲟 /báixún/ (Chinese paddlefish) |
| paddy {n} (wet land where rice grows) | :: 稻田 /dàotián/, 水田 /shuǐtián/ |
| paddy field {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| pademelon {n} (species of Thylogale) | :: 叢林袋鼠, 丛林袋鼠 /cónglín dàishǔ/, 紅腹袋鼠, 红腹袋鼠 /hóngfù dàishǔ/, 小沙袋鼠 /xiǎoshādàishǔ/ |
| p-adic number {n} (element of a completion of the rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric) | :: p进数 /p jìn shù/ |
| padlock {n} (type of lock) | :: 掛鎖, 挂锁 /guàsuǒ/ |
| padlock {v} (to lock using a padlock) | :: 用掛鎖鎖上, 用挂锁锁上 /yòng guàsuǒ suǒshàng/ |
| pad out {v} (add something) | :: 填滿, 填满 /tiánmǎn/ , 拉長, 拉长 /lācháng/ |
| pad out {v} (sleep) | :: 睡覺, 睡觉 /shuìjiào/, 瞌睡 /kēshuì/ |
| pad thai {n} (Thai dish) | :: 泰式炒金邊粉, 泰式炒金边粉 /Tàishì chǎo jīnbiānfěn/ |
| paediatry {n} (paediatry) SEE: pediatrics | :: |
| paella {n} (Savory, cooked dish) | :: 西班牙大鍋飯, 西班牙大锅饭 /Xībānyá dàguōfàn/, 西班牙海鮮燉飯, 西班牙海鲜炖饭 /Xībānyá hǎixiāndùnfàn/ |
| pagan {n} (person not adhering to a main world religion) | :: 異教徒 /yìjiàotú/ |
| paganism {n} (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity) | :: 異教, 异教 /yìjiào/ |
| page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy | :: |
| page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) | :: 頁, 页 /yè/ |
| page {n} (one of the pieces of paper bound together within a book or document) | :: 頁, 页 /yè/ |
| page {n} (Internet: web page) SEE: web page | :: |
| pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| pager {n} (device) | :: 呼叫器 /hūjiàoqì/, BB機, BB机 /bībī-jī/, BP機, BP机 /bīpī-jī/, 傳呼機, 传呼机 /chuánhūjī/ |
| pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) | :: 寶塔, 宝塔 /bǎotǎ/, 塔 /tǎ/ |
| Pahang {prop} (state in Malaysia) | :: 彭亨 /Pénghēng/ |
| paid-in {adj} (having already paid) | :: 實收, 实收 /shíshōu/ |
| pai gow {n} (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes) | :: 牌九 /páijiǔ/ |
| pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket | :: |
| pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) | :: 疼痛 /téngtòng/, 苦痛 /kǔtòng/, 疼 /téng/, 痛 /tòng/, 痛苦 /tòngkǔ/ |
| pain {n} (suffering or anguish, especially mental) | :: 痛苦 /tòngkǔ/ |
| painful {adj} (causing pain) | :: 痛苦的 /tòngkǔ de/, 疼痛的 /téngtòng de/ |
| painful {adj} (suffering with pain) | :: 痛苦的 /tòngkǔ de/, 疼痛的 /téngtòng de/ |
| painful {adj} (requiring labor or toil) | :: 吃力的 /chīlì de/, 艱苦的, 艰苦的 /jiānkǔ de/ |
| painfulness {n} (state of being painful) | :: 疼痛 /téngtòng/, 酸痛 /suāntòng/ |
| pain in the arse {n} (pain in the ass) SEE: pain in the ass | :: |
| pain in the ass {n} (something that causes discomfort) | :: 眼中钉 |
| pain in the butt {n} (nuisance) SEE: pain in the ass | :: |
| pain in the neck {n} (that which is annoying) SEE: pain in the ass | :: |
| painkiller {n} (a drug that numbs the pain in the body) | :: 止痛藥, 止痛药 /zhǐtòngyào/, 鎮痛劑, 镇痛剂 /zhèntòngjì/ |
| painless {adj} (without pain or trouble) | :: 無痛, 无痛 /wútòng/ |
| pain point {n} (difficult aspect) | :: 痛點, 痛点 /tòngdiǎn/ |
| paint {n} (substance) | :: 油漆 /yóuqī/ |
| paint {v} (apply paint to) | :: 油漆 /yóuqī/, 漆 /qī/ |
| paint {v} (practise the art of painting pictures) | :: 畫, 画 /huà/, 繪畫, 绘画 /huìhuà/ |
| paintbrush {n} (thin brush) | :: 畫筆, 画笔 /huàbǐ/ |
| painted dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painted hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painted wolf {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painter {n} (artist) | :: 畫家, 画家 /huàjiā/ |
| painter {n} (one who paints surfaces using a paintbrush) | :: 油匠 /yóujiàng/ |
| painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) | :: 圖畫, 图画 /túhuà/, 畫幅, 画幅 /huàfú/, 畫兒, 画儿 /huàr/ |
| painting {n} (the action of applying paint) | :: 繪畫, 绘画 /huìhuà/, 油漆 /yóuqī/ |
| painting {n} (artistic application of paint) | :: 繪畫, 绘画 /huìhuà/, 油漆 /yóuqī/ |
| paint the town red {v} (party in a rowdy, wild manner) | :: 狂欢作乐 /kuánghuān zuò yuè/ |
| paint thinner {n} (solvent) | :: 稀釋液, 稀释液 /xīshìyè/, 稀釋劑, 稀释剂 /xīshìjì/ |
| pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set | :: |
| pair {n} (two similar or identical things) | :: 雙, 双 /shuāng/, 對, 对 /duì/, 一對, 一对 /yīduì/ |
| pair {n} (two people in a relationship) | :: 夫婦, 夫妇 /fūfù/, 一對, 一对 /yīduì/, 一雙, 一双 /yīshuāng/ |
| pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set | :: |
| pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) | :: 圓規, 圆规 /yuánguī/ |
| pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of forceps {n} (forceps) SEE: forceps | :: |
| pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of goggles {n} (goggles) SEE: goggles | :: |
| pair of pincers {n} (pincers) SEE: pincers | :: |
| pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors | :: |
| pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of tongs {n} (tongs) SEE: tongs | :: |
| pair of tweezers {n} (tweezers) SEE: tweezers | :: |
| Paiwan {prop} (the people, collectively) | :: 排灣族, 排湾族 /Páiwānzú/ |
| Paiwan {prop} (the language) | :: 排灣語, 排湾语 /Páiwānyǔ/ |
| Paiwan {n} (a person of Paiwan descent) | :: 排灣人, 排湾人 /Páiwānrén/ |
| pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) | :: 睡衣 /shuìyī/ |
| pajeon {n} (a Korean pancake made with green onions) | :: 朝鮮蔥餅, 朝鲜葱饼 /Cháoxiǎn cōngbǐng/ |
| Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: 巴基斯坦 /Bājīsītǎn/ |
| Pakistani {n} (A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent) | :: 巴基斯坦人 /Bājīsītǎn rén/ |
| Pakistani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people) | :: 巴基斯坦 /Bājīsītǎn/, 巴基斯坦的 /Bājīsītǎn de/ |
| paktong {n} (alloy) | :: 白銅, 白铜 /báitóng/ |
| palace {n} (large, lavish residence) | :: 宮殿, 宫殿 /gōngdiàn/, 宮, 宫 /gōng/ |
| Palace of Westminster {prop} (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) | :: 威斯敏斯特宫 /Wēisīmĭnsītè gōng/ |
| palaeoclimatology {n} (science) | :: 古氣候學, 古气候学 /gǔqìhòuxué/ |
| palanquin {n} (a covered type of litter) | :: 轎子, 轿子 /jiàozi/, 轎, 轿 /jiào/, 輿, 舆 /yú/ |
| palatal {adj} (pertaining to the palate) | :: 硬腭的 /yìng è de/ |
| palatalization {n} (instance) | :: 顎音化, 颚音化 /èyīnhuà/ |
| palate {n} (roof of the mouth) | :: 上顎, 上颚 /shàng'è/, 口蓋, 口盖 /kǒugài/, 齶, 腭 /è/ |
| Palatinate {prop} (Palatinate) | :: 普法爾茨 /Pǔfǎ'ěrcí/ |
| Palau {prop} (Republic of Palau) | :: 帕勞, 帕劳 /Pàláo/ |
| Palaung {prop} | :: 德昂族 |
| pale {adj} (light in color) | :: 苍白 /cāngbái/ |
| paleanthropology {n} (study of ancient human remains) SEE: paleoanthropology | :: |
| pale clouded yellow {n} (Colias hyale) | :: 紋黃蝶, 纹黄蝶 /wénhuángdié/ |
| palegold searsid {n} (fish) | :: 前紅莫氏管肩魚 |
| Palembang {prop} (city in Indonesia) | :: 巨港 /Jùgǎng/ |
| paleo- {prefix} (old) | :: 古- /gǔ-/ |
| paleoanthropologist {n} (specialist in paleoanthropology) | :: 古人類學家, 古人类学家 /gǔrénlèi xuéjiā/ |
| paleoanthropology {n} (study of ancient human remains) | :: 古人類學, 古人类学 /gǔrénlèixué/ |
| paleobiology {n} (branch of study) | :: 古生物學, 古生物学 /gǔshēngwùxué/ |
| paleobotany {n} (branch of paleontology) | :: 古植物學/古植物学 /gǔzhíwùxué/ |
| paleoclimate {n} (the climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time) | :: 古氣候, 古气候 /gǔqìhòu/ |
| paleoclimatologist {n} (specialist in paleoclimatology) | :: 古氣候學家, 古气候学家 /gǔqìhòuxuéjiā/ |
| paleoclimatology {n} (palaeoclimatology) SEE: palaeoclimatology | :: |
| paleographer {n} (a person skilled in paleography) | :: 古文書學家, 古文书学家 /gǔwénzìxuéjiā/ |
| paleography {n} (study of old forms of writing) | :: 古文字學, 古文字学 /gǔwénzìxué/ |
| paleography {n} (ancient scripts or forms of writing) | :: 古文字 /gǔwénzì/ |
| Paleolithic {n} (Old Stone Age) | :: 旧石器时代 /jiùshíqìshídài/ |
| paleontologist {n} (one who studies paleontology) | :: 古生物學家, 古生物学家 /gǔshēngwùxuéjiā/ |
| paleontology {n} (study of prehistoric forms of life) | :: 古生物學, 古生物学 /gǔshēngwùxué/ |
| paleo-organism {adj} (prehistoric organism) | :: 古生物 /gǔshēngwù/ |
| Palermo {prop} (city) | :: 巴勒莫 /Bālèmò/ |
| Palestine {prop} (geographic region) | :: 巴勒斯坦 /Bālèsītǎn/ |
| Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) | :: 巴勒斯坦 /Bālèsītǎn/ |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British entity) | :: 巴勒斯坦 /Bālèsītǎn/ |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British Mandate) | :: 巴勒斯坦 /Bālèsītǎn/ |
| Palestinian {n} (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) | :: 巴勒斯坦人 /Bālèsītǎn-rén/ |
| pale thrush {n} (Turdus pallidus) | :: 白腹鶇, 白腹鸫 /báifùdōng/ |
| palette {n} (board) | :: 調色板, 调色板 /tiáosèbǎn/ |
| palette {n} (range of colors) | :: 調色盤, 顏色板 |
| Pali {prop} (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) | :: 巴利語, 巴利语 /bālìyǔ/ |
| palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) | :: 回文 /huíwén/ |
| paling {n} (fence) | :: 圍籬, 围篱 /wéilí/ |
| palladium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鈀, 钯 /bǎ/ |
| Pallas {prop} | :: epithet for Athena: 帕拉斯 /Pàlāsī/; asteroid: 智神星 /Zhìshénxīng/, 帕拉斯 /Pàlāsī/ |
| Pallas's grasshopper warbler {n} (Locustella certhiola) | :: 小蝗鶯, 小蝗莺 /xiǎohuángyīng/ |
| pallet {n} (a portable platform) | :: 托盤, 托盘 /tuōpán/, 托板 /tuōbǎn/, 拖板 /tuōbǎn/, 棘爪 /jízhuǎ/ |
| palliative care {n} (specialized area of healthcare) | :: 臨終關懷, 临终关怀 /línzhōng guānhuái/, 安寧和緩醫療, 安宁和缓医疗 /ānníng héhuǎn yīliáo/, 善忠服務, 善忠服务 /shànzhōng fúwù/, 姑息療法, 姑息疗法 /gūxī liáofǎ/ |
| pallid {adj} (appearing weak, pale or wan) | :: 蒼白, 苍白 /cāngbái/ |
| pallidity {n} (state of being) SEE: pallor | :: |
| pallium {n} (cerebral cortex) SEE: cerebral cortex | :: |
| pallor {n} (paleness; want of color; pallidity) | :: 面色蒼白, 面色苍白 /miànsè cāngbái/ |
| palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) | :: 手掌 /shǒuzhǎng/ |
| palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree | :: |
| palmaris longus {n} | :: 掌長肌 |
| palm card {n} (card listing items) | :: 備忘卡, 备忘卡 /bèiwàngkǎ/ |
| palmier {n} (puff pastry) | :: 蝴蝶酥 /húdiésū/, 蝴蝶餅 /húdiébǐng/ |
| palmistry {n} (telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand) | :: 手相术, 手相術, 手相 |
| palmitic acid {n} (saturated fatty acid) | :: 棕櫚酸, 棕榈酸 /zōnglǘsuān/ |
| palm oil {n} (edible plant oil) | :: 棕櫚油, 棕榈油 /zōnglǘyóu/ |
| palm thief {n} (coconut crab) SEE: coconut crab | :: |
| palmtop {n} (personal digital assistant) SEE: personal digital assistant | :: |
| palm tree {n} (tropical tree) | :: 棕櫚, 棕榈 /zōnglǘ/ |
| palomino {n} (horse) | :: 帕洛米諾馬, 帕洛米诺马 /pàluòmǐnuò-mǎ/ |
| palpation {n} (in medicine) | :: 触诊 |
| palpitation {n} (abnormal beating of the heart) | :: 心悸 /xīnjì/ |
| palsy {n} (complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part) | :: 麻痺, 麻痹 /mábì/, 癱瘓, 瘫痪 /tānhuàn/ |
| palter {v} (to talk insincerely) | :: 敷衍搪塞 /fū yǎn táng sè/ |
| Pamir {prop} (mountain range) | :: 帕米爾高原, 帕米尔高原 /Pàmǐ'ěr gāoyuán/, 蔥嶺, 葱岭 /Cōnglǐng/ |
| Pamir Mountains {prop} (mountain range in Central Asia) | :: 帕米爾高原, 帕米尔高原 /Pàmǐ'ěr gāoyuán/, 不周山 /Bùzhōushān/, 蔥嶺, 葱岭 /Cōnglǐng/ |
| pampas cat {n} (Leopardus pajeros) | :: 潘帕斯貓, 潘帕斯猫 /Pānpàsī māo/ |
| pamper {v} (to treat with excessive care, to indulge) | :: 嬌縱, 娇纵 /jiāozòng/, 放縱, 放纵 /fàngzòng/ |
| pamphlet {n} (booklet) SEE: booklet | :: |
| pan- {prefix} (a combining form meaning "all") | :: 泛 /fàn/ |
| panacea {n} (remedy believed to cure all disease) | :: 萬應藥, 万应药 /wànyìngyào/ |
| panacea {n} (something that will solve all problems) | :: 靈丹妙藥, 灵丹妙药 /língdānmiàoyào/ |
| panacea {n} (particular plant) | :: 纈草, 缬草 /xiécǎo/ |
| Panaji {prop} (capital of Goa, India) | :: 帕納吉, 帕纳吉 /Pànàjí/ |
| Panama {prop} (country) | :: 巴拿馬, 巴拿马 /Bānámǎ/ |
| Panama {n} (Panama hat) SEE: Panama hat | :: |
| Panama Canal {prop} (Canal) | :: 巴拿馬運河, 巴拿马运河 /Bānámǎ Yùnhé/ |
| Panama City {prop} (capital of Panama) | :: 巴拿馬城, 巴拿马城 /Bānámǎ Chéng/, 巴拿馬市, 巴拿马市 /Bānámǎ Shì/, 巴京 /Bājīng/ |
| Panama hat {n} (a type of brimmed hat from South America) | :: 巴拿馬草帽, 巴拿马草帽 /Banámǎ cǎomào/ |
| pan and scan {n} | :: 平底鍋和掃瞄, 平底锅和扫瞄 /píngdǐguō hé sǎomiáo/ |
| pan-Arabism {n} (movement) | :: 泛阿拉伯主義, 泛阿拉伯主义 /fàn-Ālābózhǔyì/ |
| Panasonic {prop} (a multinational corporation in Japan) | :: 松下 /Sōngxià/ |
| pancake {n} (thin batter cake) | :: 薄烤餅, 薄烤饼 /bókǎobǐng/, 薄煎餅, 薄煎饼 /bójiānbǐng/, 鬆餅 |
| pancake ice {n} (the ice that forms on water covered in slush) | :: 煎餅冰, 煎饼冰 /jiānbǐngbīng/ |
| Panchen Lama {n} (second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: 班禪喇嘛, 班禅喇嘛; 班禪額爾德尼, 班禅额尔德尼 |
| pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) | :: 胰臟, 胰脏 /yízàng/, 胰腺 /yíxiàn/ |
| pancreatic cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the pancreas) | :: 胰腺癌 /yíxiàn'ái/ |
| pancreatic duct {n} (duct) | :: 胰管 /yíguǎn/ |
| pancreatic juice {n} (juice produced by the pancreas) | :: 胰液 /yíyè/ |
| panda {n} (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, see also: giant panda) | :: 熊貓, 熊猫 /xióngmāo/; 大熊貓, 大熊猫 /dàxióngmāo/; 貓熊, 猫熊 /māoxióng/, 大貓熊, 大猫熊 /dàmāoxióng/ |
| panda {n} (police car) SEE: police car | :: |
| panda {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda | :: |
| panda bear {n} (panda) SEE: panda | :: |
| pandan {n} (Pandanus gen. et spp.) SEE: screw pine | :: |
| pandanus {n} (Pandanus gen. et spp.) SEE: screw pine | :: |
| pandect {n} (comprehensive collection of laws) | :: 法令全書, 法令全书 /fǎlìngquánshū/ |
| pandeism {n} (belief in a god both pantheistic and deistic) | :: 泛自然神論, 泛自然神论 /fànzìránshénlùn/ |
| pandemic {adj} (general, widespread) SEE: general | :: |
| pandemic {n} (disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population) | :: 大流行病 /dà liúxíngbìng/, 瘟疫 /wēnyì/ |
| pander {n} (pimp or procurer) SEE: pimp | :: |
| pander {v} (to offer illicit sex with a third party) | :: 拉皮條, 拉皮条 /lāpítiáo/ |
| Pandora {prop} (Character in Greek mythology) | :: 潘多拉 /Pānduōlā/ |
| Pandora's box {n} (a source of unforeseen trouble) | :: 潘多拉盒子, 潘多拉盒子 /Pānduōlā hézi/, 災難之源, 灾难之源 /zāinàn zhī yuán/ |
| pandoro {n} (Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star) | :: 意大利黃金麵包 /Yìdàlì huángjīn miànbāo/, 黃金麵包 /huángjīn miànbāo/, 潘多酪麵包 /pānduōluò miànbāo/ |
| panegyric {n} (formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something) | :: 頌詞, 颂词 /sòngcí/ |
| panel {n} (rectangular section of a surface) | :: 面板 /miànbǎn/ |
| panel {n} | :: 盤區, 盘区; 鑲板, 镶板 |
| panettone {n} (Christmas brioche with candied fruit) | :: 意大利麵包, 意大利面包 /Yìdàlì miànbāo/, 託尼甜麵包, 托尼甜面包 /Tuōní tiánmiànbāo/ |
| pan flute {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| pan-fry {v} (fry in a pan) | :: 用平底锅油煎 |
| Pangaea {prop} (supercontinent prior to Triassic) | :: 盤古大陸, 盘古大陆 /Pángǔ dàlù/ |
| pangolin {n} (mammal) | :: 穿山甲 /chuānshānjiǎ/, 鯪鯉, 鲮鲤 /línglǐ/, 龍鯉, 龙鲤 /lónglǐ/ |
| Pang-pu {prop} (Bengbu) SEE: Bengbu | :: |
| Pangu {prop} (creator of all in Chinese mythology) | :: 盤古, 盘古 /Pángǔ/ |
| panic {n} (overpowering fright) | :: 恐慌 /kǒnghuāng/ |
| panic {v} (to feel overwhelming fear) | :: 恐慌 /kǒnghuāng/ |
| panic attack {n} (sudden period of intense anxiety) | :: 驚恐發作, 惊恐发作 /jīngkǒng fāzuò/ |
| panic buying {n} (buying of commodities earlier than normal) | :: 搶購, 抢购 /qiǎnggòu/ |
| panini {n} (a sandwich) | :: 帕尼尼 /pàníní/ |
| panipuri {n} (Indian puff-pastry balls filled with a watery and spicy mixture) | :: 香料水醬酥炸球, 香料水酱酥炸球 /xiāngliào shuǐjiàng sūzháqiú/ |
| panjandrum {n} (important, powerful or influential person) | :: 大人 /dàrén/ |
| pankration {n} (ancient Greek martial art) | :: 古希臘式搏擊, 古希腊式搏击 /gǔ Xīlà shì bójī/ |
| panna cotta {n} (Italian dessert made from double cream) | :: 意式奶凍, 意式奶冻 /Yì shì nǎi dòng/ |
| panopticon {n} (type of prison) | :: 圓形監獄, 圆形监狱 /yuánxíng jiānyù/ |
| panorama {n} (unbroken view of an entire surrounding area) | :: 全景 /quánjǐng/ |
| panoramic {adj} (with a wide view) | :: 全景的 /quánjǐngde/ |
| pan pipes {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| panpipes {n} (musical instrument) | :: 排笛 /páidí/, 潘笛 /Pāndí/, 排簫, 排箫 /páixiāo/ |
| panpsychism {n} (the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect) | :: 泛心論, 泛心论 /fànxīnlùn/ |
| pansexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: 全性戀, 全性恋 /quánxìngliàn/, 泛性戀, 泛性恋 /fànxìngliàn/ |
| Pan-Slavism {n} (movement) | :: 泛斯拉夫主義, 泛斯拉夫主义 /fàn-Sīlāfūzhǔyì/ |
| pansy {n} (plant) | :: 三色堇 /sānsèjǐn/ |
| pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| pant {n} (a quick breathing) | :: 呼吸, 急喘（jichuan) |
| pant {v} (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner) | :: 喘氣, 喘气 /chuǎnqì/, 喘息 /chuǎnxí/, 氣喘吁吁, 气喘吁吁 /qìchuǎnxūxū/ |
| Panthay {prop} | :: 潘泰, 回族, 回回 |
| pantheism {n} (belief that the universe is divine) | :: 泛神論, 泛神论 /fànshénlùn/ |
| panther {n} (big cat with black fur) | :: 黑豹 /hēibào/, 豹子 /bàozi/, 豹 /bào/ |
| panther {n} (big cat of genus Panthera) | :: 黑豹 /hēi bào/, 豹子 /bàozi/, 豹 /bào/ |
| panties {n} (underpants for women or girls) | :: 短襯褲, 短衬裤 /duǎn chènkù/, 內褲, 内裤 /nèikù/, 短褲, 短裤 /duǎnkù/ |
| pant leg {n} (either of the legs of a pair of pants) | :: 褲管, 裤管 /kùguǎn/, 褲腳管, 裤脚管 /kùjiǎoguǎn/, 褲桶, 裤桶 /kùtǒng/ |
| pantomime {n} (gesturing without speaking) | :: 啞劇, 哑剧 /yǎjù/ |
| pantry {n} (storage room) | :: 食品儲藏室, 食品储藏室 /shípǐn chúcángshì/, 備餐間, 备餐间 /bèicānjiān/, 庋 /guǐ/ |
| pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) | :: 褲子, 裤子 /kùzi/, 長褲, 长裤 /chángkù/ |
| pants {n} (undergarment covering the genitals) | :: 內褲, 内裤 /nèikù/, 襯褲, 衬裤 /chènkù/ |
| Pan-Turkism {n} (political movement) | :: 泛突厥主義, 泛突厥主义 /fàn-Tūjuézhǔyì/, 大土耳其主義, 大土耳其主义 /dà-Tǔěrqízhǔyì/ |
| panty {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| pantyhose {n} | :: 連褲襪, 连裤袜 /liánkùwà/ |
| panvitalism {n} (belief that all things are part of a single living universe) | :: 泛生機論, 泛生机论 /fànshēngjīlùn/ |
| panvitalism {n} (belief that all things in the universe are alive) | :: 泛生機論, 泛生机论 /fànshēngjīlùn/ |
| Panzhihua {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 攀枝花 /Pānzhīhuā/ |
| Pao-shan {prop} (Baoshan) SEE: Baoshan | :: |
| Pao-shan {prop} (Baoshan) SEE: Baoshan | :: |
| Pao-t'ou {prop} (Baotou) SEE: Baotou | :: |
| pap {n} (porridge) SEE: porridge | :: |
| papa {n} (Father (familiar, conversational)) SEE: dad | :: |
| papakha {n} (type of hat) | :: 帕帕克 /pàpàkè/ |
| Papal States {prop} (state) | :: 教宗國, 教宗国 /Jiàozōngguó/, 教皇國, 教皇国 /Jiàohuángguó/ |
| paparazzi {n} (paparazzo) SEE: paparazzo | :: |
| paparazzo {n} (freelance photographer of celebrities) | :: 狗仔隊, 狗仔队 /gǒuzǎiduì/ |
| papaya {n} (fruit) | :: 木瓜 /mùguā/ |
| papeda {n} (Ichang papeda) SEE: Ichang papeda | :: |
| paper {n} (sheet material) | :: 紙, 纸 /zhǐ/ |
| paper {n} (open hand in the game of rock paper scissors) | :: 布 /bù/ |
| paper {n} (academic paper) | :: 论文 /lunwen/ |
| paper {adj} (made of paper) | :: 紙製的, 纸制的 /zhǐzhì de/ |
| paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wallpaper) SEE: wallpaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wrapping paper) SEE: wrapping paper | :: |
| paper {v} (to document) SEE: document | :: |
| paper aeroplane {n} (toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper) | :: 紙飛機, 纸飞机 /zhǐfēijī/ |
| paper airplane {n} (paper aeroplane) SEE: paper aeroplane | :: |
| paperboy {n} (male who delivers newspapers) | :: 報童, 报童 /bàotóng/ |
| paper clip {n} (paper clip) | :: 回形針, 回形针 /huíxíngzhēn/, 萬字夾, 万字夹 /wànzìjiā/, 迴紋針, 回纹针 /huíwénzhēn/, 回文針, 回文针 /huíwénzhēn/, 曲別針, 曲别针 /qūbiézhēn/, 紙夾, 纸夹 /zhǐjiā/ |
| paper cup {n} (disposable cup) | :: 紙杯, 纸杯 /zhǐbēi/ |
| paper cut {n} (wound caused by piece of paper) | :: 被紙割傷, 被纸割伤 /bèi zhǐ gēshāng/ |
| paper cut {n} (decorative ornament made by artful cutting of paper, as into silhouettes) | :: 剪紙, 剪纸 /jiǎnzhǐ/ |
| papercutting {n} (jianzhi) SEE: jianzhi | :: |
| papercutting {n} (art of cutting decorative designs out of paper) | :: 剪紙, 剪纸 /jiǎnzhǐ/ |
| paper jam {n} (malfunction in a printer or photocopier) | :: 卡紙, 卡纸 /kǎzhǐ/ |
| papermaking {n} (craft of making paper) | :: 造紙術, 造纸术 /zàozhǐshù/ |
| paper money {n} (a form of banknotes) | :: 紙幣, 纸币 /zhǐbì/ |
| paper money {n} (type of joss paper) | :: 紙錢, 纸钱 /zhǐqián/ |
| paper mulberry {n} (tree) | :: 構樹 |
| paper tiger {n} (paper tiger) | :: 紙老虎, 纸老虎 /zhǐlǎohǔ/ |
| paper towel {n} (sheet of absorbent paper) | :: 紙巾, 纸巾 /zhǐjīn/ |
| paperweight {n} (small, decorative, somewhat weighty object) | :: 鎮紙, 镇纸 /zhènzhǐ/, 紙鎮, 纸镇 /zhǐzhèn/, 書鎮, 书镇 /shūzhèn/, 紙壓, 纸压 /zhǐyā/ |
| paperwork {n} (work involving written documents) | :: 文書工作, 文书工作 /wénshū gōngzuò/, 公文處理, 公文处理 /gōngwén chǔlǐ/ |
| papier-mâché {n} (paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object) | :: 紙型, 纸型 /zhǐxíng/ |
| paprika {n} (ground spice) | :: 辣椒粉 /làjiāofěn/ |
| Pap smear {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: 子宮頸塗片檢查, 子宫颈涂片检查 /zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá/ |
| Pap test {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: 子宮頸塗片檢查, 子宫颈涂片检查 /zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá/ |
| Papua {prop} (the southern part of Papua New Guinea) | :: 巴布亞, 巴布亚 /Bābùyà/ |
| Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: 巴布亞新幾內亞, 巴布亚新几内亚 /Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà/ |
| papule {n} (small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus) | :: 丘疹 /qiūzhěn/ |
| papyrology {n} (the study of ancient texts written on papyrus) | :: 纸莎草学 /zhǐsuō cǎoxué/ |
| papyrus {n} (plant in the sedge family) | :: 紙草, 纸草 /zhǐcǎo/, 紙莎草, 纸莎草 /zhǐsuōcǎo/, 莎草 /suōcǎo/ |
| papyrus {n} (material made from this plant) | :: 紙莎草紙, 纸莎草纸 /zhǐsuōcǎozhǐ/, 紙草紙, 纸草纸 /zhǐcǎozhǐ/, 莎草紙, 莎草纸 /suōcǎozhǐ/ |
| papyrus {n} (scroll or document written on this material) | :: 古代文獻, 古代文献 /gǔdài wénxiàn/ |
| parable {n} (short story illustrating a lesson) | :: 譬語, 譬语 /pìyǔ/, 隱語, 隐语 /yǐnyǔ/, 諷喻, 讽喻 /fěngyù/, 寓言 /yùyán/ |
| parabola {n} (a conic section) | :: 拋物線, 抛物线 /pāowùxiàn/ |
| Paracel Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: 西沙群島, 西沙群岛 /Xīshā Qúndǎo/, 黃沙群島, 黄沙群岛 /Huángshā Qúndǎo/ |
| paracetamol {n} (acetaminophen) SEE: acetaminophen | :: |
| parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) | :: 降落傘, 降落伞 /jiàngluòsǎn/ |
| parachuting {n} (sport) | :: 跳傘, 跳伞 /tiàosǎn/ |
| parade {n} (organized procession) | :: 游行, 遊行 /yóuxíng/ |
| paradichlorobenzene {n} (1,4-dichlorobenzene) | :: 對二氯苯, 对二氯苯 /duìèr lǜběn/ |
| paradigm {n} (way of viewing reality) | :: 模式 /móshì/ |
| paradigm {n} (example serving as a model or pattern) | :: 範例, 范例 /fànlì/, 模範, 模范 /mófàn/,典范 |
| paradigm {n} (linguistics: all forms which contain a common element) | :: 词形变化表 |
| paradise {n} (heaven) | :: 天堂 /tiāntáng/, 樂園, 乐园 /lèyuán/, 天國, 天国 /tiānguó/ |
| paradise {n} | :: 樂園, 乐园 /lèyuán/, 天堂 /tiāntáng/, 仙境 /xiānjìng/, 天國, 天国 /tiānguó/ |
| Paradise {prop} (Heaven) | :: 天堂 /tiāntáng/, 天國, 天国 /tiānguó/ |
| paradise on earth {n} (ideal or idyllic place) | :: 人間樂園, 人间乐园 /rénjiān lèyuán/ |
| paradise parrot {n} (colourful parrot) | :: 天堂長尾鸚鵡, 天堂长尾鹦鹉 /tiāntáng chángwěi yīngwǔ/ |
| paradox {n} (apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true) | :: 悖論, 悖论 /bèilùn/, 矛盾 /máodùn/, 佯謬, 佯谬 /yángmiù/ |
| paradox {n} (in logic: a self-contradictory statement) | :: 悖論, 悖论 /bèilùn/, 矛盾 /máodùn/, 佯謬, 佯谬 /yángmiù/ |
| paradox {n} (person or thing with contradictory properties) | :: 矛盾的人 /máodùn de rén/, 矛盾的事物 /máodùn de shìwù/, 矛盾的事情 /máodùn de shìqing/ |
| paradoxical {adj} (having self-contradicting properties) | :: 自相矛盾 /zìxiāngmáodùn/ |
| paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene | :: |
| paraffin {n} (paraffin wax) SEE: paraffin wax | :: |
| paraffin wax {n} (paraffin wax) | :: 石蠟, 石蜡 /shílà/ |
| paraglider {n} (equipment) | :: 滑翔傘, 滑翔伞 /huáxiángsǎn/ |
| paragliding {n} (the sport of gliding with a paraglider) | :: 滑翔傘, 滑翔伞 /huáxiángsǎn/ |
| paragon {n} (model or pattern) | :: 典范, 典範 /diǎnfàn/, 模范, 模範 /mófàn/ |
| paragon {n} (20-point type) | :: 二十点活字, 二十點活字 /èrshídiǎn-huózì/ |
| paragon {v} (to compare) | :: 把…同…相比 /bǎ … tóng … xiāngbǐ/ |
| paragraph {n} (passage in text) | :: 段 /duàn/, 段落 /duànluò/ |
| Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) | :: 巴拉圭 /Bālāguī/ |
| parahippocampal gyrus {n} (anatomy) | :: 海馬旁回, 海马旁回 |
| parakeet {n} (various species of small parrots) | :: 長尾鸚鵡, 长尾鹦鹉 /chángwěi yīngwǔ/ |
| parakeratosis {n} (retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin) | :: 角化不全 /jiǎohuà bùquán/ |
| paralanguage {n} (non-verbal elements of speech) | :: 副語言, 副语言 /fùyǔyán/ |
| paralegal {n} (one who assists a lawyer) | :: 律師助理, 律师助理 /lǜshī zhùlǐ/ |
| parallax {n} | :: 視差, 视差 /shìchā/ |
| parallel {adj} (equally distant from one another at all points) | :: 平行的 /píngxíng de/ |
| parallel {n} (one of a set of parallel lines) | :: 平行線, 平行线 /píngxíngxiàn/ |
| parallel {n} (line of latitude) | :: 緯綫, 纬线 /wěixiàn/, 緯圈, 纬圈 /wěiquān/ |
| parallelepiped {n} (solid figure) | :: 平行六面體, 平行六面体 /píngxíng liù miàntǐ/ |
| parallel import {n} (import without permission of the intellectual property owner) | :: 平行進口貨品, 平行进口货品 /píngxíng jìnkǒu huòpǐn/, 平行輸入貨品, 平行输入货品 /píngxíng shūrù huòpǐn/, 水貨, 水货 /shuǐhuò/ |
| parallelogram {n} (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) | :: 平行四邊形, 平行四边形 /píngxíng sìbiānxíng/ |
| parallel text {n} (text placed alongside its translation) | :: 平行文本 /píngxíng wénběn/ |
| parallel text {n} (text similar to one being translated) | :: 平行文本 /píngxíng wénběn/ |
| parallel universe {n} (universe that exists separately alongside another universe) | :: 平行宇宙 /píngxíng yǔzhòu/ |
| Paralympic Games {prop} (international sports competition for people with physical disabilities, see also: Paralympics) | :: 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會, 残疾人奥林匹克运动会 /cánjírén Àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì/, 殘奧會, 残奥会 /cán'àohuì/, 殘奧, 残奥 /cán'ào/ |
| paralysis {n} (loss of muscle control) | :: 癱瘓, 瘫痪 /tānhuàn/, 麻痹 /mábì/ (traditional variant: 痲痺) |
| Paramaribo {prop} (capital of Suriname) | :: 帕拉馬里博, 帕拉马里博 /Pàlāmǎlǐbó/ |
| paramecium {n} (organism) | :: 草履蟲, 草履虫 /cǎolǚchóng/ |
| paramedic {n} (individual trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) | :: 護理人員, 护理人员 /hùlǐ rényuán/ |
| parameter {n} (variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar) | :: 參數, 参数 /cānshù/, 參量, 参量 /cānliàng/ |
| parameter {n} (name in a function or subroutine definition) | :: 參數, 参数 /cānshù/ |
| parameterization {n} (representation of physical effects) | :: 参数化 |
| parametric {adj} (of, relating to, or defined using parameters) | :: 參數的 |
| parametric equation {n} (equations that define coordinates of dependent variables of a curve or surface) | :: 參數方程式, 参数方程式 /cānshù fāngchéngshì/, 參數方程, 参数方程 /cānshù fāngchéng/ |
| paramilitary {n} (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) | :: 准军事部队 |
| paramilitary {adj} (relating to a paramilitary) | :: 准军事的 |
| paramita {n} (perfection (Buddhism)) | :: 波羅蜜, 波罗蜜 /bōluómì/, 彼岸 /bǐ'àn/ |
| paramount {adj} (supreme) | :: 最高的 |
| paramount {adj} (of the highest importance) | :: 至高的 |
| paramour {n} (illicit lover) | :: 姦夫, 奸夫 /jiānfū/ ; 姦婦, 奸妇 /jiānfù/ , 情婦, 情妇 /qíngfù/ , 相好的 /xiānghǎo-de/ |
| Paraná {prop} (river in South America) | :: 巴拉那河 /Bālānàhé/ |
| paranasal sinus {n} (one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses) | :: 鼻竇 |
| paranoia {n} (A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) | :: 偏執狂, 偏执狂 /piānzhíkuáng/, 妄想狂 /wàngxiǎngkuáng/ |
| paranoiac {n} (somebody who has paranoia) SEE: paranoid | :: |
| paranoid {n} (someone suffering from paranoia) | :: 妄想狂者 /wàngxiǎngkuángzhě/ |
| paranoid schizophrenia {n} (form of schizophrenia accompanied by delusions) | :: 偏狂型精神分裂症 /piānkuángxíng jīngshén fēnlièzhèng/ |
| paranormal {adj} (can not be explained by scientific methods) | :: 超常的 |
| paraphernalia {n} (miscellaneous items) | :: 雜項物品, 杂项物品 /záxiàng wùpǐn/, 各種物件, 各种物件 /gè zhǒng wùjiàn/, 隨身用具, 随身用具 /suíshēn yòngjù/, 雜件, 杂件 /zá jiàn/ |
| paraphrase {v} (to compose a paraphrase) | :: 釋義, 释义 /shìyì/, 意譯, 意译 /yìyì/, 復述, 复述 /fùshù/ |
| paraplegia {n} (paralysed condition) | :: 截癱, 截瘫 /jiétān/ |
| paraprosdokian {n} (figure of speech) | :: 句子在最後有意想不到的結尾, 句子在最后有意想不到的结尾 (jùzi zài zuìhòu yìxiǎngbudào de jiéwěi) |
| parapsychology {n} (study of that which cannot yet be explained) | :: 超心理學, 超心理学 /chāoxīnlǐxué/, 心靈學, 心灵学 /xīnlíngxué/, 靈學, 灵学 /língxué/, 通靈學, 通灵学 /tōnglíngxué/ |
| parasite {n} (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back) | :: 寄生蟲, 寄生虫 /jìshēngchóng/, 食客 /shíkè/ |
| parasite {n} ((generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) | :: 寄生物 /jìshēngwù/, 寄生蟲, 寄生虫 /jìshēngchóng/ |
| parasitology {n} (study of parasites) | :: 寄生蟲學, 寄生虫学 /jìshēngchóngxué/ |
| parasol {n} (umbrella used as protection from the sun) | :: 遮陽傘, 遮阳伞 /zhēyángsǎn/, 太陽傘, 太阳伞 /tàiyángsǎn/, 陽傘, 阳伞 /yángsǎn/ |
| parasol tree {n} (Polyscias kikuyuensis) | :: Polyscias kikuyuensis |
| parasol tree {n} (Firmiana simplex) | :: 梧桐 /wútóng/ |
| parasynonym {n} (near-synonym) SEE: near-synonym | :: |
| parataxis {n} (in grammar) | :: 意合式 /yìhéshì/, 並列結構, 并列结构 /bìngliè jiégòu/ |
| paratha {n} (Indian bread) | :: 印度拋餅, 印度抛饼 /Yìndù pāobǐng/, 印度甩餅, 印度甩饼 /Yìndù shuǎibǐng/ |
| paratrooper {n} (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) | :: 傘兵, 伞兵 /sǎnbīng/, 空降兵 /kōngjiàngbīng/ |
| paratyphoid fever {n} (acute infectious intestinal disease) | :: 副傷寒, 副伤寒 /fùshānghán/ |
| parboil {v} (partially boil) | :: 煮成半熟 /zhǔ chéng bàn shú/ |
| parcel {n} (package wrapped for shipment) | :: 包裹, 包裹 /bāoguǒ/, 郵包, 邮包 /yóubāo/ |
| parched {adj} (dry) | :: 燥 /zào/ |
| parchment {n} (material) | :: 羊皮紙, 羊皮纸 /yángpízhǐ/ |
| pardon {n} (forgiveness for an offence) | :: 原諒, 原谅 /yuánliàng/ |
| pardon {n} (releasing order) | :: 赦免 /shèmiǎn/ |
| pardon {v} (to forgive) | :: 原諒, 原谅 /yuánliàng/, 寬恕, 宽恕 /kuānshù/ |
| pardon {v} (to grant an official pardon) | :: 赦免 /shèmiǎn/ |
| pardon {interj} (interjection, request to repeat) | :: 請再說一遍, 请再说一遍 /qǐng zàishuō yī biàn/, 什么 /shénme/, 什麼 |
| pardon me {phrase} (sorry, as an apology) | :: 对不起 /duì bù qì/ |
| pareidolia {n} (tendency to interpret vague stimuli as something familiar) | :: 空想性錯視, 空想性错视 /kōngxiǎngxìng cuòshì/ |
| paremiology {n} (the study of proverbs) | :: 諺語研究, 谚语研究 /yànyǔ yánjiū/ |
| parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) | :: 親, 亲 /qīn/, 父母 /fùmǔ/ |
| parent {n} (parent company) SEE: parent company | :: |
| parental leave {n} (leave of absence for a parent to take care of a baby) | :: 產假, 产假 /chǎnjià/, 育嬰假, 育婴假 /yùyīngjià/ |
| parent company {n} (a company that owns or controls another company) | :: 總公司, 总公司 /zǒnggōngsī/, 母公司 /mǔgōngsī/ |
| parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) | :: 圓括號, 圆括号 /yuánkuòhào/, 插入語, 插入语 /chārùyǔ/ |
| parenting {n} (process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood) | :: 家教 /jiājiào/, 教育 /jiàoyù/, 教養, 教养 /jiàoyǎng/, 親子教育, 亲子教育 /qīnzǐ jiāoyù/, 家庭教育 /jiātíng jiàoyù/ |
| parents {n} (one's parents) | :: 父母 /fùmǔ/, 爸媽, 爸妈 /bàmā/, 雙親, 双亲 /shuāngqīn/, 怙恃 /hùshì/ , 爹娘 /diēniáng/, 爺娘, 爷娘 /yéniáng/ , 爹媽, 爹妈 /diēmā/ |
| paresthesia {n} (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) | :: 感覺異常, 感觉异常 /gǎnjué yìcháng/ |
| paresthesis {n} (paresthesia) SEE: paresthesia | :: |
| Pareto principle {prop} (principle) | :: 帕雷托法則, 帕雷托法则 /Pàléituō fǎzé/ |
| parfait {n} (an iced dessert) | :: 芭菲 /bāfēi/ |
| parietal lobe {n} (division of cerebrum) | :: 頂葉, 顶叶 /dǐngyè/ |
| parinirvana {n} (Buddhist term) | :: 般涅槃 /bōnièpán/ |
| Paris {prop} (capital of France) | :: 巴黎 /Bālí/ |
| Paris {prop} (Trojan prince) | :: 帕里斯 /Pàlǐsī/ |
| parish {n} (part of a diocese) | :: 教區, 教区 /jiàoqū/ |
| parishioner {n} (member of a parish) | :: 教區居民, 教区居民 /jiàoqū jūmín/ |
| Parisian {n} (someone from Paris) | :: 巴黎人 /Bālí rén/ |
| Paris syndrome {n} (psychological disorder) | :: 巴黎綜合症, 巴黎综合症 /Bālí zōnghézhèng/ |
| parity {n} (the number of times a sow has farrowed) | :: 胎次 |
| park {n} (ground for recreation) | :: 公園, 公园 /gōngyuán/ |
| park {v} (bring to a halt) | :: 停 /tíng/ , 停車, 停车 /tíngchē/ |
| parka {n} (long jacket) | :: 派克大衣 /pàikè dàyī/ |
| parking {n} (action) | :: 停車, 停车 /tíngchē/, 泊車, 泊车 /bóchē/ |
| parking {n} (space) | :: 停車處, 停车处 /tíngchēchù/ |
| parking brake {n} (brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention) | :: 駐車制動, 驻车制动 /zhùchē zhìdòng/ |
| parking lot {n} (open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use) | :: 停車場, 停车场 /tíngchēchǎng/ |
| parking meter {n} (device for collecting parking fees) | :: 收費咪錶, 收费咪表 /shōufèi mī biǎo/, 停車計時器, 停车计时器 /tíngchē jìshíqì/ |
| parking space {n} (space in which a vehicle can be parked) | :: 停車位, 停车位 /tíngchēwèi/, 車位, 车位 /chēwèi/ |
| parking violation {n} (illegal parking) | :: 違章停車, 违章停车 (wéizhāng tíngchē) |
| Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) | :: 帕金森病 /Pàjīnsēn bìng/, 帕金森氏癥, 帕金森氏症 /Pàjīnsēnshì zhèng/, 帕金森綜合癥, 帕金森综合症 /Pàjīnsēn zōngzézhèng/, 柏金遜癥, 柏金逊症 /Bǎijīnxùn zhèng/ |
| parkour {n} (athletic discipline) | :: 跑酷 |
| parlance {n} (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) | :: 措辞 |
| parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) | :: 議會, 议会 /yìhuì/, 議院, 议院 /yìyuàn/, 國會, 国会 /guóhuì/ |
| Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament | :: |
| parliamentarian {n} (member of parliament) | :: 議會議員, 议会议员 /yìhuì yìyuán/, 國會議員, 国会议员 /guóhuì yìyuán/ |
| parlous {adj} (attended with peril) SEE: dangerous | :: |
| Parma {prop} (province) | :: 帕爾馬, 帕尔马 /Pà'ěrmǎ/ |
| parmesan {n} (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) | :: 巴馬乾酪, 巴马干酪 /Bāmǎ gānlào/ |
| Parmesan {n} (parmesan) SEE: parmesan | :: |
| parochial {adj} (pertaining to a parish) | :: 教區的, 教区的 /jiàoqū de/ |
| parochial {adj} (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) | :: 狹隘, 狭隘 /xiá'ài/ |
| parody {n} (expression making fun of something else) | :: 戲仿, 戏仿 /xìfǎng/, 諧仿, 谐仿 /xiéfǎng/ |
| parody {v} (to make a parody of something) | :: 戲仿, 戏仿 /xìfǎng/, 諧仿, 谐仿 /xiéfǎng/ |
| paroemia {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| parole {n} (law: a release of (a prisoner)) | :: 假釋, 假释 /jiǎshì/ |
| paronychia {n} (infection under the cuticle) SEE: whitlow | :: |
| paronym {n} (word derived from the same root/stem) | :: 同源詞, 同源词 /tóngyuáncí/ |
| parotid {n} (parotid gland) SEE: parotid gland | :: |
| parotid gland {n} (salivary gland) | :: 腮腺 /sāixiàn/ |
| parquet {n} (the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle) SEE: stall | :: |
| parquet {n} (a wooden floor made of parquetry) | :: 鑲木地板, 镶木地板 /xiāngmù dìbǎn/, 鋪鑲木地板, 铺镶木地板 /pùxiāng mùdìbǎn/, 木條鑲花之地板, 木条镶花之地板 /mùtiáo xiānghuā zhī dìbǎn/ |
| parrot {n} (kind of bird) | :: 鸚鵡, 鹦鹉 /yīngwǔ/, 能言鳥, 能言鸟 /néngyánniǎo/, 鸚哥, 鹦哥 /yīnggē/ |
| parrot {v} (to repeat exactly without showing understanding) | :: 鸚鵡學舌, 鹦鹉学舌 /yīngwǔ xuéshé/, 人云亦云 /rényúnyìyún/ |
| parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| parse {v} ((linguistics) to resolve into elements) | :: 解析 /jiěxī/, 剖析 /pōuxì/ |
| parse {n} (act of parsing) | :: 解析 /jiěxī/ |
| parsec {n} (parallax second) | :: 秒差距 /miǎochājù/ |
| parseltongue {prop} (language of snakes in Harry Potter) | :: 蛇佬腔 |
| parser {n} (computer program) | :: 解析器 /jiěxīqì/ |
| parsimonious {adj} (Exhibiting parsimony) | :: 小氣 |
| parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) | :: 歐芹, 欧芹 /ōuqín/, 荷蘭芹, 荷兰芹 /hélánqín/, 香菜 /xiāngcài/ |
| parsnip {n} (the plant Pastinaca sativa) | :: 歐防風, 欧防风 /ōufángfēng/ |
| parsnip {n} (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa) | :: 歐防風, 欧防风 /ōufángfēng/ |
| part {n} (math: factor) SEE: factor | :: |
| part {n} (fraction of a whole) | :: 部分 /bùfen/ |
| part {n} (position or role, especially in a play) | :: 角色 /juésè/, 角 /jué/, 任務, 任务 /rènwu/ |
| part {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| part {adv} (partially) SEE: partially | :: |
| partake {v} (to take part in an activity) | :: 参加 /cānjiā/ |
| parthenogenesis {n} (reproduction from a single gamete without fertilisation) | :: 孤雌生殖 /gūcíshēngzhí/, 單性生殖, 单性生殖 /dānxìngshēngzhí/ |
| Parthenon {prop} (ancient temple to Athena) | :: 帕德嫩, 巴特農; (Simplified): 帕台农神庙 |
| Parthia {prop} ((historical) region) | :: 帕提亚 /Pàtíyà/ |
| Parthia {prop} (empire of the Parthians) | :: 帕提亞, 帕提亚 /Pàtíyà/ |
| partial {adj} (existing in part) | :: 部分 /bùfèn/ |
| partial differential equation {n} (equation) | :: 偏微分方程 /piān wēifēn fāngchéng, piān wéifēn fāngchéng/ |
| partially {adv} (to a partial degree) | :: 部分地 /bùfèn de/ |
| participant {n} (one who participates) | :: 參加者, 参加者 /cānjiāzhě/, 參與者, 参与者 /cānyùzhě/ |
| participate {v} (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself) | :: 參加, 参加 /cānjiā/ |
| participation {n} (act of participating) | :: 參加, 参加 /cānjiā/, 參與, 参与 /cānyù/ |
| participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle | :: |
| participle {n} (verb form) | :: 分詞, 分词 /fēncí/ |
| particle {n} (body with very small size) | :: 粒子 /lìzi/ |
| particle {n} (elementary particle or subatomic particle) | :: 基本粒子 /jīběn lìzǐ/ |
| particle {n} (word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech) | :: 助詞, 助词 /zhùcí/ |
| particle accelerator {n} (a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds) | :: 粒子加速器 /lìzǐ jiāsùqì/ |
| particle physics {n} (particle physics) | :: 粒子物理學, 粒子物理学 /lìzǐ wùlǐxué/ |
| particular {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| particular {adj} (known only to an individual person or group) SEE: confidential | :: |
| particularly {adv} (especially) | :: 尤其 |
| parting {n} (farewell) | :: 離別, 离别 /líbié/, 分別, 分别 /fēnbié/ |
| partisan {n} (member of a body of detached light troops) SEE: guerrilla | :: |
| partition {n} (vertical structure that divides a room) | :: 隔墙 |
| partitive {n} (partitive case) | :: 表分詞 |
| partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive | :: |
| partiture {n} (score (music)) SEE: score | :: |
| partly {adv} (in part) | :: 部分地 /bùfèn de/ |
| partner {n} (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) | :: 伙伴 /huǒbàn/, 搭檔, 搭档 /dādàng, dādǎng/ |
| partner {n} (a member of a business or law partnership) | :: 伙伴 /huǒbàn/ |
| partner {n} (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) | :: 伴侶, 伴侣 /bànlǚ/ |
