pill

英 [p?l] 美[p?l]
  • n. 藥丸;彈丸,子彈;口服避孕藥
  • vt. 把…制成丸劑;使服用藥丸;搶劫,掠奪(古語(yǔ))
  • vi. 做成藥丸;服藥丸
  • n. (Pill)人名;(英)皮爾

英英釋意


1. something that resembles a pill in shape or size
2. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
3. a unpleasant or tiresome person
4. something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured;
"his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception