英语六级词汇天天记：看对话记单词（56）

A: What is your favourite type of fruit?

B: I think it must be fresh pineapple .

pineapple n. 凤梨，菠萝

A: Can you pinpoint the exact location of the building?

B: I’ll have to loot at a map.

pinpoint vt. 1. 准确描述，确定，确认；2. 准确地确定……的位置

n. 针尖，尖端

a. 十分精确的

A: What are you coming as to the fancy dress party?

B: A pirate , and you can be my parrot if you wish.

pirate n. 1. 非法盗印（或复制）者，侵犯版权者；2. 海盗

vt. 1. 以海盗方式抢劫，抢掠；2. 盗用，非法盗印（或复制）

A: Do you know how the victim was killed?

B: He was shot with a pistol .

pistol n. 手枪

A: The engine has stopped working.

B: Oh, the pistons must have seized.

piston n. 活塞

A: I stayed up too late last night and I am now exhausted.

B: Well, that is one of the major pitfalls of staying up late!

pitfall n. 1. 隐患，易犯的错误；2. 陷阱，圈套

A: What was your favourite thing about your visit to Italy?

B: The pizza , it was fantastic.

pizza n. 意大利馅饼，比萨饼

A: We are studying about the great plague in history class.

B: Isn’t that also called “The Black Death”?

plague n. 1. 瘟疫，鼠疫；2. 灾难，祸患

vt. 使痛苦（或难受），给……造成困难（或麻烦）

A: Emma is as thick as two planks .

B: Don’t be so cruel, I think she is quite intelligent actually.

plank n. 1. 厚木板（条）；2. 政纲条目，政策要点

A: Was there much damage to your house during the storm?

B: No, just the plaster on the wall was cracked.

plaster n. 1. 灰浆，灰泥；2. 石膏；3. 橡皮膏，膏药

vt. 1. 在……上抹灰泥，厚厚地涂抹；2. 粘贴于，张贴于，贴满

A: Even though we are at a high altitude, I do not feel it.

B: That is because we are on a plateau , it can be deceptive.

plateau n. 1. 高原；2. （上升厚的）稳定时期（或状态）

A: This time, please me a plausible excuse for being late.

B: Well Sir, I still don’t think that you will believe me.

plausible a. 似有道理的，似乎正确的，貌似可信的

A: We are sending out a plea for donations to our charity.

B: Oh, I will respond to that.

plea n. 1. 恳求，请求

2. 抗辩，答辩，辩护

3. 借口，托辞

A: Mum, please, please can I stay up late tonight.

B: Despite how much you plead , the answer is still “No”.

plead vi. 1. 恳求，请求

2. 申诉，答辩，辩护

vt. 1. 为……辩护

2. 提出……为理由（或借口）