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capsule

/kap-suhl, -sool, -syool/US // ˈkæp səl, -sul, -syul //UK // (ˈkæpsjuːl) //

蒴果,胶囊,蒴鸟,蒴状物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
    • : Biology. a membranous sac or integument.either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum.the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
    • : Botany. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
    • : a small case, envelope, or covering.
    • : Also called space capsule. Aerospace. a sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere.
    • : Aviation. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency.
    • : a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle.
    • : a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cap·suled, cap·sul·ing.

    • : to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
    • : to capsulize.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : small and compact.
    • : short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.

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Examples

  • The capsule did safely return to Earth, however, and provided valuable test data on the way.

  • That portion is based on Lockheed Martin’s Orion crew capsule that will be used to take humans into space on other missions.

  • That would make it a time capsule of the early solar system.

  • “In terms of a small capsule project, we haven’t done those kinds of numbers before,” he told Quartz.

  • Later assessments by those with a firmer grasp of physics estimated the capsule would have hit the water at a bone-mulching 180 mph.

  • What waited was a capsule that was just as majestic as the celebration.

  • A 1914 time capsule forgotten for years was finally opened at the New York Historical Society.

  • The New York Historical Society plans to seal a new time capsule this week that is more reflective of our current pop culture.

  • The treasures found within the capsule were mostly records that reflected those immediately involved with its planning.

  • In addition to acting and singing, the British model is now set to launch her first capsule collection with DKNY this November.

  • Each is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).

  • Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.

  • When they form short chains, demonstration of the capsule is necessary to distinguish them from streptococci.

  • During the time it is red, the outer shell is soft, but ultimately becomes perfectly hard, and resembles a wooden capsule.

  • It has a flower of pale green color and its fruit is a capsule containing three small brown seeds, with patches of black.

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