单词 | pepper spray |
释义 | pepper spraynounan aerosol spray that temporarily irritates the eyes and mucous membranes, used to stun and incapacitate a person or animal: police use of pepper spray to control rioters. Origin of pepper sprayFirst recorded in 1985–90; the active ingredient is capsaicin, extracted from capsicum peppers Words nearby pepper spraypepper pot, pepperroot, peppershaker, peppershrike, pepper spot, pepper spray, pepper steak, pepper tree, pepper-upper, pepperwood, pepperwort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pepper spray
British Dictionary definitions for pepper spraypepper spray nouna defence spray agent derived from hot cayenne peppers, which causes temporary blindness and breathing difficulty, sometimes used to control riots Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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