particle

英 [ˈpɑːtɪkl]

美 [ˈpɑːrtɪkl]

n. 颗粒; 微粒; 粒子; 小品词(与动词构成短语动词的副词或介词)

复数：particles　

Collins.2 / BNC.3155 / COCA.3683

牛津词典

noun

颗粒；微粒
a very small piece of sth
1. particles of dust
  灰尘
2. dust particles
  尘埃
3. There was not a particle of evidence (= no evidence at all) to support the case.
  没有丝毫支持这个论点的证据。
粒子
a very small piece of matter, such as an electron or proton , that is part of an atom
小品词（与动词构成短语动词的副词或介词）
an adverb or a preposition that can combine with a verb to make a phrasal verb
1. 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。

N-COUNT 微粒；极小量
Aparticle ofsomething is a very small piece or amount of it.
1. ...a particle of hot metal...
  热金属微粒
2. There is a particle of truth in his statement.
  他的陈述中有一点点实话。
3. ...food particles.
  食物微粒
粒子
In physics, aparticleis a piece of matter smaller than an atom, for example an electron or a proton.
（语法中的）小品词
In grammar, aparticleis a preposition such as 'into' or an adverb such as 'out' which can combine with a verb to form a phrasal verb.

noun

a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
Synonym:subatomic particle
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Synonym:atommoleculecorpusclemotespeck