(形容詞) (主管) 對技術性事務一竅不通的。pointy-haired boss：對技術性事務一竅不通的主管。
- My daughter’s pointy-haired boss won’t let her connect her Mac laptop to the company network. (我女兒的主管對技術性事務一竅不通，竟然不讓她將麥金塔筆電連接到公司網路)
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power shower
(名詞) 一邊喝著冰啤酒一邊洗熱水澡的行為。
- I had a power shower last night. (昨晚我一邊喝著冰啤酒一邊洗熱水澡)
pick-me-up
(名詞) 興奮劑 (stimulant)；酒精性飲料 (alcoholic beverage)；提神飲料。
- Let’s go for coffee, I could sure use a pick-me-up. (我們去喝咖啡吧，我確定可以喝提神飲料)
peel out
(片語動詞) (汽車從靜止狀態) 迅速離去，呼嘯而去。
- Pattie peeled out of the parking lot. (佩蒂開著車一溜煙地離開了停車場)
pass out
(片語動詞) 昏倒 (faint)；失去知覺 (lose consciousness)。
- She passed out from the heat. (她因中暑而昏倒)
(片語動詞) 睡著了 (fall asleep) － 通常睡在自己床鋪以外的地方。
- He just came into my room and passed out on the sofa. (他剛進入我的房間就在沙發上睡著了)
(片語動詞) 喝酒後睡著了。
- John’s sleeping. He flew in late last night. We took him straight to the bar and he got drunk. Now he’s happily passed out. (約翰正在睡覺。他昨晚深夜才飛到台灣。我們直接帶他上夜店，他喝醉了。現在他滿意地睡著了)
puke
(名詞) 嘔吐，嘔吐物。
- There’s puke on the floor! (地板上有嘔吐物!)
(名詞) (侮辱用語) 令人作嘔的人。
- You puke! (你這個令人作嘔的傢伙!)
(動詞) 嘔吐，作嘔。
- The kid puked on the floor! (那小孩吐在地板上!)
pond, the
(名詞) 大西洋 (the Atlantic Ocean)。
- The Titanic sank in the pond. (鐵達尼號沈沒在大西洋)
pls
(感嘆詞) (用於請求或命令) 請 (please)。
- Pls stop making all that noise! (請別吵了!)
poogle
(動詞) 一邊如廁一邊使用智慧型手機上網或進行 Google 搜尋找資料。poogling (動名詞)。
- When I went to the bathroom, I brought my iPhone so I could poogle some information about latest movies. (我如廁時帶著 iPhone 手機，這樣我就可以上網找一些有關最新電影的資料)
- Brad got caught poogling by his parents since he forgot to clear his history on his browser. (布萊德被他父母逮到一邊如廁一邊使用智慧型手機上網，因為他忘了清除瀏覽器上的瀏覽記錄)
play devil’s advocate
(動詞) 提出反對意見；故意唱反調。
- Wendy seemed very sure of her arguments, but Owen played devil’s advocate just to make her feel untenable. (溫蒂似乎對她的論點確信不疑，但歐文故意提出相反意見，想要讓她覺得自己的論點站不住腳)