| 单词 | pill |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[pɪl] 美[pɪl] |
| 解释 | n.药丸;弹丸;口服避孕药;讨厌鬼;vt.使服用药丸;把…制成药丸;投票反对;抢劫;vi.服用药丸;制成药丸;起球; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 药丸;丸剂 Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing. 例:Why do I have to take all these pills?我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢? 例:...sleeping pills.安眠药 N-SING (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. 例:She had been on the pill for three years.她吃口服避孕药已有3年。 例:...the contraceptive pill.避孕药丸 PHRASE 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 . 例: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。 PHRASE 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. 例: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。 |
| 变形 | third:pills~done:pilled~pl:pills~ing:pilling~past:pilled~ |
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