pepper
/ˈpepə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpepər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpe-pər/ (ame, mw)
pepper — 名詞
- peppersingular
- peppersplural
1. the hot-tasting powder from dried peppercorns that people put on food.
胡椒粉
灑在食物上的辛香粉
the hot-tasting powder from dried peppercorns that people put on food.
Dad ground black pepper over the eggs before breakfast.
爸爸在早餐蛋上磨了一些黑胡椒。
black pepper + food
The soup needs more pepper, but no extra salt.
這碗湯還需要多一點胡椒粉，但不用再加鹽。
salt and pepper pair
A jar of white pepper stood beside the noodles.
一罐白胡椒放在麵旁邊。
Please pass the pepper so I can finish the salad.
請把胡椒粉遞給我，我想把沙拉調好。
文法句型
add pepper to food
black pepper
white pepper
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in everyday English. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the spice on the table, not the fresh vegetable.
常見錯誤
2. a vegetable with seeds inside and crisp flesh, often seen in yellow, red, or gre
甜椒；青椒
可生吃或煮來吃的椒類蔬菜
a vegetable with seeds inside and crisp flesh, often seen in yellow, red, or green colours, that people eat raw or cooked.
Lina sliced a red pepper into thin strips for lunch.
Lina 把一顆紅甜椒切成細條當午餐配菜。
red pepper
Three yellow peppers were roasting in the oven.
三顆黃甜椒正在烤箱裡烤著。
The market sells sweet peppers beside tomatoes and onions.
市場把甜椒和番茄、洋蔥擺在一起賣。
Ben removed the seeds from each pepper before cooking.
Ben 煮之前先把每顆甜椒裡的籽拿掉。
- capsicum
used in some varieties of English, especially in Australia
- bell pepper
more specific; usually the large sweet kind rather than hot varieties
文法句型
red pepper
green pepper
remove the seeds from a pepper
用法筆記
Usually countable and often named by colour or type, such as red pepper or sweet pepper. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the fresh food before it is dried or ground.
常見錯誤
pepper — 動詞
- pepperpresent simple I / you / we / they
- peppers3rd person singular
- peppering-ing form
- pepperedpast simple
1. to put pepper on food, usually by shaking or grinding it over the top.
加胡椒
在食物上撒胡椒調味
to put pepper on food, usually by shaking or grinding it over the top.
Nina peppered the pasta after tasting the sauce.
Nina 試過醬汁後，在義大利麵上加了胡椒。
pepper + food
Please pepper the tomatoes lightly before serving the salad.
上沙拉前，請先在番茄上輕輕撒點胡椒。
pepper + object + adverb
The cook peppered each steak at the grill.
那位廚師在烤架旁替每塊牛排加上胡椒。
I never pepper soup until everyone has tried it.
大家都試過之前，我從不在湯裡加胡椒。
文法句型
pepper + food
用法筆記
Object is usually a dish or ingredient, and no preposition comes between the verb and that object. Distinguish from verb 2, where no real spice is involved.
常見錯誤
2. to hit someone or something again and again with many small objects, bullets, or
猛轟；連問
密集打向某處或接連發問
to hit someone or something again and again with many small objects, bullets, or quick questions.
Hail peppered the car roof during the afternoon storm.
下午那場暴風雨裡，冰雹猛轟著車頂。
pepper + object
The soldiers peppered the wall with bullets across the street.
士兵從街對面朝那面牆開火，子彈密密打在牆上。
pepper + object + with + bullets
Reporters peppered the coach with questions after the loss.
輸球後，記者們對教練連連發問。
Small stones peppered Mia's legs as the truck sped past.
卡車呼嘯而過時，小石頭不停打在 Mia 的腿上。
文法句型
pepper + object + with + bullets
pepper + object + with + questions
用法筆記
Often followed by a with-phrase that names what is being thrown or directed, such as bullets, stones, or questions. Distinguish from verb 1, which is only about adding the spice to food.