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pepper

/pep-er/US // ˈpɛp ər //UK // (ˈpɛpə) //

胡椒,胡椒粉,辣椒,椒盐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
    • : any plant of the genus Piper.Compare pepper family.
    • : any of several plants of the genus Capsicum, especially C. annuum, cultivated in many varieties, or C. frutescens.
    • : the usually green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor.
    • : the pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment.
    • : Baseball. pepper game.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to season with or as if with pepper.
    • : to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper; dot.
    • : to sprinkle like pepper.
    • : to hit with rapidly repeated short jabs.
    • : to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles: They peppered the speaker with hard questions.
    • : to discharge at something.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inexuberance
Forms: peppered, peppering
as infreckle
Forms: peppered, peppering

Examples

  • My introduction to jerk chicken — its skin soaked in the flavor of sweet smoke, of Scotch bonnet peppers, allspice berries, ginger, and green onion — was during my first year of college, across the Hudson river from a New York town called Kingston.

  • Others will also layer on a hint of ground chile or pepper to add a subtle kick.

  • The indictment accused him of using pepper spray on a handcuffed woman, filing a false report about the encounter and encouraging other officers to fake their reports, too.

  • How law enforcement cleared protesters In the same June 2 statement, Park Police said officers used “smoke canisters and pepper balls” to clear protesters but “did not use tear gas or OC Skat Shells.”

  • Rivera calls adobo and sazón the salt and pepper of Puerto Rican cooking, and he wants his customers to use the products exactly like that.

  • Whisk in the half and half and season to taste with salt and pepper.

  • Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

  • Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.

  • Long gone are the days of the Young British Artists movement: now a salt-and-pepper-haired filmmaker is the artist of the moment.

  • Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.

  • One whist table only is at work; General Pepper and three old hands of the same kidney are hard at it.

  • As, during the whole pepper-harvest, they feed wholly on this stimulant, they become exceedingly irritable.

  • "I think at least one of us ought to stay here until Mr. Ford comes," said Pepper.

  • "Let us go down the shore a bit," suggested Jack to Pepper and Andy, and the three joined hands for the spin.

  • Jack and Pepper watched Ritter closely and then looked questioningly at each other.