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v.
(拍动,跳动,搏动) beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements


Spelling Word: palpitate
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v.
(喘气,喘息) breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh


Spelling Word: pant
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v. Syn. divide
(分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections


Spelling Word: partition
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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.
(终年的,永久的) lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time


Spelling Word: perennial
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v.
(使为难,使困惑,使混乱) baffle; confuse


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


Spelling Word: persist
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ad. Syn. gradually
(一次一个的,逐个的,渐渐的) by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually


Spelling Word: piecemeal
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n.
(活塞) sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion


Spelling Word: piston
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n.
(灰泥,石膏) cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling


Spelling Word: plaster