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potential energy (energy possessed by an object because of its position) noun [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nə.dʒi] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nər.dʒi] | 势能 /shìnéng/noun 勢能noun |
potentilla (any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla) noun [UK: pətəntˈɪlə] [US: pətəntˈɪlə] | 委陵菜 /wěilíngcài/noun |
pretentious (intended to impress others) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: pri.ˈten.ʃəs] | 炫耀的 /xuànyào de/adjective |
pretentious (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: pri.ˈten.ʃəs] | 做作 /zuòzuo/adjective |
table of contents (organized list summarizing book or document) noun [UK: ˈteɪb.l̩ əv kən.ˈtents] [US: ˈteɪb.l̩ əv ˈkɑːn.tents] | 目录 /mùlù/noun 目次 /mùcì/noun 目錄noun 篇目 /piānmù/noun |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | 好心沒好報phrase |
threshold potential (the critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential) noun | 閾電位noun 阈电位 /yùdiànwèi/noun |
to one's heart's content adverb | jìnxìng/adverb 儘興adverb 尽兴 /jǐnxìngadverb 尽情 /jìnqíng/adverb 盡情adverb |
to some extent (in part) preposition | 有所 /yǒusuǒ/preposition |
unintentional (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) adjective [UK: ˌʌ.nɪn.ˈten.ʃnəl] [US: ˌʌ.ˌnɪn.ˈten.ʃə.nəl] | 无心的adjective 无意的adjective |
youth detention centre (secure residential facility for young people) noun | 少年感化院 /shàonián gǎnhuàyuàn/noun 少年教养所 /shàonián jiàoyǎngsuǒ/noun 少年教養所noun |