pepper
noun
verb
ˈpepə
noun
1
a
powder
that
is
used
to
add
a
hot
taste
to
food
胡椒粉
U
salt
and
pepper
盐和胡椒
2
a
hollow
red,
green,
or
yellow
vegetable,
eaten
either
raw
or
cooked
with
other
food
甜椒，灯笼椒，柿子椒;
C | AmE
verb
3
if
something
is
peppered
with
things,
it
has
a
lot
of
those
things
in
it
or
on
its
在…上大量撒; 使…布满
usually passive 一般用被动态
be
peppered
with
sth
a
speech
peppered
with
amusing
stories
穿插了许多有趣故事的演讲
The
surface
of
the
moon
is
peppered
with
craters.
月球表面布满了陨石坑。
4
if
bullets
pepper
something,
they
hit
it
several
times
连续射击
Machine
gun
fire
peppered
the
front
of
the
building.
机枪的火力不断攻击大楼的正面。
5
pepper sb with questions
to
ask
someone
a
lot
of
questions,
one
after
the
other
[美] 连珠炮似地向某人提问
AmE
Reporters
peppered
him
with
questions.
记者们连珠炮似地向他提了一连串问题。
6
to
add
pepper
to
food
给〔食物〕加胡椒粉
Pepper
the
steak
well.
将胡椒粉均匀地撒在牛排上。
peppered
salami
加了胡椒的萨拉米香肠