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n.
(降落傘) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall


Spelling Word: parachute
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v. Syn. paralyze
(癱瘓,廢止) make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of


Spelling Word: paralyse
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a. Syn. compliant; inactive
(被動的) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice


Spelling Word: passive
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v.
(屬於,關於) belong; have connection with, or dependence on


Spelling Word: pertain
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a.
(不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good


Spelling Word: perverse
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a.
(製藥的) of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines


Spelling Word: pharmaceutical
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v. Syn. dive; submerge
(跳進,投入,陷入) dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place


Spelling Word: plunge
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v.
(仔細考慮) weigh; weigh in the mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively


Spelling Word: ponder
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n.
(研究生) student who continues studies after graduation


Spelling Word: postgraduate
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n.
(陶器,陶器場) craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay


Spelling Word: pottery