pepper /ˈpɛpə/ CET4 TEM4 ( peppering, peppered, peppers )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Pepper or black pepper is a hot-tasting spice used to flavour food. 胡椒

  例：

  Season with salt and pepper.

  用盐和胡椒调味。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A pepper, or a bell pepper, is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds inside it. 椒类

  例：

  ...2 red or green peppers, sliced.

  …2个切成片了的红椒或青椒。

• 3. 

  V-T If something is peppered with small objects, a lot of those objects hit it. (以小物体) 大量击中 [usu passive]

  例：

  He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel.

  他两条腿都受伤了，受到了弹片重创。