1
- an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe豆荚。
1.1
- the egg case of a locust（蝗虫的）卵鞘。
1.2
- Geology a body of rock or sediment whose length greatly exceeds its other dimensions【地质】扁豆形矿体。
1.3
- a narrow-necked purse net for catching eels豆荚形捕鳗网。
2
- often with modifier a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function（飞机、航天器、车、船上具有特定功能的）分离式单元, 分离舱, 独立单元, 舱, 箱：
the torpedo's sensor pod contains a television camera.
鱼雷的传感箱中有一个电视摄像机。
verb
podded, podding
1
- no obj.(of a plant) bear or form pods（植物）结荚, 成荚：
the peas have failed to pod.
这些豌豆没有结荚。
2
- with obj. remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking剥（豆）。
短语
in pod
- informal,dated pregnant〈非正式, 旧〉怀孕的。
词源
late 17th cent.: back-formation from dialect podware, podder 'field crops', of unknown origin.