puckish
【考法 1】 adj. 淘气的,顽皮的: mischievous; impish
【例】 She had a puckish smile on her face. 她脸上挂着顽皮的笑容。
【近】 devilish, impish, prankish, rascally, waggish
【反】 sober, grave, staid 严肃的
puerile
【考法 1】 adj. 幼稚的,不成熟的: immature; lacking in adult experience or maturity
【例】 puerile remarks 幼稚的评论
【近】 adolescent, green, immature, puerile, unfledged, unformed, unripened
【反】 adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe, sagacious 睿智的,成熟的
puissance
【考法 1】 n. 权力: power; might
【例】 the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort 总统下令全国进入战争状态
【近】 force, might, potency, strength, vigor, sinew
【反】 powerlessness, impotence, weakness 无力
pulchritude
【考法 1】 n. 美丽: great physical beauty and appeal
【反】 ugliness, homeliness, hideousness 丑陋,平庸
pulverize
【考法 1】 vt. 研磨成粉: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
【例】 Bits of pulverized rock filled the air. 被碾碎的岩石碎片充斥在空气里。
【反】 solidify, build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up 硬化,构建
pun
【考法 1】 n. 双关语: the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound
【例】 He's a skillful pilot whose career has-no pun intended-really taken off. 她是个技术娴熟的飞行员,飞行生涯--没有别的意思--真正腾飞了。
punctilious
【考法 1】 adj. 注意细节的,一丝不苟的: strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
【近】 decorous, proper, starchy, stilted
【反】 remiss, slipshod, casual, easygoing, informal, laid-back, unceremonious 粗心的
pundit
【考法 1】 n. 权威人士,专家: a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media
【例】 the new laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits 新出的笔记本电脑受到了业界专家的一致好评
【近】 savant, scholar
pungent
【考法 1】 adj. 辛辣的,讽刺的: marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
【例】 pungent language 辛辣讽刺的语言
【近】 acerbic, acid, acrid, caustic, mordant, sardonic, scalding, scathing
puny
【考法 1】 adj. 微小的,弱小的: of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak
【例】 I wouldn't mess with him-he makes bodybuilders look puny in comparison. 我不敢招惹他--其他健
身的人和他比起来都像小孩。
【近】 diminutive, dwarfish, slight, subnormal
【反】 enormous, considerable, grand, husky, king-size, outsize, overscale, substantial, whacking, whopping巨大的
adj. 有经验的