单词 | pill |
释义 | Word Frequency pill 1(pɪl) noun 1. a small spherical or ovoid mass of a medicinal substance, intended to be swallowed whole 2. the pill 3. something unpleasant that must be endured (esp in the phrase bitter pill to swallow) 4. slang a ball or disc 5. a small ball of matted fibres that forms on the surface of a fabric through rubbing 6. slang an unpleasant or boring person verb 7. (transitive) to give pills to 8. (transitive) to make pills of 9. (intransitive) a. to form into small balls b. (of a fabric) to form small balls of fibre on its surface through rubbing 10. (transitive) slang to blackball Word origin C15: from Middle Flemish pille, from Latin pilula a little ball, from pila ballWord Frequency pill 2(pɪl) verb 1. archaic or dialect to peel or skin (something) 2. archaic to pillage or plunder (a place) 3. obsolete to make or become bald Word origin Old English pilian, from Latin pilāre to strip |
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