1 N-UNCOUNT 胡椒粉 Pepper is a hot-tasting spice which is used to flavour food. 胡椒粉
SYN seasoning, flavour, spice
2 N-COUNT 甜椒;柿子椒;灯笼椒 A pepper, or in American English a bell pepper, is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds inside it. 甜椒;柿子椒;灯笼椒
3 VERB [usually passive] (小物体)密集地击打,连续击打 If something is peppered with small objects, a lot of those objects hit it. (小物体)密集地击打,连续击打
SYN pelt, hit, shower, scatter
4 VERB 布满;充满 If something is peppered with things, it has a lot of those things in it or on it. 布满;充满
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While her English was correct, it was peppered with French phrases. [be VERB-ed + with]
她的英语语法上没错,但是里面夹杂着很多法语短语。
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Outside, the road was peppered with glass. [be V-ed with n]
屋外,马路上尽是些玻璃碴。
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Yachts peppered the tranquil waters of Botafogo Bay. [VERB noun]
博塔福古湾宁静的水面上挤满了游艇。
SYN sprinkle, spot, scatter, dot
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