A: He suffered a terrible plight during the war.

B: Yes, his story was horrific.

plight?n.?困境，苦境

A: Could you please pluck the feathers off the chicken?

B: Oh, I hate that job, can someone else do it?

pluck?vt. 1.?拔，摘，采

2.?拔除……的毛

3.?彈，撥，彈奏

vi. (at)?拉，拽，拉扯

n.?勇氣，膽量，決心

A: These plums are delicious.

B: Yeah, we’ve had a great crop this year.

plum?n.?李子，梅子

a.?待遇好的

A: The taps in the bathroom seem to be stuck again.

B: Oh, the plumber just fixed them last week.

plumber?n.?管子工，水暖工

A: The plume on parrots is usually very colourful.

B: Yes, I particularly like the ones with red feathers.

plume?n. 1.（升上空中的）一縷（煙、塵土等）

2.?羽毛，羽飾

A: Look at that plump little puppy.

B: Oh, he is so cute!

plump?a.?豐滿的，胖乎乎的

vi. 1. (down)?撲通倒（或坐）下，驀地摔下

2. (for)選定

vt. 1.?使撲通倒（或坐）下，驀地摔下

2. (up)?輕輕拍打使（枕頭等）變得鼓起來

A: Many houses were plundered during the war.

B: Yes, law and order were broken down.

plunder?vt.?劫掠……的財物，掠奪

n. 1.?劫掠物，贓物

2.?劫掠，搶奪

A: That is a nasty cough that you have.

B: I think it may be pneumonia .

pneumonia?n.?肺炎

A: The film was very poignant . It showed the horrors of war.

B: I’m not sure if I’ll be strong enough to watch it.

poignant?a.?令人痛苦的，辛酸的，慘痛的

A: Did Linda give a good presentation at the conference?

B: Yes, she was full of poise and confidence.

poise?n. 1.?穩(wěn)重，鎮(zhèn)定

2.（優(yōu)美）姿勢，姿態(tài)

3.?平衡，平穩(wěn)

vt.?使平衡，使平穩(wěn)，平穩(wěn)地拿

A: Stop poking me in the sides.

B: I was just trying to make you laugh!

poke?vt. 1.?戳，捅

2.?用……戳（或捅），把……戳向

3. v.?伸出，突出

n.?戳，捅

poke about/around

搜索，探問

poke fun at

拿……開玩笑，取笑

poke one's nose into

探問，干預(yù)