capsule
英 ['kæpsjuːl; -sjʊl]
美 [ˈkæpsul]
- n. 胶囊；[植] 蒴果；太空舱；小容器
- adj. 压缩的；概要的
- vt. 压缩；简述
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capsule 胶囊来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子，词源同case, capsicum.
- capsule
- capsule: see case
- capsule (n.)
- 1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.
- 1. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.
- 警察说他为了逃避逮捕就吞了一颗氰化物胶囊。
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- 2. A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
- 一个俄罗斯太空舱目前正在绕地球轨道飞行。
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- 3. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
- 你要服一粒维生素B胶囊。
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- 4. You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
- 你也可以选择便于服用的红参片或红参胶囊。
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- 5. The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.
- 这种球形种子荚里含有大量的小种子。
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