4000 FCE Vocabulary List

pack:
n. 装,将…挤入,塞满 pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards

packaging:
n. 包装 the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them  

paddle:
v. 划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水 row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs

pageant:
n. 壮观的游行,露天历史剧 elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display

painting:
n. 绘画,油画 drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface

pale:
a. 苍白的,灰白的 not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant

paleontologist:
n. 古生物学者 one who studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times

pamphlet:
n. 小册子 brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover

pane:
n. 窗格玻璃 framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door

parachute:
n. 降落伞 rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

parade:
n. 游行 march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display

paragraph:
n. (文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻 the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line

parallel:
n. 类似,相似, make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting

paralysis:
n. 瘫痪,中风 loss of the ability to move a body part

paralyze:
v. 使瘫痪,使麻痹 make powerless and unable to function; disable

paramount:
a. 极为重要的 foremost in importance; supreme in rank

paranoia:
n. 妄想狂,偏执狂 psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others

parapsychology:
n. 超心理学 phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

parasite:
n. 寄生,寄生体 animal or plant living on another

parasitic:
a. 寄生的 having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return