释义
🔑 pep·per BrE /ˈpepə(r) / NAmE /ˈpepər / noun 🔑 [ U ] a powder made from dried berries called peppercorns used to give a hot flavour to food ◆ Season with salt and pepper ◆ freshly ground pepper ➡ see also black pepper , cayenne , white pepper (BrE (also ˌsweet ˈpepper BrE NAmE (NAmE ˈbell pepper [ C , U ] a hollow fruit , usually red , green or yellow , eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked 🔑 pep·per BrE /ˈpepə(r) / NAmE /ˈpepər / verb present simple - I / you / we / they pepper BrE /ˈpepə(r) / NAmE /ˈpepər / present simple - he / she / it peppers BrE /ˈpepəz / NAmE /ˈpepərz / past simple peppered BrE /ˈpepəd / NAmE /ˈpepərd / past participle peppered BrE /ˈpepəd / NAmE /ˈpepərd / -ing form peppering BrE /ˈpepərɪŋ / NAmE /ˈpepərɪŋ / ~ sth to put pepper on food ◆ peppered steak ◆ Salt and pepper the potatoes . ● ˈpepper sb /sth with sth [ usually passive ] to hit sb /sth with a series of small objects , especially bullets SYN spray ● ˈpepper sth with sth [ often passive ] to include large numbers of sth in sth ◆ He peppered his speech with jokes .
