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n.
(参数,参量) characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others


Spelling Word: parameter
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n.
(消遣,娱乐) something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement


Spelling Word: pastime
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n. Syn. field; meadow
(牧场,草地) field covered with grass; meadow


Spelling Word: pasture
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n. Syn. pity
(痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings


Spelling Word: pathos
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a. Syn. continual
(永久的) everlasting; continuing without interruption


Spelling Word: perpetual
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v. Syn. continue; insist; persevere
(坚持,持续) continue; insist; persevere


Spelling Word: persist
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a.
(表示语音的) of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language


Spelling Word: phonetic
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v. Syn. clutch; squeeze
(掐,夹痛) clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges


Spelling Word: pinch
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n. Syn. farm
(种植园,种植园) farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants


Spelling Word: plantation
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a. Syn. principal; dominant; overpowering
(支配的,主要的) most frequent or common; having superior power and influence


Spelling Word: predominant