particle

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par·ti·cle /ˈpɑːtɪkəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  PIECEa very small piece of something 微粒 dust particles 尘埃particle of tiny particles of soil 细小的土壤颗粒2  not a particle of truth/evidence etc UNTRUEno truth etc at all 没有一点真实性/证据等 There’s not a particle of truth in what he says. 他说的话没有半点是真的。3. one of the very small pieces of matter that an atom consists of 粒子，质点4. technicalSLG an adverb or preposition that can combine with a verb to form a phrasal verb 〔与动词构成短语的〕小品词，虚词

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particle• If basic math stumps you, there might not be a future for you as a particle physicist.• The Cambridge professor's brain dances around such sub-atomic particles as leptons and anti-quarks and the possibility of infinitely curved space-time.• If a cloud forms then it will deplete the atmosphere above it of the substances of which the cloud particles are made.• As the emitted particles are absorbed by the surrounding matter, their energy of motion is transformed into heat.• Notice that this decay does not involve particles like protons.• His conclusion was that one particle might survive for every 10,000 billion that started.• Sedimenting particles in the horizontal-head centrifuge must travel the entire length of the liquid in the tube.• subatomic particles such as protons• The accelerations of these particles are determined by the forces which act upon them.particle of• tiny particles of dust in the airOrigin particle (1300-1400) Latin particula, from pars; → PART1

par·ti·cle nounChineseSyllable  

very of a piece Corpus small something

particle
par‧ti‧cle /ˈpɑːtɪkəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable]1. a very small piece of something:
    dust particles
    particle of
    tiny particles of soil
2. not a particle of truth/evidence etc no truth etc at all:
    There’s not a particle of truth in what he says.
3. one of the very small pieces of matter that an atom consists of
4. technical an adverb or preposition that can combine with a verb to form a phrasal verb

par·ticleBrE /ˈpɑːtɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrtɪkl/ 🔊 nouna very small piece of sth 颗粒；微粒◆particles of dust/gold灰尘；金屑(physics 物理) a very small piece of matter, such as a photon, an electron or a proton, that is part of an atom 粒子  ➡  see also alpha particle, elementary particle

antiparticle, atom, electron, ion, neutron, nucleus, particle, positron, proton, valency

(grammar 语法) an adverb or a preposition that can combine with a verb to make a phrasal verb 小品词（与动词构成短语动词的副词或介词）◆In 'She tore up the letter', the word 'up' is a particle. 在 She tore up the letter 句中，up 是小品词。🔊🔊  ➡  see also adverbial particle