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pellet/ˈpelit/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small compressed ball of paper, bread, etc. (纸、面包等的)小团 2 a pill 药丸 3a a small mass of bones, feathers, etc. regurgitated by a bird of prey (猛禽反刍的)呕食团 b a small hard piece of animal, usu. rodent, excreta (通常指啮齿动物的)颗粒状粪便 4a a piece of small shot 小弹丸 b an imitation bullet for a toy gun (玩具枪的)假子弹 ●v. tr. (pelleted, pelleting) 1 make into a pellet or pellets 使形成小球(或弹丸等) 2 hit with (esp. paper) pellets 用小球(尤指纸团)打 □ pelletize v. tr. (also 亦作 -ise)[Middle English via Old French pelote from Latin pila ‘ball’] |