platform[?????????] n.[C]讲台，站台；平台：A hall usually has a platform for speakers. 礼堂里通常有一个演讲台。
play[????] v.玩，做游戏，打球 n. [C,U]玩耍，戏剧：He came over to chat and play cards.他过来聊天、打牌。/ This play is based on a true story. 这出戏以真事为基础。 【比较】play sb与play with sb：前者“同某人比赛”，后者指“玩?”、“同?玩”。
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player[??????] n.[C]运动员(者)，演员；帮游戏者：She is a good tennis player. 她是一个好的网球手。
playground[???????????] n.[C]操场，(儿童)游乐场：The children were all [on] in the playground. 孩子们都在操场上。
pleasant[????????] adj.令人愉快的，招人喜欢的，舒适的：The walk was very pleasant. 那次散步很愉快。
【辨析】pleasant与pleased：前者指令人愉快，后者指感到愉快。比较：He was pleased. 他很高兴。/ He was pleasant. 他讨人喜欢。
please[?????] adv.请；好的v. 使人高兴，使人满意；喜欢，愿意：It’s difficult to please everybody. 很难使每个人满意。/ Go where you please. 你想去哪儿就去哪儿。 pleased[??????] adj.高兴的，愉快的：I’m very pleased with your work. 我对你的工作很满意。/ He was pleased to accept the invitation. 他高兴地接受了邀请。
pleasure[??????] n.[U]高兴，愉快 [C]令人高兴的事：He finds pleasure in reading. 他从阅读中得到乐趣。/ It is a pleasure to work with you. 和你一起工作真是件乐事。 【用法】其后可接of doing sth作定语，但不接不定式作定语：When may I have the pleasure of seeing you again? 什么时候我能有幸再见到你?
【比较】(it’s) a [my] pleasure与with pleasure：前者意为“不客气”、“不用谢”，用于回答感谢；后者意为“高兴地”、“乐意地”。
plenty[???????] n.充足，大量 adv.相当，足够：There was food and drink in plenty. 有充足的饮食。/ She has plenty of imagination. 她想像力丰富。
plough[????] n.& v.犁，耕：The land ploughs hard after the drought. 大旱之后土地难耕。
pocket[??????] n.[C]衣袋：a pocket radio 袖珍收音机 / pocket money 零用钱 poem[??????] n.[C]诗：Their lives are a poem. 他们的生活就是一首诗。 poet[??????] n.[C]诗人：A poet writes poems. 诗人写诗。
point[?????] n.[C]尖，尖端；点，观点；分数；特点；用处v.指，指向：It was a turning point in his career. 这是他事业上的转折点。/ There’s no point in wasting time. 耗时间没用。
【短语】point at (用手)指着；用?对着(指着，瞄准等) / point to (用手)指着；(指针或房子等)指着；朝向；说明 / point out 指出；把注意力引向 pole[????] n. [C]杆，柱，极：the North pole 北极
police[???????] n. [C]警察：Watch out! The police are coming. 当心，警察来了。 【用法】1.表示“警察”的总称，其前通常用 the(有时也可省略)。2.形式上虽为单数，但含义上永远是复数；作主语时，谓语必须是复数。
policeman[??????????] n.(pl. policemen)[C]警察：Do that again and I’ll call a policeman! 你要再这样做，我就叫警察了!
polite[???????] adj.有礼貌的，有教养的：Be more polite to ladies. 对女士要更有礼貌。/ It’s polite of him to do so. 他那样做很有礼貌。
political[??????????] adj.政治的：This is a political as well as an economic question. 这是一个政治也是经济问题。
politics[?????????] n.[U]政治(学)：Their talks always center around politics. 他们的谈话总是围绕着政治。
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pollution[?????????] n. [U]污染：The pollution problem is growing serious. 污染问题日见严峻。
pool[????] n.[C]水池，水坑：After the heavy rain there were pools on the road. 大雨过后路上有一些小水坑。
poor[???] adj.贫穷的；可怜的；不好的：That poor boy was myself. 那个可怜的孩子就是我自己。
【说明】the poor 可用作名词，意为“穷人”，表复数意义：The poor have a claim to our sympathy. 穷人值得我们同情。
popular[????????] adj.受欢迎的，讨人喜欢的；大众化的，通俗的，流行的：The singer is very popular with [among] young people. 这位歌手很受年轻人的欢迎。
population[?????????????] n.[C,U]人口；某一国家或地区的所有人：How large [What] is the population of Japan? 日本有多少人口?
【用法】 1.形容人口数的多少，通常不用 many或few，而用 large, small, huge, high 等。2.为集合名词，若表示“人口”，表单数意义；若表示某一国家或地区的所有人，既可表示单数意义(视为整体)也可表示复数意义(考虑其个体)：More than one third of the population here still live(s) under the poverty line. 这里有三分之一多的人仍然生活在贫困线以下。但若表语为复数，则谓语也通常用复数：One-tenth of the population are elderly people. 十分之一的人口是老年人。
pork [????] n.[U]猪肉：Do you like roast pork? 你喜欢烤猪肉吗? port[????] n. [C,U]港口：enter (a) port 入港 / leave (a) port 出港
position[????????] n.[C]位置；姿势；处境；职业：This placed him in a difficult position. 这使他处境困难。/ He’s got a good position. 他谋得一份好工作。
【短语】in position 在应在的位置，在适当的位置 / out of position 位置没放好 possession[????????] n.[U]所有，拥有 (常用复)财产，所有物：He had few possessions. 他的财产很少。
【比较】in possession of sth与in the possession of sb：前者表示“拥有某物”，后者表示“被某人拥有”(=in sb’s possession)
possible[???????]adj.可能发生的，可能的：I’ll help you if possible. 可能的话，我会帮助你的。/ Is it possible for their hopes to be realized? 他们的愿望能实现吗? possibly[????????] adv.可能地，也许：Without these we can’t possibly succeed. 没有这些我们不可能成功。
