perforate
英 [ˈpɜːfəreɪt] 美 [ˈpɜːrfəreɪt]
打孔、穿孔、打眼
- He suffered from bruises and a perforated eardrum in the accident.
事故中他不幸被撞伤，一只耳膜也穿孔了。
permeate
英 [ˈpɜːmieɪt] 美 [ˈpɜːrmieɪt]
（液体、气体等）渗透、弥漫、扩散；（思想、影响、感情等）感染、传播、扩散
- Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
社会的每一个角落似乎都弥漫着对政府的不满。 - A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building.
整座楼都散发着变质啤酒的臭味。 - The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.
桌子上铺了一层塑料，防止液体渗到下面的木头里去。
perplex
英 [pəˈpleks] 美 [pərˈpleks]
迷惑、使困惑
- The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
这种病仍然困扰着医生们。 - They were perplexed by her response.
她的答复令他们困惑不解。
persist
英 [pəˈsɪst] 美 [pərˈsɪst]
顽强地坚持、执著地做；持续、存留
- If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.
如果他没完没了地问令人尴尬的问题，就把他打发到老板那里去。 - The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.
政府在坚持实施其雄心勃勃的市政工程规划。 - If the pain persists, consult a doctor.
如果疼痛持续就去看医生。 - The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
寒冷天气很可能将持续整个星期。
perturb
英 [pəˈtɜːb] 美 [pərˈtɜːrb]
【正式用语】使焦虑、使不安
- Her sudden appearance did not seem to perturb him in the least.
她的突然出现似乎一点也没有令他不安。 - What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays.
让我不安的是现在杂志文章都短多了。
perennial
英 [pəˈreniəl] 美 [pəˈreniəl]
长久的、持续的、反复出现的；（植物）多年生的
- the perennial problem of water shortage
缺水这个老问题 - that perennial favourite, hamburgers
汉堡包，这种永远受喜爱的食品 - a perennial herb with greenish-yellow flowers
开绿黄色花的多年生香草
pertinent
英 [ˈpɜːtɪnənt] 美 [ˈpɜːrtnənt]
【正式用语】有关的、恰当的、相宜的
- a pertinent question/remark
切中要害的问题／评论 - Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period.
第一章讲述的是战后时期。 - a pertinent question/fact
有关的问题 / 事实 - Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
请勿发表与讨论主题无关的言论。
