| 单词 | pacific |
| 释义 | pacific /peuh sif"ik/, adj. 1. tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures. 2. not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition. 3. at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history. 4. calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river. 5. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean. 6. (cap.) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states. n. (cap.) 7. See Pacific Ocean. 8. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under Whyte classification [1540-50; < L pacificus lit., peacemaking, equiv. to paci- (comb. form of pax) PEACE + -ficus -FIC ] |
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