a small piece of solid medicine that you swallow with water 药片；药丸；片剂 | sleeping/contraceptive/vitamin pills 安眠药/避孕药/维生素药丸 |
| +for The doctor gave me some pills for the pain. 医生给了我一些止痛片。 |
| take a pill Did you remember to take your pills this morning? 早上你记得吃药了吗？ |
| | a | a pill that a woman swallows every day to prevent her from becoming pregnant （女用）口服避孕药 | | Researchers have found a modest increase in risk among users of the pill. 研究人员发现，服用避孕药的人风险稍有增加。 | | go/be on the pill She went on the pill when she was 19. 她19岁就开始服用避孕药。 | | come/go off the pill I had to come off the pill when I developed medical problems. 当我出现健康问题时，我只好停止服用避孕药。 | |
| | b | an illegal drug that you swallow 毒品药丸 | |