| 单词 | capsule |
| 释义 | capsule /kap"seuhl, -soohl, -syoohl/, n. , v. , capsuled, capsuling, adj. n. 1. Pharm. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine. 2. Biol. a. a membranous sac or integument. b. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum. c. the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi. 3. Bot. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels. 4. a small case, envelope, or covering. 5. Also called space capsule. Aerospace. a sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere. 6. Aviation. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency. 7. a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle. 8. a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors. v.t. 9. to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate. 10. to capsulize. adj. 11. small and compact. 12. short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report. [1645-55; 1950-55 for def. 5; ( < F) < L capsula, equiv. to caps(a) box (see CASE2) + -ula -ULE] |
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