| 释义 |
pep·per /ˈpepə(r)/ n. | a. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 胡椒粉；辣椒粉；香辛调味品
Do you need pepper and salt? 你要胡椒粉和盐吗?
2. 【植】胡椒；胡椒科植物(如荜拨等)
3. 【植】辣椒；甜椒；香辛植物(如桃金娘、 姜等)
4. 胡椒瓶
a silver pepper 银制胡椒瓶
5. 辛辣性；尖刻性
6. 活力；劲头；胆量
There was plenty of pepper left in the old man. 那老人精力还很充沛。
7. 【棒】(赛前的)暖身投击球练习(亦作pepper game)
8. 〈美俚〉〈贬〉墨西哥佬
II a.
【植】胡椒科的
III vt.
1. 将…用胡椒粉(或其他香辛调味品)调味；在…上撒胡椒粉(或其他香辛调味粉)
You don't have to pepper the soup. 你不一定要在汤里加胡椒粉。
2. (撒胡椒粉般地)在…上撒；使布满
a face peppered with freckles 满是雀斑的脸
The bees peppered him with stings. 蜜蜂把他螫得满身是伤。
a prose peppered with vivid description 充满生动描写的散文体
vulgarities that pepper a speech 充斥于演讲中的粗话
3. (雨点般地)向…掷(或射、 问等)
He peppered them with bullets. 他向他们乱射子弹。
a roof peppered with hailstones 遭冰雹猛击的屋顶
pepper sb. with questions 接二连三向某人提问
4. 〈古〉痛打；严惩
pepper one's opponent with short lefts 用左拳短击痛打对手
5. 使活跃；使(文章等)辛辣(或有煽动性)
pepper the audience with an anti-inflation speech 作反通货膨胀的演说鼓动听众
6. 〈美俚〉【棒】快速直投(球)；【高尔夫】猛击(球)
He peppered it about 80 yards. 他一下猛击，把球击出80码左右。
[< OE piper < L < Gr peperi < Pers < Sans pippalī peppercorn] phr. take pepper i' (或 in) the nose 〈口〉生气 |