| 单词 | pod |
| 释义 | pod pod1 —podlike, adj. /pod/, n. , v. , podded, podding. n. 1. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean. 2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds. 3. Entomol. a. an insect egg case. b. a compact mass of insect eggs. 4. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft. 5. a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges. 6. Mining. an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape. 7. Radio and Television Slang. a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements. v.i. 8. to produce pods. 9. to swell out like a pod. [1680-90; appar. back formation from podder peasecod gatherer; cf.podder, var. of podware, unexplained var. of codware bagged vegetables (COD2 + -ware crops, vegetables)] pod2 /pod/, n. 1. a small herd or school, esp. of seals or whales. 2. a small flock of birds. [1825-35, Amer.; perh. special (orig. facetious) use of POD1] pod3 /pod/, n. 1. the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits. 2. Carpentry. pad1 (def. 15b). [1565-75; orig. uncert.; perh. a continuation of OE pad covering, cloak, the socket being thought of as something that covers or hides from view what is held in it (though the phonology is irregular)] |
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