英语词汇“pepper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pep•per n.

- Food[uncountable] the strong-smelling, dried berries of a tropical shrub, used as a spice.
[countable]
- Plant Biologya plant belonging to the nightshade family.
- Plant Biologythe fruit of this plant, ranging from mild to very strong in flavor.

v. [~ + object]

to season, sprinkle, cover, or pelt with or as if with pepper, or missiles or small objects:The side of the ship was peppered with gunshots.

pep•per n.

a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, esp. from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Piper. Cf. pepper family.
Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum, cultivated in many varieties, or C. frutescens.
Plant Biologythe usually green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor.
Plant Biologythe pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment.
Sport[Baseball.]See pepper game.

v.t.

to season with or as if with pepper.
to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper;
dot.
to sprinkle like pepper.
to hit with rapidly repeated short jabs.
to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles:They peppered the speaker with hard questions.
to discharge (shot or missiles) at something.

Latin
a common WGmc borrowing
Greek péperi; compare Old Frisian piper, Dutch peper, Old High German pfeffar (German Pfeffer); these and Old English pipor perh.
Latin piper
Middle English peper, piper, Old English pipor ( Old Norse pipari, piparr) bef. 1000

pep′per•er, n.
pep′per•ish, adj.
pep′per•ish•ly, adv.

pepper /ˈpɛpə/ n

a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae
the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment
See also black pepper, white pepper
any of various other plants of the genus Piper
Also called: capsicum any of various tropical plants of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, esp C. frutescens, the fruits of which are used as a vegetable and a condiment
See also sweet pepper, red pepper, cayenne pepper
the fruit of any of these capsicums, which has a mild or pungent taste
the condiment made from the fruits of any of these plants

vb (transitive)

to season with pepper
to sprinkle liberally; dot: his prose was peppered with alliteration
to pelt with small missiles

Etymology: Old English piper, from Latin, from Greek peperi; compare French poivre, Old Norse piparr

单词	pepper
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pep•per /ˈpɛpɚ/USA pronunciation n. Food[uncountable] the strong-smelling, dried berries of a tropical shrub, used as a spice. [countable] Plant Biologya plant belonging to the nightshade family. Plant Biologythe fruit of this plant, ranging from mild to very strong in flavor. v. [~ + object] to season, sprinkle, cover, or pelt with or as if with pepper, or missiles or small objects:The side of the ship was peppered with gunshots. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pep•per (pep′ər),USA pronunciation n. a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, esp. from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Piper. Cf. pepper family. Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum, cultivated in many varieties, or C. frutescens. Plant Biologythe usually green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor. Plant Biologythe pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment. Sport[Baseball.]See pepper game. v.t. to season with or as if with pepper. to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper; dot. to sprinkle like pepper. to hit with rapidly repeated short jabs. to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles:They peppered the speaker with hard questions. to discharge (shot or missiles) at something. Latin a common WGmc borrowing Greek péperi; compare Old Frisian piper, Dutch peper, Old High German pfeffar (German Pfeffer); these and Old English pipor perh. Latin piper Middle English peper, piper, Old English pipor ( Old Norse pipari, piparr) bef. 1000 pep′per•er, n. pep′per•ish, adj. pep′per•ish•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pepper /ˈpɛpə/ n a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment See also black pepper, white pepper any of various other plants of the genus Piper Also called: capsicum any of various tropical plants of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, esp C. frutescens, the fruits of which are used as a vegetable and a condiment See also sweet pepper, red pepper, cayenne pepper the fruit of any of these capsicums, which has a mild or pungent taste the condiment made from the fruits of any of these plants vb (transitive) to season with pepper to sprinkle liberally; dot: his prose was peppered with alliteration to pelt with small missiles Etymology: Old English piper, from Latin, from Greek peperi; compare French poivre, Old Norse piparr
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