panacea /ˌpænə'si:ə/

A two-week vacation is wonderful for fatigue, but will not cure baldness or improve vision. 

It is no panacea.

 

-- remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy

 

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n. 万灵药

两星期的假期对恢复疲劳很有效，但不能治疗秃头和改善视力，

它并非万灵丹。

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pandemonium /ˌpændə'məʊnɪəm/

The huge crowds in Times Square grew noisier as the old year ticked away 

and when midnight struck there was pandemonium.

 

-- (literally, "abode of all the demons", i. e., hell) wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder 

 

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n. 大混乱；魔窟

随着旧的一年即将过去，时代广场上汹涌的人潮越来越嘈杂，

午夜钟声敲响的时候，简直是乱成一片。

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panoply /'pænəplɪ/

The opposing knights, mounted and in full panoply, awaited the signal for the tournament to begin.

 

-- complete suit of armor; complete covering or equipment

 

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n. 全副甲胄；礼服

对抗双方的武士全副甲胄并骑上马，等待比武大会开始的信号。

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panorama /ˌpænə'rɑ:mə/

The top of the Empire State Building affords an excellent panorama 

of New York City and the surrounding area.

 

-- complete, unobstructed view 

 

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n. 全景

帝国大厦顶楼提供了一个俯瞰纽约市及其周围地区全景的良好场所。

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pantomime /'pæntəmaɪm/

Not until the Great Dictator did Charlie Chaplin play a speaking part.

All his previous roles were in pantomime.

 

-- dramatic performance that is all signs and gestures without words

 

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n. 哑剧

查理·卓别林直到演出《大独裁者》一片时才开口说话，

在这之前他演的都是哑剧。

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Pan-American /ˈpænəˈmerikən/

The Pan-American Highway links all of the countries in the Western Hemisphere from Alaska to Chile.

 

-- of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South and Central America

 

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adj. 全美的；泛美洲的

泛美公路连接从阿拉斯加到智利的所有西半球国家。

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