| partnership {n} (state of being associated with a partner) | :: 合夥關係, 合伙关系 /héhuǒ guānxì/, 合作關係, 合作关系 /hézuò guānxì/, 夥伴關係, 伙伴关系 /huǒbàn guānxì/ |
| partnership {n} (association of two or more people to conduct a business) | :: 合股關係, 合股关系 /hégǔ guānxì/, 合夥企業, 合伙企业 /héhuǒ qǐyè/ |
| part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) | :: 詞類, 词类 /cílèi/, 詞性, 词性 /cíxìng/ |
| partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) | :: 鷓鴣, 鹧鸪 /zhègū/, 石雞, 石鸡 /shíjī/, 山鶉, 山鹑 /shānchún/, 竹雞, 竹鸡 /zhújī/, 灰山鶉, 灰山鹑 /huīshānchún/ |
| partridgeberry {n} (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| parts interpreter {n} (someone who sells replacement parts for motor vehicles) | :: 零件銷售員, 零件销售员 /língjiàn xiāoshòuyuán/ |
| part-time {adj} (involving less than the normal time) | :: 兼職, 兼职 /jiānzhí/, 兼任 /jiānrèn/ |
| parturition {n} (act of giving birth) | :: 出生 /chūshēng/, 分娩 /fēnmiǎn/, 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/, 娩 /miǎn/ |
| part ways {v} (go in different directions) | :: 割捨, 割舍 /gēshě/ |
| part with {v} (let go of) | :: 割捨, 割舍 /gēshě/ |
| party {n} (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) | :: 一方 /yīfāng/ |
| party {n} (social gathering) | :: 聚會, 聚会 /jùhuì/, 宴會, 宴会 /yànhuì/, 派對, 派对 /pàiduì/ |
| party {n} (political group) SEE: political party | :: |
| party dress {n} (woman's elegant dress) | :: 晚禮服, 晚礼服 /wǎnlǐfú/ |
| party pooper {n} (one who dampens the fun of a group activity) SEE: spoilsport | :: |
| par value {n} (face value) SEE: face value | :: |
| parvenu {n} (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) | :: 暴發戶, 暴发户 /bàofāhù/, 新貴, 新贵 /xīnguì/ |
| pas {n} (step) | :: 舞步 /wǔbù/ |
| Pasargadae {prop} (ancient city of Persia) | :: 帕薩爾加德 |
| pascal {n} (SI unit of pressure and stress) | :: 帕斯卡 /pàsīkǎ/ |
| Pascal's triangle {n} (Pascal's triangle) | :: 賈憲三角形, 贾宪三角形 /Jiǎxiàn sānjiǎoxíng/, 楊輝三角形, 杨辉三角形 /Yánghuī sānjiǎoxíng/, 帕斯卡三角形, 帕斯卡三角形 /Pàsīkǎ sānjiǎoxíng/ |
| pasha {n} (title) | :: 巴夏 /bāxià/ |
| Pashto {n} (official language of Afghanistan) | :: 普什圖語, 普什图语 /pǔshítúyǔ/ |
| Pashtun {prop} (Pashto) SEE: Pashto | :: |
| Pasir Ris {prop} (town in Singapore) | :: 巴西立 /Bāxīlì/ |
| paska {n} (paskha) SEE: paskha | :: |
| paskha {n} (Easter dessert) | :: 甜奶渣糕 /tiánnǎizhāgāo/ |
| paso doble {n} (Spanish ballroom dance) | :: 鬥牛舞, 斗牛舞 /dòuniúwǔ/ |
| pass {v} (move or be moved from one place to another) | :: 通过, 通过 /tōngguò/ |
| pass {v} (elapse) | :: 過去, 过去 /guòqù/, 過, 过 /guò/ |
| pass {v} (go by, over, etc) | :: 過, 过 /guò/ |
| pass {n} (password) SEE: password | :: |
| passacaglia {n} (historical Spanish dance) | :: 帕薩卡利亞, 帕萨卡利亚 /pàsàkǎlìyà/, 帕薩卡里亞, 帕萨卡里亚 /pàsàkǎlǐyà/ |
| passage {n} (section of text or music) | :: 片斷, 片断 /piànduàn/, 片段 /piànduàn/ |
| passageway {n} (covered walkway) | :: 通道 /tōngdào/ |
| passata {n} (sieved raw tomatoes) | :: 番茄泥 /fānqiéní/ |
| pass away {v} (to die (euphemistic)) | :: 去世 /qùshì/, 逝世 /shìshì/ |
| passbook {n} (booklet used to record bank transactions) | :: 存摺 /cúnzhé/ |
| pass by {v} (go by) SEE: go by | :: |
| passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) | :: 乘客 /chéngkè/, 旅客 /lǚkè/ |
| passenger dedicated line {n} (railroad line dedicated for the exclusive use of passenger trains) | :: 客運專線, 客运专线 /kèyùn zhuānxiàn/ |
| passenger ship {n} (type of ship) | :: 客輪, 客轮 /kèlún/, 客船 /kèchuán/ |
| passenger train {n} (type of train) | :: 客車, 客车 /kèchē/ |
| passer-by {n} (a person who is passing by) | :: 路人 /lùrén/ |
| pass gas {v} (break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| passing {adj} (that passes away; ephemeral) | :: 去世 |
| passing {adj} (vague, cursory) | :: 粗略的,基本的 |
| passion {n} (any great emotion) | :: 激情 /jīqíng/, 热情, 热心 |
| passion {n} (suffering of Jesus) | :: 受難, 受难 /shòunàn/ |
| passionate {adj} (fired with intense feeling) | :: 多情 /duōqíng/, 熾熱, 炽热 /chìrè/, 熱情, 热情 /rèqíng/ |
| passionflower {n} (flower) | :: 西番蓮, 西番莲 /xīfānlián/, 百香果 /bǎixiāngguǒ/, 雞蛋果,鸡蛋果 /jīdànguǒ/ |
| passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) | :: 西番蓮果, 西番莲果 /xīfānlián guǒ/, 百香果 /bǎixiāngguǒ/ |
| passion pit {n} (drive-in theatre) SEE: drive-in | :: |
| passivation {n} (process of a making a material non-reactive) | :: 钝化 (dùnhuà) |
| passive {n} (passive voice) SEE: passive voice | :: |
| passive {adj} (not active, but acted upon) | :: 消極, 消极 /xiāojí/ |
| passive {adj} (grammar: being in the passive voice) | :: 被動, 被动 /bèidòng/ |
| passive {adj} (psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship) | :: 被動, 被动 /bèidòng/ |
| passive income {n} (regular monetary income) | :: 被動收入, 被动收入 /bèidòng shōurù/ |
| passive matrix {n} (form of liquid crystal display) | :: 無源矩陣, 无源矩阵 /wúyuán jǔzhèn/ |
| passive smoking {n} (inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco) | :: 二手煙, 二手烟 /èrshǒuyān/ |
| passive vocabulary {n} (words and phrases that someone understands but does not commonly use) | :: 被動詞彙, 被动词汇 /bèidòng cíhuì/ |
| passive voice {n} (grammatical term) | :: 被動語態, 被动语态 /bèidòng yǔtài/ |
| pass judgment {v} | :: 斷獄, 断狱 /duànyù/ |
| pass on {v} (to convey or communicate) | :: 傳達, 传达 /chuándá/ |
| pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die | :: |
| Passover {prop} (Jewish festival) | :: 逾越節, 逾越节 /Yúyuèjié/, 無酵節, 无酵节 /Wújiàojié, Wúxiàojié/, 除酵節, 除酵节 /Chújiàojié, Chúxiàojié/, 巴斯卦節, 巴斯卦节 /Bāsīguàjié/ |
| passport {n} (official document) | :: 護照, 护照 /hùzhào/ |
| pass the buck {v} (to transfer responsibility or blame from oneself) | :: 推卸責任, 推卸责任 /tuīxiè zérèn/ |
| pass wind {v} (break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| password {n} (word used to gain admittance) | :: 密碼, 密码 /mìmǎ/, 口令 /kǒulìng/ |
| password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) | :: 密碼, 密码 /mìmǎ/ |
| past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago | :: |
| past {n} (period of time that has already happened) | :: 過去, 过去 /guòqu/ |
| past {n} ((grammar) past tense) | :: 過去時態, 过去时态 /guòqù shítài/, 過去時, 过去时 /guòqùshí/ |
| past {adv} (in a direction that passes) | :: 经过 |
| pasta {n} (dough) | :: 意大利麵, 意大利面 /Yìdàlì miàn/ |
| pasta e fagioli {n} (soup made with pasta and beans) | :: 意大利麵豆湯, 意大利面豆汤 /yìdàlìmiàndòutāng/ |
| paste {n} (a soft mixture) | :: 膏 /gāo/, 糊 /hú/ |
| paste {v} (to insert a piece of text) | :: 黏貼, 黏贴 /niántiē/ |
| pastel {n} (drawing made with these colors) | :: 粉画 |
| pastel {n} (type of dried paste) | :: 色素粉末, 粉彩 |
| pastel {n} (crayon made from such a paste) | :: 蠟筆, 蜡笔 /cǎisè làbǐ/, 油畫棒, 油画棒, 粉畫兒筆, 粉画儿笔 |
| pastel de nata {n} (Portuguese egg tart pastry) | :: 葡式蛋撻, 葡式蛋挞 /Púshì dàntà/ |
| pasteurisation {n} (treatment of perishable food) | :: 巴氏消毒法 /Bāshì xiāodúfǎ/, 巴氏殺菌, 巴氏杀菌 /Bāshì shājùn/ |
| pastime {n} (that which amuses) | :: 消遣 /xiāoqiǎn/, 娛樂, 娱乐 /yúlè/ |
| pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| pastor {n} (a minister or priest) | :: 傳道人, 传道人 /chuándàorén/, 牧師, 牧师 /mùshī/ |
| pastor {n} | :: 牧師, 牧师 /mùshī/ |
| pastoral {adj} (of or pertaining to shepherds) | :: 牧人的 |
| pastoral {adj} (relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church) | :: 主教的 |
| pastoral {n} (poem) | :: 田园诗 |
| past participle {n} (past participle) | :: 過去分詞, 过去分词 /guòqù fēncí/ |
| past perfect {n} (pluperfect tense) SEE: pluperfect tense | :: |
| pastrami {n} (seasoned smoked cut of beef) | :: 五香熏牛肉 /wǔxiāng xūn niúròu/ |
| pastry {n} (food group) | :: 糕點, 糕点 /gāodiǎn/, 點心, 点心 /diǎnxin/, 糕餅, 糕饼 /gāobǐng/ |
| pastry {n} (type of dough) | :: 油酥面團, 油酥面团 /yóusū miàntuán/ |
| pastry chef {n} (baker of pastry products) | :: 糕餅師, 糕饼师 /gāobǐng shī / |
| pastrymaker {n} (baker of pastry products) SEE: pastry chef | :: |
| past tense {n} (grammatical form) | :: 過去時態, 过去时态 /guòqù shítài/, 過去式, 过去式 /guòqù shì/, 過去時, 过去时 /guòqùshí/ |
| pasture {v} (graze) SEE: graze | :: |
| pasture {n} (land on which cattle can be kept for feeding) | :: 牧場, 牧场 /mùchǎng/, 牧草地 /mùcǎodì/ |
| pasty {n} (a covering for the nipple) | :: 胸貼, 胸贴 /xiōngtiē/ |
| pasty {n} (A type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie) | :: 餡餅, 馅饼 /xiànbǐng/ |
| pat {v} (to tap gently) | :: 拍 /pāi/ |
| pataca {n} (monetary unit of Macau) | :: 澳門幣, 澳门币 /Àoménbì/, 澳門元, 澳门元 /Àomén yuán/, 澳門圓, 澳门圆 /Àomén yuán/ |
| Patagonia {prop} (geographical region) | :: 巴塔哥尼亞, 巴塔哥尼亚 /Bātǎgēníyǎ/ |
| patch {n} (figuratively: fit) SEE: fit | :: |
| patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool | :: |
| patch {n} (computing: file describing changes made to source code) | :: 修補程式, 修补程式 /xiūbǔ chéngshì/ |
| patch file {n} (patch) SEE: patch | :: |
| patella {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| patellofemoral pain syndrome {n} (pain originating from the patella and the femur) | :: 髕骨股骨疼痛症候群, 髌骨股骨疼痛症候群 /bìngǔ gǔgǔ téngtòng zhènghòuqún/ |
| patent {n} (declaration issued by a government to an inventor) | :: 專利, 专利 /zhuānlì/ |
| patent troll {n} (company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner) | :: 專利流氓, 专利流氓 /zhuānlìliúmáng/ |
| paternal {adj} (of or pertaining to one's father) | :: 父親的, 父亲的 /fùqin-de/, 父系 /fùxì/, 母系 /mǔxì/ |
| paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) | :: 姑 /gū/, 姑媽, 姑妈 /gūmā/, 姑姑 /gūgu/, 姑母 /gūmǔ/, 伯母 /bómǔ/, 叔母 /shúmǔ/, 嬸母, 婶母 /shěnmǔ/, 嬸嬸, 婶婶 /shěnshen/ |
| paternal cousin {n} (a child of one's father's sibling) | :: 堂兄 (tángxiōng), 堂哥 (tánggē) ; 堂弟 (tángdì) ; 堂姊 (tángjiě) ; 堂妹 (tángmèi) ; 表兄 (biǎoxiōng), 表哥 (biǎogē) ; 表弟 (biǎodì) ; 表姊 (biǎojiě) ; 表妹 (biǎomèi) |
| paternal grandfather {n} (one's father's father) | :: 爺爺, 爷爷 /yéye/, 祖父 /zǔfù/ |
| paternal grandmother {n} (one's father's mother) | :: 奶奶 /nǎinai/, 祖母 /zǔmǔ/ |
| paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) | :: 伯父 /bófù/, 伯伯 /bóbo/ , 叔父 /shúfù/, 叔叔 /shúshu/ , 姑父 /gūfù/, 姑丈 /gūzhàng/ |
| paternity test {n} (test) | :: 親子鑑定, 亲子鉴定 /qīnzǐ jiàndìng/ |
| paternoster {n} (a rosary) SEE: rosary | :: |
| paternoster {n} (Lord's prayer) | :: 主禱文, 主祷文 /zhǔdǎowén/ |
| path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) | :: 路徑, 路径 /lùjìng/, 蹊徑, 蹊径 /xījìng/, 道路 /dàolù/ |
| path {n} (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) | :: 路徑, 路径 /lùjìng/ |
| path {n} | :: 路径 /lùjìng/ |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion) | :: 可憐, 可怜 /kělián/ |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing scorn or contempt) | :: 可笑 /kěxiào/ |
| pathfinder {n} (One who discovers a way or path) | :: 探路者 /tànlùzhě/ |
| pathobiology {n} (branch of biology that deals with pathology) | :: 病理学 |
| pathogen {n} (an organism or substance that causes disease) | :: 病原體, 病原体 /bìngyuántǐ/ |
| pathogenic {adj} (able to cause disease) | :: 致病的 /zhìbìng de/, 病原的 /bìngyuán de/ |
| pathology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: 病理學, 病理学 /bìnglǐxué/ |
| pathology {n} (medical specialty) | :: 病理學, 病理学 /bìnglǐxué/ |
| pathology {n} (abnormality) | :: 病理 /bìnglǐ/ |
| patience {n} (quality of being patient) | :: 耐性 /nàixìng/, 忍耐 /rěnnài/ |
| patient {adj} (not losing one's temper while waiting) | :: 耐心 /nàixīn/, 耐煩, 耐烦 /nàifán/ |
| patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) | :: 患者 /huànzhě/, 病患 /bìnghuàn/ |
| patient {n} (linguistics) | :: 受事 /shòushì/ |
| Patil {prop} (surname) | :: 帕蒂爾, 帕蒂尔 /Pàdì'ěr/ |
| patissier {n} (pastry chef) SEE: pastry chef | :: |
| Patna {prop} (state capital of Bihar, India) | :: 巴特那 /Bātènà/ |
| Patras {prop} (city of Greece) | :: 佩特雷 /Pèitèléi/ |
| patriarch {n} (male leader) | :: 宗主教 /zōngzhǔjiào/ |
| patriarchy {n} (social system) | :: 父權制, 父权制 /fùquánzhì/, 父權, 父权 /fùquán/ |
| patriarchy {n} | :: 父系社會, 父系社会 /fùxìshèhuì/ |
| patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) | :: 愛國者, 爱国者 /àiguózhě/ |
| patriotic {adj} (inspired by patriotism) | :: 愛國的, 爱国的 /àiguóde/ |
| patriotism {n} (love of one's own country) | :: 愛國主義, 爱国主义 /àiguózhǔyì/, 愛國心, 爱国心 /àiguóxīn/ |
| patrol {n} (going of the rounds) | :: 巡邏, 巡逻 /xúnluó/ |
| patrol {n} (movement by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts) | :: 巡邏, 巡逻 /xúnluó/ |
| patrol {n} (guards who go the rounds for observation) | :: 巡邏隊, 巡逻队 /xúnluóduì/, 巡邏隊長, 巡逻队长 /xúnluóduìzhǎng/ |
| patrol {n} (perambulation of a particular line or district) | :: 巡邏隊, 巡逻队 /xúnluóduì/ |
| patrol {v} (go the rounds along a chain of sentinels) | :: 巡邏, 巡逻 /xúnluó/ |
| patrol {v} (go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard or policeman) | :: 巡邏, 巡逻 /xúnluó/ |
| patrol boat {n} (small naval vessel designed for coast defence) | :: 巡邏艇, 巡逻艇 /xúnluótǐng/ |
| patrol car {n} (police car) | :: 巡邏車, 巡逻车 /xúnluóchē/ |
| patron {n} | :: 老顧客 |
| patronising {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patronize {v} (to act as a patron of; to defend, protect, support) | :: 栽培 /zāipéi/ |
| patronizing {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patron saint {n} (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) | :: 主保聖人, 主保圣人 /zhǔbǎo shèngrén/ |
| patronymic {n} (patronymic (noun)) | :: 父名 /fùmíng/ |
| pattern {n} (that from which a copy is made) | :: 模式 /móshì/, 樣式, 样式 /yàngshì/, 模樣, 模样 /múyàng/ |
| Pa-tung {prop} (Badong) SEE: Badong | :: |
| paucity {n} (fewness in number; a small number) | :: 少量 |
| Paul {prop} (the Apostle) | :: 保羅, 保罗 /Bǎoluó/, 保祿, 保禄 /Bǎolù/ |
| Paul {prop} (male given name) | :: 保羅, 保罗 /Bǎoluó/ |
| Paulette {prop} (female given name) | :: 波莱特 /Bōláitè/, 波萊特 /Bōláitè/ |
| Pauli exclusion principle {n} (a principle in quantum mechanics) | :: 泡利不相容原理 /Pàolì bù xiāngróng yuánlǐ/, 不相容原理 /bù xiāngróng yuánlǐ/ |
| pauper {n} (one who is extremely poor) | :: 窮光蛋, 穷光蛋 /qióngguāngdàn/, 窮鬼, 穷鬼 /qióngguǐ/ |
| pause {v} (to interrupt something) | :: 停頓, 停顿 /tíngdùn/, 暫停, 暂停 /zàntíng/ |
| pause {n} (temporary stop or rest) | :: 停頓, 停顿 /tíngdùn/, 暫停, 暂停 /zàntíng/ |
| pave {v} ((British) to cover with paving stones) | :: 鋪砌, 铺砌 /pūqì/ |
| pavement {n} (footpath) | :: 人行道 /rénxíngdào/, 步道 /bùdào/ |
| pave the way {v} (to make future development easier) | :: 鋪路, 铺路 /pūlù/ |
| pavilion {n} (ornate tent) | :: 亭子 /tíngzi/ |
| pavilion {n} (cartiliginous part of the outer ear) SEE: pinna | :: |
| pavilion {n} | :: 亭子 |
| paving tile {adj} (floor tile) SEE: floor tile | :: |
| pavlova {n} (meringue dessert) | :: 奶油水果蛋白餅, 奶油水果蛋白饼 /nǎiyóu shuǐguǒ dànbáibǐng/ |
| paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) | :: 腳, 脚 /jiǎo/, 爪 /zhuǎ/, 爪子 /zhuǎzi/, 蹯 /fán/ |
| pawl {n} (pawl) | :: 千斤 /qiānjīn/ |
| pawn {n} (chess piece) | :: 兵 /bīng/ |
| pawn {n} (someone who is being manipulated) | :: 爪牙, 爪牙 /zhaoya/ |
| pawnbroker {n} (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) | :: 當舖老闆, 当铺老板 /dàngpù lǎobǎn/ |
| pawnshop {n} (business premises of a pawnbroker) | :: 當鋪, 当铺 /dàngpù/ |
| pawpaw {n} (fruit) | :: 泡泡 /pàopào/ |
| pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) | :: 付 /fù/, 支付 /zhīfù/, 給錢, 给钱 /gěiqián/, 納, 纳 /nà/ |
| pay {v} | :: 付錢 /fù/, 付費 /fù/ |
| pay attention {v} (to be attentive) | :: 注意 /zhùyì/, 注重 /zhùzhòng/ |
| pay a visit {v} (to visit) | :: 參觀, 参观 /cānguān/, 訪問, 访问 /fǎngwèn/, 拜訪, 拜访 /bàifǎng/ |
| pay back {v} (to repay) | :: 賠, 赔 /péi/, 報償, 报偿 /bàocháng/, 償, 偿 /cháng/, 償還, 偿还 /chánghuán/ |
| payday {n} (day on which an employee's salary is paid) | :: 發薪日, 发薪日 /fāxīnrì/ |
| payer {n} (one who pays) | :: 支付者 /zhīfùzhě/ |
| payload {n} (The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft) | :: 裝載量, 装载量 /zhuāngzàiliàng/, 載荷, 载荷 /zàihè/ |
| payload {n} (That part of a rocket, missile or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance) | :: 彈頭, 弹头 /dàntóu/ |
| payment {n} (the act of paying) | :: 付款 /fùkuǎn/ |
| payment card {n} (card) | :: 支付卡 /zhīfùkǎ/ |
| payment order {n} | :: 付款通知, 付款通知 /fùkuǎn tōngzhī/, 付款憑單, 付款凭单 /fùkuǎn píngdān/, 撥款憑證, 拨款凭证 /bōkuǎn píngzhèng/ |
| pay-off {n} (a payment) | :: 付清 /fùqīng/, 還清, 还清 /huánqīng/, |
| pay-off {n} (a reward) | :: 報酬, 报酬 /bàochóu/, 獎勵, 奖励 /jiǎnglì/ |
| pay-off {n} (a bribe) | :: 賄賂, 贿赂 /huìlù/ |
| payphone {n} (a public telephone) | :: 公用電話, 公用电话 /gōngyòng diànhuà/ |
| pay raise {n} (increase in salary) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| pay rise {n} (increase in pay) | :: 加薪 /jiāxīn/ |
| payrise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| pay the bills {v} (provide enough income) | :: 維持生活, 维持生活 /wéichí shēnghuó/, 當飯吃, 当饭吃 /dāng fàn chī/ |
| pay TV {n} (subscription-based television services) | :: 付費電視, 付费电视 /fùfèi diànshì/ |
| paywall {n} (a feature of a website that only allows access to paying subscribers) | :: 付費牆, 付费墙 /fùfèiqiáng/ |
| Payzawat {prop} (county) | :: 伽師, 伽师 /Jiāshī/; 排孜阿瓦提 |
| Pécs {prop} (city in Hungary) | :: 佩奇 /Pèiqí/ |
| PDA {n} (handheld computing device) | :: 個人數碼助理, 个人数码助理 /gèrén shùmǎ zhùlǐ/ |
| pea {n} (plant) | :: 豌豆 /wāndòu/ |
| pea {n} (edible seed) | :: 豌豆 /wāndòu/ |
| peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) | :: 和平 /hépíng/, 平靜, 平静 /píngjìng/, 治安 /zhì’ān/ |
| peace {n} (state of mind) | :: 平靜, 平静 /píngjìng/ |
| peace {n} (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) | :: 和睦相處, 和睦相处 /hémù xiāngchǔ/ |
| peace {n} (state of being free from war) | :: 和平 /hépíng/ |
| peace and quiet {n} (tranquility) | :: 安靜, 安静 /ānjìng/, 平靜, 平静 /píngjìng/ |
| peaceful {adj} (not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil) | :: 平安 /píng'ān/ |
| peaceful coexistence {n} (mutual non-interference) | :: 和平共處, 和平共处 /hépíng gòngchǔ/, 和平共存 /hépíng gòngcún/ |
| peacekeeper {n} (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) | :: 維和人員, 维和人员 /wéihé rényuán/, 和平隊, 和平队 /hépíng duì/ |
| peacemaker {n} (someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes) | :: 和事佬 /héshìlǎo/ |
| peace of mind {n} (absence of mental stress) | :: 安心 /ānxīn/, 放心 /fàngxīn/, 心境平和 /xīnjìng pínghé/, 平常心 /píngchángxīn/ |
| peace talks {n} (discussions between nation-states held to resolve conflict) | :: 和平談判, 和平谈判 /hépíng tánpàn/, 和談, 和谈 /hétán/ |
| peacetime {n} (period of peace) | :: 和平時期, 和平时期 /hépíng shíqī/, 平時, 平时 /píngshí/ |
| peace treaty {n} (an agreement to end fighting or conflict) | :: 和平條約, 和平条约 /hépíng tiáoyuē/, 和約, 和约 /héyuē/ |
| peach {n} (tree) | :: 桃樹, 桃树 /táoshù/ |
| peach {n} (fruit) | :: 桃 /táo/, 桃子 /táozi/ |
| peach blossom {n} (flower) | :: 桃花 /táohuā/ |
| peachick {n} (peachick, young or baby peafowl) | :: 小孔雀 /xiǎokǒngquè/ |
| peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| peacock {n} (pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo) | :: 孔雀 /kǒngquè/ |
| peahen {n} (female of peafowl) | :: 母孔雀 /mǔkǒngquè/ |
| peak {n} (mountain top) | :: 尖峰 /jiānfēng/, 頂峰, 顶峰 /dǐngfēng/ |
| peak hour {n} (rush hour) SEE: rush hour | :: |
| pea-knuckle {n} (thumb war) SEE: thumb war | :: |
| pea-knuckle war {n} (thumb war) SEE: thumb war | :: |
| peak season {n} (highest demand) | :: 旺季 /wàngjì/ |
| peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) | :: 花生 /huāshēng/, 落花生 /luòhuāshēng/, 長生果 /chángshēngguǒ/, 土豆 /tǔdòu/ |
| peanut brittle {n} (confection) | :: 花生糖 /huāshēngtáng/ |
| peanut butter {n} (spread made from ground peanuts) | :: 花生醬, 花生酱 /huāshēngjiàng/ |
| peanut milk {n} (milky liquid from peanuts) | :: 花生奶 /huāshēngnǎi/ |
| pear {n} (fruit) | :: 梨 /lí/, 梨子 /lízi/ |
| pear {n} (tree) | :: 梨樹, 梨树 /líshù/ |
| pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) | :: 珍珠 /zhēnzhū/ |
| pearl {n} (5-point type) | :: 八 /bā/ |
| pearl {n} (fringe or border) SEE: fringe | :: |
| pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher | :: |
| Pearl Harbor {prop} (a harbor on Oahu) | :: 珍珠港 /Zhēnzhūgǎng/ |
| pearl necklace {n} (necklace made of pearls) | :: 珍珠項鏈, 珍珠项链 /zhēnzhū xiàngliàn/ |
| Pearl River {prop} (river in China) | :: 珠江 /Zhū Jiāng/ |
| pearl tapioca {n} (edible balls made from tapioca) SEE: tapioca pearl | :: |
| pearly {n} (colour) | :: 珍珠色 |
| pearly penile papules {n} (skin condition affecting male genitals) | :: 珍珠疹 /zhēnzhūzhěn/ |
| pear tree {n} (a tree of the genus Pyrus) | :: 梨樹, 梨树 /líshù/ |
| peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) | :: 農民, 农民 /nóngmín/, 農夫, 农夫 /nóngfū/ |
| peasant {n} (country person) | :: 農民, 农民 /nóngmín/ |
| peasantry {n} (impoverished rural farm workers) | :: 農民, 农民 /nóngmín/ |
| peat {n} (soil) | :: 泥炭 /nítàn/ |
| pebble {n} (stone) | :: 礫石, 砾石 /lìshí/, 石子 /shízǐ/, 卵石 /luǎnshí/, 鵝卵石, 鹅卵石 /éluǎnshí/ |
| pecan {n} (nut) | :: 山核桃 /shānhétao/ |
| pecan pie {n} (pie made from corn syrup and pecans) | :: 山核桃派 /shānhétáo pài/ |
| peccary {n} (a family of mammals related to pigs and hippos) | :: 西貒, 西猯 /xītuān/, 西趪 /xīhuáng/, 野豬, 野猪 /yězhū/ |
| pechka {n} (Russian oven) SEE: Russian oven | :: |
| peck {v} (to strike or pierce with the beak or similar) | :: 啄 /zhuó/ |
| pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| peckerwood {n} (white, especially ignorant or rustic) SEE: redneck | :: |
| pectin {n} (substance) | :: 果膠, 果胶 /guǒjiāo/ |
| pectoral {adj} (of or pertaining to the breast or chest) | :: 胸的 /xiōng de/ |
| pectoral fin {n} (fin located on each side of a fish) | :: 胸鰭, 胸鳍 /xiōngqí/ |
| pectoral sandpiper {n} (Calidris melanotos) | :: 斑胸滨鹬 /bān-xiōng bīn-yù/ |
| pecuniary {adj} (of or relating to money) | :: 貨幣, 货币 /huòbì/ |
| ped {n} (pedestrian) SEE: pedestrian | :: |
| pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) | :: 教育學, 教育学 /jiàoyùxué/ |
| pedagogy {n} (activities of educating, teaching or instructing) | :: 教學法, 教学法 /jiàoxuéfǎ/ |
| pedal {n} (lever operated by one's foot) | :: 踏板 /tàbǎn/ , 腳蹬子, 脚蹬子 /jiǎodēngzi/ , 腳蹬, 脚蹬 /jiǎodēng/ |
| pedalo {n} (small boat propelled by pedals) | :: 腳踏船, 脚踏船 /jiǎotàchuán/ |
| pedal point {n} (sustained bass pitch) | :: 持續低音 |
| pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) | :: 夫子 /fūzǐ/, 老學究, 老学究 /lǎoxuéjiū/, 學究, 学究 /xuéjiū/ |
| pedantic {adj} (like a pedant) | :: 教條, 教条 /jiàotiáo/ |
| pedantic {adj} (being showy of one's knowledge) | :: 掉書袋, 掉书袋 /diàoshūdài/, 舞文弄墨 /wǔwénnòngmò/ |
| pedantic {adj} (being finicky with language) | :: 摳字眼, 抠字眼 /kōuzìyǎn/, 鑽牛角尖, 钻牛角尖 /zuānniújiǎojiān/ |
| pedantic {adj} | :: 賣弄學問的;炫學者 |
| pedantical {adj} (pedantic) SEE: pedantic | :: |
| pedantical {adj} (pedantic) SEE: pedantic | :: |
| peddler {n} (itinerant seller of small goods) | :: 小販, 小贩 /xiǎofàn/ |
| peddler {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| pederast {n} (practitioner of pederasty) | :: 雞奸者 (traditional also: 雞姦者), 鸡奸者 /jījiānzhě/, 男色者 /nánsèzhě/, 好男色者 /hàonánsèzhě/ |
| pederastic {adj} (relating or pertaining to pederasty) | :: 雞姦的, 鸡奸的 /jījiān de/, 男色的 /nánsè de/, 好男色的 /hàonánsè de/, 孌童戀的, 娈童恋的 /luántóngliàn de/, 少年愛的, 少年爱的 /shàonián'ài de/ |
| pederasty {n} (pederasty) | :: 雞姦, 鸡奸 /jījiān/, 男色 /nánsè/, 好男色 /hàonánsè/, 孌童戀, 娈童恋 /luántóngliàn/, 少年愛, 少年爱 /shàonián'ài/ |
| pederasty {n} (archaic: homosexual anal sex) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| pedestal {n} (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like) | :: 台座 /táizuò/, 基座 /jīzuò/, 座子 /zuòzi/ |
| pedestal fan {n} (electric oscillating fan) | :: 落地扇 /luòdìshàn/ |
| pedestrian {adj} (of or intended for pedestrians) | :: 行人的 /xíngrén de/, 行者的 /xíngzhě de/ |
| pedestrian {adj} (ordinary) | :: 無趣的, 无趣的 /wúqù de/ |
| pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) | :: 行人 /xíngrén/, 行者 /xíngzhě/ |
| pedestrian crossing {n} (place for pedestrians to cross a street) | :: 行人穿越道 /xíngrén chuānyuèdào/, 人行橫道, 人行横道 /rénxíng héngdào/, 橫斷步道, 横断步道 /héngduàn bùdào/ |
| pedestrian island {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island | :: |
| pedestrian refuge {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island | :: |
| pediatrician {n} (physician who specialises in pediatrics) | :: 兒科醫師, 儿科医师 /érkē yīshī/, 兒科醫生, 儿科医生 /érkē yīshēng/ |
| pediatrics {n} (branch of medicine) | :: 兒科, 儿科 /érkē/, 兒科學, 儿科学 /érkēxué/ |
| pedicab {n} (vehicle) | :: 三輪車, 三轮车 /sānlúnchē/ |
| pedicure {n} (superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails) | :: 修腳甲, 修脚甲 /xiūjiǎojiǎ/, 修腳, 修脚 /xiūjiǎo/, 足療, 足疗 /zúliáo/ |
| pedigree {n} (chart of ancestors) | :: 家譜, 家谱 /jiāpǔ/, 系譜, 系谱 /xìpǔ/ |
| pedipalp {n} (appendage) | :: 觸肢, 触肢 /chùzhī/ |
| pedology {n} (soil science) | :: 土壤学, 土壤学 /tǔrǎngxué/ |
| pedology {n} (study of children's behaviour) | :: 兒科學, 儿科学 /érkēxué/ |
| pedometer {n} (device) | :: 計步器, 计步器 /jìbùqì/ |
| pedophile {n} (an adult who is sexually attracted to children) | :: 戀童癖患者, 恋童癖患者 /liàntóngpǐ huànzhě/ |
| pedophilia {n} (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children) | :: 戀童癖, 恋童癖 /liàntóngpǐ/ |
| pedophilia {n} (sexual acts between adults and children) | :: 戀童癖, 恋童癖 /liàntóngpǐ/ |
| pee {n} | :: 小便 /xiǎobiàn/, 尿泡 /niàopāo/ |
| pee {v} | :: 撒尿 /sāniào/, 尿泡 /niàopāo/, 小便 /xiǎobiàn/ |
| pee {n} (name of the letter P, p) | :: |
| peek {v} (To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep) | :: 窺視, 窥视 /kuīshì/, 偷看 /tōukàn/ |
| peel {v} (to remove skin) | :: 削皮 /xiāopí/, 剝皮, 剥皮 /bāopí/ |
| peel {v} (to come away, especially in flakes or strips) | :: 脫皮 |
| peel {n} (skin of a fruit) | :: 果皮 /guǒpí/, 皮 /pí/ |
| Peel {prop} (regional municipality) | :: 皮爾, 皮尔 /Pí'ěr/ |
| pee one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| peep {v} (to look) | :: 偷看 /tōukàn/ |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: urine) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: genitalia) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| peephole {n} (hole) | :: 窺視孔, 窥视孔 /kuīshì kǒng/, 門鏡, 门镜 /ménjìng/, 貓眼, 猫眼 /māoyǎn/, 窺視鏡, 窥视镜 /kuīshìjìng/ |
| peeping tom {n} (person who secretly watches someone to gain sexual pleasure) | :: 偷窺者, 偷窥者 /tōukuīzhě/, 偷窺狂, 偷窥狂 /tōukuīkuáng/ |
| peepshow {n} (exhibition) | :: 西洋景 /xīyángjǐng/, 西洋鏡, 西洋镜 /xīyángjìng/ |
| peepshow {n} (sex show) | :: 西洋景 /xīyángjǐng/, 西洋鏡, 西洋镜 /xīyángjìng/ |
| peepul {n} (Ficus religiosa) SEE: sacred fig | :: |
| peer {v} (to look with difficulty or as if searching) | :: 细看, 凝视 |
| peer {n} (someone or something of equal level) | :: 同輩, 同辈 /tóngbèi/, 同齡人, 同龄人 /tónglíngrén/ |
| peer {n} (noble) | :: 貴族, 贵族 /guìzú/ |
| peerless {adj} (without peer or equal) | :: 无敌, 无双 |
| peer pressure {n} (encouragement by one's peers) | :: 來自同齡人的壓力, 来自同龄人的压力 /láizì tónglíngrén de yālì/ |
| peer review {n} (scholarly process) | :: 同儕審查, 同侪审查 /tóngchái shěnchá/, 同行評審, 同行评议 /tóngháng píngshěn/, 同行評議, 同行评议 /tóngháng píngyì/, 同行審查, 同行审查 /tóngháng shěnchá/ |
| peg {n} (a cylindrical object) | :: 銷子, 销子 /xiāozi/, 楔子 /xiēzi/ |
| peg {n} (a protrusion used to hang things on) | :: 衣夾, 衣夹 /yījiā, yījiá/ |
| Pegasus {prop} (constellation) | :: 飛馬座, 飞马座 /Fēimǎzuò/ |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī {n} (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan) | :: 白話字, 白话字 /báihuàzì/, 教會羅馬字, 教会罗马字 /jiàohuì luómǎzì/, 教羅, 教罗 /jiào-luó/ |
| Pei-ching {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Pei-kan {prop} (Beigan) SEE: Beigan | :: |
| pejorative {adj} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | :: 貶義的, 贬义的 /biǎnyì de/, 輕蔑的的, 轻蔑的 /qīngmiè de/ |
| pejorative {n} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | :: 貶義詞, 贬义词 /biǎnyìcí/, 輕蔑詞, 轻蔑词 /qīngmiècí/, 貶義語, 贬义语 /biǎnyìyǔ/, 輕蔑語, 轻蔑语 /qīngmièyǔ/ |
| pekan {n} (fisher) SEE: fisher | :: |
| Pekin duck {n} (breed of domestic duck) | :: 北京鴨, 北京鸭 /Běijīngyā/ |
| Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Peking duck {n} (dish consisting of duck and pancake) | :: 北京烤鴨, 北京烤鸭 /Běijīng kǎoyā/, 北平烤鴨, 北平烤鸭 /Běipíng kǎoyā/ |
| Pekingese {n} (someone from Beijing) | :: 北京人 /Běijīngrén/ |
| Pekingese {n} (dog) | :: 北京狗 /Běijīng gǒu/, 哈巴狗 /hǎbāgǒu/ |
| Pekingese {adj} (of or related to Beijing) | :: 北京 /Běijīng/, 北京的 /Běijīngde/ |
| Peking Man {prop} (Homo erectus pekinensis) | :: 北京人 /Běijīngrén/ |
| Peking opera {n} (form of Chinese theatre) | :: 京劇, 京剧 /Jīngjù/, 京戲, 京戏 /Jīngxì/, 國劇, 国剧 /Guójù/ , 平劇, 平剧 /Píngjù/ |
| Peking willow {n} (Salix babylonica) SEE: weeping willow | :: |
| pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) | :: 鵜鶘, 鹈鹕 /tíhú/ |
| pellagra {n} (disease) | :: 糙皮病 /cāopíbìng/ |
| pelmeni {n} (Russian dumplings) | :: 俄式餃子, 俄式饺子 /É-shì jiǎozi/ |
| Peloponnese {prop} (region of Greece) | :: 伯罗奔尼撒 /Bóluóbēnnísā/, 伯罗奔尼撒半岛 /Bóluóbēnnísā Bàndǎo/ |
| pelt {n} (skin of a beast with the hair on) | :: 禽兽的外皮 |
| Peltier effect {n} (thermodynamic effect) | :: 珀耳帖效應, 珀耳帖效应 /Pòěrtiě xiàoyìng/ |
| pelvic inflammatory disease {n} (disease) | :: 盆腔炎 /pénqiāngyán/ |
| pelvis {n} (bone) | :: 骨盆 /gǔpén/, 骨盤, 骨盘 /gǔpán/ |
| pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing | :: |
| pen {n} (enclosure (enclosed area) for animals) | :: 圈 /juàn/, 欄圈, 栏圈 /lánquān/ |
| pen {n} (writing tool) | :: 鋼筆, 钢笔 /gāngbǐ/ , 筆, 笔 /bǐ/ , 圓珠筆, 圆珠笔 /yuánzhūbǐ/ |
| pen {n} (light pen) SEE: light pen | :: |
| pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing | :: |
| penal {adj} (of or relating to punishment) | :: 刑法上的, 刑罚的 |
| penal code {n} (penal code) SEE: criminal code | :: |
| penal colony {n} (colonial territory) | :: 流放地 /liúfàngdì/ |
| penalty {n} (punishment for violating rules of procedure) | :: 懲罰, 惩罚 /chéngfá/ |
| penalty {n} (penalty kick) SEE: penalty kick | :: |
| penalty kick {n} ((soccer) a form of direct free kick) | :: 點球, 点球 /diǎnqiú/, 罰球, 罚球 /fáqiú/ |
| penalty rate {n} (higher than usual wage) | :: 補薪, 补薪 /bǔxīn/ |
| Penang {prop} (state in Malaysia) | :: 檳城, 槟城 /Bīnchéng/ |
| Penang {prop} (island in Malaysia) | :: 檳島, 槟岛 /Bīndǎo/ |
| penchant {n} (taste, liking, or inclination (for)) | :: 愛好, 爱好 /àihào/, 傾向, 倾向 /qīngxiàng/ |
| Pen-ch'i {prop} (Benxi) SEE: Benxi | :: |
| pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) | :: 铅笔 /qiānbǐ/ |
| pencil box {n} (container for stationery) SEE: pencil case | :: |
| pencil case {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) | :: 筆盒, 笔盒 /bǐhé/, 鉛筆盒, 铅笔盒 /qiānbǐhé/, 文具盒 /wénjùhé/ |
| pencil crayon {n} (pencil crayon) SEE: colored pencil | :: |
| pencil pusher {n} (one who does office work) | :: 管帳員, 管帐员 /guǎnzhàngyuán/ |
| pencil sharpener {n} (device used to sharpen pencils) | :: 鉛筆刀, 铅笔刀 /qiānbǐdāo/, 轉筆刀, 转笔刀 /zhuànbǐdāo/, 削筆刀, 削笔刀 /xiāobǐdāo/, 筆刨, 笔刨 /bǐpáo/, 鉛筆刨, 铅笔刨 /qiānbǐpáo/, 削鉛筆機, 削铅笔机 /xiāoqiānbǐjī/, 卷筆刀, 卷笔刀 /juǎnbǐdāo/ |
| pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) | :: 吊墜, 吊坠 /diàozhuì/, 墜飾, 坠饰 /zhuìshì/, 垂飾, 垂饰 /chuíshì/ |
| pen drive {n} (flash drive) SEE: flash drive | :: |
| pendulum {n} (body suspended from a fixed support) | :: 鐘擺, 钟摆 /zhōngbǎi/, 擺 /bǎi/, 摆 /bǎi/, 擺鐘, 摆钟 /bǎizhōng/ |
| penetrate {v} (enter into) | :: 深入 /shēnrù/, 穿透 /chuāntòu/, 穿入 /chuānrù/ |
| penetration {n} (act of penetrating) | :: 滲透, 渗透 /shèntòu/ |
| penfriend {n} (person with whom one exchanges letters) SEE: pen pal | :: |
| peng {n} (enormous bird of Chinese myth) SEE: roc | :: |
| Penghu {prop} (island group in the Taiwan Strait) | :: 澎湖 /Pénghú/ |
| penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) | :: 企鵝, 企鹅 /qǐ'é/ |
| penicillin {n} (penicillin) | :: 青黴素, 青霉素 /qīngméisù/, 盤尼西林, 盘尼西林 /pánníxīlín/ |
| penile duplication {n} (diphallia) SEE: diphallia | :: |
| peninsula {n} (piece of land projecting into water) | :: 半島, 半岛 /bàndǎo/ |
| penis {n} | :: 陰莖, 阴茎 /yīnjīng/, 陽物, 阳物 /yángwù/, 雞巴, 鸡巴 /jība/, 屌 /diǎo/, 鳥, 鸟 /diǎo/, 陽具, 阳具 /yángjù/ |
| penis {n} (penis) SEE: member | :: |
| penis {n} (penis of an animal) SEE: pizzle | :: |
| penis envy {n} (unconscious desire) | :: 陰莖妒羨, 阴茎妒羡 /yīnjīng dùxiàn/ |
| penis pump {n} (tubelike device placed over the penis) | :: 陰莖幫浦, 阴茎帮浦 /yīnjīng bāngpǔ/ |
| penknife {n} (small pocketknife) | :: 小刀 /xiǎodāo/ |
| penmanship {n} (art of good handwriting) | :: 書法, 书法 /shūfǎ/, 筆法, 笔法 /bǐfǎ/, 筆跡, 笔迹 /bǐjì/, 寫法, 写法 /xiěfǎ/ |
| pen name {n} (writer's pseudonym) | :: 筆名, 笔名 /bǐmíng/ |
| penniless {adj} (utterly without money) | :: 一貧如洗, 一贫如洗 /yīpínrúxǐ/, 身無分文, 身无分文 /shēnwúfēnwén/, 囊空如洗 /nángkōngrúxǐ/, 不名一文 /bùmíngyīwén/, 一文不名 /yīwénbùmíng/ |
| Pennsylvania {prop} (US state) | :: 賓夕法尼亞, 宾夕法尼亚 /Bīnxīfǎníyà/ |
| penny {n} (1/100 of a pound sterling or British pound) | :: 便士 /biànshì/ |
| penny {n} (one-cent coin in US and Canada) SEE: cent | :: |
| penny farthing {n} (bicycle) | :: 前輪大後輪小的自行車, 前轮大后轮小的自行车 /qiánlún dà hòulún xiǎo de zìxíngchē/ |
| penny wise and pound foolish {adj} (thrifty with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts) | :: 捨本逐末, 舍本逐末 /shěběn-zhúmò/ |
| penology {n} (study of punishment and prevention of crime) | :: 刑罰學 /xíngfá xué/ |
| pen pal {n} (friend with whom one communicates using letters) | :: 筆友, 笔友 /bǐyǒu/ |
| pen-pusher {n} (person who performs routine office work) SEE: pencil pusher | :: |
| pension {n} (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services) | :: 養老金, 养老金 /yǎnglǎojīn/, 退休金 /tuìxiūjīn/, 年金 /niánjīn/ |
| pensioner {n} (someone who lives on a pension) | :: 領養老金的人, 领养老金的人 /lǐng yǎnglǎojīn de rén/ |
| pensioner {n} (someone at typical age for a pensioner) SEE: senior citizen | :: |
| pension fund {n} (pool of assets) | :: 養老基金, 养老基金 /yǎnglǎo jījīn/ |
| pentagon {n} (a polygon with five sides and five angles) | :: 五角形 /wǔjiǎoxíng/, 五边形 /wǔbiānxíng/ |
| Pentagon {prop} (headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense) | :: 五角大樓, 五角大楼 /Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu/, 五角大廈, 五角大厦 /Wǔjiǎo Dàshà/ |
| pentagram {n} (shape of five-pointed star) | :: 五角星 /wǔjiǎoxīng/ |
| pentahedron {n} (solid geometric figure) | :: 五面體, 五面体 /wǔmiàntǐ/ |
| pen-tailed treeshrew {n} (Ptilocerus lowii) | :: 筆尾樹鼩, 笔尾树鼩 |
| pentane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C5H12) | :: 戊烷 /wùwán/ |
| Pentateuch {prop} (first five books of the Bible) | :: 摩西五經, 摩西五经 /Móxi wǔjīng/, 梅瑟五書, 梅瑟五书 /Méisè wǔshū/ |
| pentatonic scale {n} (scale having five notes) | :: 五聲音階, 五声音阶 /wǔshēng yīnjiē/ |
| Pentecost {prop} (Christian festival) | :: 五旬節, 五旬节 /Wǔxúnjié/, 收割節, 收割节 /Shōugējié/, 聖靈降臨節, 圣灵降临节 /Shènglíng Jiànglín jié/ |
| Pentecostalism {n} (Christian religious movement) | :: 五旬節運動, 五旬节运动 /Wǔxúnjié yùndòng/ |
| penthouse {n} (an outhouse or other structure attached to the outside wall of a building) | :: 耳房, 耳房 /ěrfáng/, 裙樓, 裙楼 /qúnlóu/ |
| penthouse {n} (an apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) | :: 空中複式單位, 空中复式单位 /kōngzhōng fùshì dānwèi/, 空中別墅, 空中别墅 /kōngzhōng biéshù/ |
| pentose {n} (saccharide containing five carbon atoms) | :: 戊糖 /wùtáng/, 五碳糖 /wǔtàntáng/ |
| penultimate {adj} (next-to-last in a sequence) | :: 倒數第二的, 倒数第二的 /dàoshǔ dì'èr de/ |
| penumbra {n} (partially shaded area around a shadow, especially an eclipse) | :: 半影 /bànyǐng/ |
| Penza {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: 奔薩, 奔萨 /Bēnsà/ |
| peon {n} (peasant or serf) | :: 雇農, 雇农 /gùnóng/, 日工 /rìgōng/ |
| peony {n} (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) | :: 牡丹 /mŭdān/ |
| people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) | :: 人們, 人们 /rénmen/ |
| people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) | :: 國民, 国民 /guómín/, 民族 /mínzú/, 人民 /rénmín/ |
| people mover {n} (automated mass transit system) | :: 旅客捷運系統, 旅客捷运系统 /lǚkè jiéyùn xìtǒng/ |
| people person {n} (one who interacts skilfully with others) | :: 喜歡社交的人, 喜欢社交的人 (xǐhuān shèjiāo de rén) |
| people's commune {n} (administrative area) | :: 人民公社 /rénmín gōngshè/ |
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria {prop} (official name of Algeria) | :: 阿爾及利亞人民民主共和國, 阿尔及利亚人民民主共和国 /Ā'ěrjílìyà Rénmín Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó/ |
| People's Liberation Army {prop} (army branch) | :: 中國人民解放軍, 中国人民解放军 /Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn/ |
| people smuggler {n} (person who engages in people smuggling) | :: 人販子, 人贩子 /rénfànzi/, 蛇頭, 蛇头 /shétóu/ |
| people smuggling {n} (smuggling of people) SEE: human smuggling | :: |
| people's republic {n} (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) | :: 人民共和國, 人民共和国 /rénmín gònghéguó/ |
| People's Republic of Angola {prop} (socialist state) | :: 安哥拉人民共和國, 安哥拉人民共和国 /Āngēlā Rénmín Gònghéguó/ |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh {prop} (People's Republic of Bangladesh) | :: 孟加拉人民共和國, 孟加拉人民共和国 /Mèngjiālā Rénmín Gònghéguó/ |
| People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) | :: 中華人民共和國, 中华人民共和国 /Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó/ |
| People's Republic of Mozambique {prop} (communist state) | :: 莫桑比克人民共和國, 莫桑比克人民共和国 /Mòsāngbǐkè Rénmíngònghéguó/ |
| People's Republic of the Congo {prop} (African socialist state) | :: 剛果人民共和國, 刚果人民共和国 /Gāngguǒ Rénmíngònghéguó/ |
| people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones {proverb} (one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) | :: 勿道人之短 /wù dào ren zhī duǎn/, 禿子別罵和尚, 秃子别骂和尚 /tūzi bié mà héshàng/, 病多，勿挑他人錯, 自身毛病多，勿挑他人错 /zìshēn máobìng duō, wù tiāo tārén cuò/ |
| pepino melon {n} (Solanum muricatum) | :: 香瓜茄 /xiāngguāqié/, 人參果, 人参果 /rénshēnguǒ/ |
| pepper {n} (plant) | :: 胡椒 /hújiāo/ |
| pepper {n} (spice) | :: 胡椒 /hújiāo/ |
| pepper {n} (fruit of the capsicum) | :: 菜椒 /càijiāo/ |
| peppermint {n} (herb) | :: 胡椒薄荷 /hújiāo bòhe/, 薄荷 /bòhe/ |
| pepperoni {n} (sausage) | :: 烤胡椒香腸 |
| pepper shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it) | :: 胡椒瓶 /hújiāopíng/ |
| pepper spray {n} (non-lethal riot-control agent) | :: 胡椒噴霧, 胡椒喷雾 /hújiāo pēnwù/ |
| Pepsi {prop} (the brand of drink) | :: 百事可樂, 百事可乐 /Bǎishì kělè/ |
| pep talk {n} (a rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm) | :: 鼓勵話, 鼓励话 /gǔlìhuà/, 動員發言, 动员发言 /dòngyuán fāyán/, 勉勵語, 勉励语 /miǎnlìyǔ/ |
| peptic ulcer {n} (ulcer) | :: 胃潰瘍, 胃溃疡 /wèikuìyáng/ |
| peptide {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: 肽 /tài/ |
| peptide bond {n} (amine bond) | :: 肽鍵, 肽键 /tàijiàn/ |
| per {prep} (used in expressing ratios of units) | :: 每 /měi/ |
| perambulator {n} (pram) SEE: pram | :: |
| PE ratio {n} (price-earnings ratio) SEE: price-earnings ratio | :: |
| P-E ratio {n} (price-earnings ratio) SEE: price-earnings ratio | :: |
