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passkey

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pass·key /ˈpɑːs-kiː $ ˈpæs-/ noun [countable]  DHa key that will open several different locks in a building 万能钥匙
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passkeyWell yes, but in those sorts of terms complementarity becomes a passkey which turns suspiciously many locks.The night porter used a passkey for those rooms that were empty or where no-one answered.Mauss bought the passkey back, thwarting the anarchists' plans.
pass·key nounChineseSyllable
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passkey
passkey /ˈpɑːs-kiː $ ˈpæs-/ noun [countable]
a key that will open several different locks in a building