释义 |
peppervt. 1. sprinkle with pepper,pelt with shot,finish,make an end of 撒胡椒粉,开枪(开炮)连击,消灭,结果。 △1H.IV.5.3. 36(35): “I have led my ragamuffins where theyare peppered;”(Falstaff has led his soldiers into heav-y fire in order to have them killed and then pocketthe pay of the slain—a common abuse among Eliza-bethan captains.) 我把我那一帮破烂叫花子带到炮火最猛烈的阵地上,全消灭了。 2. make it hot for,punish decisively,make an end of,i.e.slay 使…不好过,狠狠惩罚,结果,(即)杀死。 △1H.IV.2.4.215(191): “Nay,that’s past praying for,I havepeppered two of them.”不,祷告也不济事了,我已经结果了他们当中的两个。 |