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n.
(人行道) floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make hard and convenient surface for travel


Spelling Word: pavement
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(私人的,个人的,亲自的) particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person


Spelling Word: personal
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n. Syn. character
(个性,性格) complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person


Spelling Word: personality
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n.
(朝圣客,香客) traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee


Spelling Word: pilgrim
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n.
(粉刺,丘疹,脓疱) any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling


Spelling Word: pimple
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n.
(天文馆,天象仪) apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling


Spelling Word: planetarium
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a. Syn. believable; credible
(似是而非的) likely but not certain to be or become true or real


Spelling Word: plausible
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n.
(长棒,相互对立的观点之一) a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions


Spelling Word: pole
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v.
(突然扑过去,攫住,猛扑,突袭) attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something


Spelling Word: pounce
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a. Syn. valued; valuable
(宝贵的,珍贵的) of high worth or cost


Spelling Word: precious