pepper
UK ['pep.ər] US [-ɚ] noun
POWDER 粉末
IMPROVER uncountable
■a greyish black or creamy coloured powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns , which is used to give a spicy hot taste to food 胡椒粉•freshly ground black pepper现磨的黑胡椒粉 •salt and pepper盐和胡椒
UK ['pep.ər] US [-ɚ] noun
VEGETABLE 蔬菜
countable
■a vegetable that is usually green, red or yellow, has a rounded shape and is hollow with seeds in the middle 甜椒，灯笼椒•a red/green pepper红／青椒 •Peppers are usually cooked with other vegetables or eaten raw in salads.甜椒通常与其他蔬菜一同烹调，或放在沙拉里生吃。 •Red peppers are ideal for roasting in the oven.红椒很适合用烤箱烘烤来吃。
UK ['pep.ər] US [-ɚ] verb
Phrasal Verbs pepper sth with sth
HIT
■to hit something repeatedly with small objects 用（小物体）连续击打…•The city's walls were peppered with bullets.城墙被子弹打得满目疮痍。 INCLUDE [often passive]
■If you pepper a speech or piece of writing with something, you include a lot of that particular thing 使（演讲或文章）充满•The letter was peppered with exclamation marks.这封信里满是惊叹号。 |