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Collins English-English Dictionary
- Paul
[pɔːl]
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n
, Saint. Also called: Paul the Apostle, Saul of Tarsus. original name Saul. died ?67 ad, one of the first Christian missionaries to the Gentiles, who died a martyr in Rome. Until his revelatory conversion he had assisted in persecuting the Christians. He wrote many of the Epistles in the New Testament. Feast day: June 29
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2.
n
Jean. See Jean Paul
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3.
n
Paul, Les, real name Lester Polfuss. born 1915, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording
Examples
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I saw you talking to Paul.
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我看见你和保罗说话了。
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I gave Paul my telephone number.
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我把电话号码告诉保罗了。
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Paul addressed himself to his boss and started talking to him like he had never done it before.
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保罗开始跟老板说话,就好像他从来没做过那件事一样。
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Paul is in the smoking area if you need him.
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保尔在吸烟区,你可以去那儿找他。
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I came to the office, but you were at lunch with Paul.
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我去过办公室,但你在和保尔吃午饭。
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Call me at 5 p.m. and I'll tell you something more about Paul.
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下午5点给我打个电话,我会告诉你更多关于保尔的事情。
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A friend such as Paul would never do that.
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像保罗这样的朋友断然不会那么做的。
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Actually Paul is big in the fashion business, how come you don't know him.
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保罗在时尚界可是响当当的人物,你怎么会不知道他呢?
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is Paul about?
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保罗在吗?
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more/less than Paul
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比保罗多/少
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