英语词汇“pepper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

pepperpepper1 /ˈpɛpɚ/ ●●● S2 noun

ETYMOLOGYpepper¹

Origin: Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi

1[uncountable] a powder that is usually black or gray which is used to add a slightly strong taste to food: Pass the salt and pepper, please. → see also black pepper, white pepper2[uncountable] a red powder used to add a hot taste to food, especially cayenne pepper or paprika3[countable] a hollow red, green, or yellow fruit with a sweet or spicy taste that is eaten as a vegetable or added to other foods → see also bell pepper [Origin: Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi]

noun | verb

pepperpepper2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

pepper

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pepper
	he, she, it	peppers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	peppered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have peppered
	he, she, it	has peppered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had peppered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pepper
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have peppered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am peppering
	he, she, it	is peppering
	you, we, they	are peppering
Past	I, he, she, it	was peppering
	you, we, they	were peppering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been peppering
	he, she, it	has been peppering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been peppering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be peppering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been peppering

1to scatter things all over or all through something: pepper something with something Her speech was peppered with jokes.2to hit something with many bullets in a very short time: pepper something with something Rebel forces peppered the parliament building with gunfire.3pepper somebody with questions to ask someone many questions, one after the other: At every stop, reporters peppered Davis with questions.4to add pepper to food