短语和例子 pill1 n. 1.丸,药丸; 〔the pill 〕 (女用口服)避孕丸。 2.讨厌的东西[人];苦事。 3.〔俚语〕炮弹,子弹;球;〔pl.〕〔英俚〕撞球战,弹子战。 4.〔美俚〕香烟;切去两端的雪茄烟;(鸦片)烟泡。 5.投票用小球。 6.【农业】粒肥。 7.〔pl.〕 〔口语〕医生。 短语和例子 a bitter pill to swallow 不能不做的苦事,不得不忍受的屈辱。 a pill to cure an earthquake 软弱的措施,姑息手段,弥补政策。 gild [sugar] the pill 加糖衣,美化讨厌的东西[人]。 vt. 1.把…作成丸药;给…吃丸药。 2.〔俚语〕投票反对;排斥;不录取;开除。 短语和例子 pill2 vt. 1.〔古语〕抢劫,掠夺。 2.〔方言〕=peel.
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet 同义词:lozenge, tablet, tab,
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception 同义词:birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant,
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor''s success was a bitter pill to take"
a unpleasant or tiresome person
例句与用法
1.
The pill is one method of birth-control . 服用避孕丸是一种避孕措施。
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Those pills worked wonders; the cold had gone . 那些药丸真神,感冒好了。
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Sugar coating hides the taste of pills . 糖衣掩盖了药片的药味。
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Pills are sometimes coated with sugar . 药丸有时外加一层糖衣。
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The future may provide an anti-senility pill . 将来或许会有一种抗衰老药片。
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This pill will help to settle your nerves . 你吃了这片药神经就不那么紧张了。
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I'll send a couple of pills and a draught . 我叫人送几颗药丸和一瓶药水过来。
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He is not yet well enough to dispense with the pills . 他尚未痊愈,仍需吃药。
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Hairiness proceeds the formation of pills . 起毛促进起球。
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This pill is to be sucked , not swallowed . 此丸宜含服。