2018考研英语常考熟词僻义单词（92）

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　　place vt投(资);存(款);开出(订单)I placed an order with them for 500 pairs of shoes. 我向他们定购了五百双鞋子。

　　(常用在疑问句、否定句中)看清,想起[(+as)]

　　I remember her name but can't place her face. 我记得她的名字,但记不清她的脸了。

　　寄托(希望), 给予(信任) His father placed great hopes on [in] him.他的父亲对他寄于很大希望。

　　评价, 分类My son's income can probably be placed as ￡5000 a year.我儿子的年收入估计达5000英镑。

　　列为 I would place her among the world’s greatest sopranos.我把她列为世界上最伟大的女高音歌唱家。

　　plague vt. 折磨, 使苦恼, 使得灾祸A severe back injury plagued him all his life. 严重的背伤终身折磨着他。

　　plant n重型机械, 机械设备They have made a huge investment in new plant.他们投入巨资购置新设备。

　　vt放置; 安插They must have planted many explosives there.他们一定在这里埋了很多炸药。

　　[俚]给与打击, (拳击)看准打plant one's fists in sb.'s face用拳头打某人的脸

　　plant in 把…灌输给…Whatever planted that idea in your head?究竟是谁把那个念头灌输到你的脑子里?

　　plaster vt 在...上涂灰泥;厚厚地涂抹[(+over/with)]My shoes were plastered with mud. 我鞋上沾满烂泥。

　　These rough places on the wall could be plastered over.可以在墙上这些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。

　　粘贴;贴满[(+on/with)]He plastered his room with pictures of actors and actresses.

　　他在他房间里贴满了男女演员的照片。

　　掩饰;使过分承受[(+with)]They tried to plaster over the differences. 他们试图掩盖分歧。

　　【俚】(彻底)击败;重创Our football team really got plastered last week. 我们的足球队上星期遭到惨败。

　　plastic n〈口〉信用卡Nowadays we can use plastic instead of cash in many places buying things.

　　如今在许多场所都可以用信用卡代替现金来购买物品。

　　plateau n[C](上升后)的稳定水平(或时期) 停滞不前时期

　　In the seventies the U.S. space program seemed to have reached a plateau of development.

　　七十年代美国的宇宙空间计划似乎发展到了一个较高的水平。

　　Sales have now reached a plateau. 销售现已开始停滞不前。

　　platform n纲领; 政纲; 宣言He is running for mayor on a platform of low taxation.他以低税收为纲领竞选市长。

　　plunge n.投身入水John felt refreshed after a quick plunge in the lake.在湖中游了一会儿泳后, 约翰感到精神振奋。

　　猛跌, 骤降The sky diver had a plunge of more than 10, 000 feet before his parachute opened.

　　那个跳伞运动员坠落了一万多英尺, 他的降落伞才打开。

　　take the plunge 采取重大步骤;采取断然行动;

　　They have finally decided to take the plunge and get married. 他们最终毅然决定结婚。

　　冒险尝试He decided to take the plunge. 他决定冒险尝试。

　　plus adj附加的,称心的,有利的;比所示数量多的

　　Her previous experience in social work is a plus factor.她先前在社会工作方面的经验是一个有利的因素。

　　All the children here are 12 plus.这里的孩子都是12岁以上的。

　　n好处;有利因素[(+for)]

　　His new job has several pluses, one of which is a large salary. 他的新工作有几个好处,其中之一是薪水高。

　　police vt管辖, 管制; 统治The army policed the conquered city.军队管制这个被占领的城市。

　　policy n保险单It is advisable to read the small print on your policy.读一下保险单上的附属细则是明智的。

　　polish n优美,完善[U]Four years of college gave her considerable polish. 四年的大学教育使她更加完美。

　　pool vt(为共同目的)合出(资金,物资,想法等);合办,联营;集中…共同使用; 共用

　　If we pool our ideas, we may be able to produce a really good plan. 如果我们集思广益,我们也许能订个完善的计划。

　　We pooled our savings and bought a desk-top computer. 我们用积蓄合资买了一架台式电脑。

　　n共同储金; 共用物; 共用人员He is disappointed with the pool car.他对这部公用汽车感到失望。

　　(液体等的)一滩, 一片The body was lying in a pool of blood.尸体躺在血泊中。