| per capita {adj} (per person) | :: 人均的 /rénjūn de/ |
| per capita {adv} (per person) | :: 人均 /rénjūn/ |
| perceive {v} (to understand) | :: 察覺, 察觉 /chájué/, 感知 /gǎnzhī/ |
| percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) | :: 百分之…… /bǎi fēn zhī.../ , 巴仙 /bāxiān/ |
| percentage {n} (part of a whole) | :: 百分比 /bǎifēnbǐ/, 百分率 /bǎifēnlǜ/ |
| percentage point {n} (unit of the difference of two percentages) | :: 百分點, 百分点 /bǎifēndiǎn/ |
| percentage rate {n} (coefficient) | :: 百分點, 百分点 /bǎifēndiǎn/ |
| perceptible {adj} (able to be perceived) | :: 感覺得到的, 感觉得到的 /gǎnjué dédào de/ |
| perception {n} (conscious understanding of something) | :: 知覺, 知觉 /zhījué/, 感知 |
| perception {n} (acuity) SEE: acuity | :: |
| perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) | :: 鱸魚, 鲈鱼 /lúyú/ |
| perch {n} (rod used by bird) | :: 棲息, 栖息 /qīxī/ |
| percolate {v} | :: 過濾, 过滤 |
| percolation {n} (seepage or filtration of a liquid) | :: 滲濾, 渗滤 /shènlǜ/, 過濾, 过滤 /guòlǜ/ |
| percussion {n} (collision producing a sound) | :: 擊發, 击发 /jīfā/ |
| percussion {n} (sound produced by collision) | :: 擊發的聲音, 击发的声音 (jīfā de shēngyīn) |
| percussion {n} (music: section of percussion instruments) | :: 打擊樂器, 打击乐器 /dǎjī yuèqì/ |
| percussion instrument {n} (type of instrument) | :: 打擊樂器, 打击乐器 /dǎjī yuèqì, dǎjí yuèqì/ |
| peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) | :: 游隼 /yóusǔn/ |
| perennial {adj} ((of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years) | :: 多年生 /duōniánshēng/ |
| perennial {n} (perennial plant) | :: 多年生 /duōniánshēng/ |
| perestroika {prop} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) | :: 經濟改革, 经济改革 /jīngjì gǎigé/ |
| perfect {adj} (fitting its definition precisely) | :: 完美 /wánměi/, 完善 /wánshàn/ |
| perfect {adj} (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose) | :: 完美 /wánměi/, 完善 /wánshàn/ |
| perfect {adj} (without fault or mistake) | :: 完美 /wánměi/ |
| perfect {adj} (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action) | :: 完成式 /wánchéngshì/ |
| perfection {n} (being perfect) | :: 完美 /wánměi/, 完善 /wánshàn/, 完成 /wánchéng/ |
| perfectionism {n} (a dislike for anything less than perfection) | :: 完美主義, 完美主义 /wánměi zhǔyì/ |
| perfectionist {n} (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect) | :: 完美主義者, 完美主义者 /wánměi zhǔyì zhě/ |
| perfectionistic {adj} (perfectionist) SEE: perfectionist | :: |
| perfectitude {n} (perfection) SEE: perfection | :: |
| perfective {adj} (relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect) | :: 完整 /wánzhěng/ |
| perfective {n} (perfective verb form) | :: 完成式 /wánchéngshì/ |
| perfective aspect {n} (grammatical term) | :: 完成體, 完成体 /wánchéngtǐ/ |
| perfect number {n} (a number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself) | :: 完全數, 完全数 /wánquánshù/ |
| perfect tense {n} (verb form indicating that an action has been completed) | :: 完成時態, 完成时态 /wánchéng shítài/ |
| perfidious {adj} (pertaining to perfidy) | :: 背信弃义的 |
| perforator {n} (hole punch) SEE: hole punch | :: |
| perform {v} (to do something) | :: 執行, 执行 /zhíxíng/, 進行, 进行 /jìnxíng/, 實行, 实行 /shíxíng/ |
| perform {v} (to do something in front of an audience) | :: 表演 /biǎoyǎn/, 演出 /yǎnchū/ |
| performance {n} (live show or concert) | :: 表演 /biǎoyǎn/ |
| performance anxiety {n} (anxiety about performing in front of an audience) SEE: stage fright | :: |
| performance anxiety {n} (anxiety about the impressiveness of one's sexual performance) | :: 性無能, 性无能 /xìngwúnéng/ |
| performance art {n} (a form of art) | :: 行為藝術, 行为艺术 /xíngwéi yìshù/ |
| performance management {n} (process of ensuring that organisational goals are met) | :: 績效管理, 绩效管理 /jìxiào guǎnlǐ/ |
| performer {n} (performer, see also: actor; singer; musician) | :: 伶 /líng/ |
| performing arts {n} (arts involving performance) | :: 表演藝術, 表演艺术 /biǎoyǎn yìshù/, 演藝, 演艺 /yǎnyì/ |
| perfume {n} (pleasant smell) | :: 香味 /xiāngwèi/, 芬芳 /fēnfāng/, 香氣, 香气 /xiāngqì/, 芳味 /fāngwèi/, 芳氣, 芳气 /fāngqì/, 芬郁 /fēnyù/, 芳澤, 芳泽 /fāngzé/, 芬香 /fēnxiāng/ |
| perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) | :: 香水 /xiāngshuǐ/ |
| perfumer {n} (person who makes or sells perfume) | :: 香水製造商 /xiāngshuǐ zhìzàoshāng/, 售香水者 /shòu xiāngshuǐ zhě/ |
| perfunctory {adj} (performed out of routine, with little care) | :: 敷衍 /fūyǎn/, 含糊 /hánhu/, 不痛不癢, 不痛不痒 /bùtòngbùyǎng/ |
| pergola {n} (framework) | :: 涼亭, 凉亭 /liángtíng/, 涼棚, 凉棚 /liángpéng/ |
| perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: 也許, 也许 /yěxǔ/, 或許, 或许 /huòxǔ/, 或是 /huòshì/, 可能 /kěnéng/ |
| pericarp {n} (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary) | :: 果皮 /guǒpí/ |
| Pericles {prop} (Greek politician) | :: 伯里克利 |
| perigee {n} (closest point in an orbit about the Earth) | :: 近地點, 近地点 /jìndìdiǎn/ |
| perihelion {n} (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the Sun) | :: 近日點, 近日点 /jìnrìdiǎn/ |
| peril {n} (a situation of serious danger) | :: 危險, 危险 /wéixiǎn/ |
| peril {n} (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) | :: 冒險, 冒险 /màoxiǎn/ |
| perilla {n} (East Asian herb) | :: 紫蘇, 紫苏 /zǐsū/ |
| perimeter {n} (sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object) | :: 周邊, 周边 /zhōubiān/ |
| perimeter {n} (length of such a boundary) | :: 周長, 周长 /zhōucháng/ |
| perineum {n} (anatomical term) | :: 會陰, 会阴 /huìyīn/ |
| period {n} (history: period of time seen as coherent entity) | :: 時代, 时代 /shídài/ |
| period {n} (punctation mark “.”) | :: 。 , 句號, 句号 /jùhào/, 句點, 句点 /jùdiǎn/ (European dot: “.”) |
| period {n} (length of time during which something repeats) | :: 週期, 周期 /zhōuqī, zhōuqí/ |
| period {n} (geology: subdivision of an era) | :: 紀, 纪 /jì/ |
| period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| periodic {adj} (having repeated cycles) | :: 週期的, 周期的 /zhōuqí de/ |
| periodical {n} (publication that appears at fixed intervals) | :: 期刊 /qīkān/ |
| periodically {adv} (in a regular, periodic manner) | :: 定期地 /dìngqī de/, 周期性地 /zhōuqīxìng de/ |
| periodicity {n} (property of being periodic) | :: 週期性, 周期性 /zhōuqīxìng/ |
| periodic table {n} (tabular chart of the chemical elements) | :: 元素週期表, 元素周期表 /yuánsù zhōuqíbiǎo/, 週期表, 周期表 /zhōuqī biǎo/ |
| periodontitis {n} (disease of periodontium) | :: 牙週炎, 牙周炎 /yázhōuyán/ |
| peripheral {adj} (unimportant) | :: 次要的 /cìyào de/ |
| peripheral {n} (computing device) SEE: peripheral device | :: |
| peripheral device {n} (device that is outside the computer's system unit) | :: 外部設備, 外部设备 /wàibù shèbèi/, 外設, 外设 /wàishè/, 周邊設備, 周边设备 /zhōuwéi shèbèi/ , 外圍設備, 外围设备 /wàiwéi shèbèi/ |
| peripheral nervous system {n} (part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system) | :: 周圍神經系統, 周围神经系统 /zhōuwéi shénjīng xìtǒng/, 外周神經系統, 外周神经系统 /wàizhōu shénjīng xìtǒng/, 周邊神經系統, 周边神经系统 /zhōubiān shénjīng xìtǒng/, 邊緣神經系統, 边缘神经系统 /biānyuán shénjīng xìtǒng/, 末梢神經系統, 末梢神经系统 /mòshāo shénjīng xìtǒng/ |
| periphery {n} (outside boundary, parts or surface) | :: 周邊, 周边 /zhōubiān/, 外圍, 外围 /wàiwéi/ |
| periphyton {n} | :: 固着生物 |
| periscope {n} (viewing device) | :: 潛望鏡, 潜望镜 /qiánwàngjìng/ |
| perish {v} | :: 殞, 殒 /yǔn/, 死亡 /sǐwáng/, 死 /sǐ/ |
| perishable {n} (food that does not keep) | :: 易腐壞的, 易腐坏的 /yìfǔhuài de/ |
| peritoneal dialysis {n} (treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease) | :: 腹膜透析 /fùmó tòuxī/ |
| peritoneum {n} (serous membrane in mammals) | :: 腹膜 /fùmó/ |
| peritonitis {n} (inflammation of the peritoneum) | :: 腹膜炎 /fùmóyán/ |
| perjure {v} (knowingly make a false statement of witness) | :: 作伪证 |
| perjury {n} (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath) | :: 偽證, 伪证 /wěizhèng, wèizhèng/ |
| perk {n} (perquisite) | :: 津贴 |
| perlèche {n} (angular cheilitis) | :: 口角炎 /kǒujiǎoyán/ |
| Perm {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 彼爾姆, 彼尔姆 /Bǐ'ěrmǔ/ |
| permafrost {n} (permanently frozen ground) | :: 永久凍土, 永久冻土 /yǒngjiǔ dòngtǔ/ |
| permanence {n} (the state of being permanent) | :: 永久性 /yǒngjiǔxìng/, 永恆性, 永恒性 /yǒnghéngxìng/ |
| permanent {adj} (without end) | :: 永久 /yǒngjiǔ/ |
| permanent {adj} (lasting for an indefinitely long time) | :: 長久, 长久 /chángjiǔ/ |
| permanent {n} (hair treatment) | :: 燙髮, 烫发 /tàngfà/, 燙頭, 烫头 /tàngtóu/ |
| permanent residency {n} (visa status) | :: 永久居留權, 永久居留权 /yǒngjiǔ jūliúquán/ |
| permanent resident {n} (person with permanent residency) | :: 永久居民 /yǒnɡjiǔ jūmín/ |
| permanent wave {n} (series of waves in the hair) SEE: permanent | :: |
| permeable {adj} (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) | :: 可滲透的, 可渗透的 /kě shèntòu de/, 透水的 /tòushuǐ de/ |
| permeate {v} (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) | :: 滲透, 渗透 /shèntòu/ |
| Permic {prop} (group of Finnic languages) | :: 彼爾姆語支, 彼尔姆语支 /Bǐ'ěrmǔ yǔzhī/ |
| permission {n} (authorisation) | :: 許可, 许可 /xǔkě/, 授權 /shòuquán/, 授权 /shòuquán/, 允許 /yúnxǚ/, 允许 /yúnxǚ/ |
| permission {n} (act of permitting) | :: 授權 /shòuquán/, 授权 /shòuquán/, 允許 /yúnxǚ/, 允许 /yúnxǚ/ |
| permit {v} (allow (something) to happen) | :: 允許, 允许 /yǔnxǔ/, 許可, 许可 /xǔkě/, 讓, 让 /ràng/ |
| permit {n} (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal) | :: 許可, 许可 /xǔkě/, 許可證, 许可证 /xǔkězhèng/, 執照, 执照 /zhízhào/, 證, 证 /zhèng/ |
| pernicious {adj} (causing much harm) | :: 有害 /yǒuhài/ |
| pernicious {adj} (causing death or injury) | :: 致命 /zhìmìng/ |
| peroxide {n} (chemical compound with two oxygen atoms) | :: 過氧化物, 过氧化物 /guòyǎnghuàwù/ |
| peroxide {n} (hydrogen peroxide) SEE: hydrogen peroxide | :: |
| perpendicular {adj} (at or forming a right angle to) | :: 垂直 /chuízhí/ |
| perpendicular {n} (line or plane) | :: 垂线, 垂面 |
| perpetrator {n} (one who perpetrates) | :: 作案者 /zuòànzhě/ |
| perpetuity {n} (the quality or state of being perpetual) | :: 永世 /yǒngshì/ |
| Perpignan {prop} (city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France) | :: 佩皮尼昂 /Pèipíníáng/ |
| perplex {v} (To cause to feel baffled) | :: 使困惑 |
| perplexed {adj} (confused or puzzled) | :: 迷惘 /míwǎng/ |
| perplexed {adj} (bewildered) | :: 迷惘 /míwǎng/ |
| perplexedly {adv} (in a confused or puzzled manner) | :: 迷惘地 /míwǎng de/ |
| per se {adv} (by itself) | :: 本身 /běnshēn/, 仅就……而言 /jǐn jiù...éryán/ |
| persecute {v} (to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict) | :: 迫害 /pòhài/ |
| persecution {n} (the act of persecuting) | :: 迫害 /pòhài/ |
| persecution {n} (a program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people) | :: 压迫特定人的行动 |
| Perseid {n} (meteor of the meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus) | :: 英仙座流星雨 /yīngxiānzuòliúxīngyǔ/ |
| Persephone {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: 珀耳塞福涅 /Pò'ěrsāifúniè/ |
| Persepolis {prop} (ancient city of Persia) | :: 波斯波利斯 |
| Perseus {prop} (mythical Greek warrior) | :: 珀爾修斯, 珀尔修斯 /Pò'ěrxiūsī/ |
| Perseus {prop} (constellation) | :: 英仙座 /Yīngxiānzuò/ |
| perseverance {n} (persistent determination to adhere to a course of action; insistence) | :: 恆心, 恒心 /héngxīn/, 毅力 /yìlì/ |
| Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran | :: |
| Persia {prop} (region of ancient Iran) | :: 波斯 /Bōsī/ |
| Persian {n} (the Persian language) | :: 波斯語, 波斯语 /Bōsīyǔ/, 法爾西語, 法尔西语 /Fà'ěrxī yǔ/, 帕爾西語, 帕尔西语 /Pà'ěrxī yǔ/ |
| Persian {n} (person from Persia) | :: 波斯人, 波斯人 /Bōsīrén/ |
| Persian {n} (Persian cat) | :: 波斯貓, 波斯猫 /Bōsīmāo/ |
| Persian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Persia) | :: 波斯的, 波斯的 /Bōsī de/ |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian people) | :: 波斯人的, 波斯人的 /Bōsīrén de/ |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian language) | :: 波斯語的, 波斯语的 /Bōsīyǔ de/ |
| Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) | :: 波斯灣, 波斯湾 /Bōsī wān/ |
| persimmon {n} (fruit) | :: 柿子 /shìzi/ |
| persimmon {n} (tree) | :: 柿樹 |
| persist {v} (continue to exist) | :: 堅持, 坚持 /jiānchí/ |
| persistence {n} (property of being persistent) | :: 坚持 |
| persistent {adj} (refusing to give up) | :: 持續的, 持续的 /chíxù de/, 固執的, 固执的 /gùzhí de/, 頑固的, 顽固的 /wángù de/ |
| person {n} (individual) | :: 人 /rén/ |
| person {n} (specifically a human being, see also: human; human being; man) | :: 人 /rén/ |
| person {n} (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) | :: 個人, 个人 /gèrén/ |
| person {n} (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) | :: 法人 /fǎrén/ |
| person {n} (grammar: linguistic category) | :: 人稱, 人称 /rénchēng/ |
| persona {n} (social role) | :: 人物 /rénwù/ |
| personage {n} (a famous or important person) | :: 人物 /rénwù/ |
| personal {adj} (of or pertaining to a particular person) | :: 私人的 /sīrén de/ |
| personal {adj} (grammar: denoting person) | :: 人稱, 人称 /rénchēng/ |
| personal computer {n} (small computer for use by one person at a time, see also: PC) | :: 個人電腦, 个人电脑 /gèrén diànnǎo/ |
| personal data {n} | :: 個人數據, 个人数据 /gèrén shùjù/ |
| personal digital assistant {n} (hand-held electronic organizer) | :: 個人數碼助理, 个人数码助理 /gèrén shùmǎ zhùlǐ/, 個人數位助理, 个人数位助理 /gèrén shùwèi zhùlǐ/ |
| personal hygiene {n} (personal hygiene) | :: 個人衛生, 个人卫生 /gèrén wèishēng/ |
| personal identification number {n} (number used to confirm identity) SEE: PIN | :: |
| personal injury {n} (injury to the body) | :: 人身傷害, 人身伤害 /rénshēn shānghài/ |
| personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) | :: 性格 /xìnggé/, 個性, 个性 /gèxìng/ |
| personality {n} (assumed role or manner of behavior) | :: 性氣, 性气 /xìngqì/ |
| personality {n} (celebrity) | :: 名人 /míngrén/ |
| personality {n} (charisma) | :: 豐韻 /fēngyùn/, 丰韵 /fēngyùn/ |
| personality clash {n} (conflict between two people) | :: 性格不合 /xìnggé bùhé/ |
| personality disorder {n} (class of mental disorders) | :: 人格障礙, 人格障碍 /réngé zhàng'ài/ |
| personalize {v} (adapt to an individual) | :: 個性化, 个性化 /gèxìnghuà/ |
| personal lubricant {n} (lubricant used during human sexual activity) | :: 人體潤滑劑, 人体润滑剂 /réntǐ rùnhuájì/ |
| personal pronoun {n} (part of speech) | :: 人稱代詞, 人称代词 /rénchēng dàicí/ |
| personal space {n} (physical space closely surrounding a person) | :: 私人空間, 私人空间 /sīrén kōngjiān/ |
| personal space {n} (area regarded as belonging to a person) | :: 私人空間, 私人空间 /sīrén kōngjiān/ |
| personal trainer {n} (someone employed to help another with their fitness) | :: 私人教練, 私人教练 /sīrén jiàoliàn/ |
| persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) | :: 不受歡迎的人, 不受欢迎的人 /bù shòu huānyíng de rén/ |
| personification {n} (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea) | :: 擬人, 拟人 /nǐrén/ |
| personification {n} (literary device) | :: 人格化形象 /réngéhuà xíngxiàng/ |
| perspicacious {adj} (showing keen insight) | :: 明察秋毫 /mingcha qiuhao/ |
| perspicacious {adj} | :: 穎悟, 颖悟 /yingwu/ |
| perspicaciously {adv} (with sharp of sight) | :: 颖悟 /yingwu/ |
| perspicacity {n} (Acute discernment or understanding; insight) | :: 洞察力 /dongchali/ |
| perspicuous {adj} (clearly expressed) | :: 明白 /mingbai/ |
| perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| perspiration {n} (process of perspiring) | :: 流汗 /liúhàn/, 汗 /hàn/ |
| perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| persuade {v} (convince) | :: 說服, 说服 /shuōfú/, 勸說, 劝說 /quànshuō/, 相勸, 相劝 /xiāngquàn/, 勸, 劝 /quàn/ |
| persuasion {n} (the act of persuading) | :: 勸說, 劝说 /quànshuō/, 說服, 说服 /shuōfú/ |
| persuasion {n} (one's power of persuading) | :: 說服力, 说服力 /shuōfúlì/ |
| persuasive {adj} (convincing) | :: 有說服力的 /yǒu shuōfúlì de/, 有说服力的 /yǒu shuōfúlì de/ |
| pert {adj} (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent) | :: 无礼的 /wúlǐ/, 無禮 |
| pertain {v} (to belong) | :: 属于, 从属 |
| pertain {v} (to relate, to refer) | :: 有关 |
| Perth {prop} (city in Scotland) | :: 佩斯 /Pèisī/, 珀斯 /Pòsī/, 柏斯 /Bòsī/ |
| Perth {prop} (city in Western Australia) | :: 佩斯 /Pèisī/, 珀斯 /Pòsī/, 柏斯 /Bòsī/ |
| perturb {v} (to disturb; to bother or unsettle) | :: 打扰 |
| pertussis {n} (whooping cough) SEE: whooping cough | :: |
| Peru {prop} (country in South America) | :: 秘魯, 秘鲁 /Bìlǔ/ |
| Perugia {prop} | :: 佩魯賈, 佩鲁贾 /Pèilǔjiǎ/ |
| peruse {v} (to examine or consider with care) | :: 细读 /Xì dú/, 研读 /Yándú/ |
| peruse {n} (perusal) | :: 细读 /Xì dú/, 研读 /Yándú/ |
| perv {n} (pervert) | :: 色狼 /sèláng/ |
| perv {v} (stare at others in a perverted manner) | :: 色迷迷地看 /sèmímí de kàn/ |
| pervert {n} (one who has turned to error) | :: 墮落者, 堕落者 /duòluòzhě/ |
| pervert {n} (sexually perverted person) | :: 性變態者, 性变态者 /xìngbiàntàizhě/, 色狼 /sèláng/ |
| Pesach {prop} (Passover) SEE: Passover | :: |
| Pescadores {prop} (archipelago in the Taiwan Strait currently held by the Republic of China) | :: 澎湖列島, 澎湖列岛 /Pénghú lièdǎo/, 澎湖群島, 澎湖群岛 /Pénghú qúndǎo/ |
| pescetarian {n} (a person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish) | :: 魚素者, 鱼素者 /yúsùzhě/ |
| Peshawar {prop} (capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan) | :: 白沙瓦 /Báishāwǎ/ |
| peso {n} (currency) | :: 比索 /bǐsuǒ/, 披索 /pīsuǒ/ |
| pessimism {n} (general belief that bad things will happen) | :: 悲觀情緒, 悲观情绪 /bēiguān qíngxù/ |
| pessimism {n} (doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds) | :: 悲觀主義, 悲观主义 /bēiguānzhǔyì/ |
| pessimistic {adj} (marked by pessimism and little hopefulness) | :: 悲觀的, 悲观的 /bēiguān de/ |
| pessimistic {adj} (always expecting the worst) | :: 悲觀的, 悲观的 /bēiguān de/ |
| pesticide {n} (substance used to kill or repress the activities of pests) | :: 殺蟲劑, 杀虫剂 /shāchóngjì/, 農藥, 农药 /nóngyào/ |
| pestilence {n} (any highly contagious epidemic disease) | :: 瘟疫 /wēnyì/ |
| pestle {n} (instrument used with a mortar to grind things) | :: 碓 /duì/ |
| pesto {n} (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) | :: 香蒜沙司 /xiāngsuàn shāsī/, 香蒜醬, 香蒜酱 /xiāngsuànjiàng/ |
| pet {n} (an animal kept as a companion) | :: 寵物, 宠物 /chǒngwù/ |
| pet {n} (one who is excessively loyal to a superior) | :: 跟屁蟲, 跟屁虫 /gēn pì chóng/ |
| PET {n} (positron emission tomography) SEE: positron emission tomography | :: |
| PET {n} (polyethylene terephthalate) SEE: polyethylene terephthalate | :: |
| peta- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: 拍- /pāi-/, 拍它- /pāitā-/ |
| petabyte {n} (1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes) | :: 拍它字節, 拍它字节 /pāitāzìjié/, 拍字節, 拍字节 /pāizìjié/, PB |
| petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) | :: 花瓣 /huābàn/ |
| pet cone {n} (Elizabethan collar) SEE: Elizabethan collar | :: |
| pet door {n} (an opening in a door for pets) | :: 寵物門, 宠物门 /chǒngwùmén/ |
| PETE {n} (polyethylene terephthalate) SEE: polyethylene terephthalate | :: |
| Peter {prop} (male given name) | :: 彼得 /Bǐdé/ , 彼特 /Bǐtè/ |
| Peter {prop} (the Apostle) | :: 彼得 /Bǐdé/, 伯多祿, 伯多禄 /Bóduōlù/ , 伯鐸, 伯铎 /Bóduó/ , 裴特若 /Péitèruò/ |
| Peter {prop} (one of the epistles of Peter) | :: 彼得 /Bǐdé/ |
| petite {adj} (Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build) | :: 嬌小, 娇小 /jiāoxiǎo/ |
| petition {n} (formal, written request made to an official person) | :: 請願, 请愿 /qǐngyuàn/ |
| pet lamp-shade {n} (Elizabethan collar) SEE: Elizabethan collar | :: |
| pet name {n} (name of endearment) | :: 愛稱, 爱称 /àichēng/, 昵稱, 昵称 /nìchēng/, 小名 /xiǎomíng/ |
| pet project {n} (project pursued as a personal favorite) | :: 小項目, 小项目 /xiǎo xiàngmù/ |
| Petrarch {prop} (the scholar and poet Petrarca) | :: 皮特拉克 /Pítèlākè/, 彼特拉克 /Bǐtèlākè/ |
| Petrarchan sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: 意大利十四行詩, 意大利十四行诗 /Yìdàlì shísì hángshī/ |
| petrichor {n} (distinctive scent which accompanies rain) | :: 潮土油 /cháotǔyóu/ |
| Petri dish {n} (dish used to culture bacteria) | :: 培養皿, 培养皿 /péiyǎngmǐn/ |
| petrify {v} (to make callous or obdurate; to transform as by petrification) | :: 使发呆 |
| petrochemistry {n} (the branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum) | :: 石油化學, 石油化学 /shíyóu huàxué/ |
| petroglyph {n} (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times) | :: 岩刻 /yánkè/ |
| Petrograd {prop} (city) | :: 彼得格勒 /Bǐdegélè/ |
| petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline | :: |
| petrolatum {n} (petroleum jelly) SEE: petroleum jelly | :: |
| petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil | :: |
| petroleum ether {n} (petroleum fraction) | :: 石油醚 /shíyóumí/ |
| petroleum jelly {n} (pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum) | :: 礦脂, 矿脂 /kuàngzhī/, (Vaseline) 凡士林 /Fánshìlín/ |
| petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| petrol tank {n} (petrol tank) SEE: gas tank | :: |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 堪察加彼得巴甫洛夫斯克 /Kānchájiā-Bǐdebāfǔluòfūsīkè/, 彼得羅巴甫洛夫斯克, 彼得罗巴甫洛夫斯克 /Bǐdeluóbāfǔluòfūsīkè/ |
| Petrovich {prop} (Russian patronymic) | :: 彼得羅維奇, 彼得罗维奇 /Bǐdéluówéiqí/ |
| Petrozavodsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 彼得羅扎沃茨克, 彼得罗扎沃茨克 /Bǐdeluózāwòcíkè/ |
| pet shop {n} (shop) | :: 寵物店, 宠物店 /chǒngwù diàn/ |
| petticoat {n} (woman's undergarment worn under a skirt) | :: 襯裙, 衬裙 /chènqún/ |
| petting {n} (stroking or fondling an animal) | :: 撫摸, 抚摸 /fǔmō/ |
| petting {n} (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) | :: 撫摸, 抚摸 /fǔmō/ |
| petty bourgeoisie {n} (social class) | :: 小資產階級, 小资产阶级 /xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí/ |
| petty cash {n} (small amount of cash kept by a business) | :: 零用現金, 零用现金 /língyòng xiànjīn/ |
| petty theft {n} (theft of property of low value) | :: 小偷小摸 /xiǎotōuxiǎomō/ |
| petulant {adj} (easily irritated or annoyed) | :: 易怒 (yì nù). |
| Peugeot {prop} (French manufacturer of cars) | :: 標致/標緻, 标致 /Biāozhì/ |
| Peugeot {n} (car manufactured by Peugeot) | :: 標致汽車/標緻汽車, 标致汽车 /Biāozhì qìchē/ |
| pewter {n} (alloy of tin, copper and antimony) | :: 白鑞, 白镴 /báilà/ |
| pewter {n} (alloy of tin and lead) | :: 錫鑞, 锡镴 /xīlà/ |
| pewter {n} (items made of pewter) SEE: pewterware | :: |
| pewterware {n} (articles made from pewter) | :: 錫鑞製品, 锡镴制品 /xīlà zhìpǐn/ |
| peyote {n} (cactus) | :: 佩奧特掌, 佩奥特掌 /pèi'àotèzhǎng/, 烏羽玉, 乌羽玉 /wūyǔyù/, 皮約特仙人掌, 皮约特仙人掌 /píyuētè xiānrénzhǎng/, 仙人球膏 /xiānrénqiúgāo/ |
| Peyziwat {prop} (Payzawat) SEE: Payzawat | :: |
| phagocyte {n} (cell of the immune system) | :: 吞噬細胞, 吞噬细胞 /tūnshì xìbāo/ |
| phagocyte {v} (phagocytize) SEE: phagocytize | :: |
| phagocytise {v} (phagocytize) SEE: phagocytize | :: |
| phagocytize {v} (destroy by phagosytosis) | :: 吞噬 /tūnshì/ |
| phagocytosis {n} | :: 吞噬作用 /tūnshì zuòyòng/ |
| Phaistos {prop} (ancient Minoan city in southern Crete) | :: 費斯托斯, 费斯托斯 /Fèisītuōsī/ |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ {n} (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hakka) | :: 白話字, 白话字 /báihuàzì/ |
| phalange {n} (phalanx) SEE: phalanx | :: |
| phalanx {n} (ancient Greek military unit) | :: 方陣, 方阵 /fāngzhèn/ |
| phalanx {n} (finger or toe bone) | :: 指骨 /zhǐgǔ/, 趾骨 /zhǐgǔ/ |
| phallocracy {n} (government by men) | :: 男權制, 男权制, 菲羅統治, 菲罗统治, 男權主義社會, 男权主义社会 |
| phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| phallus {n} (the penis or its representation) | :: 菲勒斯 /fēilèsī/ |
| phantasmagoria {n} (a series of events) | :: 走馬燈 |
| phantom limb {n} (false sensation) | :: 幻肢 /huànzhī/ |
| phantom pain {n} (sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated) | :: 幻肢痛 /huànzhītòng/ |
| pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) | :: 法老 /fǎlǎo/ |
| Pharisee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish political party, social movement, etc) | :: 法利賽人, 法利赛人 /fàlìsàirén/ |
| pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| pharmacist {n} (professional who dispenses prescription drugs) | :: 藥劑師, 药剂师 /yàojìshī/, 藥師, 藥師 /yàoshī/ |
| pharmacologist {n} (student of or one who is versed in pharmacology) | :: 藥理學家, 药理学家 /yàolǐxuéjiā/ |
| pharmacology {n} (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals) | :: 藥理學, 药理学 /yàolǐxué/ |
| pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) | :: 藥店, 药店 /yàodiàn/, 藥房, 药房 /yàofáng/, 藥局, 药局 /yàojú/ |
| Pharsalia {prop} (poem by Lucan) | :: 法沙利亞 /Fǎshālìyǎ/, 內戰紀, 内战纪 /Nèizhànjì/ |
| pharyngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to the pharynx) | :: 咽的 /yān-de/ |
| pharyngeal {adj} (of pharyngeal sounds) | :: 咽的 /yān-de/ |
| pharyngitis {n} (inflammation of the pharynx) | :: 咽炎 /yānyán/ |
| pharyngolaryngitis {n} (inflammation) | :: 咽喉炎 /yānhóuyán/ |
| pharyngotomy {n} (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) | :: 咽切開術, 咽切开术 /yān qiē kāi shù/ |
| pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) | :: 咽頭, 咽头 /yāntóu/, 咽 /yàn/ |
| phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) | :: 階段, 阶段 /jiēduàn/ |
| phase {n} (haplotype) SEE: haplotype | :: |
| phase modulation {n} (form of modulation) | :: 相位調制, 相位调制 |
| pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) | :: 野雞, 野鸡 /yějī/ |
| phenanthrene {n} (tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon from coal tar) | :: 菲 /fēi/ |
| phenanthridine {n} (tricyclic aromatic heterocycle) | :: 菲啶 /fēidìng/ |
| phenazine {n} (organic compound) | :: 吩嗪 /fēnqín/ |
| phenol {n} (caustic compound derived from benzene) | :: 苯酚 /běnfēn/ |
| phenol {n} (any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring) | :: 酚 /fēn/ |
| phenology {n} (study of the effect of climate) | :: 物候學, 物候学 /wùhòuxué/ |
| phenolphthalein {n} (pH indicator) | :: 酚酞 /fēntài/ |
| phenomenal {adj} (remarkable) | :: 現象的, 现象的 /xiànxiàng de/, 非凡的 /fēifán de/ |
| phenomenology {n} (philosophy based on intuitive experience of phenomena) | :: 現象學, 现象学 /xiànxiàngxué/ |
| phenomenon {n} (observable fact or occurrence) | :: 現象, 现象 /xiànxiàng/ |
| phenomime {n} (word that mimics physical form or motion) | :: 擬態詞, 拟态词 /nǐtàicí/ |
| phenotype {n} (appearance of organism) | :: 表現型, 表现型 /biǎoxiànxíng/ |
| phenyl {n} (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) | :: 苯基 /běnjī/ |
| phenylalanine {n} (amino acid; C9H11NO2) | :: 苯丙氨酸 /běnbǐng ānsuān/ |
| phenylephrine {n} (α-adrenergic receptor agonist) | :: 苯腎上腺素, 苯肾上腺素 /běnshènshàngxiànsù/ |
| phenylketonuria {n} (metabolic disorder) | :: 苯丙酮尿癥, 苯丙酮尿症 /běnbǐngtóngniàozhèng/, 苯酮尿癥, 苯酮尿症 /běntóngniàozhèng/ |
| pheromone {n} (chemical) | :: 信息素 /xìnxīsù/ |
| phew {interj} (Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise) | :: 喲, 哟 /yo/ |
| phi {n} (Greek letter) | :: 弗愛, 佛爱 /fú'ài/, 斐 /fěi/ |
| phial {n} (glass vessel) SEE: vial | :: |
| Philadelphia {prop} (largest city in Pennsylvania) | :: 費城, 费城 /Fèichéng/, 費拉德爾菲亞 / Fèilādé'ěrfēiyà/ |
| philander {n} (lover) SEE: lover | :: |
| philanthropic {adj} (of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy) | :: 博爱的 /Bó'ài de/, 仁慈的 /Réncí de/ |
| philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity | :: |
| philatelist {n} (a person who studies or collects stamps) | :: 集郵家, 集邮家 /jíyóujiā/ |
| philately {n} (stamp collecting) | :: 集郵, 集邮 /jíyóu/ |
| philately {n} (the study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.) | :: 郵票研究, 邮票研究 /yóupiào yánjiū/ |
| philharmonic {n} (full-sized symphonic orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philharmonic orchestra {n} (symphony orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philia {n} (psychological disorder) | :: 嗜好 /shìhào/， 癖好 /pǐhào/ |
| philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship | :: |
| -philia {suffix} (forming words denoting abnormal linking towards a given thing) | :: 親...派, 亲...派 /qīn...pài/, 親-, 亲- /qīn-/, 崇拜- /chóngbài-/ |
| philia {n} (liking) SEE: liking | :: |
| Philip {prop} (biblical persons) | :: 腓力 /Féilì/ |
| Philip {prop} (male given name) | :: 菲利普 /Fēilìpǔ/, 腓力 /Féilì/ |
| Philippine {adj} (Filipino) SEE: Filipino | :: |
| Philippine eagle {n} (species of eagle endemic to the Philippines) | :: 菲律宾雕 /Feilubin diāo/ |
| Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) | :: 菲律賓, 菲律宾 /Fēilùbīn/ |
| Philippine Sea {prop} (sea) | :: 菲律宾海 |
| Philippine Trench {prop} (trench) | :: 菲律宾海沟 |
| Philistia {prop} (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) | :: 非利士 /Fēilìshì/ |
| philistine {n} (Philistine) SEE: Philistine | :: |
| philistine {adj} (lacking in appreciation for art or culture) | :: 小市民 /xiǎoshìmín/, 庸俗 /yōngsú/, 鄙俚 /bǐlǐ/, 俗人 /súrén/ |
| Philistine {n} (person lacking appreciation of culture) | :: 俗人 /súrén/ |
| Philistine {adj} (philistine) SEE: philistine | :: |
| Phillips head {n} (screwdriver) | :: 十字頭螺絲刀, 十字头螺丝刀 /shízìtóu luósīdāo/ |
| Phillips head {n} (screw) | :: 十字頭螺絲釘, 十字头螺丝钉 /shízìtóu luósīdīng/ |
| Phillips screw {n} (screw) SEE: Phillips head | :: |
| Phillips screwdriver {n} (screwdriver) | :: 十字螺絲刀, 十字螺丝刀 /shízì luósīdāo/, 十字改錐, 十字改锥 /shízì gǎizhuī/, 十字螺絲起子, 十字螺丝起子 /shízì luósī qǐzi/, 十字起子 /shízì qǐzi/ |
| philogyny {n} (love or respect for women) | :: 爱女人 /àinǚrén/ |
| philologist {n} (person who engages in philology) | :: 語言學家, 语言学家 /yǔyánxuéjiā/, 語言學者, 语言学者 /yǔyánxuézhě/ |
| philology {n} (historical linguistics) | :: 文字學, 文字学 /wénzìxué/, 語文學, 语文学 /yǔwénxué/ |
| philosopher {n} (person devoted to studying philosophy) | :: 哲學家, 哲学家 /zhéxuéjiā/ |
| philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) | :: 魔法石 /mófǎ shí/, 哲人之石 /zhérén zhī shí/, 點金石, 点金石 /diǎn jīn shí/ |
| philosophy {n} (academic discipline) | :: 哲学 /zhéxué/ |
| philosophy {n} | :: 哲学 /zhéxué/ |
| philter {n} (love potion) | :: 戀愛漿露, 恋爱浆露 /liàn'ài jiānglù/ |
| philtrum {n} (shallow groove running down the centre of the outer surface of the upper lip) | :: 人中 /rénzhōng/ |
| phimosis {n} (contraction of the foreskin) | :: 包莖, 包茎 /bāojīng/ |
| Phineas {prop} (given name) | :: 飛哥 /fēi gē/ |
| Phineas {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Phinehas | :: |
| Phinehas {prop} (biblical character) | :: 非尼哈 /fēi ní hā/ |
| phishing {n} (malicious act) | :: 釣魚法, 钓鱼法 /diàoyúfǎ/, 釣魚欺詐, 钓鱼欺诈 /diàoyúqīzhà/, 網釣法, 网钓法 /wǎngdiàofǎ/, 釣魚式攻擊, 钓鱼式攻击 /diàoyúshì gōngjī, diàoyúshì gōngjí/, 網絡網釣, 网络网钓 /wǎngluò wǎngdiào/, 網路網釣, 网路网钓 /wǎnglù wǎngdiào/ |
| phlebitis {n} (inflammation of vein) | :: 靜脈炎, 静脉炎 /jìngmàiyán/ |
| phlegm {n} (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages) | :: 痰 /tán/ |
| phloem {n} (vascular tissue) | :: 韌皮部, 韧皮部 /rènpíbù/ |
| phlogiston {n} (hypothetical fiery principle) | :: 燃素 // |
| Phnom Penh {prop} (capital city of Cambodia) | :: 金邊, 金边 /Jīnbiān/ |
| pho {n} (Vietnamese soup) | :: 越南粉 /Yuènán fěn/ |
| -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning fear) | :: -恐懼症, -恐惧症 /-kǒngjùzhèng/, 反- /fǎn-/ |
| phobia {n} (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety) | :: 恐懼症, 恐惧症 /kǒngjùzhèng/ |
| phobophobia {n} (fear of fear) | :: 恐恐惧症, 恐恐懼症 /kǒng kǒngjùzhèng/ |
| Phobos {prop} (mythology) | :: 福波斯 /Fúbōsī/ |
| Phobos {prop} (moon of Mars) | :: 火卫一 /Huǒwèiyī/ |
| Phoenicia {prop} (land of the Phoenicians) | :: 腓尼基 /Féiníjī/ |
| Phoenician {prop} (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) | :: 腓尼基語, 腓尼基语 /féiníjīyǔ/ |
| Phoenician {n} (inhabitant of Phoenicia) | :: 腓尼基人 /féiníjīrén/ |
| phoenix {n} (mythological bird) | :: 鳳凰, 凤凰 /fènghuáng/ |
| Phoenix {prop} (capital city of Arizona, United States) | :: 鳳凰城, 凤凰城 /Fènghuángchéng/, 菲尼克斯 /Fēiníkèsī/ |
| phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) | :: 打電話, 打电话 /dǎ diànhuà/ |
| phone {n} (speech segment) | :: 語音 /yǔyīn/ |
| phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| phone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phonebook {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phone booth {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth | :: |
| phone call {n} (telephone call) SEE: telephone call | :: |
| phonecard {n} (a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls) | :: 電話卡, 电话卡 /diànhuàkǎ/ |
| phone line {n} (telephone line) SEE: telephone line | :: |
| phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) | :: 音素 /yīnsù/, 音位 /yīnwèi/ |
| phone number {n} (telephone number) SEE: telephone number | :: |
| phone sex {n} (erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people) | :: 電話性交, 电话性交 /diànhuà xìngjiāo/, 電話性愛, 电话性爱 /diànhuà xìng'ài/ |
| phonetic {n} (component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates pronunciation) | :: 聲旁, 声旁 /shēngpáng/, 聲符, 声符 /shēngfú/, 形聲偏旁, 形声偏旁 /xíngshēng piānpáng/ |
| phonetics {n} (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) | :: 語音學, 语音学 /yǔyīnxué/ |
| phonetic symbol {n} (written symbol denoting a phoneme) | :: 音标, 音標 /yīnbiāo/ |
| phonics {n} (phonetics) SEE: phonetics | :: |
| phonics {n} (acoustics) SEE: acoustics | :: |
| phonograph {n} (archaic record player) SEE: gramophone | :: |
| phonograph record {n} (record) SEE: record | :: |
| phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) | :: 音韻學, 音韵学 /yīnyùnxué/, 音位學, 音位学 /yīnwèixué/, 音系學, 音系学 /yīnxìxué/ |
| phonology {n} (way sounds function within a given language) | :: 音系 /yīnxì/ |
| phonon {n} (quantum of acoustic energy) | :: 聲子, 声子 /shēngzǐ/ |
| phonosemantic {adj} (CJKV characters with a semantic and a phonetic) | :: 形聲, 形声 /xíngshēng/ |
| phono-semantic compound {n} (a type of Chinese character) | :: 形聲字 /xíngshēngzì/ |
| phony {adj} (fraudulent; fake) | :: 假 /jiǎ/ |
| phony {n} (a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold) | :: 騙子, 骗子 /piànzi/ |
| phosphatase {n} (an enzyme that hydrolyzes phosphate esters) | :: 磷酸酶 /lín suān méi/ |
| phosphate {n} (any salt or ester of phosphoric acid) | :: 磷酸盐 /lín suān yán / |
| phosphine {n} (PH3) | :: 磷化氫, 磷化氢 /línhuàqīng/ |
| phosphine {n} (PR3) | :: 膦 /lìn/ |
| phospholipid {n} (lipid consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group) | :: 磷脂 /línzhī/ |
| phosphorene {n} | :: 磷烯 /línxī/ |
| phosphoric acid {n} (the colourless liquid; H3PO4) | :: 磷酸 /línsuān/ |
| phosphorus {n} (element) | :: 磷 /lìn/ |
| phosphorylation {n} (the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor) | :: 磷酸化 /lín suān huà/ |
| photo {n} (photograph) SEE: photograph | :: |
| photo {v} (to take a photograph) | :: 拍 /pāi/ |
| photo album {n} (book with a collection of photographs placed inside) | :: 相冊, 相册 /xiàngcè/, 相簿 /xiàngbù/ |
| photobomb {n} (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) | :: 搶鏡, 抢镜 /qiǎngjìng/ |
| photobook {n} (book of photographs) | :: 照片集 /zhàopiànjí/, 寫真集, 写真集 /xiězhēnjí/, 相片集 /xiàngpiànjí/ |
| photoconductivity {n} (an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation) | :: 光傳導率, 光传导率 /guāng chuándǎo lǜ/, 光導增益, 光导增益 /guāngdǎo zēngyì/ |
| photocopier {n} (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) | :: 複印機, 复印机 /fùyìnjī/ , 影印機, 影印机 /yǐngyìnjī/ |
| photocopy {n} (copy made using a photocopier) | :: 複印件, 复印件 /fùyìnjiàn/, 影印本 /yǐngyìnběn/ |
| photocopy {v} (to make a copy using a photocopier) | :: 複印, 复印 /fùyìn/ |
| photodiode {n} (semiconductor) | :: 敏二極體, 敏二极体 /mǐn'èrjítǐ/, 敏二極管, 敏二极管 /mǐn'èrjíguǎn/, 光電二極體, 光电二极体 /guāngdiàn èrjítǐ/, 光電二極管, 光电二极管 /guāngdiàn èrjíguǎn/ |
| photodynamic therapy {n} (treatment) | :: 光動力療法, 光动力疗法 /guāngdònglì liáofǎ/ |
| photoelectric effect {n} (emission) | :: 光電效應, 光电效应 /guāngdiàn xiàoyìng/ |
| photoelectricity {n} (electricity produced by the photoelectric effect) | :: 光電, 光电 /guāngdiàn/ |
| photogenic {adj} (looking good when photographed) | :: 上鏡, 上镜 /shàngjìng/ |
| photograph {n} (picture) | :: 照片 /zhàopiàn/, 相片 /xiàngpiàn/ |
| photograph {v} (to take a photograph) | :: 攝影, 摄影 /shèyǐng/, 拍攝, 拍摄 /pāishè/, 拍照 /pāizhào/ |
| photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) | :: 攝影師, 摄影师 /shèyǐngshī/ |
| photographic memory {n} (eidetic memory) | :: 照相機般的記憶力, 照相机般的记忆力 /zhàoxiàngjī bān de jìyìlì/ |
| photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) | :: 攝影, 摄影 /shèyǐng/ |
| photography {n} (occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs) | :: 攝影, 摄影 /shèyǐng/ |
| photometer {n} (measuring instrument) | :: 光度計, 光度计 /guāngdùjì/ |
| photon {n} (quantum of light) | :: 光子 /guāngzǐ/ |
| photopaper {n} (paper for photographic prints) | :: 感光紙, 感光纸 /gǎnguāngzhǐ/, 相紙, 相纸 /xiàngzhǐ/, 照相紙, 照相纸 /zhàoxiàngzhǐ/ |
| photopeak {n} (part of the gamma ray spectrum) | :: 光峰 /guāngfēng/ |
| photophobia {n} (excessive sensitivity to light) | :: 畏光 /wèiguāng/ |
| photoresist {n} (light-sensitive film) | :: 光刻胶 |
| photoshop {n} (to digitally edit a picture) | :: PS /pi'aisi/, P /pī/, P图 /pī tú/ |
| photosphere {n} (A visible surface layer of a star) | :: 光球 /guāngqiú/ |
| photosynthesis {n} (biological process) | :: 光合作用 /guānghé zuòyòng/ |
| phrasal verb {n} (idiomatic phrase) | :: 短語動詞, 短语动词 /duǎnyǔ dòngcí/ |
| phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) | :: 短語, 短语 /duǎnyǔ/, 片語, 片语 /piànyǔ/ , 詞組, 词组 /cízǔ/ |
| phrase {n} (music: small section of music in a larger piece) | :: 樂句, 乐句 /yuèjù/ |
| phrase {v} (to express by means of words) | :: 表述 /biǎoshù/ |
| phrase book {n} (book of everyday expressions and vocabulary) | :: 短語集, 短语集 /duǎnyǔjí/, 常用語手冊, 常用语手册 /chángyòngyǔ shǒucè/, 慣用語手冊, 惯用语手册 /guànyòngyǔ shǒucè/, 會話手冊, 会话手册 /huìhuà shǒucè/ |
| phrasebook {n} (book used to learn foreign language) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phraseology {n} (phrasebook) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phraseology {n} (study of set or fixed expressions) | :: 成語學, 成语学 /chéngyǔxué/ |
| phraseology {n} (the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech) | :: 用語, 用语 /yòngyǔ/ |
| Phrygian cap {n} (conical close-fitting cap with the top bent forward) | :: 弗裡吉亞無邊便帽, 弗里吉亚无边便帽 /Fúlǐjíyà wúbiān biànmào/, 自由之帽 /zìyóu zhīmào/ |
| phthalazine {n} (bicyclic heterocycle) | :: 酞嗪 /tàiqín/ |
| phthalein {n} (range of lactones) | :: 酞 /tài/ |
| phthisic {adj} (of or relating to phthisis) | :: 肺結核, 肺结核 /fèijiéhé/, 肺癆, 肺痨 /fèiláo/ |
| Phuket {prop} (island) | :: 普吉 /Pǔjí/, 普吉島, 普吉岛 /Pǔjí dǎo/ |
| Phuket {prop} (city) | :: 普吉 /Pǔjí/, 普吉市 /Pǔjí shì/ |
| phycological {adj} (pertaining to the study of algae) | :: 藻類學的, 藻类学的 /zǎolèixué de/ |
| phycologist {n} (one who studies algae) | :: 藻類學家, 藻类学家 /zǎolèixuéjiā/ |
| phycology {n} (study of algae) | :: 藻類學, 藻类学 /zǎolèixué/ |
| phyllo {n} (type of dough) | :: 千層皮, 千层皮 /qiāncéngpí/, 千層酥皮, 千层酥皮 /qiāncéng sūpí/ |
| phylogenetic tree {n} (tree diagram) | :: 系統發生樹, 系统发生树 /xìtǒngfāshēngshù/, 演化樹, 演化树 /yǎnhuàshù/ |
