| 释义 |
pod abbrev Pay on delivery pod1 /pod/ noun- The fruit, or its shell, in peas, beans, and other leguminous plants, the legume
- Sometimes extended to the siliqua
- An egg-case, eg of a locust
- A silk cocoon
- A musk-bag
- A paunch
- A groove along an auger or bit
- The socket into which a bit, etc, fits
- A protective housing for (external) engineering equipment, eg aircraft engines, nuclear reactor, space or submarine instruments, or for weapons carried externally, eg on an aircraft
- A decompression compartment
- A self-contained compartment, esp for meeting, observation or transportation
transitive verb (poddˈing; poddˈed) To shell or hull intransitive verb- To form pods
- To fill as pods
ORIGIN: Origin uncertain poddˈy adjective Corpulent noun (Aust informal)A young animal, esp a calf or lamb |