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【突破英文词汇】pan, panto -- complete 全部

panacea /ˌpnə'si:ə/ A two-week vacation is wonderful for fatigue, but will not cure baldness or improve vision. It is no panacea. -- remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

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购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(5)

A: I'm looking for a pan I can use in my kitchen. B: What size pan were you thinking of? A: I've already got a small pan. I need a big one. B: Well, this one might work for you. A: Oh, no, that's way too heavy a pan for me. B: Here, lift this aluminu

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购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(3)

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A: I need a pan. B: Okay. Do you have a particular size in mind? A: Well, the bigger the better, I think. B: Look at this one. It's our biggest pan. A: Yes, that is big enough, but it's too heavy for me. B: Okay, we have the same thing in aluminum. A

【购物】买平底锅-Buying a Pan

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英语有关Pan的习惯用语

我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: out of the frying pan into the fire。Frying意思是油煎或者油炸，所以frying pan就是煎东西的平底锅。 这个习惯用语由来已久，最早出现在十六世纪早期一名英国作家的笔