| phylum {n} ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) | :: 門, 门 /mén/ |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the material world; tangible) | :: 物理的 /wùlǐ de/ |
| physical {adj} (having to do with physics) | :: 物理的 /wùlǐ de/ |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the body; corporeal) | :: 身體的, 身体的 /shēntǐ de/ |
| physical {adj} (involving bodily force; vigorous) | :: 筋力的 /jīnlì de/ |
| physical change {n} (change affecting the form of a chemical substance) | :: 物理變化, 物理变化 /wùlǐ biànhuà/ |
| physical chemistry {n} (the chemistry subdiscipline) | :: 物理化学 |
| physical culture {n} (bodybuilding) SEE: bodybuilding | :: |
| physical education {n} (curriculum component) | :: 體育, 体育 /tǐyù/ |
| physical examination {n} (type of examination of the patient's body) | :: 體格檢查, 体格检查 /tǐgé jiǎnchá/, 體檢, 体检 /tǐjiǎn/ |
| physical quantity {n} (physical property) | :: 物理量 /wùlǐliàng/ |
| physical science {n} (branch of natural science) | :: 自然科學, 自然科学 /zìrán kēxué/ |
| physical therapy {n} (therapy of exercises and activities to treat injury or dysfunction) SEE: physiotherapy | :: |
| physician {n} (medical doctor) | :: 醫生, 医生 /yīshēng/, 大夫 /dàifu/, 醫師, 医师 /yīshī/ |
| physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) | :: 物理學家, 物理学家 /wùlǐxuéjiā/ |
| physics {n} (branch of science) | :: 物理學, 物理学 /wùlǐxué/ |
| physiognomy {n} (art or pseudoscience of deducing the character or personality from the bodily appearance) | :: 面相學, 面相学 /miànxiàngxué/ |
| physiology {n} (branch of biology) | :: 生理 /shēnglǐ/, 生理學, 生理学 /shēnglǐxué/ |
| physiotherapist {n} (therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise) | :: 理療師, 理疗师 /lǐliáoshī/ |
| physiotherapy {n} (therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise) | :: 物理療法, 物理疗法 /wùlǐ liáofǎ/, 物理治療, 物理治疗 /wùlǐ zhìliáo/ |
| physique {n} (physical structure of a person) | :: 體質 |
| phytoncide {n} (volatile antimicrobial compound given off by a plant) | :: 芬多精 /fēnduōjīng/ |
| phytopathology {n} (study of plant diseases) | :: 植物病理學, 植物病理学 /zhíwù bìnglǐxué/ |
| phytosanitary {adj} (concerning the health of plants) | :: 植物检疫的, 植检的 |
| pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) | :: 派 /pài/ |
| pi {n} (irrational mathematical constant) | :: 圓周率, 圆周率 /yuānzhōulǜ/, 派 /pài/ |
| Pi {prop} (former county in southwestern China) | :: 郫 /Pí/ |
| pianist {n} (piano player) | :: 鋼琴家, 钢琴家 /gāngqínjiā/, 司琴 /sīqín/ |
| piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) | :: 鋼琴, 钢琴 /gāngqín/ |
| pica {n} (disorder) | :: 異食癖, 异食癖 /yìshípǐ/ |
| Picardy {prop} (region of France) | :: 皮卡第 /Píkǎdì/ |
| picaresque {n} (picaresque novel) | :: 流浪漢小說, 流浪汉小说 /liúlànghànxiǎoshuō/ |
| picayune {n} (Something of very little value) SEE: trifle | :: |
| piccolo {n} (musical instrument) | :: 短笛 /duǎndí/ |
| picene {n} (polycyclic hydrocarbon) | :: 苉 /pǐ/ |
| pick {v} (to pick) SEE: choose | :: |
| pick {n} (pickaxe) | :: 鶴嘴鋤, 鹤嘴锄 /háozuǐchú, hèzuǐchú/ |
| pick {n} (tool to open a lock) | :: 万能钥匙 /wànnéngyàoshí/ |
| pick {v} (to remove a fruit or plant for consumption) | :: 摘 /zhāi/ |
| pick {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| pickaninny {n} (black child, see also: black child) | :: 黑人小孩 /hēirén xiǎohái/ |
| pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) | :: 鶴嘴鋤, 鹤嘴锄 /háozuǐchú, hèzuǐchú/, 鶴嘴鎬, 鹤嘴镐 /háozuǐgǎo, hèzuǐgǎo/, 鎬頭, 镐头 /gǎotou/ |
| picket {n} (sentry) SEE: sentry | :: |
| picket {n} (stake driven into the ground) | :: 樴 /zhí/ |
| picket {n} (protester outside a workplace during a strike) | :: 糾察隊, 纠察队 /jiūcháduì/ |
| pickle {n} (preserved cucumber) | :: 醃黃瓜, 腌黄瓜 /yānhuángguā/ |
| pickle {n} (any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish) | :: 醃菜, 腌菜 /yāncài/, 鹹菜, 咸菜 /xiáncài/, 泡菜 /pàocài/ |
| pickle {v} (to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution) | :: 腌菜 /yāncài/ (traditional also: 醃菜), 鹹菜, 咸菜 /xiáncài/, 泡菜 /pàocài/, 腌 /yān/ |
| pick 'n' mix {n} (selection of articles to pick and pay by weight or number) | :: 散装 |
| pick one's nose {v} (insert a finger into one's nostril) | :: 挖鼻子 /wābízi/, 摳鼻子, 抠鼻子 /kōubízi/, 挖鼻 /wābí/ |
| pickpocket {n} (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby) | :: 扒手 /páshǒu/, 三隻手, 三只手 /sānzhīshǒu/, 剪綹, 剪绺 /jiǎnliǔ/ |
| pick up {v} (to lift; to grasp and raise) | :: 拾取 /shíqǔ/, 撿, 捡 /jiǎn/, 拾 /shí/, 拿起 /náqǐ/, 舉起, 举起 /jǔqǐ/, 拾起 /shíqǐ/ |
| pick up {v} (to collect a passenger) | :: 接 /jiē/ |
| pick up {n} (pickup) SEE: pickup | :: |
| pickup {n} (pickup truck) SEE: pickup truck | :: |
| pickup {n} (electronic device) | :: 拾音器 /shíyīnqì/ |
| pickup artist {n} | :: 撩妹高手 /liáomèi gāoshǒu/ |
| pick-up line {n} (vocal introduction intended to garner sexual interest from a stranger) | :: 情話, 情话 /qínghuà/, 土味情話, 土味情话 /tǔwèi qínghuà/ |
| pick up the phone {v} (to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call) | :: 拿起電話, 拿起电话 /náqǐ diànhuà/ |
| pickup truck {n} (truck with an open cargo bed) | :: 皮卡 /píkǎ/, 皮卡車, 皮卡车 /píkǎchē/ |
| picnic {n} (a meal eaten outdoors) | :: 野餐 /yěcān/ |
| pico- {prefix} (multiplying the unit by 10−12) | :: 皮-(pí) |
| pics or it didn't happen {phrase} (used to request a picture of a reported event) | :: 沒圖沒真相 |
| pictogram {n} (picture that represents a word or an idea) | :: 象形 /xiàngxíng/ |
| pictorial {n} (magazine) | :: 畫報, 画报 /huàbào/ |
| picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) | :: 圖畫, 图画 /túhuà/, 圖片, 图片 /túpiàn/, 畫, 画 /huà/, |
| picture {n} (photograph) | :: 照片 /zhàopiàn/, 相片 /xiàngpiàn/ |
| picture {v} (to depict or describe vividly) SEE: depict | :: |
| picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting | :: |
| picture book {n} (a book for young children with illustrations) | :: 繪本, 绘本 /huìběn/, 連環畫, 连环画 /liánhuánhuà/ , 圖畫書, 图画书 /túhuàshū/, 小兒書, 小儿书 /xiǎo'érshū/ |
| picturesque {adj} (resembling a picture or painting) | :: 繪畫般的, 绘画般的 /huìhuà bān de/, 逼真 /bīzhēn/, 栩栩如生 /xǔxǔrúshēng/, 生動, 生动 /shēngdòng/, 風景如畫, 风景如画 /fēngjǐngrúhuà/ |
| picul {n} | :: 擔, 担 /dàn/ |
| Pi Day {prop} (March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi)) | :: 圓周率日 /Yuánzhōulǜrì/ |
| pidgin {n} (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers) | :: 皮欽語, 皮钦语 /píqīnyǔ/, 混雜語言, 混杂语言 /hùnzá yǔyán/ |
| Pidu {prop} (district in southwestern China) | :: 郫都 /Pídū/ |
| pie {n} (type of pastry) | :: 餡餅, 馅饼 /xiànbǐng/, 排 /pái/, 派 /pài/ |
| pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| pie {n} (pie chart) SEE: pie chart | :: |
| piece {n} (part of a larger whole) | :: 片 /piàn/, 塊, 块 /kuài/, 片段 /piànduàn/, 部分 /bùfen/ |
| piece {n} (single item belonging to a class of similar items) | :: |
| piece {n} (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games) | :: 棋子 /qízǐ/ |
| piece {n} (artistic creation) | :: 作品 /zuòpǐn/ |
| piece {n} (distance) SEE: distance | :: |
| piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle | :: |
| piece {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| piece {n} (hairpiece) SEE: hairpiece | :: |
| piece of cake {n} (simple or easy job) | :: 非常容易的事 /fēicháng róngyì de shì/, 小菜一碟 /xiǎocàiyīdié/, 易如反掌 /yìrúfǎnzhǎng/ |
| piece of clothing {n} (garment) SEE: garment | :: |
| piece of furniture {n} (item of furniture) | :: 一件家具 /yī jiàn jiājù/ (one piece of furniture) |
| piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| piece of the pie {n} (personal share) | :: 一杯羹 /yī bēi gēng/ |
| piece together {v} (to physically assemble from fragments or pieces) | :: 拼湊, 拼凑 /pīncòu/ |
| pie chart {n} (graph) | :: 餅狀圖, 饼状图 /bǐngzhuàngtú/ |
| pied currawong {n} | :: 斑噪钟雀 |
| Piedmont {prop} (region) | :: 皮埃蒙特 /Píāiméngtè/ |
| Piedmontese {prop} (language) | :: 皮埃蒙特語, 皮埃蒙特语 /Pí'āiméngtèyǔ/ |
| pie-eyed {adj} ((extremely) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| pie-eyed {adj} (with one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner) | :: 睜大眼睛的, 睁大眼睛的 /zhēngdàyǎnjīngde/ |
| Piemontese {prop} (language) SEE: Piedmontese | :: |
| piemontite {n} (mineral) | :: 紅簾石, 红帘石 /hóngliánshí/ |
| pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) | :: 碼頭, 码头 /mǎtóu/ |
| pierce {v} (puncture) | :: 刺穿 /cìchuān/, 穿 /chuān/ |
| pierce {v} (to pierce) SEE: puncture | :: |
| piercing {n} (hole for jewelry) | :: 刺穿 /cìchuān/, 穿洞 /chuāndòng/, 沖孔 /chōngkǒng/ |
| piercing {adj} (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating) | :: 尖利 /jiānlì/ |
| piety {n} | :: 虔誠, 虔诚 |
| piezoelectric {adj} (of or relating to piezoelectricity) | :: 壓電的,压电的 /yādiàn de/,具有壓電性的,具有压电性的 /jùyǒu yādiànxìng de/ |
| piezoelectricity {n} (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) | :: 壓電性,压电性 /yādiànxìng/, 壓電, 压电 /yādiàn/ |
| pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) | :: 豬, 猪 /zhū/, 豬玀, 猪猡 /zhūluó/, 豕 /shǐ/ |
| pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork | :: |
| pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) | :: 鴿子, 鸽子 /gēzi/ |
| pigeonhole {n} (one of an array of compartments for pigeons) | :: 鴿棚, 鸽棚 /gēpéng/ |
| pigeonhole {n} (one of an array of compartments for mail) | :: 分類架, 分类架 /fēnlèijià/, 文件架 /wénjiànjià/ |
| pig-footed bandicoot {n} (small marsupial) | :: 豚足袋狸 /túnzúdàilí/ |
| piggyback {v} (to carry someone on the back or shoulders) | :: 背, 揹 /bèi/ |
| piggy bank {n} (small container to store small saved coins in) | :: 撲滿, 扑满 /pūmǎn/, 儲錢罐, 储钱罐 /chǔqiánguàn/, 悶葫蘆罐兒, 闷葫芦罐儿 /mènhúluguànr/, 存錢罐, 存钱罐 /cúnqiánguàn/ |
| pig in a poke {n} (something whose true value is concealed or unknown) | :: 瞎買東西, 瞎买东西 /xiā mǎi dōngxi/ , 隔山買牛, 隔山买牛 /géshān mǎi niú/ |
| pig iron {n} (type of crude iron) | :: 生鐵, 生铁 /shēngtiě/ |
| piglet {n} (young pig) | :: 豚 /tún/, 小豬, 小猪 /xiǎozhū/, 豬崽, 猪崽 /zhūzǎi/ |
| pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pigment {n} (any color in plant or animal cells) | :: 色素 /sèsù/ |
| pigment {n} (dry colorant) | :: 顏料, 颜料 /yánliào/, 著色劑, 着色剂 /zhuósèjì/ |
| pigment {v} (add color or pigment) | :: 給……上色, 给……上色 /gěi... shàngshǎi/, 著色, 着色 /zhuósè/ |
| pigmentation {n} (coloration of tissue) | :: 皮膚色素, 皮肤色素 (pífū sèsù), 天然顏色 (tiānrán yánsè) |
| pig out {v} (eat voraciously or ravenously) | :: 猛吃 |
| pigpen {n} (pigsty) SEE: pigsty | :: |
| pig's ear {n} (cooked ear of a pig) | :: 豬耳朵, 猪耳朵 /zhū'ěrduo/, 豬耳, 猪耳 /zhū'ěr/ |
| pig's trotter {n} (foot of a pig) | :: 豬蹄, 猪蹄 /zhūtí/ |
| pigsty {n} (enclosure where pigs are kept) | :: 豬圈, 猪圈 /zhūjuàn/, 豬舍, 猪舍 /zhūshě/ |
| pigtail {n} (braided plait of hair) | :: 辮子, 辫子 /biànzi/ |
| pigweed {n} (plant of genus Amaranthus) SEE: amaranth | :: |
| pika {n} (furry mammal of the family Ochotonidae) | :: 鼠兔 /shǔtù/ |
| Pikachu {n} (Pokémon) | :: 皮卡丘 /Píkǎqiū/ |
| pike {n} (turnpike) SEE: turnpike | :: |
| pike {n} (long spear) | :: 矛 /máo/ |
| pike {n} (fish of the genus Esox) | :: 狗鱼, 狗鱼 /gǒuyú/ |
| pilaf {n} (dish) | :: 抓飯, 抓饭 /zhuāfàn/ |
| pilaff {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| Pilate {prop} (Pontius Pilate) | :: 彼拉多 /Bǐlāduō/ |
| Pilates {n} (physical fitness system) | :: 普拉提 /pǔlātí/, 彼拉提斯 /bǐlātísī/ |
| pilau {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pile {n} (funeral pile) SEE: pyre | :: |
| pile {n} (nap of a cloth) SEE: nap | :: |
| pile {n} (heap) | :: 堆 /duī/ |
| pile {n} (hemorrhoid) SEE: hemorrhoid | :: |
| pile {n} (obsolete: reverse of a coin) SEE: tails | :: |
| pile {n} (stake of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth) | :: 桩 |
| pile {v} (to drive piles into) | :: 打桩 |
| pileous {adj} (hairy) SEE: hairy | :: |
| piles {n} (plural of pile) SEE: pile | :: |
| piles {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids | :: |
| piles {n} (plural of pile) SEE: pile | :: |
| pile-up {n} (pile of crashed cars) | :: 連環車禍, 连环车祸 /liánhuán chēhuò/ |
| pileus {n} (the cap of a mushroom) | :: 菌蓋 /jùngaì/ |
| pilfer {v} (to steal in small quantities) | :: 扒竊, 扒窃 /páqiè/, 偷竊, 偷窃 /tōuqiè/, 小偷小摸 /xiǎotōuxiǎomō/, 東偷西摸, 东偷西摸 /dōngtōuxīmō/, 偷雞摸狗, 偷鸡摸狗 /tōujīmōgǒu/ |
| pilgrim {n} (traveler, especially to religious sites) | :: 朝覲者, 朝觐者 /cháojìnzhě/, 朝聖者, 朝圣者 /cháoshèngzhě/, 巡禮者, 巡礼者 /xúnlǐzhě/, 香客 /xiāngkè/ |
| pilgrimage {n} (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) | :: 朝覲, 朝觐 /cháojìn/, 朝聖, 朝圣 /cháoshèng/, 巡禮, 巡礼 /xúnlǐ/ |
| pilgrimage {v} (to go on a pilgrimage) | :: 朝覲, 朝觐 /cháojìn/, 朝聖, 朝圣 /cháoshèng/, 巡禮, 巡礼 /xúnlǐ/ |
| piling {n} (A structural support) | :: 桩子 |
| pill {n} (small object for swallowing) | :: 藥丸, 药丸 /yàowán/, 藥片, 药片 /yàopiàn/ |
| pill {n} (the pill - functions as a contraceptive) | :: 避孕藥, 避孕药 /bìyùnyào/ |
| pillage {v} (loot or plunder by force) | :: 掠奪, 掠夺 /lüèduó/ |
| pillar {n} (large post, often used as supporting architecture) | :: 柱子 /zhùzi/ |
| pillbox {n} (gun emplacement) | :: 碉堡 /diāobǎo/, 地堡 /dìbǎo/ |
| pillory {n} (framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation) | :: 頸手枷, 颈手枷 /jǐngshǒujiā/, 頭手迦, 头手迦 /tóushǒujiā/ |
| pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) | :: 枕頭, 枕头 /zhěntou/ |
| pillowcase {n} (sheet for covering a pillow) | :: 枕套 /zhěntào/, 枕頭套, 枕头套 /zhěntoutào/ |
| pillow fight {n} (a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows) | :: 枕頭戰, 枕头战 /zhěntóu zhàn/ |
| pill to swallow {n} (something to accept) | :: 苦果 |
| pilonidal {adj} (having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area) | :: 藏毛性 /cángmáoxìng/ |
| pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) | :: 飛行員, 飞行员 /fēixíngyuán/, 駕駛員, 驾驶员 /jiàshǐyuán/ |
| pilot {n} (steerer) | :: 領航, 领航 /lǐngháng/ |
| pilot {n} (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) | :: 引水人 /yínshuǐrén/, 引港 /yíngǎng/ |
| pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) | :: 皮條客, 皮条客 /pítiáokè/, 老鴇, 老鸨 /lǎobǎo/ |
| pimp {v} (to act as procurer of prostitutes) | :: 拉皮條, 拉皮条 /lā pítiáo/, 拉客 /lākè/ |
| pimping {n} (practise of procuring prostitutes) | :: 拉皮條, 拉皮条 /lā pítiáo/ |
| pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) | :: 疙瘩 /gēda/, 丘疹 /qiūzhěn/ |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad {prop} (city in India) | :: 平欽, 平钦 /Píngqīn/ |
| pin {n} (needle without an eye, used for fastening) | :: 別針, 别针 /biézhēn/ |
| pin {n} (jewellery attached with a pin) SEE: brooch | :: |
| PIN {n} (personal identification number) | :: 密碼, 密码 /mìmǎ/, 引線號, 引线号 /yǐn xiàn hào/, PIN碼, PIN码 /pìn mǎ/, 個人識別碼, 个人识别码 /gèrén shìbiémǎ/ |
| pinata {n} (candy-filled container that is hit with a stick) | :: 皮納塔, 皮纳塔 /pínàtǎ/ |
| pinball {n} (game) | :: 彈球, 弹球 /dànqiú/, 釘球戲, 钉球戏 /dīngqiúxì/ |
| pincers {n} (gripping tool) | :: 鉗子, 钳子 /qiánzi/, 鉗, 钳 /qián/ |
| pinch {v} (to squeeze a small amount of skin) | :: 捏 /niē/, 掐 /qiā/ |
| pinch {v} (to steal) | :: 偷 /tōu/ |
| pinch {v} (to arrest or capture) | :: 抓 /zhuā/, 逮 /dài/ |
| pinch {v} (horticulture: to cut shoots or buds) | :: 修剪 /xiūjiǎn/ |
| pinch {v} (nautical: to sail close-hauled) | :: 搶風, 抢风 /qiāngfēng/, 逆風, 逆风 /nìfēng/ |
| pinch {n} (action of squeezing a small amount of skin) | :: 掐 /qiā/ |
| pinch {n} (small amount of powder) | :: 捻 /niǎn/ |
| pinch {n} (difficult situation) | :: 困境 /kùnjìng/ |
| pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) | :: 松 /sōng/, 松樹, 松树 /sōngshù/ |
| pine {v} (to long for sufferingly) | :: 想念 /xiǎngniàn/ |
| pineal gland {n} (small endocrine gland) | :: 松果腺 /sōngguǒxiàn/ |
| pineapple {n} (plant) | :: 菠蘿, 菠萝 /bōluó/ , 鳳梨, 凤梨 /fènglí/ , 黃梨, 黄梨 /huánglí/ |
| pineapple {n} (fruit) | :: 菠蘿, 菠萝 /bōluó/ , 鳳梨, 凤梨 /fènglí/ , 黃梨, 黄梨 /huánglí/ |
| pineapple {n} (slang: hand grenade) | :: 菠蘿手榴彈, 菠萝手榴弹 /bōluó shǒuliúdàn/ |
| pineapple bun {n} (sweet bun) | :: 菠蘿包, 菠萝包 /bōluóbāo/ |
| pineapple cake {n} (small sweet cake) | :: 鳳梨酥, 凤梨酥 /fènglísū/ |
| pineapple guava {n} (feijoa) SEE: feijoa | :: |
| pinecone {n} (seed-bearing cone of a pine tree) | :: 松塔 /sōngtǎ/, 松果 /sōngguǒ/, 松球 /sōngqiú/ |
| pinene {n} (chemical compound) | :: 蒎烯 /pàixī/ |
| pine nut {n} (edible seeds of evergreen pine) | :: 松子 /sōngzǐ/ |
| pine oil {n} (mixture of monoterpene alcohols) | :: 松油 /sōngyóu/ |
| pine torch {n} | :: 松明 /sōngmíng/ |
| pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine | :: |
| pingo {n} (conical mound of earth with an ice core) | :: 小丘 |
| pingo {n} (flexible pole with a load suspended from each end) SEE: carrying pole | :: |
| ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis | :: |
| ping pong ball {n} (type of ball) | :: 乒乓球 /pīngpāngqiú/, 桌球 /zhuōqiú/ |
| ping-pong diplomacy {n} (exchange of ping pong players) | :: 乒乓外交 /pīngpāng wàijiāo/ |
| P'ing-t'an {prop} (Pingtan) SEE: Pingtan | :: |
| Pingtan {prop} (island, county, town) | :: 平潭 /Píngtán/ |
| Pingtung {prop} (county in southern Taiwan; city in southern Taiwan) | :: 屏東, 屏东 /Píngdōng/ |
| pink {n} (flower) | :: 康乃馨 /kāngnǎixīn/ |
| pink {n} (pale red colour) | :: 粉紅色, 粉红色 /fěnhóngsè/, 桃色 /táosè/, 淡紅, 淡红 /dànhóng/, 泛紅, 泛红 /fànhóng/ |
| pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) | :: 粉紅色, 粉红色 /fěnhóngsè/ |
| pink-collar {adj} (pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries) | :: 粉領, 粉领 /fěnlǐng/ |
| pinkie {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| pink slime {n} (meat by-product) | :: 粉紅肉渣, 粉红肉渣 /fěnhóng ròu zhā/ |
| pinky {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| pinky promise {n} (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) | :: 拉鉤, 拉钩 /lāgōu/ |
| pinky swear {v} (swear (promise) with the pinky fingers entwined) | :: 拉钩 /lā gōu/ |
| pinky swear {n} (pinky promise) SEE: pinky promise | :: |
| pinna {n} (visible part of the ear) | :: 耳廓 /ěrkuò/, 外耳 /wài'ěr/ |
| pinnacle {n} (highest point) | :: 巔峰, 巅峰 /diānfēng/ |
| PIN number {n} (PIN) SEE: PIN | :: |
| Pinocchio {prop} (protagonist) | :: 皮諾喬, 皮诺乔 /Pínuòqiáo/, 皮諾曹, 皮诺曹 /Pínuòcáo/, 匹諾曹, 匹诺曹 /Pǐnuòcáo/ |
| pinocytosis {n} (a form of endocytosis) | :: 胞饮作用 |
| Pinot Noir {n} (black grape) | :: 黑比諾葡萄, 黑比诺葡萄 /hēibǐnuò pútáo/, 黑皮諾葡萄, 黑皮诺葡萄 /hēipínuò pútáo/ |
| Pinot Noir {n} (wine) | :: 黑比諾葡萄酒, 黑比诺葡萄酒 /hēibǐnuò pútáojiǔ/, 黑皮諾葡萄酒, 黑皮诺葡萄酒 /hēipínuò pútáojiǔ/ |
| pins and needles {n} (tingling felt in limb) | :: 發麻, 发麻 /fāmá/ |
| pint {n} (unit of volume for liquids) | :: 品脫, 品脱 /pǐntuō/ |
| pinta {n} (pint) SEE: pint | :: |
| pin-up {n} (person) | :: 海報女郎, 海报女郎 /hǎibào nǚláng/, 賽車女郎, 赛车女郎 /saìchē nǚláng/ |
| pinwheel {n} (fake flower for children) | :: 風車, 风车 /fēngchē/ |
| pinworm {n} (worms) | :: 蟯蟲, 蛲虫 /náochóng/ |
| Pinyin {prop} (romanization of Mandarin Chinese) | :: 拼音 /pīnyīn/, 漢語拼音, 汉语拼音 /hànyǔ pīnyīn/ |
| piñon {n} (pine nut) SEE: pine nut | :: |
| pioneer {n} (one who goes before) | :: 開拓者, 开拓者 /kāituòzhě/, 先驅者, 先驱者 /xiānqūzhě/ |
| pioneer {n} (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) | :: 先鋒, 先锋 /xiānfēng/ |
| pious {adj} (of or pertaining to piety) | :: 敬虔 /jìngqián/, 虔誠, 虔诚 /qiánchéng/ |
| pip {n} (seed) | :: 果仁 /guǒrén/ |
| pipa {n} (Chinese lute) | :: 琵琶 /pípa/ |
| pipe {n} (wind instrument) | :: 笛子 /dízi/, 管子 /guǎnzi/ |
| pipe {n} (rigid tube) | :: 管子 /guǎnzi/ |
| pipe {n} (smoking implement) SEE: tobacco pipe | :: |
| pipe dream {n} (near impossibility) | :: 妄想 /wàngxiǎng/ |
| pipeline {n} (conduit made of pipes) | :: 管道 /guǎndào/ |
| pipe organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: 管風琴, 管风琴 /guǎnfēngqín/, 風琴, 风琴 /fēngqín/ |
| piper {n} (baby pigeon) SEE: squab | :: |
| piperazine {n} (organic compound) | :: 哌嗪 /pàiqín/ |
| piperidine {n} (organic compound) | :: 哌啶 /pàidìng/ |
| pipes of Pan {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| pipette {n} (small glass tube used for transferring liquid) | :: 吸管 /xīguǎn/, 吸量管 /xīliàngguǎn/, 移液管 /yíyèguǎn/, 移液器 /yíyèqì/ |
| piracy {n} (robbery at sea) | :: 海盜行為, 海盗行为 /hǎidào xíngwéi/ , 海盜, 海盗 /hǎidào/ |
| piracy {n} (unauthorized duplication) | :: 著作權侵害, 著作权侵害 /zhùzuòquán qīnhài/, 盜版, 盗版 /dàobǎn/ |
| piranha {n} (South American fish) | :: 食人鯧, 食人鲳 /shírénchāng/, 水虎魚, 水虎鱼 /shuǐhǔyú/, 比拉魚, 比拉鱼 /bǐlāyú/ |
| pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) | :: 海盜, 海盗 /hǎidào/, 海賊, 海贼 /hǎizéi/ |
| pirate {n} (one who breaks intellectual property laws) | :: 盜版業者, 盗版业者 /dàobǎn yèzhě/ |
| pirate ship {n} (ship manned by pirates) | :: 賊船, 贼船 /zéichuán/ |
| pirozhki {n} (small pastries) | :: 小餡餅, 小馅饼 /xiǎo xiànbǐng/, 皮羅什基, 皮罗什基 /píluōshíjī/ |
| pirozhok {n} (pirozhki) SEE: pirozhki | :: |
| Pisa {prop} (city in Italy) | :: 比薩, 比萨 /Bǐsà/ |
| Pisces {prop} (constellation) | :: 雙魚座, 双鱼座 /Shuāngyúzuò/ |
| Pisces {prop} (astrological sign) | :: 雙魚座, 双鱼座 /shuāngyúzuò/ |
| pisco {n} (a liquor) | :: 匹斯可 /pǐsīkě/, 皮斯科 /písīkē/ |
| P'i-shan {prop} (Pishan) SEE: Pishan | :: |
| Pishan {prop} (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 皮山 /Píshān/ |
| pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant | :: |
| piss {n} (urine) | :: 小便 /xiǎobiàn/ |
| piss {v} | :: 撒尿 /sāniào/, 尿泡 /niàopāo/ |
| pissaladière {n} (pizza-like pie from southern France) | :: 尼斯洋蔥塔, 尼斯洋葱塔 /Nísī yángcōng tǎ/ |
| pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| piss off {v} (to leave, to go away) | :: 滾開, 滚开 /gǔnkāi/, 滾球, 滚球 /gǔnqiú/, 滾, 滚 /gǔn/ |
| piss one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| pistachio {n} (fruit) | :: 開心果, 开心果 /kāixīnguǒ/ |
| pistil {n} (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) | :: 蕊 /ruǐ/ , 雌蕊 /círuǐ/ |
| pistol {n} (handgun) | :: 手槍, 手枪 /shǒuqiāng/ |
| piston {n} (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) | :: 活塞 /huósāi/ |
| piston engine {n} | :: 往複式發動機, 往复式发动机 /wǎngfùshì fādòngjī/, 活塞發動機, 活塞发动机 /huósāi fādòngjī/ |
| pit {n} (hole in the ground) | :: 坑 /kēng/, 穴 /xué/ |
| pit {n} (the stone of a drupaceous fruit) | :: 核 /hé/, 果核 /guǒhé/ |
| pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine | :: |
| pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| pita {n} (bread pouch used for making sandwiches) | :: 皮塔餅, 皮塔饼 /pítǎbǐng/ |
| pitaya {n} (dragon fruit) SEE: dragon fruit | :: |
| Pitcairn Islands {prop} (British territory) | :: 皮特凱恩群島, 皮特凯恩群岛 /Pítèkǎiēn Qúndǎo/ |
| pitch {n} (the perceived frequency of a sound or note) | :: 音高 /yīngāo/ |
| pitch {n} (pitchstone) SEE: pitchstone | :: |
| pitch accent {n} (phonology) | :: 音高重音 /yīngāo zhòngyīn/ |
| pitch a tent {v} (to set up a tent) | :: 搭帳篷, 搭帐篷 /dā zhàngpéng/ |
| pitch a tent {v} (to have an erection that shows through the clothing) | :: 搭帳篷, 搭帐篷 /dā zhàngpéng/ |
| pitch-black {adj} (of the blackest black) | :: 黑沉沉 /hēichēnchēn/, 漆黑 /qīhēi/, 墨黑 /mòhēi/, 烏黑, 乌黑 /wūhēi/, 黑漆漆 /hēiqīqī/ |
| pitch-dark {adj} (absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch) | :: 黑沉沉 /hēichēnchēn/, 漆黑 /qīhēi/, 墨黑 /mòhēi/ |
| pitcher {n} (the player who throws the ball to the batter) | :: 投手 /tóushǒu/ |
| pitcher {n} (A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids) | :: 大罐 /dàguàn/, 罐子 /guànzi/, 罐 /guàn/ |
| pitchfork {n} (farm tool with tines) | :: 杈 /chā/, 叉 /chā/ |
| pitch-pot {n} (traditional East Asian game) | :: 投壺, 投壶 /tóuhú/ |
| pitch simultaneity {n} (pitches which occur simultaneously) | :: 同時性, 同时性 /tóngshíxìng/ |
| pitchstone {n} (natural glass) | :: 松脂岩 /sōngzhīyán/ |
| pitfall {n} (potential problem, hazard, or danger) | :: 陷阱 /xiànjǐng/ |
| pith {n} (albedo) SEE: albedo | :: |
| pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord | :: |
| pitiful {adv} (so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it) | :: 可憐, 可怜 /kělián/ |
| pitiful {adv} (of an amount or number: very small) | :: 很少 (hěn shǎo) |
| Pitjantjatjara {prop} (the aboriginal language mainly spoken in central Australia) | :: 皮堅加加拉印地安語, 皮坚加加拉印地安语 /Píjiānjiājiālā yìndì'ān yǔ/ |
| pitta bread {n} (flat bread made from wheat flour) SEE: pita | :: |
| pituitary {n} (pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk) | :: 腦下垂體 |
| pituitary gland {n} (endocrine gland) | :: 垂體, 垂体 /chuítǐ/ |
| pity {n} (feeling of sympathy) | :: 憐憫, 怜悯 /liánmǐn/ |
| pity {n} (something regrettable) | :: 可惜 /kěxī/ |
| pity {v} | :: 可憐, 可怜 /kělián/ |
| pity {interj} (what a pity) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| pivot {n} (that on which something turns) | :: 樞, 枢 /shū/, 樞紐, 枢纽 /shūniǔ/, 樞軸, 枢轴 /shūzhóu/ |
| pixel {n} (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) | :: 像素 /xiàngsù/ |
| pixelate {v} (transform an image into large pixels) | :: 打馬賽克, 打马赛克 /dǎ mǎsàikè/ |
| pixie {n} (playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature) | :: 精靈, 精灵 /jīnglíng/ |
| Pixna {prop} (township in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 皮西那 /Píxīnà/ |
| pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) | :: 比薩, 比萨 /bǐsà/, 披薩, 披萨 /pīsà/, 比薩餅, 比萨饼 /bǐsàbǐng/ |
| pizza {n} (a single instance of that dish) | :: 比薩, 比萨 /bǐsà/, 披薩, 披萨 /pīsà/, 比薩餅, 比萨饼 /bǐsàbǐng/ |
| pizza parlor {n} (pizzeria) SEE: pizzeria | :: |
| pizzeria {n} (outlet that primarily sells pizza) | :: 比薩店, 比萨店 /bǐsàdiàn/ |
| pizzle {n} (penis of an animal) | :: 牛鞭 /niúbiān/ |
| pizzle {n} (baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals) | :: 牛鞭 /niúbiān/ |
| placard {n} (a sheet of paper or cardboard) | :: 招貼, 招贴 /zhāotiē/ |
| placate {v} (to calm) | :: 安撫 /ānfǔ/, 平息 /píngxí/ |
| place {n} (location, position) | :: 地方 /dìfang/ |
| place {n} (open space, courtyard, market square) | :: 廣場, 广场 /guǎngchǎng/ |
| place {v} (to put in a specific location) | :: 放 /fàng/, 置 /zhì/, 放置 /fàngzhì/ |
| place {v} | :: 放置 /fàngzhì/ |
| placebo {n} (a dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment) | :: 安慰劑, 安慰剂 /ānwèijì/ |
| place mat {n} (protective table mat) | :: 餐墊, 餐垫 /cāndiàn/, 餐具墊, 餐具垫 /cānjùdiàn/, 餐桌墊子, 餐桌垫子 /cānzhuō diànzi/ |
| placement {n} (the act of placing or putting in place) | :: 放置 /fàngzhì/, 安置 /ānzhì/ |
| placename {n} (the name of a place) | :: 地名 /dìmíng/ |
| placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) | :: 胎盤, 胎盘 /tāipán/ |
| place of decimals {n} (position of digit to the right of the decimal point) SEE: decimal place | :: |
| place of worship {n} (place where people can practise their faith) | :: 宗教場所, 宗教场所 /zōngjiào chǎngsuǒ/ |
| place setting {n} (items arranged for a person at a dining table) | :: 成套餐具 /chéngtào cānjù/ |
| placid {adj} (calm and quiet; peaceful) | :: 平靜, 平静 /píngjìng/, 寧靜, 宁静 /níngjìng/ |
| plagiarism {n} (copying of someone's ideas) | :: 剽竊, 剽窃 /piāoqiè, piàoqiè/, 抄襲, 抄袭 /chāoxí/ |
| plagiarism {n} (act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized) | :: 剽竊物, 剽窃物 /piāoqièwù/, 抄襲物, 抄袭物 /chāoxíwù/ |
| plagiarist {n} (one who plagiarizes) | :: 剽竊者, 剽窃者 /piāoqièzhě/, 抄襲者, 抄袭者 /chāoxízhě/ |
| plagiarize {v} (use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing/speech) | :: 剽竊, 剽窃 /piāoqiè/, 抄襲, 抄袭 /chāoxí/ |
| plagiocephaly {n} (congenital condition) | :: 斜頭畸形, 斜头畸形 /xiétóu jīxíng/ |
| plague {n} (specific disease "the Plague") | :: 鼠疫 /shǔyì/ |
| plague {n} (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence) | :: 瘟疫 /wēnyì/, 疫癘 /yìlì/ |
| plain {adj} (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation) | :: 平的 /píng de/, 簡單, 简单 /jiǎndān/, 平常 /píngcháng/ |
| plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) | :: 平原 /píngyuán/, 平野 /píngyě/ |
| plainclothes {adj} (wearing civilian clothes) | :: 便服 /biànfú/ |
| plainclothes {n} (ordinary civilian clothes) | :: 便服 /biànfú/ |
| plaintiff {n} (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) | :: 原告 /yuángào/ |
| plait {n} (braid) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to interweave) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to double in narrow folds) SEE: pleat | :: |
| plan {n} (technical drawing) | :: 設計圖, 设计图 /shèjìtú/ |
| plan {n} (set of intended actions) | :: 計劃, 计划 /jìhuà/ |
| plan {n} (2-dimensional drawing from above) | :: 平面圖, 平面图 |
| plan {v} (to create a plan for) | :: 計劃, 计划 (jìhuà) |
| plan {v} (to intend) | :: 打算 /dǎsuan/ |
| plan {v} (to design) | :: 設計 /she4 ji4/ |
| Planck {n} (attributive use of surname) | :: 普朗克 /Pǔlǎngkè/ |
| Planck's constant {n} (constant) | :: 普朗克常數, 普朗克常数 /Pǔlǎngkè chángshù/ |
| plane {adj} (of a surface: flat or level.) | :: 水平的, 平面的 |
| plane {n} (level or flat surface) | :: 平面 |
| plane {n} (a tool) | :: 鉋刀, 刨刀 /bàodāo/, 鉋子, 刨子 |
| plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) | :: 刨 /páo/ |
| plane {n} (airplane) | :: 飞机 |
| plane {v} (to glide) | :: 滑翔 |
| plane {n} (deciduous tree) | :: 法桐 /fǎtóng/ |
| plane geometry {n} (study of figures having parts that lie in a singular plane) | :: 平面幾何, 平面几何 /píngmiàn jǐhé/ |
| planer {n} (woodworking tool) | :: 刨子 /bàozi/ |
| planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) | :: 行星 /xíngxīng/ |
| planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) | :: 行星 /xíngxīng/ |
| planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) | :: 行星 /xíngxīng/ |
| planetarium {n} (museum which displays images of space) | :: 天象儀, 天象仪 /tiānxiàngyí/, 天文館, 天文馆 /tiānwénguǎn/ |
| planetary {adj} (of or relating to planets) | :: 行星的 /xíngxīng de/ |
| planetary nebula {n} (nebulosity) | :: 行星状星云, 行星狀星雲, 行星状星云 /xíngxīng zhuàng xīngyún/ |
| planetary science {n} (branch of astronomy) | :: 行星科學, 行星科学 /xíngxīng kēxué/ |
| planetary system {n} (a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system) | :: 行星系 /xíngxīngxì/, 行星系統, 行星系统 /xíngxīng xìtǒng/ |
| planetoid {n} (any of several larger astral bodies) | :: 小行星 /xiǎo xíngxīng/ |
| planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane | :: |
| planetree {n} (sycamore) SEE: sycamore | :: |
| Planet X {prop} (hypothetical planet) | :: X行星 /X xíngxīng/ |
| plangent {adj} (having a loud mournful sound) | :: 凄厉, 淒厲 /qīlì/ |
| plank {n} (long, broad and thick piece of timber) | :: 板 /bǎn/, 板子 /bǎnzi/, 木板 /mùbǎn/ |
| plankton {n} (generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea) | :: 浮游生物 /fúyóu shēngwù/ |
| planned economy {n} (economy in which government directly manages) | :: 計劃經濟, 计划经济 /jìhuà jīngjì/ |
| planned obsolescence {n} (policy) | :: 計劃報廢, 计划报废 /jìhuà bàofèi/ |
| planning area {n} (administrative division) | :: 規劃區, 规划区 /guīhuàqū/ |
| plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory | :: |
| plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) | :: 植物 /zhíwù/ |
| plant {v} (place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) | :: 種, 种 /zhòng/, 種植, 种植 /zhòngzhí/ |
| plant {n} | :: 組裝, 组装 /zǔzhuāng/ |
| plantain {n} (small plant) | :: 芣苢 /fóuyǐ/, 車前草, 车前草 /chēqiáncǎo/ |
| plantain {n} (fruit) | :: 大蕉 /dàjiāo/, 粉蕉 /fěnjiāo/ |
| plantar fascia {n} (the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot) | :: 足底筋膜 /zúdǐjīnmó/ |
| plantar fasciitis {n} (painful inflammation of the plantar fascia) | :: 足底筋膜炎 /zúdǐjīn móyán/ |
| plantar wart {n} (wart on the sole of the foot) | :: 跖疣 /zhíyóu/ |
| plantation {n} (large farm) | :: 種植園, 种植园 /zhòngzhíyuán/ |
| plant milk {n} (milk-like product) | :: 植物奶 /zhíwùnǎi/ |
| plaque {n} (flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament) | :: 匾額, 匾额 /biǎn'é/ |
| plaque {n} (accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth) | :: 斑點, 斑点 /bāndiǎn/, 牙斑 /yábān/ |
| plaque {n} (accumulation in artery walls) SEE: atheroma | :: |
| plasma {n} (high energy state of matter) | :: 等離子體, 等离子体 /děnglízǐtǐ/ |
| plasma {n} (component of blood) | :: 血漿, 血浆 /xuèjiāng/ |
| plasma membrane {n} (cell membrane) SEE: cell membrane | :: |
| plasma protein {n} (protein present in the blood plasma) | :: 血漿蛋白, 血浆蛋白 /xuèjiāngdànbái/ |
| plasmid {n} (loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from the chromosomes) | :: 質粒, 质粒 /zhìlì/ |
| plaster {n} (mixture for coating) | :: 石膏 /shígāo/ |
| plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| plasterer {n} (a person who plasters walls) | :: 石膏工 /shígāorén/ |
| plastic {n} (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) | :: 塑料 /sùliào/, 塑膠, 塑胶 /sùjiāo/ |
| plastic art {n} (three-dimensional art form) | :: 造型藝術, 造型艺术 /zàoxíng yìshù/ |
| plastic bag {n} (type of packaging) | :: 塑料袋 /sùliàodài/, 塑膠袋, 塑胶袋 /sùjiāodài/, 膠袋, 胶袋 /jiāodài/, 油紙口袋, 油纸口袋 |
| plasticine {n} (modeling clay) | :: 橡皮泥 /xiàngpíní/ |
| plasticity {n} (quality of being plastic) | :: 可塑性 /kěsùxìng/ |
| plasticity {n} (property of a solid body) | :: 可塑性 /kěsùxìng/ |
| plasticizer {n} (substance added for pliability in plastics) | :: 增韧剂 (zēngrènjì) |
| plastic surgery {n} (surgery involving the transfer of tissue) | :: 整形外科 /zhěnɡxínɡ wàikē/, 整容 /zhěngróng/ |
| plastic surgery {n} (cosmetic surgery) | :: 整容 /zhěngróng/ |
| plat {n} (a braid; a plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {v} (to braid, plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| plate {n} (flat dish) | :: 盤子, 盘子 /pánzi/, 碟 /dié/, 碟子 /diézi/ |
| plate {n} (prize given to the winner in a contest) SEE: prize | :: |
| plate {n} (geology: tectonic plate) SEE: tectonic plate | :: |
| plateau {n} (level expanse) | :: 高原 /gāoyuán/ |
| plateau {v} (level off) | :: 持平 |
| platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) | :: 血小板 /xuèxiǎobǎn/ |
| plate tectonics {n} (large-scale movement of tectonic plates) | :: 板塊構造, 板块构造 /bǎnkuài gòuzào/ |
| platform {n} (stage for speeches and performances) | :: 講壇, 讲坛 /jiǎngtán/ |
| platform {n} (computing: particular type of operating system or environment) | :: 平臺, 平台 /píngtái/ |
| platform {n} (travel: raised structure for passengers) | :: 月臺, 月台 /yuètái/ |
| plating {n} (thin coating of metal) | :: 鍍層 /dùcéng/, 镀层 /dùcéng/ |
| platinum {n} (metal) | :: 白金 /báijīn/, 鉑, 铂 /bó/ |
| platitude {n} (often-quoted saying) | :: 老生常談, 老生常谈 /lǎoshēngchángtán/, 陳詞濫調, 陈词滥调 /chéncílàndiào/ |
| platitude {n} (triteness) | :: 陳腐, 陈腐 /chénfǔ/, 乏味 /fáwèi/ |
| Plato {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: 柏拉圖, 柏拉图 /Bólātú/ |
| platonic love {n} (intimate but non-sexual affection) | :: 柏拉圖式戀愛, 柏拉图式恋爱 /Bólātú-shì liàn'ài/, 柏拉圖式愛情, 柏拉图式爱情 /Bólātú-shì àiqíng/ |
| platoon {n} (unit of 30-40 soldiers) | :: 排 /pái/, 分隊, 分队 /fēnduì/ |
| platter {n} (tray for serving food) | :: 大盤子, 大盘子 /dàpánzi/, 托盤, 托盘 /tuōpán/ |
| platypus {n} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) | :: 鴨嘴獸, 鸭嘴兽 /yāzuǐshòu/ |
| platypusary {n} (place where platypuses are nurtured) | :: 鴨嘴獸飼養場, 鸭嘴兽饲养场 (yāzuǐshòu sìyǎngchǎng), 鴨嘴獸圈養地, 鸭嘴兽圈养地 (yāzuǐshòu juànyǎng dì) |
| platypussary {n} (platypusary) SEE: platypusary | :: |
| play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) | :: 玩 /wán/, 玩兒, 玩儿 /wánr/, 玩耍 /wánshuǎ/ |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) | :: 演奏 /yǎnzòu/, 彈, 弹 /tán/&彈奏, 弹奏 /tánzòu/, 拉 /lā/, 吹 /chuī/&吹奏 /chuīzòu/, 敲 /qiāo/, 打 /dǎ/ |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)) | :: 演奏 /yǎnzòu/, 彈, 弹 /tán/&彈奏, 弹奏 /tánzòu/, 拉 /lā/, 吹 /chuī/&吹奏 /chuīzòu/, 敲 /qiāo/, 打 /dǎ/ |
| play {v} (act in a performance) | :: 表演 /biǎoyǎn/ |
| play {v} (participate in (a sport or game)) | :: 參與, 参与 /cān yù/, 參加, 参加 /cān jiā/, 玩 /wán/, 踢 /tī/, 打 /dǎ/, 擲, 掷 /zhì/& 扔 /rēng/, 推 /tuī/, 跑 /pǎo/ |
| play {v} (use a device to hear (a recording)) | :: 放 /fàng/ |
| play {n} (playful activity) | :: 玩, 玩兒, 玩儿 /wánr/ |
| play {n} (theatrical performance) | :: 戲劇, 戏剧 /xìjù/, 話劇, 话剧 /huàjù/ |
| play {n} (area of free movement for a part of a mechanism) SEE: backlash | :: |
| playback {n} (replaying of recorded sound or moving images) | :: 回放 /huífàng/, 重播 /chóngbō/, 重放 /chóngfàng/ |
| playboy {n} (man who devotes himself to pleasure) | :: 花花公子 /huāhuāgōngzi/ |
| Playboy Bunny {n} (waitress at a Playboy Club) | :: 兔女郎 /Tùnǚláng/ |
| play by ear {v} (play music guided by one's musical ear) | :: 憑記憶演奏, 凭记忆演奏 /píng jìyì yǎnzòu/ |
| play by ear {v} (do by guessing) | :: 看情況, 看情况 /kàn qíngkuàng/, 到時候再說, 到时候再说 /dào shíhou zàishuō/, 湊合, 凑合 /còuhe/, 見機行事, 见机行事 /jiànjīxíngshì/ |
| play dead {v} (to act as though defeated) | :: 裝死 |
| player {n} (one who plays any game or sport) | :: 運動員, 运动员 /yùndòngyuán/, 競賽者, 竞赛者 /jìngsàizhe/, 選手, 选手 /xuǎnshǒu/ |
| player {n} (dramatic actor) | :: 演員, 演员 /yǎnyuán/, 藝人, 艺人 /yìrén/ |
| player {n} (one who plays a musical instrument) | :: 玩家 /wánjiā/ |
| player {n} (gambler, see also: gambler) | :: 賭徒, 赌徒 /dǔtú/ |
| player {n} (electronic device) | :: 播放機, 播放机 /bōfàngjī/, 播放器 /bōfàngqì/ |
| player {n} (software application) | :: 播放器 /bōfàngqì/ |
| player {n} (one without serious aims) | :: 懒惰者, 懒惰者 /lǎnduòzhě/ |
| player {n} (person "playing the field") | :: 渣男 /zhānán/ |
| player character {n} (character in a role-playing game) | :: 玩家角色 /wánjiā juésè/ |
| playground {n} (large open space to play on, usually for children) | :: 操場, 操场 /cāochǎng/, 遊樂園, 游乐园 /yóulèyuán/, 遊樂場, 游乐场 /yóulèchǎng/ |
| playground {n} (open-air space on a school campus where the children can play) | :: 操場, 操场 /cāochǎng/, 游樂園, 游乐园 /yóulèyuán/, 遊樂場, 游乐场 /yóulèchǎng/ |
| playground {n} (small area for children) | :: 操場, 操场 /cāochǎng/, 游樂園, 游乐园 /yóulèyuán/, 遊樂場, 游乐场 /yóulèchǎng/ |
| playground {n} (space to do what one pleases) | :: 游樂園, 游乐园 /yóulèyuán/, 遊樂場, 游乐场 /yóulèchǎng/ |
| playgroup {n} (group of children) | :: 遊戲組, 游戏组 /yóuxìzǔ/ |
| play hooky {v} (to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse) | :: 逃學, 逃学 /táoxué/ , 曠課, 旷课 /kuàngkè/, 逃課, 逃课 /táokè/ |
| play house {n} (toy house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater | :: |
| playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) | :: 撲克牌, 扑克牌 /pūkèpái/, 紙牌, 纸牌 /zhǐpái/, 卡片 /kǎpiàn/, 牌 /pái/ |
| playlist {n} (record) | :: 播放列表 /bōfàng lièbiǎo/ |
| playlist {n} (computing) | :: 播放列表 /bōfàng lièbiǎo/ |
| playmate {n} (companion to play with) | :: 玩伴 /wánbàn/ |
| playpen {n} (enclosure for children to play in) | :: 嬰兒圍欄, 婴儿围栏 /yīng'ér wéilán/, 嬰兒用圍欄, 婴儿用围栏 /yīng'ér yòng wéilán/ |
| play the fool {v} (behave in a foolish manner) | :: 出洋相 /chūyángxiàng/, 胡鬧, 胡闹 /húnào/, 幹蠢事, 干蠢事 /gàn chǔnshì/ |
| play the fool {v} (pretend ignorance) | :: 裝傻, 装傻 /zhuāngshǎ/, 裝傻充愣, 装傻充愣 /zhuāngshǎchōnglèng/ |
| play truant {v} (be absent from school without permission) | :: 逃學, 逃学 /táoxué/, 曠課, 旷课 /kuàngkè/, 逃課, 逃课 /táokè/, 翹課 /qiàokè/, 翘课 /qiàokè/ |
