pugilist N. /拳击家/boxer. The famous pugilist Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammed Ali.
pugnacity N. /好斗的/combativeness; disposition to fight. "Put up your dukes!" he cried, making a fist to show his
pugnacity. pugnacious,ADJ.
pulchritude N. /美丽;标致/beauty; comeliness. I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America
from this collection of female pulchritude.
pulverize V. /磨碎;粉碎/crush or grind into dust. Before sprinkling the dried herbs into the stew, Michael first
pulverized them into a fine powder.
pummel V. /用拳头打/beat or pound with fists. Swinging wildly, Pam pummeled her brother around the head and
shoulders.
punctilious ADJ. /谨小慎微的;一丝不苟的/laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to fine points
(perhaps too much so). Percy is punctilious about observing the rules of etiquette whenever Miss Manners invites him to stay. punctiliousness.N.
pundit N. /博学者;梵文学家/authority on a subject; learned person; expert. Some authors who write about SAT I as if
they are pundits actually know very little about the test.
pungent ADJ. /刺激的;辛辣的;尖锐的/stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic. The pungent odor of ripe Limburger
cheese appealed to Simone but made Stanley gag.
punitive ADJ. /惩罚的/punishing. He asked for punitive measures against the offender.
puny ADJ. /不显著的;不明显的;细微的/insignificant; tiny; weak. Our puny efforts to stop the flood were futile.
purchase N. /赢得;换得;努力争取得;购买/firm grasp or footing. The mountaineer struggled to get a proper purchase on
the slippery rock. (secondary meaning)
purge V. /净化;清除;拉肚子/remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify. When
the Communist government purged the party to get rid of members suspected of capitalist sympathies, they sent the disloyal members to labor camps in Siberia.
purported ADJ. /传说的;谣传的/alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored. The purported Satanists sacrificing live roosters
in the park turned out to be a party of Shriners holding a chicken barbecue.
purse V. /折叠;褶皱;钱包;手提包(女式)/pucker; contract into wrinkles. Miss Wats on pursed her lips to show her
disapproval of Huck's bedraggled appearance.
purveyor N. /承办商/furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer. As purveyor of rare wines and viands, he traveled through France
and Italy every year in search of new products to sell.
pusillanimous ADJ. /懦弱的;优柔寡断的/cowardly; fainthearted. You should be ashamed of your pusillanimous conduct
during this dispute.
putrid ADJ. /恶臭的;腐烂的/foul; rotten; decayed. The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the putrid
smell when the bandages w ere removed. putrescence, N.
pyromaniac N. /纵火狂/person with an insane desire to set things on fire. The detectives searched the area for the
pyromaniac who had set these costly fires.
quack N. /骗子;吹嘘的人/charlatan; impostor. Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack; he cannot cure
you.
quadruped N. /四足动物/four-footed animal. Most mammals are quadrupeds.
quaff V. /一饮而尽/drink with relish. As we quaffed our ale, we listened to the lively songs of the students in the tavern. quagmire N. /沼泽;湿地/soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself.
Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire.
quail V. /懦弱;胆怯/cower; lose heart. The Cowardly Lion was afraid that he would quail in the face of danger. quaint ADJ. /离奇古怪的;做的精巧的;过时的/odd; old-fashioned; picturesque. Her quaint clothes and old-fashioned
language marked her as an eccentric.
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