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pill pill ★★★☆☆/pɪ̱l/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]药丸；丸剂 Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing. Why do I have to take all these pills?我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢？...sleeping pills.安眠药2[N-SING	单数名词]（女用）口服避孕药 If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.   [the N]She had been on the pill for three years.她吃口服避孕药已有3年。...the contraceptive pill.避孕药丸3[PHRASE	短语]不得不承受的苦事；不得不接受的现实 If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow .   [N inflects]You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。4[PHRASE	短语]把苦药包上糖衣；使不愉快的事变得较易接受 If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.   [V inflects]He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.他提高了工资以使人们更易接受，尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。 pill1 nounpill2 verbpillpill1 /pɪl/ ●●● S3 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1pill (1) [countable] a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole:  He has to take pills to control his blood pressure. sleeping pills a bottle of vitamin pills2the Pill/the pill a pill taken regularly by some women in order to prevent them having babieson the Pill My doctor advised me to go on the pill  (=start taking it regularly).3sugar/sweeten the pill to do something to make an unpleasant job or situation less unpleasant for the person who has to accept it4be a pill American English informal if someone, especially a child, is a pill, they are annoying:  Luke can be a real pill sometimes. → a bitter pill (to swallow)at bitter1(7), → morning-after pillCOLLOCATIONSverbstake a pill (=use it by swallowing it)· Have you taken your pills?swallow a pill· He swallowed a handful of pills.pop a pill informal (=take one too easily, without thinking about it seriously)· Some people just pop a pill to get a good night's sleep.a doctor prescribes pills (=tells someone to take them)· Her doctor just prescribed more pills and told her to take it easy.NOUN + pilla sleeping pill· I took a sleeping pill and tried to go back to sleep.malaria pills (=pills that prevent malaria)vitamin pillsdiet pills (=pills that are said to help you become thinner)pill1 nounpill2 verbpillpill2 verb [intransitive] American English  Verb Table Phrases  if a piece of clothing pills, especially a sweater, it forms little balls on the surface of the cloth after it has been worn or washed

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ERvGHuMRMDd3sybLUbQv1dMChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3ieovLbtAQGKXeoO1IJ8yd0SF6LbVzpOEUdg+szOJkGzvV+ie/kR73uKb6gMfdMRae+zFsEeLw7HkJY8sNXjBgjw==             pill              ★                    /        pɪl                ;          NAmE                pɪl                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            pill      pills      pilled      pilling                            noun        ★                    1      ★              [countable        ]                    a small flat round piece of medicine that you swallow without chewing it          药丸；药片                            ◆        a vitamin pill        维生素片                    ☞see also                                            pep pill                                      ,                                            sleeping pill                                                  2      the pill      or      the Pill              [singular        ]                    a pill that some women take to prevent them becoming pregnant          口服避孕药                            ◆        the contraceptive pill        避孕药丸                    ◆        to be/go          on the pill                在服用避孕药                    ☞see also                                            morning-after pill                                                  3              [countable        ]                    (          NAmE)                an annoying person          讨厌的人；讨厌鬼                            IDIOM              sugar/sweeten the pill                              to do sth that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant              药里加糖；缓和情况；缓解苦感                                            SYN                                                            sugar-coat                                                                                ☞more at                                    bitter                                   adj.                                  verb                    [intransitive      ]              (of a piece of clothing, especially one made of wool      尤指毛织衣物      )              to become covered in very small balls of        fibre        起球；结绒                        pill              /        pɪl                ;          NAmE                pɪl                /             pill[pɪl]CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLn344894812255249827361522470NOUN4038257913Spoken:134534734pills[23709]药丸(56%)，药片(39%)，服用药丸(4%)，把 ... 制成药丸(1%)n.药丸；弹丸，子弹；口服避孕药vt.把…制成丸剂；使服用药丸；抢劫，掠夺（古语）vi.做成药丸；服药丸n.(Pill)人名；(英)皮尔

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Collins	pill ★★★☆☆ /pɪ̱l/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]药丸；丸剂 Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing. Why do I have to take all these pills? 我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢？ ...sleeping pills. 安眠药 2 [N-SING 单数名词]（女用）口服避孕药 If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant. [the N] She had been on the pill for three years. 她吃口服避孕药已有3年。 ...the contraceptive pill. 避孕药丸 3 [PHRASE 短语]不得不承受的苦事；不得不接受的现实 If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow . [N inflects] You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow. 你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。 4 [PHRASE 短语]把苦药包上糖衣；使不愉快的事变得较易接受 If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable. [V inflects] He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices. 他提高了工资以使人们更易接受，尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。
Oxford	pill ★ / pɪl ; NAmE pɪl / noun , verb pill pills pilled pilling noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] a small flat round piece of medicine that you swallow without chewing it 药丸；药片 ◆ a vitamin pill 维生素片 ☞see also pep pill , sleeping pill 2 the pill or the Pill [singular ] a pill that some women take to prevent them becoming pregnant 口服避孕药 ◆ the contraceptive pill 避孕药丸 ◆ to be/go on the pill 在服用避孕药 ☞see also morning-after pill 3 [countable ] ( NAmE) an annoying person 讨厌的人；讨厌鬼 IDIOM sugar/sweeten the pill to do sth that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant 药里加糖；缓和情况；缓解苦感 SYN sugar-coat ☞more at bitter adj. verb [intransitive ] (of a piece of clothing, especially one made of wool 尤指毛织衣物 ) to become covered in very small balls of fibre 起球；结绒 pill / pɪl ; NAmE pɪl /
LDC	pill1 noun pill2 verb pillpill1 /pɪl/ ●●● S3 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1pill (1) [countable] a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole: He has to take pills to control his blood pressure. sleeping pills a bottle of vitamin pills2the Pill/the pill a pill taken regularly by some women in order to prevent them having babieson the Pill My doctor advised me to go on the pill (=start taking it regularly).3sugar/sweeten the pill to do something to make an unpleasant job or situation less unpleasant for the person who has to accept it4be a pill American English informal if someone, especially a child, is a pill, they are annoying: Luke can be a real pill sometimes. → a bitter pill (to swallow) at bitter1(7) , → morning-after pill COLLOCATIONSverbstake a pill (=use it by swallowing it)· Have you taken your pills?swallow a pill· He swallowed a handful of pills.pop a pill informal (=take one too easily, without thinking about it seriously)· Some people just pop a pill to get a good night's sleep.a doctor prescribes pills (=tells someone to take them)· Her doctor just prescribed more pills and told her to take it easy.NOUN + pilla sleeping pill· I took a sleeping pill and tried to go back to sleep.malaria pills (=pills that prevent malaria)vitamin pillsdiet pills (=pills that are said to help you become thinner) pill1 noun pill2 verb pillpill2 verb [intransitive] American English Verb Table Phrases if a piece of clothing pills, especially a sweater, it forms little balls on the surface of the cloth after it has been worn or washed
WDF	pill [pɪl] CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL n3448 9481 2255 2498 2736 1522 470 NOUN4038 257913 Spoken: 134534734 pills[23709] 药丸(56%)，药片(39%)，服用药丸(4%)，把 ... 制成药丸(1%) n.药丸；弹丸，子弹；口服避孕药 vt.把…制成丸剂；使服用药丸；抢劫，掠夺（古语） vi.做成药丸；服药丸 n.(Pill)人名；(英)皮尔

Pill Unpleasant Swallow Piece Pɪl Small Bitter Noun

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