pepper
pepper
noun
[mass noun]
[with obj.]
noun
[mass noun]
- a pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavour food
胡椒粉
■a reddish and typically hot-tasting spice prepared from various forms of capsicum
辣椒粉。 参见 cayenne
■[count noun]a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper
辣椒；甜椒 - a climbing vine with berries that are dried as black or white peppercorns
胡椒 - Piper nigrum, family Piperaceae
拉丁名Piper nigrum，胡椒科
■used in names of other plants which are related to this, have hot-tasting leaves, or have fruits used as a pungent spice, e.g.Jamaica pepper, water pepper
［用于叶子有辣味或果实用作辛辣调料的与胡椒有关的其他植物名称中，如 Jamaica peper和water peper] - (Baseball)a practice game in which a fielder throws at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielder
(棒球)热身投击球练习
[with obj.]
- sprinkle or season (food) with pepper
在（食物）上撒胡椒粉（或调味品）
[as adj.peppered]peppered beef.
辣牛肉。
■(一般作be peppered with)cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items
在…上撒；使布满
the script is peppered with four-letter words.
那篇手稿中满是四个字母的粗话。
■hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot
（用小型导弹或枪炮）持续射击
another burst of enemy bullets peppered his defenceless body.
敌人的子弹再一次突然向他那毫无防护的身体射来。
he peppered me with questions.
他向我连珠炮似地发问。
■(archaic)inflict severe punishment or suffering upon
(古)痛打、严惩、重罚
- Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippali 'berry, peppercorn'
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