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n. Syn. ardor; fervor
(激情,热情) strong feeling or emotion ; fervor


Spelling Word: passion
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n. Syn. sponsorship; support
(赞助,惠顾) sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor


Spelling Word: patronage
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v.
(死,暴卒) be destroyed; pass away; become nothing


Spelling Word: perish
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a.
(感光性的) sensitive to visible light


Spelling Word: photosensitive
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v.
(对抗,竞争) confront; set into opposition or rivalry


Spelling Word: pit
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n.
(政策,方针,权谋,保险单) settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration


Spelling Word: policy
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n.
(瓷器,瓷制的,精美的,脆的) ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic


Spelling Word: porcelain
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n. Syn. dock; pier
(港,港口,端口) place on waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships


Spelling Word: port
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n. Syn. part; section; segment
(一部分,部分) section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole


Spelling Word: portion
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(早熟的,不成熟的,过早的) too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness


Spelling Word: premature