pellet
美音:
[´pelət
]英音:
[´pelət
]n.小球
难易程度:
pellet为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:pelleted 过去分词:pelleted 现在分词:pelleting 第三人称单数:pellets
pellet
/'pelɪt; `pɛlɪt/
n
1 small tightly-packed ball of a soft material such as bread or wet paper, made eg by rolling it between the fingers (面包或湿纸等的)小团, 小球, 小丸(如用手指捻成的)
*paper pellets 纸团.
2 small pill 小药丸.
3 small piece of shot1(5), esp for firing from an airgun 小弹丸(尤指气枪的).
pellet
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: pelote, from Latin pila 'ball']
a small ball of a substance
food pellets for rabbits
a small ball of metal made to be fired from a gun
shotgun pellets