| play with fire {v} (put oneself in a precarious situation) | :: 玩火 /wánhuǒ/, 引火燒身, 引火烧身 /yǐnhuǒshāoshēn/ |
| playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) | :: 劇作家, 剧作家 /jùzuòjiā/, 編劇, 编剧 /biānjù/ |
| playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| plaza {n} (a towns' public square) | :: 廣場, 广场 /guǎngchǎng/ |
| plea {n} (appeal, petition, entreaty) | :: 請求, 请求 /qǐngqiú/, 懇求, 恳求 /kěnqiú/ |
| plea {n} (that which is presented in defense or justification) | :: 辯解, 辩解 /biànjiě/, 辯護, 辩护 /biànhù/ |
| plea bargaining {n} (negotiating a verdict and sentence without a trial) | :: 認罪協商, 认罪协商 /rènzuì xiéshāng/ |
| pleach {v} (to unite by interweaving) | :: 編織, 编织 /biānzhī/ |
| plead {v} (to present an argument) | :: 辩护 |
| plead {v} (to beg) | :: 央求 |
| pleasant {adj} (giving pleasure; pleasing in manner) | :: 愉快 /yúkuài/ |
| pleasantry {n} (courteous remark) | :: 客套的話, 客套的话 /kètào de huà/, 寒暄的話, 寒暄的话 /hánxuān de huà/ |
| pleasantry {n} (jest) | :: 打趣的話, 打趣的话 /dǎqù de huà/, 閑談的話, 闲谈的话 /xiántán de huà/ |
| please {v} (to make happy or satisfy) | :: 討好, 讨好 /tǎohǎo/ |
| please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) | :: 請, 请 /qǐng/ , 拜託, 拜托 /bàituō/ |
| pleased {adj} (happy, content) | :: 高興, 高兴 /gāoxìng/ |
| pleased to meet you {phrase} (polite formula used when being introduced to somebody) | :: 很高興見到您, 很高兴见到您 /hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nín/, 認識您，我真高興, 认识您，我真高兴 /rènshi nín, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng/, 幸會, 幸会 /xìnghuì/ |
| please repeat after me {phrase} (phrase) | :: 請跟著我說, 请跟着我说 /qǐng gēnzhe wǒ shuō/, 請跟我說, 请跟我说 /qǐng gēn wǒ shuō/ |
| please say that again {phrase} (please say that again) | :: 請再說一遍, 请再说一遍 /qǐng zài shuō yībiàn/ |
| please sit down {phrase} (please sit down) | :: 請坐, 请坐 /qǐng zuò/, 坐吧 /zuò ba/ |
| please speak more slowly {phrase} (please speak more slowly) | :: 請說慢一點, 请说慢一点 /qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎn/ |
| please turn left {phrase} (please turn left) | :: 請左轉, 请左转 /qǐng zuǒ zhuǎn/ |
| please turn right {phrase} (please turn right) | :: 請右轉, 请右转 /qǐng yòu zhuǎn/ |
| pleasing {adj} (giving pleasure) | :: 愉快 /yúkuài/ |
| pleasure {n} (a state of being pleased) | :: 歡樂, 欢乐 /huānlè/, 樂趣, 乐趣 /lèqù/ |
| pleasure center {n} (region of the brain) | :: 快感中心 /kuàigǎn zhōngxīn/ |
| pleasure principle {n} (principle that human decisions are motivated by desire) | :: 快樂原則, 快乐原则 /kuàilè yuánzé/ |
| pleat {n} (fold in a fabric of a garment) | :: 褶子 /zhězi/ |
| plebe {n} (plebs) SEE: plebs | :: |
| plebiscite {n} (A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) | :: 公民投票 /gōngmín tóupiào/, 公投 /gōngtóu/ |
| plebs {n} (The common people) | :: 庶民 /shùmín/ |
| plectrum {n} (music: small piece for plucking strings) | :: 撥子, 拨子 /bōzǐ/ |
| pledge {v} (to make a solemn promise) | :: 發誓, 发誓 /fāshì/, 保證, 保证 /bǎozhèng/ |
| pledge {n} (solemn promise) | :: 誓言 /shìyán/, 誓詞, 誓词 /shìcí/ |
| Pleiades {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: 普勒阿得斯 /Pǔlè'ādésī/ |
| Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) | :: 昴宿星團, 昴宿星团 /Mǎoxiù xīngtuán/, 七姊妹星團, 七姊妹星团 /Qī Zǐmèi xīngtuán/ |
| plenary {adj} (fully attended) | :: 全體出席的, 全体出席的 /quántǐ chūxí de/ |
| plenary session {n} (plenary session) | :: 全會, 全会 /quánhuì/ |
| plentiful {adj} (existing in large number) | :: 豐富, 丰富 /fēngfù/ |
| plentiful {adj} (yelding abundance) | :: 豐富, 丰富 /fēngfù/ |
| plenty {n} (a more-than-adequate amount) | :: 豐富, 丰富 /fēngfù/ |
| plenty {adj} (plentiful) SEE: plentiful | :: |
| plenum {n} (a space that is completely filled with matter) | :: 充滿, 充满 /chōngmǎn/, 充實, 充实 /chōngshí/ |
| plenum {n} (a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something)) | :: 充滿, 充满 /chōngmǎn/, 充實, 充实 /chōngshí/ |
| plenum {n} (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present) | :: 全體會議, 全体会议 /quántǐ huìyì/, 全會, 全会 /quánhuì/ |
| plenum {n} (enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure) | :: 高壓, 高压 /gāoyā/ |
| pleonastic {adj} (redundant) SEE: redundant | :: |
| plesiosaur {n} (extinct marine reptile) | :: 蛇頸龍, 蛇颈龙 /shéjīnglóng/ |
| plethora {n} (excess, abundance) | :: 過多, 过多 /guòduō/, 過剩, 过剩 /guòshèng/, 過量, 过量 /guòliàng/ |
| pleura {n} (serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax) | :: 胸膜 /xiōngmó/ |
| pleural cavity {n} (body cavity) | :: 胸膜腔 /xiōngmóqiāng/ |
| plexiglass {n} (common language term for polymethyl methacrylate) | :: 有機玻璃, 有机玻璃 /yǒujī bōli/ |
| pliable {adj} (easily bent or formed) | :: 易彎, 易弯 /yìwān/, 易曲折的 /yì qūzhé de/ |
| pliers {n} (gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand) | :: 鉗子, 钳子 /qiánzi/, 鉗, 钳 /qián/ |
| Plimsoll line {n} (International Load Line) | :: 吃水線, 吃水线 /chīshuǐxiàn/ |
| plinth {n} (base for column, pedestal or statue) | :: 礎, 础 /chǔ/ |
| plosive {n} (consonant) | :: 塞音 /sèyīn, sàiyīn/ |
| plot {n} (course of a story) | :: 情節, 情节 /qíngjié/, 劇情, 剧情 /jùqíng/ |
| plot {n} (secret plan to achieve an end) | :: 陰謀, 阴谋 /yīnmóu/, 密謀, 密谋 /mìmóu/ |
| plot {v} (transitive: to conceive) | :: 陰謀, 阴谋 /yīnmóu/, 密謀, 密谋 /mìmóu/ |
| plotter {n} (device) | :: 繪圖儀, 绘图仪 /huìtúyí/, 繪圖機, 绘图机 /huìtújī/, 繪圖器, 绘图器 /huìtúqì/ |
| plot twist {n} (change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot) | :: 劇情轉彎, 剧情转弯 /jùqíng zhuǎnwān/ |
| plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) | :: 犁 /lí/, 犁頭, 犁头 /lítou/ |
| plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) | :: 耕 /gēng/, 耕地 /gēngdì/, 耕田 /gēngtián/ |
| Plough {prop} (brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major) SEE: Big Dipper | :: |
| plov {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| plover {n} (wading bird of the family Charadriidae) | :: 千鳥, 千鸟 /qiānniǎo/, 鴴, 鸻 /héng/ |
| plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plowshare {n} (cutting edge of a plow) | :: 耜 /sì/ |
| pluck {v} (music: to gently play a single string) | :: 彈撥, 弹拨 /tánbō/ |
| plucky {adj} (having or showing pluck) | :: 勇敢 /yǒnggǎn/ |
| plug {n} (electric connecting device) | :: 插頭, 插头 /chātóu/ |
| plug {n} (hole filler) | :: 塞子 /sāizi/ |
| plug in {v} (connect an electrical device) | :: 接上 /jiēshàng/, 插上 /chāshang/, 插入 /chārù/ |
| plug-in {n} (computer add-on) | :: 插件 /chājiàn/ |
| plum {n} (fruit of Prunus domestica) | :: 李子 /lǐzi/ |
| plum {n} (tree) | :: 李 |
| plum {n} (raisin when used in pudding or cake) SEE: raisin | :: |
| plum {n} (fruit of Prunus mume) SEE: ume | :: |
| plumage {n} (collection of feathers covering a bird’s body) | :: 羽毛 /yǔmáo/ |
| plumb {adv} (squarely, completely) | :: 正 /zhèng/ |
| plumb bob {n} (metal weight) | :: 鉛錘, 铅锤 /qiānchuí/ |
| plumber {n} (one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage) | :: 管子工 /guǎnzigōng/, 鉛管工, 铅管工 /qiānguǎngōng/, 水暖工 /shuǐnuǎngōng/ |
| plumber's helper {n} (plunger) SEE: plunger | :: |
| plumbery {n} (business of a plumber) SEE: plumbing | :: |
| plumbing {n} | :: 配管 |
| plumbism {n} (lead poisoning) | :: 鉛中毒, 铅中毒 /qiānzhòngdú/ |
| plumb line {n} (plummet) SEE: plummet | :: |
| plum blossom {n} (the blossom of the Prunus mume) | :: 梅花 /méihuā/ |
| plummet {n} (lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line) | :: 鉛垂線, 铅垂线 /qiānchuíxiàn/ |
| plump {adj} (Having a full and rounded shape, chubby) | :: 豐滿, 丰满 /fēngmǎn/ |
| plum pudding {n} (pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit) | :: 李子布丁 /lǐzi bùdīng/ |
| plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum | :: |
| plum wine {n} (plum wine) SEE: umeshu | :: |
| plunder {v} (to take all the goods of, by force (as in war) (transitive)) | :: 掠奪, 掠夺 /lüèduó/ |
| plunger {n} (device for removing blockages by suction) | :: 皮揣子 /píchuāizi/, 搋子 /chuāizi/, 馬桶栓, 马桶栓 /mǎtǒngshuān/, 廁通, 厕通 /cètōng/ |
| pluperfect {n} (pluperfect tense) SEE: pluperfect tense | :: |
| pluperfect tense {n} (tense) | :: 過去完成時, 过去完成时 /guòqù wánchéngshí, guòqù wánchéng shí/ |
| plural {adj} (more than one) | :: 複數, 复数 /fùshù/, 眾數, 众数 /zhòngshù/ |
| plural {n} (the plural number) | :: 複數, 复数 /fùshù/, 眾數, 众数 /zhòngshù/ |
| plural {n} (word in plural form) | :: 複數, 复数 /fùshù/, 眾數, 众数 /zhòngshù/ |
| pluralism {n} (social system with multiple cultural identities) | :: 多元主義, 多元主义 /duōyuánzhǔyì/ |
| plus {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign | :: |
| plus {prep} (arithmetic: sum) | :: 加 /jiā/ |
| plus {adj} | :: 正 |
| plush {n} (textile fabric) | :: 長毛絨, 长毛绒 /chángmáoróng/ |
| plush {n} (toy) SEE: plush toy | :: |
| plush toy {n} (soft toy with a plush covering) | :: 毛絨玩具, 毛绒玩具 /máoróng wánjù/, 布偶 /bù'ǒu/ |
| plus sign {n} (mathematical symbol) | :: 加號, 加号 /jiāhào/ |
| Plutarch {prop} (Greek historian) | :: 柏拉图 |
| Pluto {prop} (god) | :: 普路同 /Pŭlùtóng/, 普路托 /Pŭlùtuō/ |
| Pluto {prop} (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet) | :: 冥王星 /Míngwángxīng/ |
| plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) | :: 金權政治 /jīn quán zhèngzhì/ |
| plutocrat {n} (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) | :: 財閥, 财阀 /cáifá/ |
| Plutonian {n} ((imaginary) inhabitant of Pluto) | :: 冥王星人 /Míngwángxīng-rén/ |
| plutonium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鈈, 钚 /bù/, 鈽, 钸 /bù/ |
| Pluviôse {prop} (the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: 雨月 /Yǔyuè/ |
| Plymouth {prop} (a city in Devon, England) | :: 普利茅斯 /Pǔlìmáosī/ |
| plywood {n} (construction material) | :: 合板 /hébǎn/, 膠合板, 胶合板 /jiāohébǎn/ |
| p.m. {adv} (after noon) | :: 下午 |
| PM {n} (after 12:00:00) | :: 下午 /xiàwǔ/, 晚上 /wǎnshang/ |
| pneumatic {adj} | :: 氣體的, 气体的 |
| pneumatic drill {n} (pneumatic drill) SEE: jackhammer | :: |
| pneumoconiosis {n} (disease of the lungs) | :: 塵肺, 尘肺 /chénfèi/ |
| pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) | :: 肺炎 /fèiyán/ |
| pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis {n} (disease of the lungs) | :: 礦工氣管癌 |
| pneumothorax {n} (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) | :: 氣胸, 气胸 /qìxiōng/ |
| Po {prop} (longest river in Italy) | :: 波河 /Bōhé/ |
| poach {v} (to take game or fish illegally) | :: 偷獵, 偷猎 /tōuliè/ |
| poached egg {n} (type of cooked egg) | :: 荷包蛋 /hébāodàn/, 水煮荷包蛋 /shuǐzhǔ hébāodàn/, 水煮嫩蛋 /shuǐzhǔnèndàn/, 水波蛋 /shuǐbōdàn/, 臥果兒, 卧果儿 /wòguǒr/ |
| poacher {n} (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally) | :: 偷獵者, 偷猎者 /tōulièzhě/ |
| poaching {n} (trespassing in search of game) | :: 偷獵, 偷猎 /tōuliè/ |
| pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) | :: 口袋 /kǒudài/, 荷包 /hébāo/ |
| pocket {v} (to put into a pocket) | :: 到口袋 /dào kǒudài/ |
| pocketbook {n} (notebook) SEE: notebook | :: |
| pocket dictionary {n} (portable dictionary) | :: 袖珍詞典, 袖珍词典 /xiùzhēn cídiǎn/ |
| pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) | :: 小刀 /xiǎodāo/ |
| pocket money {n} (money given to a child) | :: 零用錢, 零用钱 /língyòngqián/, 零花錢, 零花钱 /línghuāqián/ |
| pocket watch {n} (watch) | :: 懷錶, 怀表 /huáibiǎo/ |
| pockmark {n} (mark or scar) | :: 麻子 /mázi/ |
| pod {n} (seed case) | :: 莢, 荚 /jiá/ |
| podcast {n} (podcast) | :: 播客 /bōkè/ |
| Podgorica {prop} (capital city of Montenegro) | :: 波德戈里察 /Bōdégēlǐchá/ |
| pod hotel {n} (capsule hotel) SEE: capsule hotel | :: |
| podiatrist {n} (specialist in foot care) | :: 腳病醫生, 脚病医生 /jiǎobìng yīshēng/ |
| podium {n} (platform) | :: 講壇, 讲坛 /jiǎngtán/, 講臺, 講台, 讲台 /jiǎngtái/ |
| poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) | :: 詩, 诗 /shī/, 詩篇, 诗篇 /shīpiān/, 詩歌, 诗歌 /shīgē/ |
| poem {n} (piece of writing in the tradition of poetry) | :: 詩篇, 诗篇 /shīpiān/ |
| poet {n} (person who writes poems) | :: 詩人, 诗人 /shīrén/ |
| poetess {n} (female poet) | :: 女詩人, 女诗人 /nǚshīrén/ |
| poetics {n} (the theory of poetry) | :: 詩學, 诗学 /shīxué/ |
| poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) | :: 詩歌, 诗歌 /shīgē/, 詩, 诗 /shī/ |
| pogo stick {n} (toy used for hopping) | :: 彈簧單高蹺, 弹簧单高跷 /tánhuáng dāngāoqiāo/, 跳杆 /tiàogān/ |
| pogrom {n} (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) | :: 大屠殺, 大屠杀 /dàtúshā/ |
| poinsettia {n} (plant) | :: 一品紅, 一品红 /yīpǐnhóng/ |
| point {n} (geometry: zero-dimensional object) | :: 點, 点 /diǎn/ |
| point {n} (unit of scoring in a game or competition) | :: 分 /fēn/ |
| point {n} (arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)) | :: 點, 点 /diǎn/ |
| point {n} (typography: unit of size) | :: 點, 点 /diǎn/, 磅 /bàng/, 磅因 /bàngyīn/ |
| point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| point-and-shoot {adj} (designed for quick use) | :: 全自動的, 全自动的 /quán zìdòng de/ |
| point-blank {adj} (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target) | :: 近距離, 近距离 /jìnjùlí/, 抵近 /dǐjìn/ |
| point-blank {adj} (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt) | :: 直截了當, 直截了当 /zhíjiéliǎodāng/, 斷然, 断然 /duànrán/, 乾脆, 干脆 /gāncuì/ |
| point-blank {adv} (in a direct manner, without hesitation) | :: 直截了當, 直截了当 /zhíjiéliǎodāng/, 斷然, 断然 /duànrán/, 乾脆, 干脆 /gāncuì/ |
| pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice | :: |
| pointer {n} (anything that points or is used for pointing) | :: 教鞭 /jiàobiān/ , 指示棍 /zhǐshìgùn/ |
| pointer {n} (teacher's pointer) | :: 教鞭 /jiàobiān/ |
| pointer {n} (needle of a timepiece or measuring device) | :: 指針, 指针 /zhǐzhēn/ |
| pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) | :: 指標, 指标 /zhǐbiāo/, 指針, 指针 /zhǐzhēn/ |
| pointer {n} (computing: icon indicating mouse position) SEE: cursor | :: |
| point guard {n} (ballhandling guard in basketball) | :: 控衛 |
| pointing stick {n} (computing device) | :: 指點桿, 指点杆 /zhǐdiǎngǎn, zhǐdiǎngān/ |
| point of inflection {n} (point on a curve) | :: 拐點, 拐点 /guǎidiǎn/ |
| point of no return {n} ((aviation) the point in a flight when there is insufficient fuel to return to the origin) | :: 航線臨界點, 航线临界点 /hángxiàn línjièdiǎn/ |
| point of no return {n} ((idiomatic) the point when it is no longer possible to stop the process) | :: 不能返回臨界點, 不能返回临界点 /bùnéng fǎnhuí línjièdiǎn/, 只能進不能退的地步, 只能进不能退的地步 /zhǐ néng jìn bùnéng tuì de dìbù/, 有進無退的處境, 有进无退的处境 /yǒujìnwútuì de chǔjìng/, 欲罷不能的狀態, 欲罢不能的状态 /yùbàbùnéng de zhuàngtài/ |
| point of sale {n} (location at which payment for goods is made) | :: 銷售點, 销售点 /xiāoshòudiǎn/ |
| point of tangency {n} (the point where a tangent line and its curve meet) | :: 切點, 切点 /qiēdiǎn/ |
| point of view {n} (position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint) | :: 觀點, 观点 /guāndiǎn/, 角度 /jiǎodù/ |
| point of view {n} (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs) | :: 觀點, 观点 /guāndiǎn/ |
| poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) | :: 毒 /dú/, 毒物 /dúwù/, 毒藥, 毒药 /dúyào/ |
| poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) | :: 毒害 /dúhài/, 毒死 /dúsǐ/ , 毒殺, 毒杀 /dúshā/ |
| poison hemlock {n} (poisonous plant) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| poisoning {n} (administration of a poison) | :: 中毒 /zhòngdú/, 毒害 /dúhài/, 毒死 /dúsǐ/, 毒殺, 毒杀 /dúshā/ |
| poisoning {n} (state of being poisoned) | :: 中毒 /zhòngdú/ |
| poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) | :: 有毒 /yǒudú/ |
| POJ {n} (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan) SEE: Pe̍h-ōe-jī | :: |
| poke {v} (to jab with an object such as a finger or a stick) | :: 戳 /chuō/, 捅 /tǒng/, 刺 /cì/ |
| poke {v} (rummage) SEE: rummage | :: |
| poker {n} (metal rod for poking) | :: 撥火棍, 拨火棍 /bōhuǒgùn/, 火鉤子, 火钩子 /huǒgōuzi/ |
| poker {n} (card game) | :: 撲克, 扑克 /pūkè/, 撲克牌, 扑克牌 /pūkepài/ |
| poker face {n} (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing) | :: 一本正經, 一本正经 /yīběnzhèngjīng/, 面無表情, 面无表情 /miànwúbiǎoqíng/ |
| poker face {n} (any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.) | :: 不動聲色, 不动声色 /bùdòng shēngsè/ |
| Pokhara {prop} (city) | :: 博克拉 /Bókèlā/ |
| pokie {n} | :: 遊戲機, 游戏机 /yóuxìjī/, 老虎機, 老虎机 /lǎohǔjī/ |
| Pokémon {n} (fictional creature) | :: 寶可夢 /Bǎokèmèng/ |
| Poland {prop} (European country) | :: 波蘭, 波兰 /Bōlán/ |
| polao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) | :: 北極熊, 北极熊 /Běijíxióng/, 白熊 /báixióng/ |
| polar covalent bond {n} | :: 極性共價鍵, 极性共价键, 極性鍵, 极性键 |
| polar fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| Polaris {prop} (star) | :: 勾陳一, 勾陈一 /Gōuchényī/ |
| polarity {n} (one of two extremes) | :: 極性, 极性 /jíxìng/ |
| polarity {n} (chemistry: dipole-dipole intermolecular force) | :: 極性, 极性 /jíxìng/ |
| polarization {n} (production of polarized light) | :: 偏振 /piānzhèn/, 起偏 /qǐpiān/ |
| polarization {n} (separation of positive and negative charges) | :: 极化 /jíhuà/ |
| polar vortex {n} (polar vortex) | :: 极地涡旋 /Jídì wō xuán/ |
| pole {n} (long and slender object for construction or support) | :: 杆子 /gānzi/ |
| pole {n} (extreme of an axis) | :: 極, 极 /jí/ |
| pole {n} (magnetic point) | :: 極, 极 /jí/ |
| Pole {n} (person from Poland) | :: 波蘭人, 波兰人 /bōlánrén/ |
| polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) | :: 艾虎 /àihǔ/ |
| polecat {n} (skunk) SEE: skunk | :: |
| pole dance {n} (dancing centred around a pole) | :: 鋼管舞, 钢管舞 /gāngguǎnwǔ/ |
| polemic {n} (argument or controversy) | :: 論戰, 论战 /lùnzhàn/ |
| poles apart {adj} (totally opposite) | :: 完全相反 /wánquán xiāngfǎn/, 天壤之別, 天壤之别 /tiānrǎngzhībié/, 截然不同 /jiéránbùtóng/ |
| Pole Star {prop} (star) | :: 北極星, 北极星 /Běijíxīng/ |
| pole vault {n} (jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole) | :: 撐竿跳高, 撑竿跳高 /chēnggāntiàogāo/ |
| police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) | :: 警察 /jǐngchá/, 警方 /jǐngfāng/, 公安 /gōng'ān/ |
| police box {n} (police box) | :: 派出所 /pàichūsuǒ/ |
| police brutality {n} (use of excessive force by a police officer) | :: 警察暴力 /jǐngchá bàolì/ |
| police car {n} (automobile used by a police officer) | :: 警車, 警车 /jǐngchē/ |
| police dog {n} (trained dog for police work) | :: 警犬 /jǐngquǎn/ |
| police force {n} (police organization, constabulary) | :: 警察 /jǐngchá/, 警隊, 警队 /jǐngduì/ |
| policeman {n} (a member of a police force) | :: 警察 /jǐngchá/, 警官 /jǐngguān/, 警員, 警员 /jǐngyuán/ |
| police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) | :: 警察 /jǐngchá/, 警官 /jǐngguān/, 警員, 警员 /jǐngyuán/ |
| police state {n} (nation whose government controls people by police) | :: 警察國家, 警察国家 /jǐngchá guójiā/ |
| police station {n} (building of police force) | :: 警察局 /jǐngchájú/, 派出所 /pàichūsuǒ/, 警察署 /jǐngcháshǔ, jǐngcháshù/, 公安局 /gōng'ānjú/, 警局 /jǐngjú/ |
| policewoman {n} (a female police officer) | :: 女警官 /nǚ jǐngguān/ |
| policy {n} (principle of conduct) | :: 政策 /zhèngcè/, 方針, 方针 /fāngzhēn/ |
| policy {n} (prudent conduct) | :: 方針, 方针 /fāngzhēn/ |
| policy {n} (law: insurance) SEE: insurance | :: |
| policymaker {n} (one involved in the formulation of policies) | :: 決策人, 决策人 /juécèrén/, 決策者, 决策者 /juécèzhě/ |
| poliomyelitis {n} (infection by the poliovirus) | :: 小兒麻痺, 小儿麻痹 /xiǎo'ér mábì/, 脊髓灰質炎, 脊髓灰质炎 /jǐsuǐ huīzhìyán/ |
| polish {v} (make a surface smooth or shiny) | :: 擦亮 /cāliàng/ |
| Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) | :: 波蘭的, 波兰的 /Bōlán de/ |
| Polish {n} (the language of Poland) | :: 波蘭語, 波兰语 /bōlányǔ/ |
| Polish notation {n} (notation for arithmetic formulae) | :: 波蘭表示法, 波兰表示法 /Bōlán biǎoshìfǎ/ |
| politburo {n} (the governing Communist council) | :: 政治局 /zhèngzhìjú/ |
| politburo {n} (policymaking body) | :: 政治局 /zhèngzhìjú/ |
| polite {adj} (well-mannered) | :: 有禮貌, 有礼貌 /yǒulǐmào/, 客氣, 客气 /kèqi/, 斯文 /sīwén/ |
| politeness {n} (act of being polite) | :: 禮貌, 礼貌 /lǐmào/ |
| political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) | :: 政治 /zhèngzhì/ |
| political asylum {n} (protection by a sovereign state) | :: 政治庇護, 政治庇护 /zhèngzhì bìhù/ |
| political correctness {n} (being politically correct) | :: 政治正確, 政治正确 /zhèngzhì zhèngquè/ |
| political economy {n} (interdisciplinary study) | :: 政治經濟學, 政治经济学 /zhèngzhì jīngjìxué/ |
| politically correct {adj} (avoiding offense, selectively) | :: 政治正確, 政治正确 /zhèngzhì zhèngquè/ |
| political party {n} (political organization) | :: 政黨, 政党 /zhèngdǎng/, -黨, -党 /-dǎng/ |
| political prisoner {n} (person) | :: 政治犯 /zhèngzhìfàn/ |
| political science {n} (study of politics) | :: 政治學, 政治学 /zhèngzhìxué/ |
| political scientist {n} (political science expert) | :: 政治學家, 政治学家 /zhèngzhìxuéjiā/, 政治學者, 政治学者 /zhèngzhìxuézhě/ |
| political system {n} (set of institutions) | :: 政治制度 /zhèngzhì zhìdù/, 政治體系, 政治体系 /zhèngzhì tǐxì/, 政治體制, 政治体制 /zhèngzhì tǐzhì/ |
| political vacuum {n} (state of relative anarchy) | :: 政治真空 /zhèngzhì zhēnkōng/ |
| politician {n} (one engaged in politics) | :: 政治家 /zhèngzhìjiā/, 從政者, 从政者 /cóngzhèngzhě/, 政客 /zhèngkè/ |
| politicize {v} (to give something political characteristics) | :: 政治化 /zhèngzhìhuà/ |
| politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) | :: 政治 /zhèngzhì/ |
| politology {n} (political science) SEE: political science | :: |
| polity {n} (an organizational structure of the government) | :: 政體, 政体 /zhèngtǐ/ |
| polka {n} (dance) | :: 波尔卡舞, 波爾卡舞 /bō'ěrkǎwǔ/ |
| polka {n} (music for this dance) | :: 波爾卡音樂, 波尔卡音乐 /bō'ěrkǎ yīnyuè/ |
| polka dot {n} (uniform round dots forming a pattern on fabric) | :: 波爾卡圓點, 波尔卡圆点 /bō'ěrkǎ yuándiǎn/, 波爾卡點, 波尔卡点 /bō'ěrkǎ diǎn/ |
| poll {n} (an election or a survey of a particular group) | :: 投票 /tóupiào/, 選舉, 选举 /xuǎnjǔ/ |
| pollakiuria {n} (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine) | :: 尿頻, 尿频 /niàopín/ |
| pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) | :: 花粉 /huāfěn/ |
| pollination {n} (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) | :: 授粉 /shòufěn/, 授精 /shòujīng/ |
| polling booth {n} (voting booth) SEE: voting booth | :: |
| polling station {n} (place where voters go to cast their ballot) | :: 投票站 /tóupiàozhàn/ |
| pollutant {n} (something that pollutes) | :: 污染物 /wūrǎnwù/ |
| polluter {n} (subject that pollutes) | :: 污染者 /wūrǎnzhě/ |
| pollution {n} (the contamination of the environment by harmful substances) | :: 污染 /wūrǎn/ |
| pollution {n} (desecration) SEE: desecration | :: |
| Pollux {prop} (Star) | :: 北河三 /Běihésān/ |
| polo {n} (ball game) | :: 馬球, 马球 /mǎqiú/ |
| polonium {n} (chemical element) | :: 釙, 钋 /pō/ |
| Poltava {prop} (city) | :: 波爾塔瓦, 波尔塔瓦 /Bō'ěrtǎwǎ/ |
| poltergeist {n} (a disruptive ghost) | :: 騷靈現象, 骚灵现象 /sāolíng xiànxiàng/, 騷靈, 骚灵 /sāolíng/ |
| poltroon {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| poly- {prefix} (many) | :: 聚 /jù/, 多 /duō/ |
| polyamide {n} (polymer) | :: 聚酰胺 |
| polyamory {n} (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) | :: 多元之爱 |
| polyandry {n} (plurality of husbands at the same time) | :: 一妻多夫 /yīqīduōfū/, 一妻多夫制 /yīqīduōfūzhì/ |
| polyarchic {adj} (of or pertaining to a polyarchy) | :: 多頭政治的, 多头政治的 /duōtóu zhèngzhì de/, 多頭政體的, 多头政体的 /duōtóu zhèngtǐ de/ |
| polyarchy {n} (government in which power is invested in multiple people) | :: 多頭政治, 多头政治 /duōtóu zhèngzhì/, 多頭政體, 多头政体 /duōtóu zhèngtǐ/ |
| polycarbonate {n} (polymer of aromatic carbonates) | :: 聚碳酸酯 /jùtànsuānzhǐ/ |
| polyclinic {n} (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated) | :: 門診部, 门诊部 /ménzhěnbù/ |
| polycyclic {adj} (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) | :: 多環的, 多环的 /duōhuán de/ |
| polyester {n} (polymer) | :: 聚酯 /jùzhǐ/ |
| polyethene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polyethism {n} (different work activities) | :: 分工 /fēngōng/ |
| polyethylene {n} (polyethylene) | :: 聚乙烯 /jùyǐxī/ |
| polyethylene glycol {n} (water-soluble polymer) | :: 聚乙二醇 /jùyǐ'èrchún/ |
| polyethylene terephthalate {n} (type of polyester) | :: 聚對苯二甲酸乙二酯, 聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯 /jùduìběn èrjiǎsuān yǐèrzhǐ/ |
| polygamy {n} (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time) | :: 多配偶制 /duōpèi'ǒuzhì/, 一夫多妻 /yī fū duō qī/ |
| polygamy {n} (polygyny) SEE: polygyny | :: |
| polyglot {n} (one who masters, notably speaks, several languages) | :: 通曉數種語言的人, 通晓数种语言的人 /tōngxiǎo-shùzhǒng-yǔyán-de-rén/, 通數國語文的人, 通数国语文的人 /tōng-shùguó-yǔwén-de-rén/ |
| polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) | :: 多邊形, 多角形 /duōbiānxíng/ |
| polygraph {n} (device to discern if a subject is lying) | :: 測謊器, 测谎器 /cèhuǎngqì/, 測謊儀, 测谎仪 /cèhuǎngyí/, 測謊機, 测谎机 /cèhuǎngjī/ |
| polygynous {adj} (plurality of wives at the same time) | :: 一夫多妻 /yīfūduōqī/, 一夫多妻制 /yīfūduōqīzhì/ |
| polygyny {n} (plurality of wives at the same time) | :: 一夫多妻 /yīfūduōqī/, 一夫多妻制 /yīfūduōqīzhì/ |
| polyhedron {n} (geometry: solid figure) | :: 多面體, 多面体 /duōmiàntǐ/ |
| polymath {n} (person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge) | :: 學識淵博的人, 学识渊博的人 /xuéshí yuānbó de rén/, 博學的人, 博学的人 /bóxué de rén/ |
| polymer {n} (molecule) | :: 聚合體, 聚合体 /jùhétǐ/ |
| polymerase {n} (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) | :: 聚合酶 /jùhéméi/ |
| polymeride {n} (polymer) SEE: polymer | :: |
| polymethyl methacrylate {n} (transparent tough plastic) | :: 有機玻璃, 有机玻璃 /yǒujī bōli/ |
| polymethyl methyacrylate {n} (tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer) | :: 有機玻璃, 有机玻璃 /yǒujī bōli/ |
| polymorphic {adj} (relating to polymorphism) | :: 多形型 /duō xíng xíng/ |
| polymorphism {n} (computer science: feature of object-oriented programming) | :: 多态性 |
| polymorphonuclear {adj} (Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes) | :: 多形核的 /duōxínghé de/ |
| polymorphonuclear {n} (Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil) | :: 多形核白血球 /duōxínghé báixuèqiú/, 多形核白細胞 /duōxínghé báixìbāo/ |
| Polynesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: 波利尼西亞, 波利尼西亚 /Bōlìníxīyà/ |
| polynomial {n} (algebraic expression) | :: 多項式, 多项式 /duōxiàngshì/ |
| polynomial equation {n} (algebraic equation) | :: 多項式方程, 多项式方程 /duōxiàngshì fāngchéng/ |
| polynomial function {n} ((mathematics)) | :: 多項式函數, 多项式函数 /duō xiàng shì hán shù/ |
| polynya {n} (area of open water surrounded by sea ice) | :: 冰洞 /bīngdòng/, 冰湖 /bīnghú/, 冰窟窿 /bīngkūlong/, 冰穴 /bīngxué/, 冰沼湖 /bīngzhǎohú/ |
| polyp {n} (growth) | :: 息肉 /xīròu/ |
| polypeptide {n} (organic chemistry: any polymer amino acids joined via peptide bonds) | :: 多肽 /duōtài/ |
| polypeptide {n} (biochemistry: any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein) | :: 多肽 /duōtài/ |
| polypeptide {n} (biochemistry: a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids) | :: 多肽 /duōtài/ |
| polyphenol {n} (any of a large class of organic compounds) | :: 多酚 /duōfēn/ |
| polyphone {n} (polyphone) | :: 多音字 /duōyīnzì/ (homograph, refers to characters with more than one reading) |
| polyphonic {adj} (of or relating to polyphony) | :: 多声部 |
| polypropylene {n} (resin) | :: 聚丙烯 /jùbǐngxī/ |
| polysaccharide {n} (complex carbohydrate) | :: 多醣, 多糖 /duōtáng/ |
| polysemous {adj} (having multiple meanings) | :: 多義, 多义 /duōyì/ |
| polysemy {n} (ability to have multiple meanings) | :: 一詞多義, 一词多义 /yīcí duōyì/, 多義性, 多义性 /duōyìxìng/ |
| polystyrene {n} (polymer) | :: 聚苯乙烯 /jùběnyǐxī/ |
| polysyllabic {adj} (having more than one syllable) | :: 多音節的, 多音节的 /duōyīnjié de/ |
| polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of multiple gods) | :: 多神教 /duōshénjiào/ |
| polythene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polytope {n} (geometric shape) | :: 多胞形 /duōbāoxíng/ |
| polyunsaturated fat {n} (a fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids) | :: 多元不飽和脂肪, 多元不饱和脂肪 /duōyuán bùbǎohé zhīfáng/ |
| polyurethane {n} (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) | :: 聚氨酯 /jù'ānzhǐ/ |
| polyuria {n} (production of an abnormally large amount of urine) | :: 利尿 /lìniào/, 多尿症 /duōniàozhèng/ |
| polyvinyl chloride {n} (thermoplastic resin) | :: 聚氯乙烯 /jùlǜyǐxī/ |
| pomade {n} (greasy substance) | :: 髮蠟, 发蜡 /fàlà/ |
| pome {n} (type of fruit) | :: 梨果 /líguǒ/ |
| pomegranate {n} (fruit) | :: 石榴 /shíliú/, 榴 /liú/ |
| pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit | :: |
| pomelo {n} (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) | :: 柚子 /yòuzi/ |
| Pomeranian {prop} (Kashubian) SEE: Kashubian | :: |
| Pomeranian {n} (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz-dogs) | :: 博美犬 /bóměiquǎn/ |
| pommel {n} (knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion) SEE: finial | :: |
| pomology {n} | :: 果樹學 /guǒshùxué/ |
| Pompeii {prop} (a historical city) | :: 龐貝, 庞贝 /Pángbèi/ |
| pompon {n} (puff or ball as for decoration for cheerleading) | :: 彩球 /cǎiqiú/ |
| poncho {n} (waterproof garment with hood) | :: 雨披 |
| poncy {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate | :: |
| poncy {adj} (gay, homosexual) SEE: gay | :: |
| pond {n} (small lake) | :: 池塘 /chítáng/, 池 /chí/ |
| ponder {v} (to think deeply) | :: 思考 /sīkǎo/, 琢磨 /zuómo/, 沉思 /chénsī/ |
| ponder {v} (to consider carefully) | :: 思考 /sīkǎo/, 考慮, 考虑 /kǎolǜ/ |
| ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense | :: |
| ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense | :: |
| pond heron {n} (heron of the genus Ardeola) | :: 池鹭 |
| Pondicherry {prop} (Puducherry) SEE: Puducherry | :: |
| pond-skater {n} (any of various predatory insects) SEE: water strider | :: |
| pongee {n} (soft unbleached silk) | :: 繭綢, 茧绸 /jiǎnchóu/, 柞絲綢, 柞丝绸 /zuòsīchóu/ |
| pontiff {n} (pope) | :: 教皇 /jiàohuáng/, 教宗 /jiàozōng/ |
| pontoon {n} (support for a temporary bridge) | :: 浮筒 /fútǒng/ |
| pontoon bridge {n} (a temporary bridge built over floating pontoons) | :: 浮橋, 浮桥 /fúqiáo/ |
| Pontypridd {prop} | :: 膀蹄圃汭德 /pǎngtí pǔruìdé/ |
| pony {n} (small horse) | :: 矮種馬, 矮种马 /ǎizhǒngmǎ/, 小馬, 小马 /xiǎomǎ/ |
| ponytail {n} (hairstyle) | :: 馬尾, 马尾 /mǎwěi/ |
| poo {n} | :: 大便 /dàbiàn/, 便便 /biānbiān/ |
| poo {v} | :: 拉屎 /lāshǐ/, 屙屎 /ēshǐ, āshǐ/ |
| pooch {n} (slang: dog) | :: 狗 /gou3/ |
| pood {n} (Russian unit of mass) | :: 普特 /pǔtè/ |
| poodle {n} (any of various breeds of poodle) | :: 貴賓犬, 贵宾犬 /guìbīn quǎn/, 貴婦犬, 贵妇犬 /guìfù quǎn/ |
| Pooh {prop} (short for Winnie the Pooh) | :: 維尼 /weini/ |
| pool {n} (body of water) | :: 水池 /shuǐchí/ |
| pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool | :: |
| pool noodle {n} (toy) | :: 游泳棒 /yóuyǒngbàng/ |
| poop {v} (to poop) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (feces) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (stern) SEE: stern | :: |
| poop {v} (to break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| poop deck {n} (stern deck on top of the cabin(s)) | :: 艉樓甲板, 艉楼甲板 /wěilóu jiǎbǎn/, 後甲板, 后甲板 /hòujiǎbǎn/ |
| poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) | :: 貧窮, 贫穷 /pínqióng/, 貧乏, 贫乏 /pínfá/, 窮, 穷 /qióng/ |
| poor {adj} (of low quality) | :: 貧乏, 贫乏 /pínfá/ |
| poor {adj} (used to express pity) | :: 可怜 /kělián/ |
| poor {adj} (deficient in a specified way) | :: 贫乏 |
| poor {adj} (free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant) | :: 虚心 |
| poor as a church mouse {adj} (very poor) | :: 一貧如洗, 一贫如洗 /yīpínrúxǐ/ |
| poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| poormouth {v} (claim to be poor) | :: 哭窮, 哭穷 /kūqióng/ |
| poor thing {n} (someone or something to be pitied) | :: 可憐的人兒, 可怜的人儿 /kělián de rénr/, 小可怜 /xiǎo kělián/ |
| pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit | :: |
| pop {v} (to ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit | :: |
| popcorn {n} (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating) | :: 玉米花 /yùmǐhuā/, 爆米花 /bàomǐhuā/ |
| pop culture {n} (popular culture) SEE: popular culture | :: |
| pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) | :: 教皇 /jiàohuáng/, 教宗 /jiàozōng/, 羅馬教宗, 罗马教宗 /Luómǎ jiàozōng/ |
| Popemobile {n} (any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope) | :: 教宗座驾 |
| pop group {n} (musical group specializing in pop music) | :: 流行組, 流行组 /liúxíngzǔ/, 流行組合, 流行组合 /liúxíng zǔhé/ |
| popiah {n} (a kind of spring roll) | :: 潤餅, 润饼 /rùnbǐng/, 薄餅, 薄饼 /báobǐng/ |
| popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot | :: |
| poplar {n} (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus) | :: 楊樹, 杨树 /yángshù/ |
| poplin {n} (certain kind of fabric) | :: 府綢, 府绸 /fǔchóu/ |
| poplit {n} (fossa at the back of the knee joint) | :: 膝窩, 膝窝 /xīwō/ |
| popliteal fossa {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit | :: |
| pop music {n} (music intended for or accepted by a wide audience) | :: 流行音樂, 流行音乐 /liúxíng yīnyuè/ |
| poppy {n} (plant) | :: 罌粟, 罂粟 /yīngsù/ |
| poppyseed {n} (the seed of the poppy) | :: 罌粟籽, 罂粟籽 /yīngsùzǐ/, 罌粟種子, 罂粟种子 /yīngsù zhǒngzi/ |
| popsicle {n} (serving of frozen juice on a stick) | :: 冰棍 /bīnggùn/, 冰棍兒, 冰棍儿 /bīnggùnr/, 冰棒 /bīngbàng/ |
| pop someone's cherry {v} (deflower) SEE: deflower | :: |
| populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population | :: |
| populace {n} (common people) | :: 民眾, 民众 /mínzhòng/, 齊民, 齐民 /qímín/, 庶民 /shùmín/ |
| popular {adj} (liked by many people) | :: 受歡迎, 受欢迎 /shòuhuānyíng/, 流行 /liúxíng/, 有人緣兒, 有人缘儿 /yǒu rényuánr/ |
| popular culture {n} (prevailing vernacular culture) | :: 流行文化 /liúxíng wénhuà/, 普及文化 /pǔjí wénhuà/, 大眾文化, 大众文化 /dàzhòng wénhuà/, 通俗文化 /tōngsú wénhuà/ |
| popularise {v} (to make popular) | :: 普及 /pǔjí/, 推廣, 推广 /tuīguǎng/ |
| popularise {v} (to present in a widely understandable form) | :: 通俗化 /tōngsúhuà/, 普及 /pǔjí/, 大眾化, 大众化 /dàzhònghuà/ |
| popularity {n} (the quality or state of being popular) | :: 名望 /míngwàng/, 聲望, 声望 /shēngwàng/, 人氣, 人气 /rénqì/, 人和 /rénhé/, 人望 /rénwàng/ |
| popularization {n} (the act of making something popular to the general public) | :: 通俗性 /tōngsúxìng/, 大眾化, 大众化 /dàzhònghuà/, 普及化 /pǔjíhuà/ |
| popular music {n} (genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public) | :: 流行音樂, 流行音乐 /liúxíng yīnyuè/ |
| popular opinion {n} (public opinion) SEE: public opinion | :: |
| popular science {n} (interpretation of science) | :: 科學普及, 科学普及 /kēxué pǔjí/ |
| popular science {n} (of, or having to do with popular science) | :: 科學普及的, 科学普及的 /kēxué pǔjí de/ |
| population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) | :: 人口 /rénkǒu/ |
| population {n} (number of residents in a given area) | :: 人口 /rénkǒu/ |
| population density {n} (average number of people per area) | :: 人口密度 /rénkǒu mìdù/ |
| populism {n} (a political doctrine or philosophy) | :: 民粹主義, 民粹主义 /míncuìzhǔyì/, 平民主義, 平民主义 /píngmínzhǔyì/ |
| populous {adj} (having a large population) | :: 人口稠密 /rénkǒu chóumì/, 人口多 /rénkǒu duō/ |
| pop up {v} (to appear without warning) | :: 弹出 /tánchū/ |
| pop-up {n} (advertisement that pops up when one accesses an Internet page) | :: 弹出广告 /tánchūguǎnggào/ |
| pop-up {n} (temporary restaurant) | :: 游击餐厅 /yóujīcāntīng/ |
| porbeagle {n} (a pelagic shark) | :: 鼠鯊, 鼠鲨 /shǔ shā/ |
| porcelain {n} (hard white translucent ceramic) | :: 瓷器 /cíqì/, 瓷 /cí/ |
| porcelain {n} (items (esp. dishware or objets d'art) made of porcelain) | :: 瓷器 /cíqì/ |
| porch {n} (a covered and enclosed entrance to a building) | :: 門廊, 门廊 /ménláng/, 玄關, 玄关 /xuánguān/ |
| porcine {adj} (of or pertaining to the pig) | :: 猪的 |
| porcine {adj} (morbidly obese) | :: 猪一样的, 病态肥胖 |
| porcupine {n} (large rodent) | :: 豪豬, 豪猪 /háozhū/ |
| pore {n} (a tiny opening in the skin) | :: 毛孔 /máokǒng/ |
| Pori {prop} (city in Finland) | :: 波里 /Bōlǐ/ |
| pork {n} (meat of a pig) | :: 豬肉, 猪肉 /zhūròu/ |
| pork belly {n} (boneless cut of fatty meat) | :: 五花肉 /wǔhuāròu/, 豬腩, 猪腩 /zhūnǎn/, 三層肉, 三层肉 /sāncéngròu/, 豬腩, 猪腩 /zhūnǎn/ |
| porn {n} (pornography) | :: 色情 /sèqíng/, 春宮, 春宫 /chūngōng/, 黃片, 黄片 /huángpiàn/, A片 /āpiàn/ |
| porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography | :: |
| porno {n} (pornography) | :: 色情 /sèqíng/, 春宮, 春宫 /chūngōng/ |
| pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) | :: 色情文學作家, 色情文学作家 |
| pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) | :: 色情的 /sèqíng de/ |
| pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) | :: 色情 /sèqíng/, 春宮, 春宫 /chūngōng/, 黃片, 黄片 /huángpiàn/, A片 /ēi-piàn/ |
| porn star {n} (actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films) | :: 色情明星 /sèqíng míngxīng/ |
| Poroshenko {prop} (Ukrainian surname) | :: 波羅申科, 波罗申科 /Bōluóshēnkē/ |
| porous {adj} (full of tiny pores) | :: 多孔的 /duōkǒng de/ |
| porphin {n} (organic compound) | :: 卟吩 /bǔfēn/ |
| porphyrin {n} (heterocyclic compound) | :: 卟啉 /bǔlín/ |
| porphyrite {n} (rock with a porphyritic structure) | :: 玢岩 /bīnyán/ |
| porpoise {n} (cetacean) | :: 鼠海豚 /shǔhǎitún/ |
| porridge {n} (breakfast cereal dish, see also: oatmeal) | :: 粥 /zhōu/ |
| Porsche {n} (car of this brand) | :: 保時捷, 保时捷 /Bǎoshíjié/ |
| port {n} (dock or harbour) | :: 港 /gǎng/, 港口 /gǎngkǒu/, 口岸 /kǒu'àn/, 港埠 /gǎngbù/ |
| port {n} (left-hand side of a vessel when facing the front) | :: 左舷 /zuǒxián/ |
| port {n} (computing: logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred) | :: 端口 /duānkǒu/ , 接口 /jiēkǒu/ , 埠 /bù/ |
| port {n} (entryway, portal) SEE: portal | :: |
| port {n} (port city) SEE: port city | :: |
| portable {adj} (able to be carried or moved) | :: 輕便的, 轻便的 /qīngbiàn de/ |
| portal {n} (grandiose entrance) | :: 正門, 正门 /zhèngmén/, 門戶, 门户 /ménhù/ |
| portal {n} (website) | :: 門戶網站, 门户网站 /ménhù wǎngzhàn/ |
| portamento {n} (sliding tone used in music) | :: 滑音 /huáyīn/ |
| Port-au-Prince {prop} (capital of Haiti) | :: 太子港 /Tàizǐgǎng/ |
| port authority {n} (public authority) | :: 港務局, 港务局 /gǎngwùjú/ |
| Port Blair {prop} (capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India) | :: 布萊爾港, 布莱尔港 /Bùlái'ěr-Gǎng/ |
| port city {n} (city built around a port) | :: 港市 /gǎngshì/ |
| Port Dickson {prop} | :: 波德申 /Bōdéshēn/ |
| porte cochère {n} (open-walled roof over a driveway) | :: 可讓車輛出入庭院的通道, 可让车辆出入庭院的通道 /kě ràng chēliàng chūrù tíngyuàn de tōngdào/ |
| porter's lodge {n} | :: 門房 /ménfáng/ |
| porthole {n} (circular window) | :: 舷窗 /xiánchuāng/ |
| portion {n} (allocated amount) | :: 一部分 /yībùfèn/, 部分 /bùfen/ |
| portion {n} (wife's fortune) SEE: dowry | :: |
| Port Louis {prop} (The capital of Mauritius) | :: 路易港 /Lùyì gǎng/ |
| portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) | :: 混成詞, 混成词 /hùnchéngcí/ |
| Port Moody {prop} (city) | :: 滿地寶, 满地宝 /Mǎndìbǎo/ |
| Port Moresby {prop} (capital of Papua New Guinea) | :: 莫爾茲比港, 莫尔兹比港 /Mò'ěrzībǐ-gǎng/ |
