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| /ˈpɑːtɪkl/ |
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| 1 | an extremely small piece or amount of something 微粒；颗粒 |
| dust particles 尘埃 |
| +of tiny particles of food 细小的食物颗粒 |
| There’ s not a particle of evidence to support his story. 没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。 |
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| 2 | science an extremely small piece of matter that is part of an atom , for example an electron , proton , or neutron 粒子（原子的极微小成分，如电子、质子或中子） |
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| 3 | linguistics an adverb or preposition used with a verb to form a phrasal verb . For example in the sentence ‘He quickly put on his clothes’ , ‘on’ is a particle . 小品词（与动词一起构成动词短语的副词或介词，如He quickly put on his clothes 中的on） |
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