9228.orientation(名)适应、熟悉；定位
I needed some orientation at this stage.
我在这个阶段需要熟悉情况。

9229.orphan(名)孤儿
The boy become an orphan at nine．
那男孩九岁时成了孤儿。

9230.ostracize(动)放逐；排斥
Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracized me.
当我一开始说话时，我的同事就叫我闭嘴。

9231.overtime(名)加班、加班时间
不可数
Working overtime On Christmas is depressing．
在圣诞节加班真是令人沮丧。

9232.owe(动)欠债、欠钱
Although we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude．
我们虽然还清了他们的钱，却还不清他们的情。

9233.pace(名)步调
I rode at a killing pace.
我拼命地快马加鞭。

9234.paparazzi(名)狗仔队
paparazzo的复数
William is sad to have hated the paparazzi，who emerged from nowhere whem he was out with his mather．
据说威廉十分痛恨狗仔队，当他和母亲外出时，他们会突然冒出来。

9235.parade(名)游行；游行队伍
Thanksgiving parrade is an annual event.
感恩节游行是一年一度的活动。

9236.paradigm(名)范例；词形变化
This is a momen in history for Asian thinkers and decision-makeres to summon the courage to think long-term and transcend the old paradigm.
这是亚洲思想家与决策者鼓起勇气超越老一辈的典范规则，为长期发展动脑筋的历史时刻。

9237.paradox(名)自相矛盾的人或事
It is a paradox that in such a rich country there would be so many poor people．
在这样一个富国中有那么多穷人．真是一种矛盾的现象。

9238.parasitic(形)寄生的
Larvae are parasitic on sheep.
幼虫寄生在绵羊的身上。

9239.parole(名)有条件释放、假释
不可数
Prisoners are entitled to apply for parole.
囚犯有权申请假释。

9240.partisan(名)游击队员；强硬支持者
He is a staunch partisan of the Republican Party．
他是共和党的坚定支持者。

9241.passionate(形)热情的；激昂的
同义词ardent
Mary don's not beliVe in John's professions of passionate love.
约翰说他非常爱玛丽，但是玛丽不相信。

8242.pasture(名)放牧场、草地
Regularly at daybreak they drive their herd to the pasture．
每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。

9243.patent(名)专利、专利权
He has no right to the patent.
他没有这项专利权。

9244.pathetic(形)引起怜悯的，可怜的、可悲的
It is pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate day by day.
看着她的健康状况日益恶化，真是可怜。

9245.patient(名)病人(形)有耐心的
(名):The patient is mending well．
这个病人的病情正在好转。
(形):Peggy is a very patient woman,
佩姬是一位很有耐心的人。

9246.patio(名)天台、露台
Sometimes we go to the beach and at other times we sunbathe on the patio.
我们有时去海滩，有时在院子里做日光浴。

9247.patriachal(形)家长的、族长的
Modern industry has convrerted the little workshop of the fatriarchal master into the great factory of the industrial capitalist.
现代工业已经把家族式的小工厂变成了工业资本家的大工厂。

9248.paycheck(名)付薪水的支票、薪津
We get up early and go to work everyday for the little paycheck．
我们每天早起工作,只为了那份微薄的薪水。

9249.payment(名)支付的款项；付款
As for your payment term,are they down payment or patment in full?
贵公司的付款方式是付定金还是一次付清？

9250.pedagogue(名)小学教师；喜欢卖弄学问的教师
同义词pedagog
Tom is a pedagogue.
汤姆是一名小学教师。

9251.pedestal(名)（雕像等的）垫座、台座
The statue reposes on a pedestal.
雕像安放在台座上。

8252.peer(名)地位、能力等同等的人；同辈；同事
The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents' ideas.
对他来说，同辈的意见比他父母的看法更重要。

8253.penalty(名)犯规的处罚、罚球
We were given a penalty kick after one of our players was hit.
我们的一名队员被对方撞倒后，我们队得到一次罚球的机会。

8254.penchant(名)嗜好；强烈的倾向
He says that Imelda had penchant for luxury and opulence．
他说伊美黛崇尚豪华阔气的生活。

8255.peninsula(名)半岛
His house is located on the tip of the peninsula．
他的房子位于半岛的顶端。

8256.pension(名)养老金；抚恤金
The organization granted him a pension.
组织给了他一笔养老金。

9257.perishable(形)易腐烂的
Perishable goods are piling up at the docks because of the strike of clerk．
因职员罢工，码头上易腐烂的货物堆积如山。