| portobello {n} (mature form of the crimini mushroom) | :: 龍葵菇 |
| port of entry {n} (harbor, airport or border crossing) | :: 入境港 /rùjìnggǎng/ |
| Portoferraio {prop} (city and harbour in the north of Elba, Italy) | :: 費拉約港, 费拉约港 /Fèilāyuē Gǎng/ |
| Port of Spain {prop} (The capital of Trinidad and Tobago) | :: 西班牙港 /Xībānyá Gǎng/ |
| Porto-Novo {prop} (the official capital of Benin) | :: 波多諾伏, 波多诺伏 /Bōduōnuòfú/, 新港 /Xīngǎng/ |
| portrait {n} (painting of a person) | :: 肖像 /xiàoxiàng/ |
| Port Said {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: 塞得港 /Sàidégǎng/ |
| Portsmouth {prop} (city in southern England) | :: 朴次茅斯 /Pǔcìmáosī/ |
| Portugal {prop} (country) | :: 葡萄牙 /Pútáoyá/ |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) | :: 葡萄牙的 /Pútáoyá de/ |
| Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) | :: 葡萄牙人 /pútáoyárén/ |
| Portuguese {n} (the language) | :: 葡萄牙語, 葡萄牙语 /pútáoyáyǔ/ |
| Portuguese man-of-war {n} (Physalia physalis) | :: 僧帽水母 /sēngmào shuǐmǔ/ |
| Portuguese Republic {prop} (official name of Portugal) | :: 葡萄牙共和國, 葡萄牙共和国 /Pútáoyá Gònghéguó/ |
| Portuguese sauce {n} (sauce made from curry powder and coconut milk) | :: 葡汁 /púzhī/ |
| Portuguese Water Dog {n} (Portuguese Water Dog) | :: 葡萄牙水犬 /Pútáoyá shuǐquǎn/ |
| port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) | :: 波酒 /bōjiǔ/, 波特酒 /bōtèjiǔ/, 缽酒, 钵酒 /bōjiǔ/, 砵酒 /bōjiǔ/, 波爾圖葡萄酒, 波尔图葡萄酒 /Bō'ěrtú pútáojiǔ/ |
| portyanki {n} (footwrap) SEE: footwrap | :: |
| pose {v} (set in place, arrange) | :: 放 /fàng/, 置 /zhì/, 放置 /fàngzhì/ |
| pose {n} (position, arrangement (especially of the human body)) | :: 姿勢, 姿势 /zīshì/, 姿態, 姿态 /zītài/ |
| Poseidon {prop} (the god of the sea) | :: 波塞冬 /Bōsāidōng/ |
| position {n} (place, location) | :: 位置 /wèizhi/ |
| position {n} (post of employment) | :: 職務, 职务 /zhíwù/, 職位, 职位 /zhíwèi/ |
| positive {adj} (legal: formally laid down) | :: 确定的 /quèdìng de/ |
| positive {adj} (mathematics: greater than zero) | :: 正 /zhèng/ |
| positive {n} (photography: a positive image) | :: 正片 /zhèngpiàn/ |
| positive {n} | :: 陽, 阳 /yáng/ |
| positive number {n} (positive number) | :: 正數, 正数 /zhèngshù/ |
| positive reinforcement {n} (giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour) | :: 陽性強化法, 阳性强化法 /yángxìng qiánghuàfǎ/ |
| positivism {n} (philosophical doctrine) | :: 實證主義, 实证主义 /shízhèngzhǔyì/ |
| positivism {n} (school of thought in jurisprudence) SEE: legal positivism | :: |
| positron {n} (positron) | :: 正電子, 正电子 /zhèngdiànzǐ/ |
| positron emission tomography {n} (a medical imaging technique) | :: 正電子發射計算機斷層掃描, 正电子发射计算机断层扫描 /zhèngdiànzǐ fāshè jìsuànjī duàncéng sǎomiáo/ |
| Poskam {prop} (county) | :: 澤普, 泽普 /Zépǔ/ |
| possess {v} (to have; to have ownership of) | :: 抱有 /bàoyǒu/, 具有 /jùyǒu/, 所有 /suǒyǒu/, 具備, 具备 /jùbèi/, 擁有, 拥有 /yōngyǒu/ |
| possess {v} (to take control of someone's body or mind) | :: 附身 /fùshēn/ |
| possessing {v} (present participle of possess) | :: (simplified) 拥有 (yōngyǒu) |
| possession {n} (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) | :: 佔有, 占有 /zhànyǒu/ |
| possessive {n} (possessive case) SEE: possessive case | :: |
| possessive case {n} (case used to express direct possession) | :: 所有格 /suǒyǒugé/ |
| possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun which expresses possession) | :: 所有格代名詞, 所有格代名词 /suǒyǒugé dàimíngcí/, 物主代詞, 物主代词 /wùzhǔ dàicí/ |
| possessor {n} (One who possesses) | :: 所有人 /suǒyǒurén/, 持有人 /chíyǒurén/ |
| possibility {n} (quality of being possible) | :: 可能性 /kěnéngxìng/ |
| possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) | :: 可能 /kěnéng/ |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| possum {n} (any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands) | :: 負鼠, 负鼠 /fùshǔ/, 波瑟姆 /bōsèmǔ/ |
| possum {n} (opossum) SEE: opossum | :: |
| post {n} (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) | :: 柱子 /zhùzi/ |
| post {n} (method of delivering mail) | :: 郵件, 邮件 /yóujiàn/ |
| post {n} (individual message in a forum) | :: 帖子 /tiězi/ |
| post {v} (to send mail) | :: 發, 发 /fā/, 寄 /jì/ |
| post {v} ((Internet) to publish a message) | :: 張貼, 张贴 /zhāngtiē/, PO /pō/ |
| post- {prefix} (later) | :: 後-, 后- /hòu/, -後, -后 /hòu/ |
| postage {n} (charge) | :: 郵費, 邮费 /yóufèi/, 郵資, 邮资 /yóuzī/ |
| postage {n} (postage stamp affixed as evidence of payment, see also: postage stamp) | :: 郵票, 邮票 /yóupiào/ |
| postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) | :: 郵票, 邮票 /yóupiào/ |
| postal address {n} (the address to which mail is delivered) | :: 地址 /dìzhǐ/, 郵政地址, 邮政地址 /yóuzhèng dìzhǐ/, 通訊地址, 通讯地址 /tōngxùn dìzhǐ/ |
| postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| postbellum {adj} (of the period following a war) | :: 战后的 |
| post box {n} (box in which post can be left to be picked up) SEE: mailbox | :: |
| postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) | :: 明信片 /míngxìnpiàn/ |
| postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) | :: 郵政編碼, 邮政编码 /yóuzhèng biānmǎ/ |
| postcolonialism {n} (era or attitude) | :: 後殖民主義, 后殖民主义 /hòuzhímínzhǔyì/ |
| postcolonialism {n} (discipline) | :: 後殖民主義, 后殖民主义 /hòuzhímínzhǔyì/ |
| postdoc {n} (a postdoctoral academic research position) | :: 博士後, 博士后 /bó shì hòu/ |
| poster {n} (picture intended to be attached to a wall) | :: 招貼, 招贴 /zhāotiē/ |
| poster {n} (advertisement, see also: placard) | :: 海報, 海报 /hǎibào/, 招貼, 招贴 /zhāotiē/, 標語, 标语 /biāoyǔ/ |
| poste restante {n} (a service where the post office holds mail until the recipient calls for it) | :: 存局候領, 存局候领 /cúnjúhòulǐng/ (China, Macao, and Taiwan); 存局待領, 存局待领 /cúnjúdàilǐng/ (Hong Kong); 留局候領, 留局候领 /liújúhòulǐng/ (dated) |
| posterior {adj} (located towards the rear) | :: 後面的, 后面的 /hòumiàn de/, 尾部的 /wěibù de/ |
| postgraduate {n} (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) | :: 研究生 /yánjiūshēng/ |
| postgraduate {adj} (of studies taking place after completing a degree) | :: 研究生的 /yánjiūshēng de/ |
| posthistory {n} (history after an event) | :: 後史, 后史 /hòushǐ/ |
| posthumous {adj} (born after one's father's death) | :: 遺腹, 遗腹 /yífù/ |
| posthumous {adj} (in reference to a work, published after the author's death) | :: 死後發表的, 死後出版的 /sǐhòu fābiǎo de/ |
| posthumous name {n} (posthumous title of a Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese emperor) | :: 謚號, 諡號, 谥号 /shìhào/ |
| post-it {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| post-it note {n} (a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side) | :: 便利貼, 便利贴 /biànlìtiē/ |
| postman {n} (mailman) SEE: mailman | :: |
| postmodern {adj} (Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism) | :: 後現代主義的, 后现代主义的 /hòuxiàndàizhǔyì de/ |
| postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) | :: 後現代主義, 后现代主义 /hòuxiàndàizhǔyì/ |
| postmodernist {adj} (postmodern) | :: 後現代主義的, 后现代主义的 /hòuxiàndàizhǔyì de/ |
| postmodernist {n} (follower of postmodernism) | :: 後現代主義者, 后现代主义者 /hòuxiàndàizhǔyìzhě/ |
| post mortem {n} (investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy) | :: 屍檢, 尸检 /shījiǎn/, 驗屍, 验尸 /yànshī/, 屍體解剖, 尸体解剖 /shītǐ jiěpōu/ |
| postnatal {adj} (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) | :: 產後, 产后 /chǎnhòu/ |
| post office {n} (place) | :: 郵局, 邮局 /yóujú/, 郵便局, 邮便局 /yóubiànjú/ |
| post office {n} (organization) | :: 郵局, 邮局 /yóujú/ |
| postpone {v} (to delay or put off an event) | :: 延緩, 延缓 /yánhuǎn/ |
| postponement {n} (the state of being adjourned) | :: 推遲, 推迟 /tuīchí/, 延緩, 延缓 /yánhuǎn/, 延期 /yánqī/ |
| postposition {n} ((grammar) words that come after the noun) | :: 後置詞, 后置词 /hòuzhìcí/ |
| post-traumatic stress disorder {n} (condition that develops following some stressful situation) | :: 創傷後心理壓力緊張綜合症, 创伤后心理压力紧张综合症 /chuāngshānghòu xīnlǐ yālì jǐnzhāng zōnghézhèng/, 創傷後緊張症, 创伤后紧张症 /chuāngshānghòu jǐnzhāngzhèng/, 創傷後應激障礙, 创伤后应激障碍 /chuāngshānghòu yìngjī zhàng'ài/, 創傷後心理壓力緊張症候群, 创伤后心理压力紧张症候群 /chuāngshānghòu xīnlǐ yālì jǐnzhāng zhènghòuqún/ |
| post-truth {adj} (post-truth) | :: 後真相的, 后真相的 /hòuzhēnxiàng de/ |
| postulate {n} (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted) | :: 公設, 公设 /gōngshè/, 公準, 公准 /gōngzhǔn/ |
| posture {n} (position of body) | :: 姿勢/姿势 /zīshì/ |
| post-war {adj} (pertaining to a period following the end of a war) | :: 战后的 |
| pot {n} (vessel for cooking or storing food etc.) | :: 鍋, 锅 /guō/, 壺, 壶 /hú/ |
| pot {n} (crucible) SEE: crucible | :: |
| potable {adj} (good for drinking, see also: drinkable) | :: 可飲用的 /kě yǐnyòng de/, 可饮用的 /kě yǐnyòng de/ |
| potable {n} (drinkable liquid) SEE: beverage | :: |
| potassium {n} (the chemical element) | :: 鉀, 钾 /jiǎ/ |
| potassium carbonate {n} (alkaline salt) | :: 碳酸鉀, 碳酸钾 /tànsuānjiǎ/ |
| potassium chlorate {n} (KClO3) | :: 氯酸鉀, 氯酸钾 /lǜsuānjiǎ/ |
| potassium chloride {n} (the salt KCl) | :: 氯化鉀, 氯化钾 /lǜhuàjiǎ/ |
| potassium cyanide {n} (inorganic compound) | :: 氰化鉀, 氰化钾 /qínghuàjiǎ/ |
| potassium dichromate {n} (potassium salt of chromic acid) | :: 重鉻酸鉀, 重铬酸钾 /chónggèsuānjiǎ/ |
| potassium nitrate {n} (potassium nitrate) | :: 硝石 /xiāoshí/ |
| potassium sulfate {n} (K2SO4) | :: 硫酸鉀, 硫酸钾 /liúsuānjiǎ/ |
| potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) | :: 土豆 /tǔdòu/ , 馬鈴薯, 马铃薯 /mǎlíngshǔ/, 洋芋 /yángyù/ |
| potato beetle {n} (Colorado beetle) SEE: Colorado beetle | :: |
| potato chip {n} (potato chip (UK)) | :: 薯條, 薯条 /shǔtiáo/ |
| potato chip {n} (potato crisp) SEE: potato crisp | :: |
| potato crisp {n} (thin fried slice of potato) | :: 薯片 /shǔpiàn/ |
| potato in its jacket {n} (baked potato) SEE: baked potato | :: |
| potato masher {n} (utensil for mashing potatoes) | :: 土豆泥捣具 |
| potato salad {n} (salad made from chopped boiled potatoes) | :: 馬鈴薯沙拉, 马铃薯沙拉 /mǎlíngshǔ shālā/ |
| potbelly {n} (a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen) | :: 大肚皮 /dàdùpí/, 大肚子 /dàdùzi/ |
| pot calling the kettle black {n} (situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser) | :: 五十步笑一百步 /wǔshíbù xiàoyībǎibù/ |
| pot calling the kettle black {n} | :: 烏鴉笑豬黑，自己不覺得自己黑色, 乌鸦笑猪黑，自己不觉得自己黑色 (the crow mocks the blackness of the pig, ignoring its own blackness) , 龜笑鱉無尾, 龟笑鳖无尾 (The turtle makes fun of the Chinese soft-shell turtle that they have short tails) |
| potential {n} (currently unrealized ability) | :: 潛力, 潜力 /qiánlì/, 潛質, 潜质 /qiánzhì/ |
| potential {n} (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field) | :: 勢能 /qiánnéng/ |
| potential {n} (energy of a unit electrical charge) | :: 電勢, 电势 /diànshì/, 電位, 电位 /diànwèi/ |
| potential {adj} (existing in possibility) | :: 潛在, 潜在 /qiánzài/ |
| potential energy {n} (energy possessed by an object because of its position) | :: 勢能, 势能 /shìnéng/, 位能 /wèinéng/ |
| potentilla {n} (any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla) | :: 委陵菜 /wěilíngcài/ |
| pothole {n} (a hole in a road) | :: 坑洞 /kēngdòng/, 甌穴, 瓯穴 /ōuxué/ |
| potion {n} (small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical) | :: 药剂 |
| potlatch {n} (ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest) | :: 散財宴, 散财宴 /sǎncáiyàn/ (wealth distribution feast) |
| potluck {n} (shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought) SEE: potlatch | :: |
| pot marigold {n} (Calendula officinalis) | :: 金盞草, 金盏草 /jīnzhǎncǎo/, 金盞花, 金盏花 /jīnzhǎnhuā/ |
| Potsdam {prop} (city) | :: 波茨坦 /Bōcítǎn/ |
| potter {n} (one who makes pots and ceramic wares) | :: 陶瓷工 /táocígōng/, 製陶工人 |
| Potter {prop} (surname) | :: 波特 /Bōtè/ |
| potter's clay {n} (clay used by a potter) | :: 陶土 /táotǔ/ |
| potter's wheel {n} (machine used by a potter) | :: 陶工旋盤, 陶工旋盘 /táogōng xuánpán/, 鈞, 钧 /jūn/, 陶鈞, 陶钧 /táojūn/, 陶輪, 陶轮 /táolún/, 拉坯輪, 拉坯轮 /lāpīlún/ |
| pottery {n} (fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed) | :: 陶器 /táoqì/, 瓦器 /wǎqì/ |
| pottery {n} (workshop where pottery is made) | :: 製陶作坊, 制陶作坊 /zhìtáo zuōfang/ |
| pottery {n} (practise or craft of making pottery) | :: 陶器製造, 陶器制造 /táoqì zhìzào/ |
| potto {n} (small primate) | :: 樹熊猴, 树熊猴 /shùxiónghóu/ |
| potty {n} (bathroom) SEE: bathroom | :: |
| potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| potty {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane | :: |
| potty {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| potty {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| pouch {n} (small bag) | :: 囊 /náng/, 袋 /dài/ |
| pouch {n} | :: 囊, 袋 |
| poultry {n} (domestic fowl) | :: 家禽 /jiāqín/ |
| poultry {n} (fowl meat) | :: 禽肉 /qínròu/ |
| pounce {v} (To attack suddenly) | :: 突襲, 突袭 /tūxí, túxí/ |
| pound {n} (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)) | :: 磅 /bàng/ |
| pound {n} (unit of currency) | :: 鎊, 镑 /bàng/ |
| pound {n} (US: symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound cake {n} (dense yellow cake made from equal quantities of butter, eggs, flour and sugar) | :: 磅蛋糕 /bàng dàngāo/ |
| pound sign {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) | :: 英鎊, 英镑 /Yīngbàng/ |
| pour {v} (to cause to flow in a stream) | :: 倒 /dào/ |
| pour {v} (to flow, pass or issue in or as a stream) | :: 注入, 流出 |
| pour cold water on {v} (to belittle or dismiss) SEE: throw cold water on | :: |
| pour gasoline on the fire {v} (add fuel to the fire) SEE: add fuel to the fire | :: |
| pour out {v} (distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid) | :: 倒出 /dàochū/ |
| pout {v} (push out one’s lips) | :: 撅嘴 /juēzuǐ/ |
| pout {v} (sulk, (pretend to) be ill-tempered) | :: 撅嘴 /juēzuǐ/, 噘 /juē/ |
| pout {n} (facial expression) | :: 撅嘴 /juēzuǐ/ |
| Po valley {prop} (large plain in northern Italy) | :: 波河河谷 /Bōhé hégǔ/, 波河平原 /Bōhé píngyuán/, 巴丹平原 /Bādān píngyuán/ |
| poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) | :: 貧窮, 贫穷 /pínqióng/, 貧困, 贫困 /pínkùn/ |
| poverty {n} (deficiency of elements) | :: 缺乏 /quēfá/ |
| poverty line {n} (threshold of poverty) | :: 貧困線, 贫困线 /pínkùnxiàn/ |
| poverty-stricken {adj} (very poor) | :: 貧困, 贫困 /pínkùn/, 貧窮, 贫穷 /pínqióng/, 窘促 /jiǒngcù/ |
| poverty trap {n} (cycle which allows poverty to persist) | :: 貧困陷阱, 贫困陷阱 /pínkùn xiànjǐng/ |
| powder {n} (fine particles of any dry substance) | :: 粉 /fěn/ |
| powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder | :: |
| powder {n} (type of snow) SEE: powder snow | :: |
| powdered {adj} (which has been made into a powder) | :: 粉末状的 |
| powdered milk {n} (dairy product) SEE: milk powder | :: |
| powdered sugar {n} (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) | :: 糖粉 /tángfěn/ |
| powder room {n} (ladies room) | :: 化妝室 |
| powder snow {n} (uncompacted snow) | :: 粉雪 /Fěnxuě/ |
| powdery mildew {n} (type of mildew) | :: 白粉病 /báifěnbìng/ |
| power {n} (capability or influence) | :: 權力, 权力 /quánlì/, 權限, 权限 /quánxiàn/, 勢力 , 势力 /shìli/ |
| power {n} (influential nation, company etc.) | :: 強國, 强国 /qiángguó/ |
| power {n} (physical force or strength) | :: 力量 /lìliang/, 能量 /néngliàng/, 功率 /gōnglǜ/ |
| power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) | :: 電力, 电力 /diànlì/ |
| power {n} (physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy) | :: 功率 /gōnglǜ/ |
| power {n} (physics: rate to magnify an optical image) | :: 放大率 /fàngdàlǜ/ |
| power {n} (maths: product of equal factors) | :: 冪, 幂 /mì/ |
| power {n} (set theory: cardinality) SEE: cardinality | :: |
| powerbank {n} (portable device used to charge mobile phones and tablet computers) | :: 充電寶, 行動充, 行動電源 |
| power behind the throne {n} (someone who has great covert influence) | :: 幕後掌權者, 幕后掌权者 /mùhòu zhǎngquán zhě/ |
| power board {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip | :: |
| power broker {n} (person having the ability to influence important decisions, see also: éminence grise) | :: 權力經紀人, 权力经纪人 /quánlì jīngjìrén/ |
| power car {n} (vehicle that propels) | :: 動車, 动车 /dòngchē/ |
| power car {n} (vehicle equipped with machinery) | :: 發電車, 发电车 /fādiànchē/ |
| powerful {adj} (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence) | :: 強大, 强大 /qiángdà/, 強勁, 强劲 /qiángjìng/, 強力, 强力 /qiánglì/ |
| powerlessness {n} (The state or character of being powerless) | :: 無力, 无力 /wúlì/ |
| power line {n} (electrical wire) | :: 電力線, 电力线 /diànlìxiàn/, 電源線, 电源线 /diànyuánxiàn/, 輸電線, 输电线 /shūdiànxiàn/ |
| power of attorney {n} (authorisation) | :: 代理權, 代理权 /dàilǐquán/ |
| power of attorney {n} (document) | :: 委託書, 委托书 /wěituōshū/ |
| power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station | :: |
| power point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| power set {n} (set of all subsets of a set) | :: 冪集 |
| power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) | :: 發電廠, 发电厂 /fādiànchǎng/, 發電所, 发电所 /fādiànsuǒ/, 發電站, 发电站 /fādiànzhàn/ |
| power steering {n} (System in a vehicle) | :: 動力轉向, 动力转向 /dònglì zhuǎnxiàng/ |
| power strip {n} (block of electrical sockets) | :: 接線板, 接线板 /jiēxiànbǎn/, 插線板, 插线板 /chāxiànbǎn/, 插排 /chāpái/, 排插 /páichā/, 線板, 线板 /xiànbǎn/, 延長線, 延长线 /yánchángxiàn/ |
| power supply {n} (part of apparatus) | :: 電源供應, 电源供应 /diànyuán gōngyìng/ |
| power toothbrush {n} (electric toothbrush) SEE: electric toothbrush | :: |
| pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis | :: |
| pox {n} (A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks) | :: 痘 |
| Poznań {prop} (Poznan) SEE: Poznan | :: |
| Poznan {prop} (city in Poland) | :: 波茲南, 波兹南 /Bōzīnán/ |
| P-plate {n} (sticker) | :: P牌 /pī-pái/ |
| practical {adj} (being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation) | :: 使用的 /shǐyòng de/ |
| practical joke {n} (something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else) | :: 惡作劇, 恶作剧 /èzuòjù/ |
| practically {adv} (In practice, in effect) | :: 事實上, 事实上 /shìshí shàng/ |
| practice {n} (repetition of an activity to improve skill) | :: 練習, 练习 /liànxí/ |
| practice {n} (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory) | :: 實踐, 实践 /shíjiàn/ |
| practice makes perfect {proverb} (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) | :: 熟能生巧 /shúnéngshēngqiǎo/ |
| practice what one preaches {v} (act in harmony with one's teachings) | :: 說到做到, 说到做到 /shuōdàozuòdào/, 言行一致 /yánxíngyízhì/, 身體力行, 身体力行 /shēntǐlìxíng/ |
| practise {v} (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill) | :: 練習, 练习 /liànxí/ |
| practise {v} | :: 实践 /shíjiàn/ |
| pragmatic {adj} (practical) | :: 務實的, 务实的 /wùshí de/ |
| pragmatics {n} (study of the use of the language in a social context) | :: 語用學, 语用学 /yǔyòngxué/ |
| pragmatism {n} (pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities) | :: 實用主義, 实用主义 /shíyòngzhǔyì/ |
| Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) | :: 布拉格 /Bùlāgé/ |
| Praia {prop} (capital of Cape Verde) | :: 普拉亞, 普拉亚 /Pǔlāyà/ |
| Prairial {prop} (the ninth month of French Republican Calendar) | :: 牧月 /Mùyuè/ |
| prairie {n} (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) | :: 草原 /cǎoyuán/ |
| prairie dog {n} (burrowing rodent) | :: 草原犬鼠 /cǎoyuánquǎn shǔ/, 草原松鼠 /cǎoyuán sōngshǔ/ |
| praise {n} (commendation; favorable representation in words) | :: 稱讚, 称赞 /chēngzàn/, 讚揚, 赞扬 /zànyáng/, 表揚, 表扬 /biǎoyáng/, 褒揚, 褒扬 /bāoyáng/, 稱道, 称道 /chēngdào/, 稱揚, 称扬 /chēngyáng/, 表彰 /biǎozhāng/ |
| praise {n} (worship) | :: 讚美, 赞美 /zànměi/ |
| praise {v} (to give praise to) | :: 讚揚, 赞扬 /zànyáng/, 稱讚, 称赞 /chēngzàn/, 表揚, 表扬 /biǎoyáng/, 誇獎, 夸奖 /kuājiǎng/, 讚美, 赞美 /zànměi/ |
| prajna {n} ((Buddhism) wisdom; understanding; insight) | :: 般若 /bōrě/ |
| prajnaparamita {n} (prajnaparamita) | :: 般若波羅蜜多 |
| pram {n} (perambulator) | :: 童車, 童车 /tóngchē/, 嬰兒車, 婴儿车 /yīng'érchē/ |
| pramana {n} (means of knowledge) | :: 量 /liàng/ |
| pranayama {n} (breathing techniques) | :: 呼吸節奏, 呼吸节奏 /hūxī jiézòu/ |
| Prancer {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) | :: 歡騰, 欢腾 /Huānténg/ |
| prank {n} (practical joke or mischievous trick) | :: 惡作劇, 恶作剧 /èzuòjù/ |
| prankster {n} (one who performs pranks) | :: 愛開玩笑的人, 爱开玩笑的人 /ài kāiwánxiào de rén/ |
| praseodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鐠 /pǔ/ |
| pratītyasamutpāda {n} | :: 緣起 |
| prawn {n} (large shrimp) | :: 蝦, 虾 /xiā/, 明蝦, 明虾 /míngxiā/, 對蝦, 对虾 /duìxiā/ |
| prawn cracker {n} (Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch) | :: 蝦片, 虾片 /xiāpiàn/, 炸蝦片, 炸虾片 /zhá xiāpiàn/ |
| pray {v} (to petition a higher being) | :: 祈禱, 祈祷 /qídǎo/, 禱告, 祷告 /dǎogào/ |
| pray {v} (to talk to God) | :: 祈禱, 祈祷 /qídǎo/, 禱告, 祷告 /dǎogào/ |
| prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) | :: 祈禱, 祈祷 /qídǎo/ |
| prayer beads {n} (string of beads, see also: rosary) | :: 唸珠, 念珠 /niànzhū/ |
| prayer flag {n} (colourful rectangular cloth) | :: 經幡, 经幡 /jīngfān/ |
| prayer mat {n} (prayer rug) SEE: prayer rug | :: |
| prayer rug {n} (small rug on which Muslims kneel to pray) | :: 拜毯 /bàitǎn/, 祈禱毯, 祈祷毯 /qídǎotǎn/ |
| prayer wheel {n} (rotating cylinder containing prayers) | :: 轉經筒, 转经筒 /zhuǎnjīngtǒng/ |
| praying mantis {n} (any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family) | :: 螳螂 /tángláng/, 刀螂 /dāolang/ |
| PRC {prop} (abbreviation of People’s Republic of China, see also: People’s Republic of China) | :: Not used in Chinese |
| pre- {prefix} (before) | :: 前- /qián/, -前 /qián/, 預-, 预- /yù/ |
| preacher {n} (one who preaches) | :: 傳教士, 传教士 /chuánjiàoshì/ |
| preach to the choir {v} (speaking to those that already believe) | :: 多此一舉, 多此一举 /duōcǐyījǔ/ |
| preach to the converted {v} (preach to the choir) SEE: preach to the choir | :: |
| preamble {n} (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute) | :: 序文 /xùwén/, 前言 /qiányán/, 弁言 /biànyán/ |
| pre-amp {n} (preamplifier) SEE: preamplifier | :: |
| preamplifier {n} (voltage amplifier) | :: 前置放大器 /qiánzhì fàngdàqì/, 前置放大電路, 前置放大电路 /qiánzhìfàng dàdiànlù/, 前級放大器, 前级放大器 /qiánjí fàngdàqì/, 前級擴大機, 前级扩大机 /qiánjí kuòdàjī/ |
| precaution {n} (Previous caution or care) | :: 防範, 防范 /fángfàn/, 預防, 预防 /yùfáng/, 用心 /yòngxīn/ |
| precedent {n} (past act used as example) | :: 實例, 实例 /shílì/, 範例, 范例 /fànlì/, 事例 /shìlì/, 先例 /xiānlì/ |
| precedent {n} (leading case which is cited to justify a judgment) | :: 判例 /pànlì/ |
| precession {n} (astronomical term) | :: 進動 |
| precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very | :: |
| precious {adj} (of high value or worth) | :: 寶貴, 宝贵 /bǎoguì/ |
| precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very | :: |
| precious stone {n} (gem) | :: 寶石, 宝石 /bǎoshí/ |
| precipice {n} (very steep cliff) | :: 懸崖, 悬崖 /xuányá/, 絕壁, 绝壁 /juébì/ |
| precipitate {v} (make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten) | :: 加速 /jiāsù/, 突然引發, 突然引发 /tūrán yǐnfā/ |
| precipitate {v} (To send violently into a certain state or condition) | :: 促使, 突然陷入 |
| precipitate {v} (To come out of a liquid solution into solid form) | :: 沉澱 |
| precipitate {v} (To separate out of a liquid solution into solid form) | :: 沉澱 |
| precipitate {v} (To have water in the air fall to the ground) | :: 降雨 |
| precipitate {n} (chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution) | :: 沉澱物 |
| precipitation {n} (weather: water falling from the atmosphere) | :: 降水量 /jiàngshuǐliàng/ 降水 /jiàngshuǐ/, 降雨量 /jiàngyǔliàng/, 降雨 /jiàngyǔ/ |
| precipitation {n} (chemistry: chemical reaction forming solid in liquid) | :: 沉澱, 沉淀 /chéndiàn/ |
| precipitous {adj} (steep, like a precipice) | :: 陡峭 /dǒuqiào/, 斷崖式 /duànyáshì/ |
| precise {adj} (exact) | :: 準確, 准确 /zhǔnquè/, 正確, 正确 /zhèngquè/, 精確, 精确 /jīngquè/ |
| precision {n} (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) | :: 精度 /jīngdù/, 準確度, 准确度 /zhǔnquèdù/ |
| preclude {v} (rule out) | :: 排除 /páichú/, 杜絕 /dùjué/, 防止 /fángzhǐ/ |
| precocious {adj} (characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity) | :: 早慧 /zǎohuì/, 早熟 /zǎoshú/, 超齡 /chāo líng/ (超乎其年齡的) |
| precocious {adj} (exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age) | :: 早慧 /zǎohuì/ |
| precocity {n} (state of being precocious) | :: 早慧 /zǎohuì/, 早熟 /zǎoshú/ |
| preconception {n} (prejudice) SEE: prejudice | :: |
| preconception {n} (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence) | :: 預想, 预想 /yùxiǎng/ |
| precondition {n} (preexisting requirement) | :: 前提 /qiántí/, 先決條件, 先决条件 /xiānjúe tiáojiàn/ |
| precursor {n} (forerunner, predecessor) | :: 先驅 |
| predation {n} (the preying of one animal on others) | :: 捕食 /bǔshí/ |
| predator {n} (animal or organism that hunts) | :: 猛獸, 猛兽 /měngshòu/, 天敵, 天敌 /tiāndí/ |
| predator {n} (someone who attacks) | :: 掠奪者, 掠夺者 /lüèduózhě/ |
| Père David's deer {n} (species of deer known only in captivity) | :: 麋鹿 /mílù/, 大衛神父鹿, 大卫神父鹿 /dàwèishénfù lù/, 四不像鹿 /sìbùxiàng lù/ |
| Père David's tit {n} (Poecile davidi) | :: ] |
| predecessor {n} (one who precedes) | :: 前任 /qiánrèn/, 前任者 /qiánrènzhě/ |
| predefine {v} (To define in advance) | :: 預定義, 预定义 /yùdìngyì/ |
| predestination {n} (religious doctrine) | :: 宿命论 /sùmìnglùn/ |
| predestination {n} (destiny or fate) | :: 前定 /qiándìng/ |
| predestiny {n} (predestination) SEE: predestination | :: |
| predeterminism {n} (belief) | :: 先决论 |
| predicament {n} (an unfortunate or trying position or condition) | :: 困境 /kùnjìng/ |
| predicate {n} ((grammar) part of sentence that states something about its subject) | :: 謂語, 谓语 /wèiyǔ/, 述語, 述语 /shùyǔ/ |
| predicative {adj} (used after a verb) | :: 作表語的, 作表语的 /zuò biǎoyǔ de/ |
| predicative {n} (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) | :: 表語, 表语 /biǎoyǔ/ |
| predict {v} (to state, or make something known in advance) | :: 預測, 预测 /yùcè/, 預言, 预言 /yùyán/ |
| predictable {adj} (able to be predicted) | :: 可預見的, 可预见的 /kě yùjiàn de/, 可預言的, 可预言的 /kě yùyán de/, 意料之中 /yìliào zhī zhōng/ |
| prediction {n} (a statement about the future) | :: 預言, 预言 /yùyán/, 預估, 预估 /yùgū/, 預測, 预测 /yùcè/ |
| predictive text {n} (function on certain text messaging software) | :: 词组联想 |
| predisposition {n} (the state of being predisposed) | :: 傾向 or 傾嚮, 倾向 /qīngxiàng/ |
| preeclampsia {n} (complication of pregnancy) | :: 子癇前期, 子痫前期 /zǐxián qiánqī/ |
| pre-ejaculate {n} (pre-ejaculate) | :: 尿道球腺液 /niàodào qiú xiàn yè/, 預射精液, 预射精液 /yù shèjīng yè/, 考珀液 /Kǎopò yè/, 流水 /liúshuǐ/ |
| preexist {v} (to exist prior to) | :: 先前存在 /xiānqián cúnzài/, 先於……存在, 先于……存在 /xiān yú... cúnzài/ |
| preface {n} (introduction before the main text) | :: 序言 /xùyán/, 序文 /xùwén/, 前言 /qiányán/, 緒言, 绪言 /xùyán/ |
| prefecture {n} (The district governed by a prefect) | :: 郡 /jùn/ ; 都道府縣, 都道府县 /dūdàofǔxiàn/ ; 省 /shěng/ ; 縣, 县 /xiàn/ |
| prefer {v} (to favor) | :: 比較喜歡, 比较喜欢 /bǐjiào xǐhuan/ |
| preferable {adj} (Better than some other option) | :: 更合意的 /gèng héyì de/, 更適宜的 /gèng shìyí de/, 更可取的 /gèng kěqǔ de/, 較好的 /jiào hǎo de/ |
| preferans {n} (a card game) | :: 樸烈費蘭斯, 朴烈费兰斯 /pǔlièfèilánsī/ |
| preference {n} (selection) | :: 優選, 优选 /yōuxuǎn/, 選擇, 选择 /xuǎnzé/ |
| preference {n} (state of being preferred) | :: 優先, 优先 /yōuxiān/ |
| preference {n} (liking) | :: 偏好 /piānhào/, 喜愛, 喜爱 /xǐ'ài/ |
| preference {n} (card game) SEE: preferans | :: |
| preferences {n} (plural of "preference") SEE: preference | :: |
| prefix {n} (morpheme at the beginning of a word) | :: 前綴, 前缀 /qiánzhuì/, 詞頭, 词头 /cítóu/ |
| pregnancy {n} (condition) | :: 懷孕, 怀孕 /huáiyùn/, 妊娠 /rènshēn/, 懷胎, 怀胎 /huáitāi/ |
| pregnancy {n} (period of time) | :: 懷孕期, 怀孕期 /huáiyùnqī, huáiyùnqí/ |
| pregnancy test {n} (a piece of test equipment) | :: 驗孕棒, 验孕棒 /yànyùnbàng/ |
| pregnant {adj} (fertile) SEE: fertile | :: |
| pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) | :: 懷孕, 怀孕 /huáiyùn/, 有喜 /yǒuxǐ/ , 有了 /yǒule/ |
| pregnant {adj} (having many possibilities or implications) | :: 怀孕 |
| pregnant woman {n} | :: 孕婦, 孕妇 /yùnfù/, 妊婦, 妊妇 /rènfù/ |
| preheat {v} (to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking) | :: 預熱, 预热 /yùrè/ |
| prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) | :: 史前的 /shǐqián de/ |
| prehistory {n} (era before written records) | :: 史前 /shǐqián/ |
| prehistory {n} (study of events and conditions before written records) | :: 史前史 /shǐqiánshǐ/ |
| prehistory {n} (history of events leaving up to something) | :: 發展背景, 发展背景 /fāzhǎn bèijǐng/ |
| prehnite {n} (mineral) | :: 葡萄石 /pútáoshí/ |
| prejudice {n} (adverse judgement formed beforehand) | :: 成見, 成见 /chéngjiàn/, 偏見, 偏见 /piānjiàn/ |
| prejudiced {adj} (having prejudices) | :: 有偏心的 /yǒu piānxīn de/, 懷偏見的, 怀偏见的 /huái piānjiàn de/, 偏心 /piānxīn/ |
| preliminary {adj} (in preparation for the main matter) | :: 初步 /chūbù/, 預備, 预备 /yùbèi/ |
| prelude {n} (introductory event) | :: 序幕 /xùmù/ |
| prelude {n} (short piece of music) | :: 前奏曲 /qiánzòuqǔ/ |
| premature {adj} (occurring before a state of readiness or maturity) | :: 早产的, 不成熟的 |
| premature {adj} (taking place earlier than anticipated) | :: 过早的 |
| premature birth {n} (birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development) | :: 早產兒, 早产儿 /zǎochǎn'ér/ |
| premature birth {n} (childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation) | :: 早產, 早产 /zǎochǎn/ |
| premature ejaculation {n} (premature ejaculation) | :: 早泄 /zǎoxiè/ |
| premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister | :: |
| premier {n} (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government) | :: 省長, 省长 /shěngzhǎng/ , 州長, 州长 /zhōuzhǎng/ |
| premiere {n} (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) | :: 首演 /shǒuyǎn/, 初次的演出 /chūcì de yǎnchū/ |
| premiership {n} (office of a premier or prime minister) | :: 鼎鼐 /dǐngnài/ |
| premillennialism {n} (concept in Christian eschatology) | :: 千禧年前論, 千禧年前论 /qiānxǐniánqiánlùn/ |
| première {n} (premiere) SEE: premiere | :: |
| premise {n} (proposition antecedently supposed or proved) | :: 前提 /qiántí/ |
| premise {n} (either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced) | :: 前提 /qiántí/ |
| premise {n} (piece of real estate) | :: 房地 /fángdì/, 房屋 /fángwū/ |
| premises {n} (land, and all the built structures on it, considered as a single place) | :: 房地 /fángdì/, 房屋 /fángwū/ |
| premium {adj} | :: 优质的 |
| premium {n} (a prize or award) | :: 奖金, 奖赏 |
| premium {n} (a bonus paid in addition to normal payments) | :: 手续费 |
| premium {n} (the amount to be paid for an insurance policy) | :: 保险费 |
| premonition {n} (strong intuition) | :: 預感, 预感 /yùgǎn/ |
| prenatal {adj} (being or happening before birth) | :: 產前, 产前 /chǎnqián/ |
| prenup {n} (prenuptial agreement) SEE: prenuptial agreement | :: |
| prenuptial agreement {n} (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) | :: 婚前協議, 婚前协议 /hūnqián xiéyì/, 婚前協議書, 婚前协议书 /hūnqián xiéyìshū/ |
| prep {n} (homework) SEE: homework | :: |
| prep {n} (preparation) SEE: preparation | :: |
| preparation {n} (act) | :: 準備, 准备 /zhǔnbèi/ |
| preparation {n} (substance) | :: 配製品, 配制品 /pèizhìpǐn/, 藥劑, 药剂 /yàojì/ |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) | :: 準備, 准备 /zhǔnbèi/ |
| prepayment {n} (payment in advance) | :: 預付, 预付 /yùfù/, 先付 /xiānfù/ |
| preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") | :: 介詞, 介词 /jiècí/, 前置詞, 前置词 /qiánzhìcí/ |
| prepositional {n} (the prepositional case) SEE: prepositional case | :: |
| prepositional case {n} (case serving as object of a preposition) | :: 方位格 |
| prepositional phrase {n} (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement) | :: 介詞短語, 介词短语 /jiècí duǎnyǔ/ |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin of certain animals) SEE: sheath | :: |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin) SEE: foreskin | :: |
| preputial {adj} (preputial) | :: 包皮的 /bāopí de/ |
| prequel {n} (in a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor) | :: 前傳, 前传 /qiánchuán/ |
| prerequisite {n} (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) | :: 前提 /qiántí/ |
| prerequisite {n} (In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) | :: 先修(課程) |
| prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right | :: |
| prerogative {n} (inherent advantage or privilege) | :: 特权 |
| presage {n} (warning; omen) | :: 预兆, 征兆 |
| presage {n} (intuition; presentiment) | :: 预感 |
| presbyopia {n} (inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects) | :: 老花眼 /lǎohuāyǎn/, 老花 /lǎohuā/, 老視, 老视 /lǎoshì/ |
| Presbyterianism {n} (form of Protestantism) | :: 長老宗, 长老宗 /chánglǎozōng/, 長老會, 长老会 /zhǎnglǎohuì/ |
| preschool {n} (nursery school) SEE: nursery school | :: |
| prescient {adj} (exhibiting or possessing prescience) | :: 預知的, 预知的 /yùzhīde/ |
| prescribe {v} (to order a drug or medical device) | :: 開藥, 开药 /kāiyào/, 處方, 处方 /chǔfāng/ |
| prescribe {v} (to specify as a required procedure or ritual) | :: 規定, 规定 /guīdìng/ |
| prescription {n} (written order for the administration of a medicine) | :: 藥方, 药方 /yàofāng/, 處方, 处方 /chǔfāng/ |
| prescription drug {n} (licensed medicine) | :: 處方藥, 处方药 /chǔfāngyào/ |
| presence {n} (fact or condition of being present) | :: 存在 /cúnzài/, 出席 /chūxí/ |
| present {n} (gift) SEE: gift | :: |
| present {n} (present tense) SEE: present tense | :: |
| present {adj} (pertaining to the current time) | :: 現在的, 现在的 /xiànzài de/, 當前, 当前 /dāngqián/ |
| present {adj} (in the immediate vicinity) | :: 出席 /chūxí/, 在場, 在场 /zàichǎng/ |
| present {n} (current time) | :: 現在, 现在 /xiànzài/ |
| present {v} (bring into the presence of) | :: 提出 /tíchū/ |
| presentation {n} (presenting to an audience) | :: 顯示, 显示 /xiǎnshì/, 介紹, 介绍 /jièshào/, 簡報, 简报 /jiǎnbào/ |
| present continuous {n} (tense that describes an ongoing action in the present) | :: 現在進行時, 现在进行时 /xiànzài jìnxíng shí/ |
| presentiment {n} (a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen) | :: 預感, 预感 /yùgǎn/ |
| present participle {n} (verb form that indicates an ongoing action) | :: 現在分詞, 现在分词 /xiànzài fēncí/ |
| present perfect {n} (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time) | :: 現在完成, 现在完成 /xiànzài wánchéng/ |
| present tense {n} (form of language) | :: 現在時態, 现在时态 /xiànzài shítài/, 現在時, 现在时 /xiànzàishí/ |
| preservation {n} (the act of preserving) | :: 保存 /bǎocún/ |
| preservative {n} (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) | :: 防腐劑, 防腐剂 /fángfǔjì/ |
| preservative {adj} (tending to preserve) | :: 防腐的 /fángfǔ de/ |
| preserve {n} (sweet spread) | :: 果醬, 果酱 /guǒjiàng/ |
| president {n} (the head of state of a republic) | :: 總統, 总统 /zǒngtǒng/, 主席 /zhǔxí/ |
| president {n} (the primary leader of a corporation) | :: 總裁, 总裁 /zǒngcái/, 主席 /zhǔxí/, 會長, 会长 /huìzhǎng/ |
| president {n} (a person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider) | :: 主席 /zhǔxí/, 議長, 议长 /yìzhǎng/ |
| president-elect {n} (person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office) | :: 候任總統, 候任总统 /hòurèn zǒngtǒng/ |
| presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House | :: |
| Presley {prop} (transliterations of the English name "Presley") | :: 普雷斯利 /Pǔléisīlì/ |
| press {v} (to press) SEE: bear | :: |
| press {n} (device used to apply pressure) | :: 壓機, 压机 /yājī/, 壓榨機, 压榨机 /yāzhàjī/ |
| press {n} (printed media) | :: 媒體, 媒体 /méitǐ/, 報刊, 报刊 /bàokān/, 新聞界, 新闻界 /xīnwénjiè/ |
| press {n} (printing machine) | :: 印刷機, 印刷机 /yìnshuājī/ |
| press {v} (to apply pressure) | :: 按 /àn/, 壓, 压 /yā/ |
| press {n} (publisher) SEE: publisher | :: |
| Pressburg {prop} (Bratislava) SEE: Bratislava | :: |
| press conference {n} (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) | :: 新聞發佈會, 新闻发布会 /xīnwén fābùhuì/, 記者會, 记者会 /jìzhěhuì/ |
| press-gang {v} (press-gang) | :: 拉丁 /lādīng/, 强征入伍, 抓壮丁, 抓丁 |
| press pot {n} (cafetière) SEE: cafetière | :: |
| press release {n} (official written media statement) | :: 新聞稿, 新闻稿 /xīnwéngǎo/ |
| pressure {n} (mental strain) | :: 壓力, 压力 /yālì/ |
| pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) | :: 壓力, 压力 /yālì/ |
| pressure cooker {n} (cooking vessel) | :: 高壓鍋, 高压锅 /gāoyāguō/, 壓力鍋, 压力锅 /yālìguō/ |
| pressure group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| pressure point {n} (specific small area of the body targeted in martial arts) | :: 穴位 /xuéwèi/, 急所 /jíbiàn/ |
| pressure ulcer {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore | :: |
| prestige {n} (dignity, status, or esteem) | :: 威信 /wēixìn/, 威望 /wēiwàng/, 名譽, 名誉 /míngyù/ |
| prestigious {adj} (of high prestige) | :: 久负盛名, 享有声望的 |
| presumably {adv} (able to be sensibly presumed) | :: 大概 /dàgài/, 想必 /xiǎngbì/, 推測上, 推测上 /tuīcè shàng/, 假定上 /jiǎdìng shàng/ |
| presume {v} (to assume to be true, suppose) | :: 假設, 假设 /jiǎshè/, 假定 /jiǎdìng/, 推測, 推测 /tuīcè/ |
| presumedly {adv} (presumably) SEE: presumably | :: |
| presumptively {adv} (as is presumed to be the case) SEE: presumably | :: |
| presupposition {n} (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof) | :: 预想, 假定, 前提 |
| pretend {v} (to allege falsely) | :: 假裝, 假装 /jiǎzhuāng/, 佯裝, 佯装 /yángzhuāng/ |
| pretentious {adj} (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) | :: 做作 /zuòzuo/ |
| pretentious {adj} (intended to impress others) | :: 炫耀的 /xuànyào de/ |
| preterite {n} | :: 過去時, 过去时 /guoqushi/ |
| pretext {n} (false, contrived or assumed purpose) | :: 借口 /jièkǒu/ |
| Pretoria {prop} (capital of South Africa) | :: 比勒陀利亞, 比勒陀利亚 /Bǐlēituólìyà/ |
| prettify {v} (make pretty or prettier) | :: 美化 /měihuà/, 修飾, 修饰 /xiūshì/, 裝飾, 装饰 /zhuāngshì/, 點綴, 点缀 /diǎnzhuì/, 粉飾, 粉饰 /fěnshì/ |
| pretty {adj} (especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive) | :: 漂亮 /piàoliang/, 秀麗, 秀丽 /xiùlì/, 標緻, 标致 /biāozhi/, 好看 /hǎokàn/ |
| pretty {adv} (somewhat) | :: 挺 /tǐng/ |
| pretty much {adv} (almost completely; very nearly; mostly) | :: 几乎，差不多 |
| prevalence {n} (wide extension) | :: 流行 /liúxíng/, 盛行 /shèngxíng/, 普遍 /pǔbiàn/, 廣泛, 广泛 /guǎngfàn/ |
| prevalent {adj} (widespread, preferred) | :: 流行 /liúxíng/, 盛行 /shèngxíng/, 普遍 /pǔbiàn/, 廣泛, 广泛 /guǎngfàn/ |
| prevent {v} (to keep from happening) | :: 預防, 预防 /yùfáng/, 防止 /fángzhǐ/ |
| preventable {adj} (capable of being prevented) | :: 可預防的, 可預防的 /kě yùfáng de/, 可防止的 /kě fángzhǐ de/, 可避免的 /kě bìmiǎn de/ |
| preventible {adj} (preventable) SEE: preventable | :: |
| prevention {n} (The act of preventing or hindering) | :: 預防, 预防 /yùfáng/ |
