大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(六十四)

　　pain

　　[a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body]

　　The injury caused him great pain.

　　paint

　　[(1) to cover with a liquid color; (2) to make a picture with liquid colors; (3) a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface]

　　He will paint his house next week. (1)

　　She painted this picture when she was young. (2)

　　How much paint will you need to paint your house? (3)

　　pan

　　[a metal container used for cooking]

　　Cook your food in this pan.

　　paper

　　[a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing]

　　I use a lot of paper for my schoolwork.

　　parachute

　　[a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground]

　　He jumps from an airplane and his parachute lets him fall slowly to the ground.

　　parade

　　[a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary]

　　She took the children to watch the Independence Day parade.

　　pardon

　　[to forgive for a crime and release from punishment]

　　Presidents can pardon criminals.

　　parent

　　[a father or mother]

　　Her parents will be here later.

　　parliament

　　[a government lawmaking group]

　　The government ended parliament and called new elections.

　　part

　　[(1) something less than the whole; (2) not all of something]

　　I spend part of today planning what I will do tomorrow. (1)

　　Only a small part of this land belongs to me. (2)

　　party

　　[(1) a group of people working together for a political purpose; (2) a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment]

　　She raises money for the Democratic Party. (1)

　　Bill has invited everyone to a party at his house. (2)

　　pass

　　[(1) to go by or move around something; (2) to move along; (3) to cause or permit to go]

　　You can pass the car in front of us. (1)

　　The hours passed slowly as he waited to leave. (2)

　　The guard passed him through the gate. (3)