| 释义 |
pellet /pelˈit/ noun- A little ball
- A small rounded boss
- A small rounded mass of compressed iron ore, waste material, etc
- A small pill
- A ball of shot, esp a flat-ended ball for use in air rifles, etc
- A mass of undigested refuse thrown up by a hawk or owl
transitive verb- To form into pellets (Shakespeare)
- To form (eg seeds for easier planting) into a pellet by surrounding with an inert substance which breaks down with moisture
- To hit, pelt or bombard with pellets
ORIGIN: OFr pelote, from L pila a ball pellˈetify, pellˈetize or pellˈetify, pellˈetise transitive verb To form (esp solid waste material, iron ore, etc) into pellets pelletīzāˈtion or pelletīsāˈtion noun |