| prevention is better than cure {proverb} (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) | :: 防患未然 /fánghuànwèirán/, 未雨綢繆, 未雨绸缪 /wèiyǔchóumóu/, 預防勝於治療, 预防胜于治疗 /yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo/ |
| preverb {n} (word class) | :: 动介词 /dòng jiècí/ |
| previous {adj} (prior) | :: 以前的 /yǐqián de/, 前一個, 前一个 /qián yīge/ |
| previously {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: 以前 /yǐqián/, 先前 /xiānqián/ |
| prey {n} (that which may be seized by animals) | :: 獵物, 猎物 /lièwù/ |
| Prey Nokor {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City | :: |
| Prey Nokor {prop} (Saigon) SEE: Saigon | :: |
| priapism {n} (medical condition) | :: 陰莖異常勃起, 阴茎异常勃起 /yīnjīng yìcháng bóqǐ/ |
| price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) | :: 價格, 价格 /jiàgé/, 價錢, 价钱 /jiàqian/, 價, 价 /jià/ |
| price {n} (cost of an action or deed) | :: 千金 /qiānjīn/ |
| price-earnings ratio {n} (ratio of share price to earnings per share) | :: 市盈率 /shìyínglǜ/ |
| priceless {adj} (so precious as not to be sold at any price) | :: 無價, 无价 /wújià/ |
| price list {n} (list of items with prices) | :: 價目表, 价目表 /jiàmùbiǎo/ |
| price tag {n} (the tag or sticker attached to a product, displaying its price) | :: 價格標籤, 价格标签 /jiàgé biāoqiān/, 價碼, 价码 /jiàmǎ/ |
| prick {n} ((slang) a penis) | :: 雞巴, 鸡巴 /jība/, 屌 /diǎo/, 鳥, 鸟 /diǎo/, 小雞雞, 小鸡鸡 /xiǎojījī/, 小弟弟 /xiǎodìdì/ |
| prick {n} (an annoying person) | :: 傻屌 /shǎdiǎo/ |
| prickle {n} (A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn) | :: 芒刺 /mángcì/, 刺 /cì/ |
| prickle {n} (A tingling sensation of mild discomfort) | :: 刺痛 /cìtòng/ |
| prickly pear {n} (any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia) | :: 仙人掌果 /xiānrénzhǎngguǒ/ |
| prickly pear {n} (cactus fruit) | :: 仙人掌果 /xiānrénzhǎngguǒ/ |
| pride {n} (quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.) | :: 自負, 自负 /zìfù/, 自大 /zìdà/, 妄自尊大 /wàngzì-zūndà/ |
| pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) | :: 驕傲, 骄傲 /jiāo'ào/, 自尊 /zìzūn/ |
| pride {n} (proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct) | :: 傲慢 /àomàn/ |
| prie-dieu {n} (a piece of furniture on which someone can pray) | :: 小跪凳 /xiǎoguìdèng/ |
| priest {n} (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)) | :: 祭司 /jìsī/, 教士 /jiàoshì/, 神父 /shénfù/, 牧師, 牧师 /mùshī/ |
| priestess {n} (woman with religious duties) | :: 女教士 /nǚ jiàoshì/, 女祭司 /nǚ jìsī/ |
| priesthood {n} (authority) | :: 聖職, 圣职 /shèngzhí/ |
| prima donna {n} (opera singer) | :: 布馬多娜, 布马多娜 /bùmǎduōnà/ |
| prima donna {n} (person who considers themself important) | :: 布馬多娜, 布马多娜 /bùmǎduōnà/ |
| primary {adj} (that which is placed ahead of others) | :: 第一的 /dìyī de/, 最初 /zuìchū/ |
| primary care {n} (medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system) | :: 基層醫療, 基层医疗 /jīcéng yīliáo/ |
| primary colour {n} (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) | :: 原色 /yuánsè/, 基色 /jīsè/ |
| primary election {n} (preliminary election to select a candidate) | :: 初選, 初选 /chūxuǎn/ |
| primary goods {n} (goods which are presumed to be desired by all rational individuals) | :: 初級產品, 初级产品 /chūjí chǎnpǐn/ |
| primary healthcare {n} (primary care) SEE: primary care | :: |
| primary key {n} (key in database table) | :: 主鍵, 主键 /zhǔjiàn/, 主碼, 主码 /zhǔmǎ/ |
| primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) | :: 小學, 小学 /xiǎoxué/ |
| primary school student {n} | :: 小學生, 小学生 /xiǎoxuéshēng/ |
| primate {n} (mammal) | :: 靈長目動物, 灵长目动物 /língzhǎngmù dòngwù/, 靈長目, 灵长目动物 /língzhǎngmù/ |
| primate {n} (archbishop or bishop) | :: 總主教, 总主教 /zǒngzhǔjiào/ |
| prime {adj} (first in time, order, or sequence) | :: 首 /shǒu/, 第一 /dìyì/ |
| prime {adj} (first in excellence, quality, or value) | :: 一流 /yīliú/, 最好 /zuìhǎo/, 上等 /shangdeng/, 高級, 高级 /gaoji/, 優質, 优质 /youzhi/ |
| prime {adj} (first in importance, degree, or rank) | :: 首 /shǒu/, 首要 /shǒuyào/, 主要 /zhǔyào/ |
| prime {adj} (mathematics: having its complement closed under multiplication) | :: 素 /sù/ |
| prime {n} (earliest stage) | :: 初期 /chūqī/ |
| prime {n} (most active, thriving, or successful stage or period) | :: 壯年期, 壮年期 /zhuàngniánqī/, 黃金時期, 黄金时期 /huángjīn shíqī/, 鼎盛期 /dǐngshèngqī/, 旺季 /wàngjì/ |
| prime {n} (chief or best individual or part) | :: 精華, 精华 /jīnghuá/, 精髓 /jīngsuí/ |
| prime {n} (music: first note or tone of a musical scale) | :: 主音 /zhǔyīn/ |
| prime {n} (algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure) | :: 素数 /sùshù/ |
| prime {n} | :: (character) (Old Chinese? Middle Chinese? Mandarin?): 卯 (in sense “early morning”) |
| prime {v} (to prepare a mechanism) | :: 起動, 起动 /qǐdòng/, 啓動 启动 /qǐdòng/ |
| prime {v} (to apply a coat of primer paint to) | :: 涂底漆 /tú dǐqī/, 上底漆 /shàng dǐqī/ |
| prime {v} | :: 素 // |
| prime factor {n} (factor) | :: 質因數, 质因数 /zhìyīnshù/ |
| prime meridian {n} (reference line) | :: 本初子午線, 本初子午线 /běnchū zǐwǔxiàn/, 格林威治子午線, 格林威治子午线 /Gélínwēizhì zǐwǔxiàn/, 格林尼治子午線, 格林尼治子午线 /Gélínnízhì zǐwǔxiàn/ |
| prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) | :: 首相 /shǒuxiàng/ , 總理, 总理 /zǒnglǐ/ |
| prime number {n} (natural number) | :: 素數, 素数 /sùshù/, 質數, 质数 /zhìshù, zhíshù/ |
| primer {n} (children's book introducing basic literacy) | :: 識字課本, 识字课本 /shìzì kèběn/ |
| primer {n} (introductory textbook) | :: 識字課本, 识字课本 /shìzì kèběn/, 入門書, 入门书 /rùménshū/ |
| primer {n} (substance used to ignite a fire) | :: 底火 /dǐhuǒ/ |
| primer {n} (layer of priming substance) | :: 底漆 /dǐqī/ |
| prime time {n} (block of television programming) | :: 黃金時段, 黄金时段 /huángjīn shíduàn/, 黃金時間, 黄金时间 /huángjīn shíjiān/ |
| primeval {adj} (belonging to the first ages) | :: 原始的 /yuánshǐ de/ |
| primigravida {n} (woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once) | :: 初孕婦, 初孕妇 /chūyùnfù/ |
| primitive {n} | :: 原始 /yuanshi/ |
| primitive {adj} (one of the adjectival senses) | :: 原始 /yuánshǐ/ |
| primogeniture {n} (state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents) | :: 長子身份, 长子身份 /zhǎngzǐ shēnfèn/ |
| primogeniture {n} (exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child) | :: 長子繼承制, 长子继承制 /zhǎngzǐ jìchéngzhì/ |
| primordial {adj} (earliest) | :: 原始 |
| Primorsky Krai {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: 濱海邊疆區, 滨海边疆区 /Bīnhǎi biānjiāngqū/ |
| primrose {n} (plant of the genus Oenothera) SEE: evening primrose | :: |
| primula {n} (plant of Primula) | :: 櫻草, 樱草 /yīngcǎo/ |
| primum mobile {n} (prime mover or first cause, see also: prime mover) | :: 起因 /qǐyīn/, 始因 /shǐyīn/ |
| Primus stove {n} (portable kerosene stove) | :: 煤油爐, 煤油炉 /méiyóulú/ |
| prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) | :: 亲王 /qīnwáng/ ; 國王, 国王 /guówáng/ ; 郡王 /jùnwáng/ ; 王 /wáng/; 王爵 /wángjué/; 王爷 /huángzǐ/ ; 王子 /wángzi/ |
| prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) | :: 王子 /wángzǐ/ ; 皇子 /huángzǐ/ |
| Prince Charming {n} (the fictional character) | :: 白馬王子, 白马王子 /báimǎ wángzi/ |
| Prince Charming {n} (romantically ideal man) | :: 白馬王子, 白马王子 /báimǎ wángzi/, 如意郎君 /rú yì láng jūn/ |
| Prince Edward Island {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: 愛德華王子島, 爱德华王子岛 /Àidéhuá Wángzǐ Dǎo/ |
| Prince of Peace {prop} (one of the titles of the Messiah) | :: 和平之君 /Hépíng zhī Jūn/ |
| Prince of Wales {prop} (royal title) | :: 威爾士親王, 威尔士亲王 /Wēi'ěrshì qīnwáng/ |
| princess {n} (female member of royal family) | :: 公主 /gōngzhǔ/, 王妃 /wángfēi/ |
| princess {n} (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) | :: 公主 /gōngzhǔ/, 王妃 /wángfēi/ |
| principal {n} (essential point or rule) SEE: principle | :: |
| principal {adj} (primary, main) | :: 主要 /zhǔyào/ |
| principal {n} (chief administrator of a school) | :: 校長, 校长 /xiàozhǎng/ |
| principal {n} (legal: one on behalf of whom an agent or gestor acts) | :: 委託人, 委托人 /wěituōrén/ |
| principality {n} (region) | :: 公國, 公国 /gōngguó/, 親王國, 亲王国 /qīnwángguó/ |
| principal photography {n} (phase of film production during which the film is actually shot) | :: 主體拍攝, 主体拍攝 /zhǔtǐ pāishè/ |
| principate {n} (principality) SEE: principality | :: |
| principle {n} (fundamental assumption) | :: 原理 /yuánlǐ/, 原則, 原则 /yuánzé/ |
| principle {n} (moral rule or aspect) | :: 原則, 原则 /yuánzé/ |
| principle of relativity {n} (principle that only motion of objects can be measured) | :: 相對性原理, 相对性原理 /xiāngduìxìng yuánlǐ/ |
| Pringle {n} (individual potato snack of the Pringles brand) | :: 品客 /pǐnkè/ |
| print {v} (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) | :: 印刷 /yìnshuā/, 印 /yìn/ |
| print {n} (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) | :: 版畫, 版画 /bǎnhuà/ |
| print {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| print {n} (footprint) SEE: footprint | :: |
| printed circuit board {n} (board holding chips etc.) | :: 印製電路板, 印制电路板 /yìnzhì diànlùbǎn/ |
| printer {n} (one who makes prints) | :: 印刷者 /yìnshuāzhě/ |
| printer {n} (operator of a printing press) | :: 印刷者 /yìnshuāzhě/ |
| printer {n} (computing: device used to print text or images) | :: 打印機, 打印机 /dǎyìnjī/, 印表機, 印表机 /yìnbiǎojī/ |
| printing {n} (the process or business of producing printed material, see also: typography) | :: 印刷 /yìnshuā/ |
| printing house {n} (commercial company) | :: 印刷廠, 印刷厂 /yìnshuāchǎng/, 印刷所 /yìnshuāsuǒ/, 版畫店, 版画店 /bǎnhuàdiàn/ |
| printing press {n} (machine for printing) | :: 印刷機, 印刷机 /yìnshuājī/ |
| printshop {n} (printing house) SEE: printing house | :: |
| prion {n} (misfolded protein) | :: 朊病毒 /ruǎnbìngdú/, 朊毒體, 朊毒体 /ruǎndútǐ/, 普利昂 /pǔlì'áng/, 蛋白質侵染因子, 蛋白质侵染因子 /dànbáizhì qīnrǎn yīnzǐ/, 毒朊 /dúruǎn/, 感染性蛋白質, 感染性蛋白质 /gǎnrǎnxìng dànbáizhì/, 普恩蛋白 /pǔēndànbái/ |
| prior {adj} (former) SEE: former | :: |
| prior {adj} (of that which comes before, in advance) | :: 事前 /shìqián/, 預先, 预先 /yùxiān/ |
| prior {n} (a previous criminal offense on someone's record) | :: 前科 /qiánkē/ |
| prior {adv} (previously) SEE: previously | :: |
| prioritized {adj} (quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else) | :: 優先, 优先 /yōuxiān/ |
| priority {n} (item's relative importance) | :: 優先權, 优先权 /yōuxiānquán/, 更重要的事 (gèng zhòngyào de shì) |
| priority {n} (goal of a person or an organisation) | :: 目的 /mùdì/ |
| priority {n} (attributive use) SEE: prioritized | :: |
| priority seat {n} (seat reserved by use for people in need) | :: 愛心專座, 爱心专座 /àixīn zhuānzuò/, 愛心座位, 爱心座位 /àixīn zuòwèi/, 博愛座, 博爱座 /bó'àizuò/, 老弱病殘孕專座, 老弱病残孕专座 /lǎoruòbìngcányùn zhuānzuò/ |
| prise {n} (prize) SEE: prize | :: |
| prism {n} (geometry: polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape) | :: 稜柱, 棱柱 /léngzhù/ |
| prism {n} (block used to split or reflect light) | :: 稜鏡, 稜镜 /léngjìng/, 棱鏡, 棱镜 /léngjìng/ |
| prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) | :: 監獄, 监狱 /jiānyù/, 牢獄, 牢狱 /láoyù/, 監牢, 监牢 /jiānláo/, 班房 /bānfáng/ |
| prison {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| prison cell {n} (room to which a prisoner is confined) | :: 牢房 /láofáng/, 囚室 /qiúshì/ |
| prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) | :: 囚犯 /qiúfàn/ |
| prisoner of conscience {n} (person) | :: 良心犯 /liángxīnfàn/ |
| prisoner of war {n} (soldier or combatant captured by the enemy) | :: 戰俘, 战俘 /zhànfú/, 俘虜, 俘虏 /fúlǔ/ |
| prison guard {n} (person working to provide order to in a jail) | :: 獄警, 狱警 /yùjǐng/ |
| Pristina {prop} (city) | :: 普里什蒂納, 普里什蒂纳 /Pǔlǐshídìnà/ |
| pristine {adj} (pertaining to the earliest state of something) | :: 原始的 /yuánshǐ de/ |
| privacy {n} (state of being private) | :: 隱私, 隐私 /yǐnsī/ |
| privacy policy {n} (statement detailing policies that an organization uses to collect information about users) | :: 隱私政策, 隐私政策 /yǐnsī zhèngcè/, 隱私權原則, 隐私权原则 /yǐnsīquán yuánzé/, 隱私策略, 隐私策略 /yǐnsī cèlüè/ |
| private {adj} (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group) | :: 私立 /sīlì/, 私人 /sīrén/ |
| private {adj} (not accessible by the public) | :: 私立 /sīlì/ |
| private {adj} | :: 私人的 (sīrén de) |
| private car {n} (privately owned car) | :: 私家車, 私家车 /sījiāchē/ |
| private detective {n} (any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering) | :: 私人偵探, 私人侦探 /sīrén zhēntàn/ |
| private international law {n} (law) | :: 國際私法, 国际私法 /guójì sīfǎ/ |
| private investigator {n} (agent hired by a private party) | :: 私人偵探, 私人侦探 /sīrén zhēntàn/ |
| private law {n} (area of law) | :: 私法 /sīfǎ/ |
| private life {n} (aspect of one's life that are personal) | :: 私生活 /sīshēnghuó/ |
| private member's bill {n} (proposed law introduced by a member who is not acting on behalf of the executive) | :: 私人條例草案, 私人条例草案 /sīrén tiáolì cǎo'àn/ |
| private parts {n} (genitals or sex organs) SEE: genitalia | :: |
| private parts {n} (intimate parts of the human body) | :: 私處, 私处 /sīchù/, 陰部, 阴部 /yīnbù/ |
| private property {n} (belongings owned by individuals) | :: 私有物 /sīyǒuwù/, 私有財產, 私有财产 /sīyǒu cáichǎn/ |
| private school {n} (fee-charging school) | :: 私立學校, 私立学校 /sīlì xuéxiào/ |
| private sector {n} (organizations not controlled by government) | :: 私人部門, 私人部门 /sīrén bùmén/ |
| privatization {n} (transfer from the government to private ownership) | :: 私有化 /sīyǒuhuà/, 民營化, 民营化 /mínyínghuà/ |
| privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| privet {n} (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) | :: 女貞, 女贞 /nǚzhēn/ |
| privilege {n} (particular benefit, advantage, or favor) | :: 特權, 特权 /tèquán/ |
| privileged {adj} (having special privileges) | :: 高貴, 高贵 /gāoguì/, 特權的, 特权的 /tèquán de/ |
| privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| privy {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| privy {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| prize {n} (honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest) | :: 獎品, 奖品 /jiǎngpǐn/, 獎金, 奖金 /jiǎngjīn/ |
| prize money {n} (money offered as a prize) | :: 賞金 /shǎngjīn/ |
| proactive {adj} (acting in advance) | :: 积极的，主动的 |
| probability {n} (state of being probable; likelihood) | :: 可能性 /kěnéngxìng/ |
| probability {n} (event that is likely to occur) | :: 可能的事 /kěnéng de shì/ |
| probability {n} (relative likelihood of an event happening) | :: 可能性 /kěnéngxìng/ |
| probability {n} (mathematical probability) | :: 幾率, 几率 /jīlǜ/, 概率 /gàilǜ/ |
| probability theory {n} (study of probability) | :: 概率論, 概率论 /gàilǜlùn/ |
| probable {adj} (likely to be true) | :: 可能 /kěnéng/ |
| probable {adj} (likely to happen) | :: 可能 /kěnéng/ |
| probably {adv} (in all likelihood) | :: 大概 /dàgài/, 或許, 或许 /huòxú/ |
| probate {n} (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) | :: 遺囑檢驗, 遗嘱检验 /yízhǔ jiǎnyàn/, 遺囑認證, 遗嘱认证 /yízhǔ rènzhèng/ |
| probate {n} (copy of a legally recognised will) | :: 經檢驗的遺囑文本, 经检验的遗嘱文本 /jīng jiǎnyàn de yízhǔ wénběn/ |
| probate {v} (establish the legality of a will) | :: 檢驗, 检验 /jiǎnyàn/, 認證, 认证 /rènzhèng/ |
| probate {n} (probate court) SEE: probate court | :: |
| probate court {n} (court or tribunal that administers estates and proves wills) | :: 遺囑檢驗法庭, 遗嘱检验法庭 /yízhǔ jiǎnyàn fǎtíng/ |
| probation {n} (period of conditional employment or engagement) | :: 试用期 /shìyòngqī/ |
| probation {n} (type of sentence) | :: 緩刑, 缓刑 /huǎnxíng/ |
| probative {adj} (tending to prove a particular proposition) | :: 有證明力的, 有证明力的 /yǒu zhèngmínglì de/ |
| probe {n} (investigation or inquiry) | :: 調査, 调查 /diàochá/ |
| probe {n} (sciences: electrode or other small device) | :: 探測器, 探测器 /tàncèqì/, 探針, 探针 /tànzhēn/ |
| probe {n} (spacecraft) | :: 探測器, 探测器 /tàncèqì/ |
| probe {v} (to explore, investigate, or question) | :: 探查 /tànchá/, 查明 /chámíng/, 調査, 调查 /diàochá/ |
| probiotic {n} (food or dietary supplement) | :: 益生菌 /yìshēngjùn/, 益菌 /yìjùn/ |
| probiotic {adj} (that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes) | :: 益生菌的 /yìshēngjùn de/, 益菌的 /yìjùn de/ |
| problem {n} (difficulty) | :: 問題, 问题 /wèntí/, 困難, 困难 /kùnnán/, 難題, 难题 /nántí/, 麻煩, 麻烦 /máfán/ |
| problem {n} (schoolwork exercise) | :: 題目, 题目 /tímù/, 習題, 习题 /xítí/, 課題, 课题 /kètí/ |
| proboscis {n} (elongated tube) | :: 長鼻, 长鼻 /chángbí/, 吻 /wěn/, 象鼻 /xiàngbí/ |
| procedure {n} (method for performing a task) | :: 做法 /zuòfǎ/, 方法 /fāngfǎ/ |
| procedure {n} (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) | :: 程序 /chéngxù/ |
| procedure {n} (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) | :: 程序 /chéngxù/ |
| procedure {n} (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) | :: 子程序 /zǐchéngxù/ |
| procedure mask {n} (surgical mask) SEE: surgical mask | :: |
| proceedings {n} (published record) | :: 論文集, 论文集 /lùnwénjí/ |
| proceeds {n} (revenue) | :: 收入, 收益 /shōuyì/ |
| process {n} (series of events to produce a result) | :: 過程, 过程 /guòchéng/ |
| process {n} (path of succession of states through which a system passes) | :: 過程, 过程 /guòchéng/ |
| processed cheese {n} (any of several types of natural cheese) | :: 加工乾酪, 加工干酪 /jiāgōng gānlào/ |
| procession {n} (group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner) | :: 行列 /hángliè/ |
| processor {n} (microprocessor) | :: 處理器, 处理器 /chǔlǐqì/, 處理機, 处理机 /chùlǐjī/ |
| proclaim {v} (to announce or declare) | :: 宣布 /xuānbù/ |
| proclivity {n} (A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection) | :: 怪癖 /guài pǐ/ |
| procrastinate {v} (put off; to delay taking action) | :: 耽擱, 耽搁 /dāngē/, 拖延 /tuōyán/ |
| procrastinate {v} (put off; delay something) | :: 耽擱, 耽搁 /dāngē/, 拖延 /tuōyán/ |
| procrastination {n} (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) | :: 耽擱, 耽搁 /dāngē/, 拖延 /tuōyán/ |
| procreate {v} (to beget) | :: 生育 /shēngyù/, 生殖 /shēngzhí/, 產生, 产生 /chǎnshēng/ |
| procreate {v} (to procreate) SEE: beget | :: |
| procreation {n} (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind, see also: reproduction) | :: 生殖 /shēngzhí/ |
| procreation {n} | :: 生育 (shengyu) |
| proctology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: 直腸病學, 直肠病学 /zhíchángbìngxué/ |
| proctology {n} (colorectal surgery) | :: 結腸直腸外科, 结肠直肠外科 /jiécháng zhícháng wàikē/ |
| procuratorate {n} (the office of a procurator) | :: 檢察廳, 检察厅 /jiǎnchátīng/, 檢察院, 检察院 /jiǎncháyuàn/ |
| procurement {n} (purchasing department of a company) | :: 採購部門, 采购部门 (cǎigòu bùmén) |
| procurement {n} (act of procuring or obtaining) | :: 採購, 采购 /cǎigòu/ |
| Procyon {prop} (Star) | :: 南河三 /Nánhésān/ |
| prod {v} (to poke) | :: 刺 /cì/, 戳 /chuō/, 捅 /tǒng/ |
| prod {v} (to encourage) | :: 促使 /cùshǐ/, 激勵, 激励 /jīlì/ |
| prodigal {n} (prodigal) SEE: spendthrift | :: |
| prodigal son {n} (one who returns) | :: 浪子 |
| prodigy {n} (extremely talented person, especially a child) | :: 神童 /shéntóng/ , 聖童, 圣童 /shèngtóng/, 資優兒童, 资优儿童 /zīyōu értóng/ |
| produce {v} (to make or manufacture) | :: 制造 /zhìzào/, 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/ |
| produce {n} (offspring) SEE: offspring | :: |
| produce {v} (to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc)) | :: 制作 /zhìzuò/ 监制 /jiānzhì/ |
| producer {n} (in economics) | :: 製作者, 制作者 /zhìzuòzhě/ |
| producer {n} (in arts) | :: 監製, 监制 /jiānzhì/, 出品人 /chūpǐnrén/, 製作人, 制作人 /zhìzuòrén/, 製片, 制片 /zhìpiān/ |
| producer price index {n} (statistical estimate) | :: 生產物價指數, 生产物价指数 /shēngchǎn wùjià zhǐshù/, 生產者價格指數, 生产者价格指数 /shēngchǎnzhě jiàgé zhǐshù/ |
| product {n} (commodity for sale) | :: 產品, 产品 /chǎnpǐn/, 商品 /shāngpǐn/, 製品, 制品 /zhìpǐn/ |
| product {n} (consequence of efforts) | :: 結果, 结果 /jiéguǒ/ |
| product {n} (multiplication result) | :: 積, 积 /jī/ |
| production {n} (the act of producing) | :: 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/ |
| production {n} (the act of being produced) | :: 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/ |
| production {n} (the total amount produced) | :: 產量, 产量 /chǎnliàng/ |
| production {n} (the presentation of a theatrical work) | :: 製作, 制作 /zhìzuò/ |
| production {n} (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) | :: 產品, 产品 /chǎnpǐn/ |
| production line {n} (set of operations) | :: 生產線, 生产线 /shēngchǎnxiàn/ |
| productive {adj} (capable of producing something) | :: 生產的, 生产的 /shēngchǎn de/ |
| productiveness {n} (state of being productive) | :: 生產率, 生产率 /shēngchǎnlǜ/, 效率 /xiàolǜ/ |
| product placement {n} (a form of advertising) | :: 產品植入, 产品植入 /chǎnpǐn zhírù/ |
| profanity {n} (obscene, lewd or abusive language) | :: 粗口 /cūkǒu/, 脏话, 髒話 /zānghuà/ |
| profession {n} (occupation) | :: 職業, 职业 /zhíyè/, 行業, 行业 /hángyè/ |
| professional {n} (person who belongs to a profession) | :: 專業人士, 专业人士 /zhuānyè rénshì/ |
| professional {n} (expert) | :: 專家, 专家 /zhuānjiā/ |
| professor {n} (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university) | :: 教授 /jiàoshòu/, 老師, 老师 /lǎoshī/ |
| proficiency {n} (ability or skill) | :: 水平 /shuǐpíng/, 熟練, 熟练 /shúliàn/ |
| proficient {adj} (skilled) | :: 熟練, 熟练 /shúliàn/, 諳練, 谙练 /ānliàn/, 精通的 |
| profile {n} (outermost shape) | :: 輪廓, 轮廓 /lúnkuò/ |
| profile {n} (shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side) | :: 側面, 侧面 /cèmiàn/ |
| profile {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| profit {n} (benefit) | :: 贏利, 赢利 /yínglì/, 利潤, 利润 /lìrùn/, 利益 /lìyì/ |
| profitable {adj} (producing profit) | :: 可獲利的, 可获利的 (kě huòlì de), 有利可圖, 有利可图 /yǒulìkětú/, 有益 /yǒuyì/ |
| profiteer {n} (one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk) | :: 奸商 |
| profit margin {n} (ratio of income to sales) | :: 利潤率, 利润率 /lìrùnlǜ/ |
| profoundly {adv} (deeply) SEE: deeply | :: |
| progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder | :: |
| progeny {n} (offspring) | :: 後嗣, 后嗣 /hòusì/, 後代, 后代 /hòudài/, 子孫, 子孙 /zǐsūn/, 後裔, 后裔 /hòuyì/ |
| prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course of a disease) | :: 預後, 预后 /yùhòu/ |
| program {n} (set of structured activities) | :: 計劃, 计划 /jìhuà/ |
| program {n} (performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television) | :: 節目, 节目 /jiémù/ |
| program {n} (software application) | :: 應用程式, 应用程式 /yìngyòng chéngshì/, 程序 /chéngxù/, 程式 /chéngshì/ |
| program {v} (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer) | :: 編程序, 编程序 /biān chéngxù/ |
| programmable {adj} (capable of being programmed) | :: 可編程, 可编程 /kěbiānchéng/ |
| programme {n} (programme) SEE: program | :: |
| programmer {n} (one who writes computer programs) | :: 程序員, 程序员 /chéngxùyuán/ |
| programming {n} (act of writing a computer program) | :: 編程序, 编程序 /biān chéngxù/, 編程, 编程 /biānchéng/, 程序設計, 程序设计 /chéngxù shèjì/ |
| programming {n} (brain-washing) SEE: brain-washing | :: |
| programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) | :: 程序設計語言, 程序设计语言 /chéngxù shèjì yǔyán/, 計算機語言, 计算机语言 /jìsuànjī yǔyán/, 編程語言, 编程语言 /biānchéng yǔyán/, 程式設計語言, 程式设计语言 /chéngshì shèjì yǔyán/ |
| progress {n} (advancement to a more developed state) | :: 進步, 进步 /jìnbù/ |
| progress {n} (movement onwards or forwards) | :: 進步, 进步 /jìnbù/, 進行, 进行 /jìnxíng/ |
| progress {v} | :: 进程，过程 |
| progress bar {n} (computing: a bar that indicates the progression of a task) | :: 進度條, 进度条 /jìndù tiáo/ |
| progression {n} (mathematical sequence) | :: 数列 |
| progressive {adj} (continuous) SEE: continuous | :: |
| progressivism {n} (political ideology) | :: 進步主義, 进步主义 /jìnbùzhǔyì/ |
| prohibit {v} (to proscribe officially) | :: 禁止, 阻止 |
| prohibited {adj} (forbidden) SEE: forbidden | :: |
| prohibition {n} (act of prohibiting) | :: 禁止 /jìnzhǐ/ |
| prohibition {n} (law that prohibits something) | :: 禁令 /jìnlìng/, 禁止 /jìnzhǐ/ |
| Prohibition {prop} (period) | :: 禁酒令 /jìnjiǔlìng/, 禁酒 /jìnjiǔ/ |
| Prohibition {prop} (66th sura of the Qur'an) | :: 禁戒章 /Jìnjìezhāng/ |
| project {n} (planned endeavor) | :: 計劃, 计划 /jìhuà/, 方案 /fāng'àn/, 項目, 项目 /xiàngmù/ |
| project {v} (to cast (image, shadow)) | :: 投射 /tóushè/ |
| projectile {n} (object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon) | :: 拋射物, 抛射物 /pāoshèwù/, 發射體, 发射体 /fāshètǐ/ |
| projectile vomit {v} (vomit with great expulsive force) | :: 噴射性嘔吐, 喷射性呕吐 /pēnshèxìng ǒutù/ |
| projection {n} (something which projects) | :: 凸出物 /tūchūwù/ |
| projection {n} (psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself) | :: 投射 /tóushè/ |
| project management {n} (discipline of organizing and managing project resources) | :: 項目管理, 项目管理 /xiàngmù guǎnlǐ/ |
| project manager {n} (one who manages projects) | :: 項目經理, 项目经理 /xiàngmù jīnglǐ/, 項目管理人, 项目管理人 /xiàngmù guǎnlǐrén/ |
| projector {n} (optical device) | :: 放映機, 放映机 /fàngyìngjī/ |
| prokaryote {n} (organism characterized by absence of nucleus) | :: 原核生物 /yuánhéshēngwù/ |
| prokaryotic {adj} (of cells, lacking a nucleus) | :: 原核的 /yuánhé de/ |
| prolactin {n} (hormone) | :: 催乳素 /cuīrǔsù/ |
| prolegomenon {n} (prefatory discussion) | :: 緒論, 绪论 /xùlùn/, 前言 /qiányán/ |
| proletarian {adj} (relating to proletariat) | :: 無產階級的, 无产阶级的 /wúchǎnjiējí de/ |
| proletarian {n} (member of the proletariat) | :: 無產者, 无产者 /wúchǎnzhě/ |
| proletarianization {n} (act or process of making somebody or something proletarian) | :: 無產階級化, 无产阶级化 /wúchǎnjiējíhuà/ |
| proletariat {n} (working class or lower class) | :: 無產階級, 无产阶级 /wúchǎnjiējí/, 普羅列塔利亞特, 普罗列塔利亚特 /pǔluóliètǎlìyàtè/, 普羅列塔利亞, 普罗列塔利亚 /pǔluóliètǎlìyà/ |
| proliferate {v} (to increase in number or spread) | :: 激增 /jīzēng/, 劇增, 剧增 /jùzēng/, 擴散, 扩散 /kuòsàn/, 增生 /zēngshēng/, 增殖 /zēngzhí/ |
| proliferation {n} (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind) | :: 增殖 /zēngzhí/ |
| proliferation {n} (the spread of weapons of mass destruction) | :: 擴散, 扩散 /kuòsàn/ |
| prolific {adj} (Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance) | :: 高产的 |
| prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long | :: |
| prolocutrix {n} (female prolocutor) SEE: spokeswoman | :: |
| prolog {n} (prologue) SEE: prologue | :: |
| prologue {n} (speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel) | :: 序幕 /xùmù/ |
| prolonged abortion {n} (missed abortion) SEE: missed abortion | :: |
| prom {n} (a formal ball) | :: 畢業舞會, 毕业舞会 /bìyè wǔhuì/, 舞會, 舞会 /wǔhuì/ |
| Prometheus {prop} (Greek mythological figure) | :: 普羅米修斯, 普罗米修斯 /Pǔluómǐxiūsī/ |
| promethium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鉕, 钷 /pǒ/ |
| prominent {adj} (likely to attract attention) | :: 显著的 |
| prominent {adj} (eminent, distinguished above others) | :: 傑出, 杰出 /jiéchū/ |
| prominently {adv} (in a prominent manner) | :: 显著地 |
| promise {n} (vow) | :: 諾言, 诺言 /nuòyán/, 答應, 答应 /dāying/, 許諾, 许诺 /xǔnuò/, 誓言 /shìyán/ 承诺 /chéng'nuò/ |
| promise {v} (to commit to something) | :: 諾言, 诺言 /nuòyán/, 答應, 答应 /dāying/, 許諾, 许诺 /xǔnuò/, 承諾, 承诺 /chéngnuò/, 保證, 保证 /bǎozhèng/ |
| Promised Land {prop} (land promised by God) | :: 應許之地, 应许之地 /yīngxǔ zhī dì/ |
| promising {adj} (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) | :: 有為, 有为 /yǒuwéi/, 有望 /yǒuwàng/ |
| promissory note {n} (document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money) | :: 本票 /běnpiào/, 期票 /qípiào/ |
| promontory {n} (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) | :: 海角 |
| promote {v} (raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank) | :: 提升 /tíshēng/, 升官 /shēngguān/ |
| promote {v} (advocate or urge on behalf of something) | :: 提倡 /tíchàng/ |
| promotion {n} (advancement in position) | :: 提升 /tíshēng/, 升官 /shēngguān/ |
| promotion {n} (dissemination of positive information) | :: 推廣, 推广 /tuīguǎng/, 廣告, 广告 /guǎnggào/, 宣傳, 宣传 /xuānchuán/ |
| promptly {adv} (in a prompt manner) | :: 迅速地, 及时的 |
| pronator quadratus {n} (muscle) | :: 旋前方肌 |
| pronator teres {n} | :: 旋前圓肌 |
| prone to {adj} (inclined to; having a tendency to) | :: 倾向于 |
| pronoun {n} (type of noun) | :: 代詞, 代词 /dàicí/, 代名詞, 代名词 /dàimíngcí/ |
| pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say | :: |
| pronounce {v} (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate) | :: 發音, 发音 /fāyīn/ |
| pronounce {v} | :: 宣称 /xuānchēng/, 宣告 /xuāngào/ |
| pronounceability {n} (quality of being pronounceable) | :: 可讀音性, 可读音性 /kě dúyīn xìng/ |
| pronounceableness {n} (quality of being pronounceable) SEE: pronounceability | :: |
| pronouncing dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) SEE: pronunciation dictionary | :: |
| pronunciation {n} (sound of a word) | :: 發音, 发音 /fāyīn/ |
| pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) | :: 發音, 发音 /fāyīn/ |
| pronunciation dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) | :: 发音词典 /fāyīncídiǎn/, 發音詞典 /fāyīncídiǎn/ |
| proof {v} (proofread) SEE: proofread | :: |
| proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) | :: 證據, 证据 /zhèngjù/ |
| -proof {suffix} (denoting an impervious quality) | :: 防- /fáng/ |
| proofread {v} (to check for errors in spelling and grammar) | :: 校對, 校对 /jiàoduì/ |
| proofreader {n} (person who proofreads) | :: 校對員, 校对员 /jiāoduìyuán/ |
| proofreader {n} (person whose occupation is to proofread) | :: 校對員, 校对员 /jiāoduìyuán/ |
| proofreading {n} (act or process by which a document is proofread) | :: 校對, 校对 /jiàoduì/ |
| propaganda {n} (concerted set of messages) | :: 宣傳, 宣传 /xuānchuán/ |
| propaganda of the deed {n} (a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt) | :: 行動宣傳 |
| propane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) | :: 丙烷 /bǐngwán/ |
| propanol {n} (either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols) | :: 丙醇 /bǐngchún/ |
| propargyl {n} (univalent radical) | :: 炔丙基 /qūebǐngjī/ |
| propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) | :: 螺旋槳, 螺旋桨 /luóxuánjiǎng/ |
| propelling pencil {n} (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil | :: |
| propene {n} (organic compound of the formula C3H6) | :: 丙烯 /bǐngxī/ |
| proper {adj} (fit, suitable) | :: 適當, 适当 /shìdàng/, 妥當, 妥当 /tuǒdang, tuǒdàng/ |
| proper {adj} | :: 恰当 /qiàdàng/ |
| proper adjective {n} (adjective derived from a proper noun) | :: 專有形容詞, 专有形容词 /zhuānyǒu xíngróngcí/ |
| proper fraction {n} (arithmetic: a vulgar fraction) | :: 真分數, 真分数 /zhēnfēnshù/ |
| properly {adv} (in a proper manner) | :: 正確, 正确 /zhèngquè/, 好好兒地, 好好儿地 /hǎohāor de/, 適當地, 适当地 /shìdàng de/ |
| proper noun {n} (the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) | :: 專有名詞, 专有名词 /zhuānyǒu míngcí/, 固有名詞, 固有名词 /gùyǒu míngcí/ |
| proper subset {n} (a set that is a subset of but not equal to another set) | :: 真子集 |
| property {n} (something owned) | :: 財產, 财产 /cáichǎn/, 資產, 资产 /zīchǎn/, 所有物 /suǒyǒuwù/ |
| property {n} (piece of real estate) | :: 產業, 产业 /chǎnyè/ |
| property {n} (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept) | :: 屬性, 属性 /shǔxìng/, 性質, 性质 /xìngzhì/ |
| property management {n} (operation, control and oversight of real estate) | :: 物業管理, 物业管理 /wùyè guǎnlǐ/ |
| property rights {n} (property rights) | :: 產權, 产权 /chǎnquán/, 財產權, 财产权 /cáichǎnquán/ |
| property tax {n} (tax based on the value of property) | :: 財產稅, 财产税 /cáichǎnshuì/ |
| propfan {n} (modified turbofan) | :: 螺桨式风机 |
| prophecy {n} (prediction) | :: 預言, 预言 /yùyán/ |
| prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) | :: 先知 /xiānzhī/, 預言家, 预言家 /yùyánjiā/ |
| prophet {n} (one who foretells the future) | :: 先知 /xiānzhī/, 預言家, 预言家 /yùyánjiā/ |
| prophylaxis {n} (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) | :: 預防, 预防 /yùfáng/ |
| propiska {n} (system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR) | :: 居民許可證, 居民许可证 /jūmín xǔkě zhèng/ |
| propolis {n} (glue-like substance) | :: 蜂膠, 蜂胶 /fēngjiāo/ |
| proportion {n} (quantity that is part of the whole) | :: 比例 /bǐlì/ |
| proportion {n} (size) SEE: size | :: |
| proportional representation {n} (voting principle) | :: 比例代表制 |
| proposal {n} (that which is proposed) | :: 提議, 提议 /tíyì/, 建議, 建议 /jiànyì/, 提案 /tí'àn/, 求婚 /qiúhūn/ |
| propose {v} (to suggest a plan or course of action) | :: 提議, 提议 /tíyì/ |
| propose {v} (to ask for one's hand in marriage) | :: 求婚 /qiúhūn/ |
| proposition {n} (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) | :: 建議, 建议 /jiànyì/, 提議, 提议 /tíyì/, 提案 /tí'àn/ |
| proposition {n} (idea or plan offered) | :: 建議, 建议 /jiànyì/, 提議, 提议 /tíyì/, 提案 /tí'àn/ |
| proposition {n} (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) | :: 命題, 命题 /mìngtí/ |
| proprietary {n} (a proprietor or owner) SEE: proprietor | :: |
| proprietary eponym {n} (brand name that has come into general use) | :: 通用商標, 通用商标 /tōngyòng shāngbiāo/ |
| proprietor {n} (owner) | :: 所有者 /suǒyǒuzhe/, 業主, 业主 /yèzhǔ/ |
| proprietously {adv} (properly) SEE: properly | :: |
| proprioception {n} (sense of the position of parts of the body) | :: 本體感覺 /běntǐ gǎnjué/ |
| propulsion {n} (the action of driving or pushing) | :: 動力, 动力 /dònglì/, 推進力, 推进力 /tuījīnlì/ |
| propyl {n} (hydrocarbon radicals) | :: 丙基 /bǐngjī/ |
| propylene {n} (organic compound of the formula C3H6) | :: 丙烯 /bǐngxī/ |
| pro rata {adv} (in proportion to some factor) | :: 按比例 /àn bǐlì/ |
| prosaic {adj} (pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose) | :: 散文式的 |
| prosaic {adj} (straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry) | :: 平铺直叙的 |
| prosaic {adj} (overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum) | :: 沉闷的, 乏味的 |
| pros and cons {n} (for and against) | :: 優缺點, 优缺点 /yōuquēdiǎn/, 利弊 /lìbì/ |
| prosciutto {n} (dry-cured ham from Italy) | :: 意大利熏火腿 /Yìdàlì xūnhuǒtuǐ/ |
| prose {n} (written language not intended as poetry) | :: 散文 /sǎnwén/ |
| prosecute {v} (To start civil or criminal proceedings against) | :: 起訴 /qǐsù/, 起诉 |
| prosecuting attorney {n} (public officer) | :: 控方律师 |
| prosecutor {n} (a person instituting criminal prosecution) | :: 起訴人, 起诉人 /qǐsùrén/, 檢察官, 检察官 /jiǎncháguān/, 檢控官, 检控官 /kiǎnkòngguān/, 原告 /yuángào/ |
| prosocial {adj} (Beneficial to all parties and consistent with community laws and mores) | :: 親社會, 亲社会 /qīn shèhuì/ |
| prosody {n} (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech) | :: 詩體學, 诗体学 /shītǐxué/, 韻律學, 韵律学 /yùnlǜxué/, 詩律學, 诗律学 /shīlǜxué/ |
| prosody {n} (poetry: study of poetic meter etc) | :: 詩體學, 诗体学 /shītǐxué/, 韻律學, 韵律学 /yùnlǜxué/, 詩律學, 诗律学 /shīlǜxué/ |
| proso millet {n} (P. miliaceum) | :: 黍 /shǔ/, 黍子 /shǔzi/, 糜 /méi/, 黃米 /huángmǐ/ |
| prosopagnosia {n} (disorder of face perception) | :: 臉盲症 /liǎnmáng zhèng/ |
| prospect {v} (to determine which minerals or metals are present in a location) | :: 勘探 /kāntàn/ |
| prospector {n} (person) | :: 採礦者, 采矿者 /cǎikuàngzhě/, 探礦者, 探矿者 /tànkuàngzhě/ |
| prosper {v} (to be successful) | :: 亨祚 /hēngzuò/, 興旺, 兴旺 /xīngwàng/, 繁榮, 繁荣 /fánróng/, 昌盛 /chāngshèng/ |
| prosperity {n} (condition of being prosperous) | :: 繁榮, 繁荣 /fánróng/ |
| prosperous {adj} (characterized by success) | :: 繁榮, 繁荣 /fánróng/, 昌盛 /chāngshèng/ |
| prosperous {adj} (well off; affluent) | :: 富裕 /fùyù/ |
| prosperous {adj} (favorable) | :: 好意 /hǎoyì/, 順利, 顺利 /shùnlì/, 有利 /yǒulì/ |
| prostate {n} (prostate gland) | :: 前列腺 /qiánlièxiàn/, 攝護腺, 摄护腺 /shèhùxiàn/ |
| prostate gland {n} (prostate) SEE: prostate | :: |
| prostatitis {n} (inflammation of the prostate) | :: 前列腺炎 /qiánlièxiànyán/ |
| prosthesis {n} (artificial replacement for a body part) | :: 義肢, 义肢 /yìzhī/, 假肢 /jiǎzhī/ |
| prosthetic {n} (prosthesis) SEE: prosthesis | :: |
| prosthodontics {n} (restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth) | :: 假牙修复术 /jiǎyá xiūfù shù/ |
| prostitute {n} (a person having sex for profit) | :: 妓女 /jìnǚ/ , 妓男 /jìnán/ , 雞, 鸡 /jī/ , 鴨, 鸭 /yā/ , 雞婆, 鸡婆 /jīpó/ , 娼妓 /chāngjì/ , 風塵女, 风尘女 /fēngchénnǚ/ |
| prostitute {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: whore | :: |
| prostitution {n} (having sex for profit) | :: 賣淫, 卖淫 /màiyín/, 賣春, 卖春 /màichūn/ |
| prostokvasha {n} (soured milk) | :: 酸牛奶 /suānniúnǎi/, 凝乳 /níngrǔ/ |
| prostrate {v} (to lie flat or face-down) | :: 趴 /pā/, 平臥, 平卧 /píngwò/ |
| prostrate {v} (to throw oneself down in submission) | :: 匍匐 /púfú/, 伏地 /fúdì/ |
| protactinium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鏷, 镤 /pú/ |
| protagonist {n} (main character) | :: 主角 /zhǔjué/ |
| protease {n} (enzyme) | :: 蛋白酶 /dànbáiméi/ |
| protect {v} (to keep safe) | :: 保護, 保护 /bǎohù/, 保衛, 保卫 /bǎowèi/ |
| protection {n} (process of keeping sthg safe) | :: 保护 /bǎohù/ 防护 /fánghù/ |
| protection {n} (contraceptive device) | :: 避孕 |
| protectionism {n} (A policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports) | :: 保護主義, 保护主义 /bǎohùzhǔyì/ |
| protection money {n} (money regular interval, extorted by criminals threatening to cause harm) | :: 保護費 /bǎohùfèi/, 保护费 |
| protectorate {n} (a protected autonomous state) | :: 保護國, 保护国 /bǎohùguó/ |
| protege {n} (protégé) SEE: protégé | :: |
| protein {n} (biochemistry: complex molecule) | :: 蛋白質, 蛋白质 /dànbáizhì/, 朊 /ruǎn/ |
| protein {n} (class of food) | :: 蛋白質, 蛋白质 /dànbáizhì/ |
| protein shake {n} (beverage) | :: 蛋白質奶昔, 蛋白质奶昔 /dànbáizhì nǎixī/ |
| proteomics {n} (branch of molecular biology) | :: 蛋白質組學, 蛋白质组学 /dànbáizhìzǔxué/ |
| Proterozoic {prop} (eon 2,500-541 Ma) | :: 元古宙 /Yuángǔzhòu/ |
| protest {v} (to make a strong objection) | :: 抗議, 抗议 /kàngyì/ |
| protest {n} (formal objection) | :: 抗議, 抗议 /kàngyì/, 示威 /shìwēi/ |
| Protestant {n} (someone who is a member of such a denomination) | :: 新教徒 /xīnjiàotú/ |
| Protestantism {n} (faith) | :: 新教 /xīnjiào/, 基督新教 /Jīdū xīnjiào/, 抗議宗, 抗议宗 /Kàngyìzōng/, 抗羅宗, 抗罗宗 /Kàngluózōng/, 反羅宗, 反罗宗 /Fǎnluózōng/, 反對教, 反对教 /Fǎnduìjiào/, 誓反教 /Shìfǎnjiào/, 更正教 /Gēngzhèngjiào/, 改新教 /Gǎixīnjiào/ |
| protester {n} (person who protests) | :: 抗議者, 抗议者 /kàngyìzhě/ |
| protest song {n} (song associated with social change) | :: 抗議歌曲, 抗议歌曲 /kàngyì gēqǔ/ |
| protest too much {v} (insist something not being true) | :: 此地無銀三百兩, 此地无银三百两 /cǐdì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng/ |
| protégé {n} (person who is guided and supported) | :: 徒弟 |
| protist {n} (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) | :: 原生生物 /yuánshēng shēngwù/ |
| protium {n} (lightest isotope of hydrogen) | :: 氕 /piē/ |
| proto- {prefix} ((linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages) | :: 原始 /Yuánshǐ/ |
| protocol {n} (rule, guideline etc which guides diplomatic behaviour) | :: 外交禮節, 外交礼节 /wàijiāo lǐjié/ |
| protocol {n} (diplomatic document) | :: 議定書, 议定书 /yìdìngshū/ |
| protocol {n} (computing) | :: 協定, 协定 /xiédìng/, 協議, 协议 /xiéyì/ |
| protocol {v} (to make a protocol of) | :: 擬訂, 拟定 /nǐdìng/ |
