n (1)胡椒粉 (powder from the fruit of a kind of climbing plant which tastes hot and is used to flavour food) [U]： white/black～白/黑胡椒粉;～and salt 胡椒粉和盐;a dash of～少许胡椒粉;This soup has too much～in it. 这汤里面胡椒粉放得太多了。

(2) 1)青(辣)椒之植物(garden plant with a hollow red， yellow or green seed-pod which is used as a vegetable) [C]： grow～s in one's vegetable garden 在菜园子里种青椒;2) 青(辣)椒 (one of these seed pods used as food) [C]： onions and green～s 洋葱和青椒;a salad of green～s 青椒沙拉;The main course of the meal consisted of red～s stuffed with meat and rice. 那餐饭的主菜是塞肉柿子椒和米饭。

→′peppery adj 胡椒(味，似)的;容易动怒的，脾气暴躁的;͵pepper-and-′salt adj (布)黑白色纱线相间交织的;(头发)黑白相间的，花白的;′peppercorn n 胡椒粒;′pepper-mill n 磨胡椒粉的小罐;′pepper-pot n 撒胡椒粉的小瓶;

vt (1)撒胡椒粉 (flavour food with pepper) [T+n]：～the soup 给汤加胡椒粉;

(2)雨点般地掷(撒，射) (fire， throw， etc many small objects at) [T+n+prep(with)]： He was～ed with bullets/stones. 子弹/石块雨点般地向他打来。～sb with questions (fig) 连珠炮似的向某人发问