| Proto-Indo-European {prop} (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) | :: 原始印歐語, 原始印欧语 /Yuánshǐ Yìn-Ōuyǔ/ |
| Proto-Indo-Germanic {prop} (Proto-Indo-European) SEE: Proto-Indo-European | :: |
| proto-industrialization {n} (phase before the industrialization of a country) | :: 原始工業化, 原始工业化 /yuánshǐ gōngyèhuà/ |
| proto-language {n} (common ancestor language) | :: 祖語, 祖语 /zǔyǔ/, 原始語, 原始语 /yuánshǐyǔ/ |
| protologism {n} (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common) | :: 首造詞, 首造词 /shǒuzàocí/ |
| proton {n} (positively charged nucleon) | :: 質子, 质子 /zhìzǐ/ |
| protoplanet {n} (astronomical object) | :: 原行星 |
| protoplasm {n} (entire contents of a cell) | :: 原形質, 原形质 /yuánxíngzhì/, 原生質, 原生质 /yuánshēngzhì/ |
| Proto-Sino-Tibetan {prop} (cluster of dialects from which descend the Sino-Tibetan family of languages) | :: 漢藏語原型, 汉藏语原型 /hàn-zàngyǔ yuánxíng/, 原始漢藏語, 原始汉藏语 /yuánshǐ hàn-zàngyǔ/ |
| Proto-Slavic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) | :: 原始斯拉夫語, 原始斯拉夫语 /yuánshǐ sīlāfūyǔ/ |
| protospecies {n} (preexsiting type of species) | :: 原種, 原种 /yuánzhǒng/ |
| prototype {n} (original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects) | :: 原型 /yuánxíng/, 雏形 /chúxíng/ |
| protozoal {adj} (protozoan) SEE: protozoan | :: |
| protozoan {n} (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) | :: 原生動物, 原生动物 /yuánshēng dòngwù/ |
| protractor {n} (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles) | :: 量角器 /liángjiǎoqì/ |
| protrude {v} (to extend from) | :: 突出 /túchū/, 伸出 /shēnchū/, 凸出 /tūchū/ |
| proud {adj} (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) | :: 傲然 /àorán/, 驕傲, 骄傲 /jiāo'ào/ |
| proud {adj} (having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious) | :: 傲然 /àorán/, 驕傲, 骄傲 /jiāo'ào/ |
| proud {adj} | :: 骄矜 /jiāojīn/, 傲岸 /ào àn/ |
| prove {v} (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) | :: 證明, 证明 /zhèngmíng/ |
| Provence {prop} (region in France) | :: 普羅旺斯, 普罗旺斯 /Pǔluōwàngsī/ |
| proverb {n} (phrase expressing a basic truth) | :: 箴言 /zhēnyán/, 諺語, 谚语 /yànyǔ/ |
| Proverbs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 箴言 /Zhēnyán/ |
| provide {v} (to give what is needed or desired) | :: 供給, 供给 /gōngjǐ/ |
| provide {v} (to furnish (with)) | :: 供給, 供给 /gōngjǐ/ |
| providence {n} (careful guardianship exercised by a deity) | :: 眷顾 |
| Providence {prop} (Capital of Rhode Island) | :: 普罗维登斯 /Pǔ luó wéi dēng sī/ |
| province {n} (a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level) | :: 省份 /shěngfèn/, 省 /shěng/ |
| provincial {adj} (of or pertaining to a province) | :: 地方的 |
| provincial capital {n} (capital of a province) | :: 省会 /shěnghuì/ |
| proving ground {n} (weapon\tactics-testing place) | :: 演习场 |
| provision {n} (item of goods or supplies obtained for future use) | :: 配给 |
| provision {n} (law: clause in a legal instrument) | :: 條件, 條款 |
| provisional {adj} (temporary) | :: 临时 |
| proviso {n} (conditional provision to an agreement) | :: 但書, 但书 /dànshū/ |
| provocation {n} (act of provoking) | :: 挑釁, 挑衅 /tiǎoxìn/ |
| provoke {v} (to cause to become angry) | :: 挑釁, 挑衅 /tiǎoxìn/, 扇動, 扇动 /shāndòng/, 激怒 /jīnù/, 激起 /jīqǐ/, 刺激 /cìjī/ |
| provost {n} | :: 大學學院長, 大学学院长 (dàxué xuéyuàn zhǎng) |
| proxenetism {n} (procuring) SEE: pimping | :: |
| proximal {adj} (Closer to the point of attachment) | :: 鄰近的, 邻近的 /línjìn de/ |
| proximately {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| proximity {n} (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship) | :: 接近 /jiējìn/ |
| proxy {n} (agent or substitute authorized to act for another person) | :: 代理 /dàilǐ/ |
| proxy {n} ((software) An interface for a service) | :: 代理服務器, 代理服务器 /dàilǐ fúwùqì/, 代理 /dàilǐ/ |
| proxy server {n} (hardware server) | :: 代理服務器, 代理服务器 /dàilǐ fúwùqì/ |
| proxy war {n} (war where two powers use third parties) | :: 代理戰爭, 代理战争 /dàilǐ zhànzhēng/ |
| Prozac {prop} (trade name for fluoxetine) | :: 百憂解, 百忧解 /bǎiyōujiě/ |
| præstige {n} (Archaic spelling of prestige) SEE: prestige | :: |
| prudence {n} (The quality or state of being prudent) | :: 谨慎 |
| prudent {adj} (sagacious in adapting means to ends) | :: 謹慎, 谨慎 /jǐnshèn/, 慎重 /shènzhòng/ |
| prudish {adj} (exaggeratedly proper) | :: 过分拘谨的 |
| prune {v} (plum) SEE: plum | :: |
| prune {v} (dried plum) | :: 李子乾, 李子干 /lǐzigān/, 西梅乾, 西梅干 /xīméigān/, 乾梅子, 干梅子 /gānméizi/, 梅乾, 梅干 /mēigān/ |
| pruno {n} (an improvised alcoholic drink) | :: 家酿啤酒 /jiā niàng píjiǔ/ |
| prurient {adj} (uneasy with desire; lustful) | :: 挑逗的 |
| Prussia {prop} (geographical area) | :: 普魯士, 普鲁士 /Pǔlǔshì/ |
| Prussia {prop} (former Baltic country) | :: 普魯士, 普鲁士 /Pǔlǔshì/ |
| Prussia {prop} (former German province) | :: 普魯士, 普鲁士 /Pǔlǔshì/ |
| pry {v} (to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey) | :: 窺探, 窥探 /kuītàn/ |
| Przewalski's horse {n} (Equus ferus przewalskii) | :: 普爾熱瓦爾斯基氏野馬, 普尔热瓦尔斯基氏野马 /Pǔ'ěrrèwǎ'ěrsījī shì yěmǎ/, 普氏野馬, 普氏野马 /Pǔshì yěmǎ/ |
| psalm {n} (sacred song) | :: 詩篇, 诗篇 /shīpiān/ |
| Psalms {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 詩篇, 诗篇 /Shīpiān/ |
| psalter {n} (The Book of Psalms) | :: 聖詠經, 圣咏经 /shèngyǒngjīng/ |
| psalterium {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| psaltery {n} (instrument) | :: 薩泰里琴 /sàtàilǐqín/ |
| PSB {n} (Public security Bureau) | :: 公安局 /gōng'ānjú/ |
| pseudo- {prefix} (not genuine) | :: 偽-, 伪- /wěi-/, 假- /jiǎ-/ |
| pseudo-anglicism {n} (word with an English appearance that is not current in English) | :: 和製英語, 和制英语 /hézhì yīngyǔ/ |
| pseudocode {n} (description of a computer programming algorithm) | :: 偽代碼, 伪代码 /wěidàimǎ/, 虛擬代碼, 虚拟代码 /xūnǐ dàimǎ/ |
| pseudocroup {n} (croup) SEE: croup | :: |
| pseudoephedrine {n} (sympathomimetic alkaloid) | :: 偽麻黃鹼, 伪麻黄碱 /wěimáhuángjiǎn/ |
| pseudonym {n} (fictitious name) | :: 假名 /jiǎmíng/, 化名 /huàmíng/, 筆名, 笔名 /bǐmíng/, 藝名, 艺名 /yìmíng/ |
| pseudopatient {n} (person who pretends to be ill, especially to gain some benefit, see also: malingerer) | :: 假病人 /Jiǎ bìngrén/ |
| pseudopatient {n} (person who poses as a patient for research or staff training) | :: 假病人 /Jiǎ bìngrén/ |
| pseudoscience {n} (purported science) | :: 偽科學, 伪科学 /wěikēxué/ |
| pseudoscientific {adj} (of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience) | :: 偽科學的, 伪科学的 /wěikēxué de/ |
| pseudoscientifically {adv} (in a pseudoscientific fashion) | :: 偽科學地, 伪科学地 /wěikēxué de/ |
| pseudoscientist {n} (practitioner of pseudoscience or a pseudoscience) | :: 偽科學家, 伪科学家 /wěikēxuéjiā/ |
| pshaw {interj} (indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief) | :: 呸 /pēi/ |
| psi {n} (Greek letter) | :: 普西 /pǔxī/ |
| psittacosis {n} (infection) | :: 鸚鵡熱, 鹦鹉热 /yīngwǔrè/ |
| Pskov {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: 普斯科夫 /Pǔsīkēfū/ |
| psoriasis {n} (facial skin disease) | :: 牛皮癬, 牛皮癣 /niúpíxuǎn/, 銀屑病, 银屑病 /yínxièbìng/ |
| psst {interj} (implying secrecy) | :: 噓, 嘘 /xū/, 嘶 /sī/ |
| psychedelic {adj} (of, containing or generating hallucinations, etc.) | :: 迷幻 |
| psyched up {adj} (in a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult enterprise) | :: 做好心裡準備的, 做好心理准备的 /zuòhǎo xīnlǐ zhǔnbèi de/ |
| psychiatric hospital {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| psychiatrist {n} (doctor specializing in psychiatry) | :: 心理醫生, 心理医生 /xīnlǐ yīshēng/ |
| psychiatry {n} (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) | :: 精神病學, 精神病学 /jīngshénbìngxué/ |
| psychic {n} (a person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities) | :: 灵媒 |
| psycho {n} (psychotic or otherwise insane person) | :: 精神病人 /jīngshénbìngrén/, 精神病患者 /jīngshénbìnghuànzhě/ |
| psycho {n} (person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner) | :: 瘋子, 疯子 /fēngzi/, 狂人 /kuángrén/ |
| psychoactive {adj} (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) | :: 作用於精神的, 作用于精神的 (zuòyòng yú jīngshén de), 影響心理狀態的, 影响心理状态的 (yǐngxiǎng xīnlǐ zhuàngtài de) |
| psychoanalysis {n} (family of psychological theories) | :: 精神分析 /jīngshén fēnxi/ |
| psychokinesis {n} (movement inanimate objects by the use of psychic power) | :: 念力; 念力 /niànlì/ |
| psycholinguistics {n} (study of comprehension and production of language) | :: 心理語言學, 心理语言学 /xīnlǐ yǔyánxué/ |
| psychological warfare {n} (The use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone) | :: 心理戰, 心理战 /xīnlǐzhàn/ |
| psychologist {n} (expert in the field of psychology) | :: 心理學家, 心理学家 /xīnlǐxuéjiā/ |
| psychology {n} (study of the human mind) | :: 心理學, 心理学 /xīnlǐxué/ |
| psychology {n} (the study of the human behavior) | :: 心理學, 心理学 /xīnlǐxué/ |
| psychology {n} (the mental characteristics of a particular individual) | :: 心理 /xīnlǐ/ |
| psychometry {n} (paranormal ability) | :: 接觸感應, 接触感应 /jiēchù gǎnyìng/, 心理測評, 心理测评 /xīnlǐ cèpíng/ |
| psychopath {n} (person with a personality disorder) | :: 精神病人 /jīngshén bìngrén/, 精神變態者, 精神变态者 /jīngshén biàntàizhě/, 精神病患者 /jīngshénbìng huànzhě/, 變態者, 变态者 /biàntàizhě/ |
| psychopathology {n} (study of mental illness) | :: 精神病理學, 精神病理学 /jīngshénbìnglǐxué/ |
| psychosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: 精神病 /jīngshénbìng/ |
| psychosomatic {adj} (of physical effects with mental causes) | :: 心理作用引起的 /xīnlǐ zuòyòng yǐnqǐ de/, 身心 /shēn-xīn/ |
| psychosynthesis {n} (form of psychology based on the direct experience of the self) | :: 精神綜合法, 精神综合法 /jīngshén zōnghéfǎ/, 心理綜合法, 心理综合法 /xīnlǐ zōnghéfǎ/ |
| psychotherapy {n} (treatment of those with mental illness) | :: 心理療法, 心理疗法 /xīnlǐ liáofǎ/, 心理治療, 心理治疗 /xīnlǐ zhìliáo/, 精神療法, 精神疗法 /jīngshén liáofǎ/, 精神治療, 精神治疗 /jīngshén zhìliáo/ |
| psychrometer {n} (instrument which measures atmospheric humidity) | :: 乾濕表, 干湿表 /gānshībiǎo/ |
| psywar {n} (psychological warfare) SEE: psychological warfare | :: |
| pâté {n} (finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables) | :: 肉醬, 肉酱 /ròujiàng/ |
| pétanque {n} (form of boules) | :: 法式滾球, 法式滚球 |
| ptarmigan {n} (a small grouse, Lagopus) | :: 鷓鴣, 鹧鸪 /zhègū/, 雷鳥, 雷鸟 /léiniǎo/ |
| pteridine {n} (bicyclic aromatic heterocycle) | :: 蝶啶 /diédìng/ |
| pterin {n} (derivative of pteridine) | :: 蝶呤 /diélìng/ |
| pterodactyl {n} (informal term for any pterosaur) | :: 翼手龍, 翼手龙 /yìshǒulóng/ |
| pterosaur {n} (extinct flying reptile) | :: 翼龍, 翼龙 /yìlóng/ |
| Ptolemy {prop} (name of Greek origin) | :: 托勒密 /Tuōlèmì/ |
| ptomaine {n} (any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria) | :: 尸毒 /shīdú/ |
| PTSD {n} (initialism: post-traumatic stress disorder) | :: 創傷後心理壓力緊張症候群, 创伤后心理压力紧张症候群 /chuāngshānghòu xīnlǐ yālì jǐnzhāng zhènghòuqún/ |
| pub {n} (public house) | :: 酒吧 /jiǔbā/, 酒館, 酒馆 /jiǔguǎn/ |
| puberty {n} (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) | :: 青春期 /qīngchūnqī/, 思春期 /sīchūnqī/, 發情, 发情 /fāqíng/, 發身, 发身 /fāshēn/, 發育期, 发育期 /fāyùqī/ |
| pubic hair {n} (collectively) | :: 陰毛, 阴毛 /yīnmáo/ |
| pubic hair {n} (singular) | :: 陰毛, 阴毛 /yīnmáo/ |
| pubic louse {n} (crab louse) SEE: crab louse | :: |
| pubis {n} (the pubic bone) | :: 恥骨, 耻骨 /chǐgǔ/ |
| public {adj} (pertaining to people as a whole) | :: 公共 /gōnggòng/ |
| public {adj} (open to all members of a community) | :: 公共 /gōnggòng/ |
| public {n} (people in general) | :: 公眾, 公众 /gōngzhòng/, 大眾, 大众 /dàzhòng/ |
| public {n} | :: 公共, 公眾 |
| public administration {n} (implementation of public policy) | :: 公共行政 |
| public administration {n} (field of study) | :: 公共行政学 |
| publication {n} (act of publishing) | :: 出版 /chūbǎn/, 發表, 发表 /fābiǎo/, 發行, 发行 /fāxíng/ |
| publication {n} (an issue of printed or other matter) | :: 出版物 /chūbǎnwù/, 刊物 /kānwù/ |
| publication {n} (communication of information) | :: 發表, 发表 /fābiǎo/ |
| public domain {n} (realm of intellectual property) | :: 公共領域, 公共领域 /gōnggòng lǐngyù/, 公有領域, 公有领域 /gōngyǒu lǐngyù/ |
| public domain {n} (attributive: not subject to any copyright or patent restrictions) | :: 公有土地 /gōngyǒu tǔdì/, 公地 /gōngdì/ |
| public figure {n} (person subject to public interest) | :: 知名人士 /zhīmíng rénshì/, 公眾人物, 公众人物 /gōngzhòng rénwù/, 社會名人, 社会名人 /shèhuì míngrén/ |
| public good {n} (welfare of the people) | :: 公益 /gōngyì/ |
| public good {n} (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) | :: 公共物品 /gōnggòng wùpǐn/ |
| public health {n} (science) | :: 公共衛生, 公共卫生 /gōnggòng wèishēng/ |
| public historian {n} (professional who works in the field of public history) | :: 公共歷史學家, 公共历史学家 /gōnggòng lìshǐxuéjiā/ |
| public history {n} (range of activities undertaken by people with training in history who work outside of academic settings) | :: 公共歷史學, 公共历史学 /gōnggòng lìshǐxué/ |
| public holiday {n} (national or regional holiday from work on a specific day) | :: 公眾假期, 公众假期 /gōngzhòng jiàqī/, 公共假期 /gōnggòng jiàqī/, 假期 /jiàqī/, 假日 /jiàrì/, 公休 /gōngxiū/ |
| public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub | :: |
| public housing {n} (accommodation subsidised by the government for disadvantaged groups) | :: 公共房屋 /gōnggòng fángwū/, 公房 /gōngfáng/ |
| publicist {n} (a journalist who focusses on politics) | :: 政論家, 政论家 /zhènglùnjiā/ |
| publicity {n} (advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something) | :: 宣傳, 宣传 /xuānchuán/ |
| publicity stunt {n} (staged marketing event) | :: 宣傳性噱頭, 宣传性噱头 /xuānchuánxìng xuétóu/, 公開作秀, 公开作秀 /gōngkāi zuòxiù/ |
| public law {n} (law) | :: 公法 /gōngfǎ/ |
| publicly {adv} (in an open and public manner) | :: 公開地, 公开地 /gōngkāi de/ |
| public opinion {n} (opinion of the public) | :: 輿論, 舆论 /yúlùn/, 民意 /mínyì/, 公眾意見, 公众意见 /gōngzhòng yìjiàn/ |
| public place {n} (space that is generally open and accessible to people) | :: 公共場所, 公共场所 /gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ/ |
| public policy {n} (set of government policies) | :: 公共政策 /gōnggòng zhèngcè/ |
| public property {n} (property owned by the state) | :: 公物 /gōngwù/ |
| public purse {n} (money controlled by the government) | :: 公款 /gōngkuǎn/, 國庫, 国库 /guókù/ |
| public relations {n} (profession) | :: 公共關係, 公共关系 /gōnggòng guānxì/, PR, 公關, 公关 /gōngguān/ |
| public sector {n} (government and entities) | :: 公共部門, 公共部门 /gōnggòng bùmén/ |
| public servant {n} (convict) SEE: convict | :: |
| public servant {n} (civil servant) SEE: civil servant | :: |
| public service announcement {n} (advertisement intended to serve the public interest) | :: 公開服務發布訊息, 公开服务发布讯息 /gōngkāi fúwù fābù xùnxī/, 公益廣告, 公益广告 /gōngyì guǎnggào/ |
| public space {n} (public place) SEE: public place | :: |
| public speaking {n} (speaking to a group of people in a structured manner) | :: 公眾講話, 公众讲话 /gōngzhòng jiǎnghuà/ |
| public telephone {n} (public telephone) | :: 公用電話, 公用电话 /gōngyòng diànhuà/ |
| public toilet {n} (public toilet) | :: 公共廁所, 公共厕所 /gōnggòng cèsuǒ/, 公廁, 公厕 /gōngcè/ |
| public transit {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| public transport {n} (form of transport) | :: 共同交通 /gòngtóng jiāotōng/, 公共交通 /gōnggòng jiāotōng/, 公交 /gōngjiāo/ |
| public transportation {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| public trustee {n} (public office which acts as a trustee) | :: 公共受託機構, 公共受托机构 /gōnggòng shòutuō jīgòu/ |
| publish {v} (to issue a medium (e.g. publication)) | :: 出版 /chūbǎn/ |
| publish {v} (to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution) | :: 出版 /chūbǎn/ |
| publishable {adj} (able to be published) | :: 可發表的, 可发表的 (kě fābiǎo de), 適於出版的, 适于出版的 (shìyú chūbǎn de) |
| publisher {n} (One who publishes, especially books) | :: 出版者 /chūbǎn zhě/, 發行人, 发行人 /fāxíngrén/, 出版社 /chūbǎnshè/ |
| publishing house {n} (company that produces books) | :: 出版社 /chūbǎnshè/, 書局, 书局 /shūjú/, 書社, 书社 /shūshè/ |
| puck {n} (hockey puck) SEE: hockey puck | :: |
| pudding {n} (boiled or steamed cake or dessert) | :: 布丁 /bùdīng/, 布甸 /bùdiàn/ |
| pudding {n} (dessert similar to custard or mousse, containing a starchy thickening agent) | :: 布丁 /bùdīng/ |
| pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| puddle {n} (a small pool of water) | :: 水坑 /shuǐkēng/, 水洼 /shuǐwā/ |
| pudendal cleft {n} (cleft between the labia majora) | :: 陰裂, 阴裂 /yīnliè/ |
| Pudong {prop} (new area in China) | :: 浦東, 浦东 /Pǔdōng/ |
| Puducherry {prop} (Puducherry, India) | :: 本地治里 /Běndìzhìlǐ/ |
| pu'er {n} (a variety of tea) | :: 普洱茶 /pǔ'ěrchá/ |
| Pu'er {prop} (Pu'er, Yunnan) | :: 普洱 /Pǔ'ěr/ |
| Pu'er City {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 普洱 /Pǔ'ěr/ |
| puerperal fever {n} (fever due to infection of the uterus) | :: 產褥熱, 产褥热 /chǎnrùrè/ |
| Puerto Rican {n} (person from Puerto Rico) | :: 波多黎各人 /Bōduōlígèrén/ |
| Puerto Rican {adj} (pertaining to Puerto Rico) | :: 波多黎各的 /Bōduōlígè de/ |
| Puerto Rico {prop} (Caribbean Commonwealth) | :: 波多黎各 /Bōduōlígè/ |
| puff {v} (pant) SEE: pant | :: |
| puff {n} (type of cake) | :: 泡芙 /pàofú/ |
| puffer {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (a delicacy popular in Japan) | :: 河豚 /hétún/ |
| puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: 海鸚, 海鹦 /hǎiyīng/ |
| puff pastry {n} (light, flaky pastry) | :: 酥皮 /sūpí/, 千層餅, 千层饼 /qiāncéngbǐng/, 鬆餅, 松饼 /sōngbǐng/, 松塔餅, 松塔饼 /sōngtǎbǐng/, 千層酥餅, 千层酥饼 /qiāncéngsūbǐng/ |
| pug {n} (small dog) | :: 巴哥犬 /bāgēquǎn/, 原中文名巴哥犬 /yuán-zhōng-wén-míng-bā-gē-quǎn/, 哈巴狗 /hǎbāgǒu/ |
| Puget Sound {prop} (a sound in Washington) | :: 普吉特海灣, 普吉特海湾, 普吉特灣, 普吉特湾, 皮吉特灣, 皮吉特湾, 普捷灣, 普捷湾 |
| pugnacious {adj} (aggressive, belligerent) | :: 好戰的, 好战的 /hàozhàn de/, 好鬥的, 好斗的 /hàodòu de/ |
| puh-lease {adv} (expression of annoyance) | :: 拜託, 拜托 /bàituō/ |
| puke {n} (vomit) | :: 呕吐 /ǒutù/ |
| pulao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pulchritude {n} (pulchritude) | :: 體態美 |
| pulchritudinous {adj} (having great physical beauty) | :: 美麗, 美丽 /měilì/ |
| pull {v} (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one) | :: 拖拉 /tuōlā/, 拉 /lā/, 引 /yǐn/ |
| pull {n} (act of pulling) | :: 拉 /lā/ |
| pull an all-nighter {v} (work throughout the night) | :: 開夜車, 开夜车 /kāi yèchē/ ("to drive the night car") |
| pull apart {v} (disassemble) SEE: disassemble | :: |
| pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken | :: |
| pullet {n} (young hen) | :: 小母雞, 小母鸡 /xiǎo mǔjī/ |
| pulley {n} (one of simple machines) | :: 滑車, 滑车 /huáchē/, 滑輪, 滑轮 /huálún/ |
| pull oneself together {v} (to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused) | :: 振作起來, 振作起来 /zhènzuò qǐlái/, 鎮定下來, 镇定下来 /zhèndìng xiàlái/ |
| pull one's socks up {v} (start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts) | :: 鼓起勇气 |
| pullover {n} (sweater) | :: 套衫 /tàoshān/, 毛衣 /máoyī/ |
| pull someone down a peg {v} | :: 杀某人的威风, 挫某人的锐气 |
| pull someone's leg {v} (to tease someone) | :: 開玩笑, 开玩笑 /kāiwánxiào/ (usage: 开...的玩笑), 嘲弄 /cháonòng/ |
| pull the plug {v} (disconnect from a supply) SEE: unplug | :: |
| pull-up {n} (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) | :: 引體向上, 引体向上 /yǐntǐxiàngshàng/ |
| pulmonary alveolus {n} (small air sac in the lungs) | :: 肺泡 /fèipào/ |
| pulmonary artery {n} (artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs) | :: 肺動脈, 肺动脉 /fèidòngmài/ |
| pulmonary edema {n} (accumulation of fluid in lungs) | :: 肺水腫 /fèishuǐzhǒng/ |
| pulmonary tuberculosis {n} (tuberculosis infecting the lungs) | :: 肺結核, 肺结核 /fèijiéhé/ |
| pulp {n} (center of a fruit) | :: 果肉 /guǒròu/ |
| pulp {n} (center of a tooth) | :: 齒髓, 齿髓 /chǐsuǐ/, 牙髓 /yásuǐ/ |
| pulp {n} (mass of which paper is produced) | :: 紙漿, 纸浆 /zhǐjiāng/ |
| pulp fiction {n} (shocking and sensational fiction) | :: 低俗小說, 低俗小说 /dīsú xiǎoshuō/ |
| pulpit {n} (raised platform in church) | :: 講道壇, 讲道坛 /jiǎngdàotán/, 講臺, 讲台 /jiǎngtái/ |
| pulpit {n} (plane's cockpit) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| pulp magazine {n} (magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing) | :: 紙漿雜誌, 纸浆杂志 /zhǐjiāng zázhì/ |
| pulsar {n} (rotating neutron star) | :: 脈衝星, 脉冲星 /màichōngxīng/ |
| pulse {n} (regular beat caused by the heart) | :: 脈搏, 脉搏 /màibó/, 脈, 脉 /mài/ |
| pulverise {v} (to render into dust or powder) | :: Literary Chinese: 齏; 碾碎 /niǎnsuì/, 粉碎 /fěnsuì/ |
| pulverize {v} (pulverise) SEE: pulverise | :: |
| puma {n} (Puma concolor) SEE: cougar | :: |
| pumice {n} (pumice) | :: 浮石 /fúshí/, 浮岩 /fúyán/ |
| pump {n} (trainer or sneaker) SEE: trainer | :: |
| pump {n} (device for moving liquid or gas) | :: 泵 /bèng/, 唧筒 /jītǒng/ |
| pump {v} (transitive: to use a pump to move liquid or gas) | :: 唧筒 /jítóng/ |
| pumpkin {n} (plant) | :: 南瓜 /nánguā/ |
| pumpkin {n} (fruit of this plant) | :: 南瓜 /nánguā/ |
| pumpkin pie {n} (pie made from the flesh of pumpkins) | :: 南瓜派 /nánguāpài/ |
| pumpkin pie spice {n} (pumpkin spice) SEE: pumpkin spice | :: |
| pumpkin seed {n} (seed) | :: 南瓜籽 /nánguāzǐ/ |
| pumpkin spice {n} (spice blend) | :: 南瓜派調味料, 南瓜派调味料 /nánguāpài tiáowèiliào/ |
| pun {n} (joke or type of wordplay) | :: 雙關語, 双关语 /shuāngguānyǔ/, 俏皮話, 俏皮话 /qiàopihuà/ |
| punch {n} (hit or strike with one's fist) | :: 拳打 /quándǎ/, 拳 /quán/ |
| punch {v} (to strike something or someone with one's fist) | :: 拳打 /quándǎ/, 拳 /quán/ |
| punch {n} (device for creating holes in thin material) | :: 打孔器 /dǎkǒngqì/ |
| punch {n} (mechanism for punching holes in paper) | :: 打孔器 /dǎkǒngqì/ |
| punch {v} (to employ a punch to create a hole) | :: 打孔 /dǎkǒng/ |
| punch {n} (beverage) | :: 雜果賓治, 杂果宾治 /záguǒbīnzhì/ |
| punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd | :: |
| punch card {n} (card with have holes or notches used for storing data) | :: 打孔卡 /dǎkǒngkǎ/ |
| punch clock {n} (time clock) SEE: time clock | :: |
| punching bag {n} (device used to practice punching) | :: 拳擊沙袋, 拳击沙袋 /quánjī shādài/, 吊袋 /diàodài/ |
| punching bag {n} (object of abuse) | :: 出氣筒, 出气筒 /chūqìtǒng/ |
| punch list {n} (list of items required to complete a project) | :: 任務清單, 任务清单 /rènwu qīngdān/ |
| punctual {adj} (prompt) | :: 守時, 守时 /shǒushí/ |
| punctuate {v} (emphasize, stress) SEE: emphasize | :: |
| punctuation {n} (set of symbols) | :: 標點, 标点 /biāodiǎn/, 句讀, 句读 /jùdòu/ |
| punctuation mark {n} (symbol used in writing) | :: 標點符號, 标点符号 /biāodiǎn fúhào/, 標點, 标点 /biāodiǎn/, 句讀, 句读 /jùdòu/ |
| puncture {v} (puncture) SEE: pierce | :: |
| puncture {n} (hole, cut or tear) | :: 戳破 /chuōpò/, 刺孔 /cìkǒng/ |
| puncture vine {n} (Tribulus terrestris) SEE: caltrop | :: |
| pundit {n} (a self-professed expert) | :: 權威人士, 权威人士 /quánwēi rénshì/ |
| pundit {n} (a Hindu scholar) | :: 班智達, 班智达 /bānzhìdá/ |
| Pune {prop} (city in India) | :: 浦那 /Pǔnà, Pǔnèi/ |
| pungent {adj} (having a strong odour) | :: 辛辣 /xīnlà/ |
| pungent {adj} (having a sharp and stiff point) | :: 辛辣 /xīnlà/ |
| Punic War {n} (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) | :: 布匿戰爭, 布匿战争 /Bùnì zhànzhēng/, 布匿克戰爭, 布匿克战争 /Bùnìkè zhànzhēng/ |
| punish {v} (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct) | :: 懲罰, 惩罚 /chéngfá/, 處罰, 处罚 /chǔfá/, 制裁 /zhìcái/ |
| punishable {adj} (appropriate for punishment) | :: 該罰的, 该罚的 /gāifá de/, 可罰的, 可罚的 /kěfá de/ |
| punishment {n} (the act of punishing) | :: 懲罰, 惩罚 /chéngfá/ |
| punishment {n} (penalty for wrongdoing) | :: 刑罰, 刑罚 /xíngfá/ |
| Punjab {prop} (geographical region in South Asia) | :: 旁遮普 /Pángzhēpǔ/ |
| Punjabi {adj} (of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language) | :: 旁遮普的 /Pángzhēpǔ de/ |
| Punjabi {n} (language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and eastern Pakistan) | :: 旁遮普語, 旁遮普语 /Pángzhēpǔyǔ/ |
| Punjabi {n} (resident of or immigrant from the Punjab) | :: 旁遮普人 /Pángzhēpǔrén/ |
| punk {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| punk {n} (petty criminal) | :: 朋克 /péngkè/ |
| punk {n} (punk rocker) | :: 朋克搖滾樂師, 朋克摇滚乐师 /péngkè yáogǔnyuèshī/, 朋客搖滾樂手, 朋客摇滚乐手 /péngkè yáogǔnyuèshǒu/ |
| punk {n} (punk social movement) | :: 朋克 /péngkè/ |
| punk rock {n} | :: 朋客搖滾樂, 朋客摇滚乐 /péngkè yáogǔnyuè/ |
| punk rocker {n} (punk) SEE: punk | :: |
| puny {adj} (of inferior size) | :: 微小 /wēixiǎo/, 弱小 /ruòxiǎo/ |
| pupa {n} (insect) | :: 蛹 /yǒng/ |
| pupil {n} (learner) | :: 學生, 学生 /xuésheng/, 弟子 /dìzǐ/, 生徒 /shēngtú/ |
| pupil {n} (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) | :: 瞳孔 /tóngkǒng/, 瞳子 /tóngzi/ |
| puppet {n} (movable model of a person or animal) | :: 木偶 /mù'ǒu/, 人偶 /rén'ǒu/, 偶人 /ǒurén/ |
| puppet {n} (person or country controlled by another) | :: 傀儡 /kuǐlěi/ |
| puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| puppet army {n} (army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone) | :: 偽軍, 伪军 /wěijūn/, 傀儡軍, 傀儡军 /kuǐlěijūn/ |
| puppeteer {n} (someone who is manipulative) | :: 控制狂 |
| puppet government {n} (government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power) | :: 傀儡政府 /kuǐlěi zhèngfǔ/, 傀儡政權, 傀儡政权 /kuǐlěi zhèngquán/ |
| puppet show {n} (theatrical performance with puppets) | :: 木偶戲, 木偶戏 /mù'ǒuxì/, 傀儡戲, 傀儡戏 /kuǐlěixì/ |
| puppet state {n} (state) | :: 傀儡國家, 傀儡国家 /kuǐlěi guójiā/ |
| puppy {n} (young dog) | :: 小狗 /xiǎogǒu/ |
| puppy fat {n} (natural fat on the body of a child) | :: 胖嘟嘟 /pàngdūdū/ , 小兒虛胖, 小儿虚胖 /xiǎo'ér xūpàng/ |
| puppy love {n} (youthful infatuation with another person) | :: 早戀, 早恋 /zǎoliàn/ |
| Puqi {prop} (subdistrict in central China) | :: 蒲圻 /Púqí/ |
| Purchaqchi {prop} (township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 普恰克其 /Pǔqiàkèqí/ |
| purchase {n} (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something for money) | :: 購買, 购买 /gòumǎi/ |
| purchase {v} (to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price) | :: 購買, 购买 /gòumǎi/ |
| purchase order {n} (commercial document) | :: 採購訂單, 采购订单 /cǎigòu dìngdān/ |
| purchaser {n} (one who purchases) | :: 買主, 买主 /mǎizhǔ/, 購買人, 购买人 /gòumǎirén/, 購買者, 购买者 /gòumǎizhě/, 買方, 买方 /mǎifāng/ |
| purchasing power {n} (amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency) | :: 購買力, 购买力 /gòumǎilì/ |
| purchasing power {n} (income available to households) | :: 購買力, 购买力 /gòumǎilì/ |
| purchasing power {n} (ability of company) | :: 購買力, 购买力 /gòumǎilì/ |
| purchasing power parity {n} (long-term equilibrium) | :: 購買力平價, 购买力平价 /gòumǎilì píngjià/ |
| pure {adj} (free of flaws or imperfections) | :: 純潔, 纯洁 /chúnjié/, 純, 纯 /chún/, 純凈, 纯净 /chúnjìng/, 純粹, 纯粹 /chúncuì/ |
| pure {adj} (free of foreign material or pollutants) | :: 純粹, 纯粹 /chúncuì/, 纯的 /chún de/ |
| purebred {adj} (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) | :: 純種的, 纯种的 /chúnzhǒng de/ |
| purebred {n} (animal which has genuine parents of the same breed) | :: 純種, 纯种 /chúnzhǒng/ |
| puree {n} (food that has been ground into a thick liquid) | :: 菜泥 /càiní/, 果泥 /guǒní/, 肉泥 /ròuní/, 馬鈴薯泥, 马铃薯泥 /mǎlíngshǔ ní/ |
| pure land {n} (celestial realm) | :: 淨土, 净土 /jìngtǔ/ |
| purely imaginary number {n} (imaginary number) SEE: imaginary number | :: |
| pure mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: 純粹數學, 纯粹数学 /chúncuì shùxué/ |
| purgatory {n} (Purgatory) SEE: Purgatory | :: |
| Purgatory {prop} (intermediate state after physical death) | :: 煉獄, 炼狱 /liànyù/ |
| purge {n} (forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.) | :: 清洗 /qīngxǐ/ |
| purification {n} (act of purifying) | :: 使純淨, 使纯净 (shǐ chúnjìng), 使潔淨, 使洁净 (shǐ jiéjìng), 純化, 纯化 /chúnhuà/ |
| purifier {n} (person or device that purifies) | :: 淨化器, 净化器 /jìnghuàqì/ |
| purify {v} (cleanse something of impurities) | :: 使純淨, 使纯净 (shǐ chúnjìng), 使潔淨, 使洁净 (shǐ jiéjìng), 純化, 纯化 /chúnhuà/ |
| purine {n} (organic heterocyclic base) | :: 嘌呤 /piàolìng, piāolíng/ |
| purism {n} (insistence on the traditionally correct way) | :: 純粹主義, 纯粹主义 /chúncuìzhǔyì/ |
| purist {n} (advocate of purism) | :: 純粹主義者, 纯粹主义者 /chúncuìzhǔyìzhě/ |
| puristic {adj} (purist) SEE: purist | :: |
| Puritan {n} (member of a particular Protestant religious sect) | :: 清教徒 /qīngjiàotú/ |
| purity {n} (the state of being pure) | :: 純度, 纯度 /chúndù/ |
| purple {n} (colour) | :: 紫色 /zǐsè/ |
| purple {adj} (colour) | :: 紫色 /zǐsè/, 紫 /zǐ/, 紺, 绀 /gàn/ |
| purple martin {n} (bird) | :: 紫崖燕 /zǐyáyàn/ |
| purple rice {n} (black rice) SEE: black rice | :: |
| purpose {n} (target) | :: 目的 /mùdì/ |
| purposefully {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| purpura {n} | :: 紫癜 /zǐdiàn/ |
| purr {v} (cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat) | :: 發出喉音, 发出喉音 /fāchū hóuyīn/, 咕嚕咕嚕叫, 咕噜咕噜叫 /gūlǔgūlǔ jiào/, 打呼嚕, 打呼噜 /dǎ hūlū/ |
| purr {n} (vibrating sound made by a cat when contented) | :: 咕嚕咕嚕聲, 咕噜咕噜声 /gūlǔgūlǔ shēng/, 貓喘音, 猫喘音 /māochuǎnyīn/, 貓喘鳴, 猫喘鸣 /māochuǎnmíng/ |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying money) | :: 錢包, 钱包 /qiánbāo/, 錢袋, 钱袋 /qiándài/ |
| purse {v} (press (the lips) together) | :: 抿嘴 /mǐnzuǐ/ |
| purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) SEE: common purslane | :: |
| pursue {v} (to follow urgently) | :: 追求 /zhuīqiú/ |
| pursuer {n} (one who pursues) | :: 追趕者, 追赶者 /zhuīgǎnzhě/ |
| pursuit {n} (act of pursuing) | :: 追求 /zhuīqiú/ |
| purveyor {n} (supplier) SEE: supplier | :: |
| pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) | :: 膿, 脓 /nóng/ |
| Pusan {prop} (Busan) SEE: Busan | :: |
| push {v} (to apply a force to something so that it moves away) | :: 推 /tuī/ |
| push {v} (to thrust the points of the horns against) SEE: gore | :: |
| push and shove {v} (force oneself through a crowded area) | :: 擁擠, 拥挤 /yōngjǐ/, 左推右搡 /zuǒtuīyòusǎng/ |
| push-button {n} (electrical switch) | :: 按鈕, 按钮 /ànniǔ/, 電鈕, 电钮 /diànniǔ/ |
| pushchair {n} (stroller) SEE: stroller | :: |
| pushdown automaton {n} (automaton) | :: 下推自動機, 下推自动机 /xiàtuī zìdòngjī/ |
| Pushkin {prop} (Russian surname) | :: 普希金 /Pǔxījīn/ |
| pushpin {n} (thumbtack) SEE: thumbtack | :: |
| pushrod {n} (rod in a piston engine) | :: 推杆 |
| push scooter {n} (a child's foot-operated vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| pushup {n} (push-up) SEE: push-up | :: |
| push-up {n} (exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor) | :: 俯臥撐, 俯卧撑 /fǔwòchēng/, 伏地挺身 /fúdì tǐngshēn/ |
| Puss in Boots {prop} (fairy tale) | :: 穿靴子的貓, 穿靴子的猫 /chuān xuēzi de māo/ |
| pussy {n} (informal: affectionate term for a cat) | :: 貓, 猫 /māo/, 貓咪, 猫咪 /māomī/ |
| pussy {n} (slang: female genitalia) | :: 屄 /bī/ |
| pussywhipped {adj} (submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner) | :: 怕老婆的 /pàlǎopó de/ |
| pustule {n} (a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis) | :: 疱 /pào/ |
| put {v} (to place something somewhere) | :: 放 /fàng/, 置 /zhì/, 放置 /fàngzhì/ |
| put {n} (finance: contract to sell a security at a set price) | :: 認沽期權, 认沽期权 /rèngū qīquán/ |
| put all one's eggs in one basket {v} (to rely on a single source) | :: 把所有雞蛋放在一個籃子裡, 把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里 /bǎ suǒyǒu jīdàn fàng zài yīgè lánzi lǐ/ |
| putative {adj} (commonly believed or deemed to be the case) | :: 推定的 /tuīdìng de/, 假定的 /jiǎdìng de/ |
| put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill | :: |
| put away {v} (to place out of the way) | :: 收拾 /shōushí/ |
| put away {v} (to send (someone) to prison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| put down {v} (set down, stop carrying) | :: 放下 /fàngxià/ |
| put forward {v} (to propose for consideration) | :: 提出 /tíchū/ |
| Putian {prop} (prefecture-level city in Fujian) | :: 莆田 /Pútián/ |
| P'u-t'ien {prop} (Putian) SEE: Putian | :: |
| put in {v} (to place inside) | :: 投入 /tóurù/, 插入 /chārù/ |
| Putin {prop} (surname) | :: 普京 /Pǔjīng/ , 普廷 /Pǔtíng/ , 普丁 /Pǔdīng/ , 普亭 /Pǔtíng/ |
| put in an appearance {v} (attend an event briefly) SEE: make an appearance | :: |
| Putinism {prop} (the political policies of Vladimir Putin) | :: 普京主義, 普京主义 /pǔjīngzhǔyì/ |
| put in motion {v} (set in motion) SEE: set in motion | :: |
| put it there {v} (give me five) | :: 擊掌, 击掌 /jīzhǎng/ |
| Putler {prop} (derogatory name of Vladimir Putin) | :: 普特勒 /Pǔtèlè/ |
| put off {v} (to delay) | :: 推遲, 推迟 /tuīchí/, 順延, 顺延 /shùnyán/, 延期 /yánqī/ |
| put on {v} (to don clothing) | :: 穿上 /chuānshang/, 穿 /chuān/ |
| put on airs {v} (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) | :: 擺架子, 摆架子 /bǎijiàzi/, 擺譜兒, 摆谱儿 /bǎipǔr/, 拿大 /nádà/ |
| put one's affairs in order {v} (prepare for the end of one's life) | :: 料理后事 |
| put one's best foot forward {v} (make favorable impression) | :: 留一個好印象, 留一个好印象 /liú yīgè hǎo yìnxiàng/, 全力以赴 /quánlìyǐfù/ |
| put oneself in someone's shoes {v} (look at a situation as if one were the other person) | :: 设身处地 |
| put one's finger on {v} (identify) | :: 指出, 点明 |
| Putonghua {prop} (the official language of the People's Republic of China, see also: Mandarin) | :: 普通話, 普通话 /pǔtōnghuà/ |
| put on weight {v} (to become heavier) | :: 發胖, 发胖 /fāpàng/ |
| put out {v} (produce) | :: 制造 /zhìzào/, 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/ |
| put out {v} (extinguish) | :: 熄滅, 熄灭 /xīmiè/, 撲滅, 扑灭 /pūmiè/ |
| put out of one's misery {v} (informal: to euthanize) | :: 安樂死, 安乐死 /ānlèsǐ/ |
| put pen to paper {v} (to write) | :: 下筆, 下笔 /xiàbǐ/, 落筆, 落笔 /luòbǐ/ |
| put pen to paper {v} (to begin to write) | :: 下筆, 下笔 /xiàbǐ/, 落筆, 落笔 /luòbǐ/ |
| putrescible {adj} (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable) | :: 易腐烂的 |
| putrid {adj} (rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction) | :: 腐爛的, 腐烂的 /fǔlàn de/, 腐敗的, 腐败的 /fǔbài de/ |
| putsch {n} (a coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government) | :: 叛亂, 叛乱 /pànluàn/, 政變, 政变 /zhèngbiàn/ |
| putt {n} (act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green) | :: 推球 |
| putt {v} (to lightly strike a golf ball with a putter) | :: 推球 |
| put the cart before the horse {v} (to put things in the wrong order) | :: 本末倒置 /běnmòdàozhì/ |
| put through {v} (to connect (telephoning)) | :: 接通 /jiētōng/ |
| putting green {n} (area on a golf course) | :: 果嶺, 果岭 /guǒlǐng/ |
| put to bed {v} (help someone go to bed) | :: 安顿睡觉 |
| put to death {v} (to kill as punishment) SEE: execute | :: |
| put together {v} (create, assemble or build) | :: 拼合 /pīnhé/, 組合, 组合 /zǔhé/, 組成, 组成 /zǔchéng/, 裝配, 装配 /zhuāngpèi/, 組裝, 组装 /zǔzhuāng/, 制定 /zhìdìng/ |
| put together {adj} (in total) | :: 總計, 总计 /zǒngjì/, 合計, 合计 /héjì/ |
| put to sleep {v} (to help someone to bed) SEE: put to bed | :: |
| put to use {v} (to utilise) | :: 派用場, 派用场 /pài yòngchǎng/, 動用, 动用 /dòngyòng/, 施展 /shīzhǎn/ |
| put to words {v} (verbally express) SEE: articulate | :: |
| Puyuma {n} (an ethnic group in Taiwan) | :: 卑南族 /Bēinánzú/ |
| puzzle {n} (crossword puzzle) SEE: crossword | :: |
| puzzle {n} (anything difficult to understand or make sense of) | :: 謎, 谜 /mí/, 難題, 难题 /nántí/ |
| puzzle {n} (game for one person) | :: 猜謎游戲, 猜谜游戏 /cāimí yóuxì/, 智力游戲, 智力游戏 /zhìlì yóuxì/ |
| puzzle {n} (riddle) | :: 謎語, 谜语 /míyǔ/ |
| puzzle {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle | :: |
| PVC {n} ((organic compound) polyvinyl chloride) SEE: polyvinyl chloride | :: |
| Pyeongchang {prop} (county of South Korea) | :: 平昌郡 /Píngchāngjùn/, 平昌 /Píngchāng/ |
| Pyeongchang {prop} (county seat of Pyeongchang) | :: 平昌邑 /Píngchāngyì/, 平昌 /Píngchāng/ |
| pygmy {n} (a member of various African peoples) | :: 侏儒 /zhūrú/, 矮人 /ǎirén/ |
| pygmy {n} (any dwarfish person) | :: 侏儒 /zhūrú/, 矮人 /ǎirén/ |
| pygmy hippopotamus {n} (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) | :: 倭河馬, 倭河马 /wōhémǎ/ |
| pygmy sperm whale {n} (whale in the sperm whale family) | :: 小抹香鯨, 小抹香鲸 /xiǎomǒxiāngjīng/ |
| pylon {n} (obelisk) SEE: obelisk | :: |
| pylon {n} (traffic cone) SEE: traffic cone | :: |
| pylon {n} | :: 定向塔 |
| Pyongyang {prop} (capital of North Korea) | :: 平壤 /Píngrǎng/ |
| Pyongyangite {n} (native or inhabitant of Pyongyang) | :: 平壤人 /Píngrǎng rén/ |
| pyramid {n} (ancient construction) | :: 金字塔 /jīnzìtǎ/ |
| pyramid {n} (construction) | :: 金字塔 /jīnzìtǎ/ |
| pyramid {n} (in geometry, a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base) | :: 角錐, 角锥 /jiǎozhuī/ |
| pyramid {n} (pyramid scheme) SEE: pyramid scheme | :: |
| pyramid scheme {n} (illicit money-making scheme) | :: 層壓式推銷, 层压式推销 /céngyāshì tuīxiāo/, 非法傳銷, 非法传销 /fēifǎ chuánxiāo/ |
| pyran {n} (In chemistry) | :: 吡喃 /bǐnán/ |
| pyrazine {n} (diazine) | :: 吡嗪 /bǐqín/ |
| pyrazole {n} (organic compound) | :: 吡唑 /bǐzuò/ |
| pyre {n} (funeral pile) | :: 火葬用的柴堆 |
| Pyrenees {prop} (the mountain range separating Spain from France) | :: 比利牛斯山脈, 比利牛斯山脉 /Bǐlìniúsī shānmài/ |
| pyridazine {n} (organic compound) | :: 噠嗪, 哒嗪 /dāqín/ |
| pyridine {n} (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) | :: 吡啶 /bǐdìng/ |
| pyrimidine {n} (diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta-positions) | :: 嘧啶 /mìdìng/ |
| pyrite {n} (mineral iron disulfide) | :: 黃鐵礦, 黄铁矿 /huángtiěkuàng/ |
| pyrochlore {n} (mineral) | :: 燒綠石, 烧绿石 /shāolǜshí/ |
| pyroclastic flow {n} (pyroclastic flow) | :: 火山碎屑流 (huǒshān suì xiè liú) |
| pyrogen {n} (substance that produces fever) | :: 致熱質, 致热质 /zhìrèzhì, zhìrèzhí/ |
| pyromania {n} (disorder) | :: 放火狂 /fànghuǒkuáng/, 縱火狂, 纵火狂 /zònghuǒkuáng/ |
| pyromaniac {n} (one who is obsessed with fire) | :: 縱火狂者, 纵火狂者 /zònghuǒkuángzhě/, 放火狂者 /fànghuǒkuángzhě/ |
| pyrosis {n} (burning sensation due to reflux) | :: 胃灼熱, 胃灼热 /wèizhuórè/ |
| pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework | :: |
| pyrotechnics {n} (art and technology of fireworks) | :: 煙火製造術, 烟火制造术 /yānhuǒ zhìzào shù/ |
| pyroxene {n} (mineral) | :: 輝石, 辉石 /huīshí/ |
| pyrrhic {adj} (Of or characterized by pyrrhics) | :: 得不偿失 |
| Pyrrhic victory {n} (a costly victory) | :: 皮洛士式勝利, 皮洛士式胜利 /Píluòshì shì shènglì/ |
| pyrrole {n} (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) | :: 吡咯 /bǐluò/ |
| pyruvic acid {n} (simplest aliphatic keto acid) | :: 丙酮酸 /bǐng tóng suān/ |
| Pythagoras {prop} (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher) | :: 畢達哥拉斯, 毕达哥拉斯 /Bìdágēlāsī/ |
| Pythagorean theorem {prop} (mathematical theorem) | :: 勾股定理 /gōugǔ dìnglǐ/, 畢達哥拉斯定理, 毕达哥拉斯定理 /Bìdágēlāsī-dìnglǐ/ |
| python {n} (constricting snake) | :: 蟒 /mǎng/, 巨蟒 /jùmǎng/, 蟒蛇 /mǎngshé/, 巨蛇 /jùshé/ |
| Pyu {n} (people of ancient Burma) | :: 驃 |
| Pyu {prop} (language) | :: 骠国 |
| pyuria {n} (the presence of pus in the urine) | :: 膿尿, 脓尿 /nóngniào/ |