pellet
noun /ˈpelɪt/
/ˈpelɪt/
- a small hard ball of any substance, often of soft material that has become hard
小球；团粒；丸 - food pellets for chickens
团粒鸡食 - owl pellets (= the dried waste material from owls)
猫头鹰颗粒 - slug pellets (= to kill slugs)
鼻涕虫丸
- food pellets for chickens
- a very small metal ball that is fired from a gun
小弹丸 - The cat had been hit by an airgun pellet.
这只猫被气枪子弹击中了。
- The cat had been hit by an airgun pellet.
词源late Middle English: from Old French pelote ‘metal ball’, from a diminutive of Latin pila ‘ball’.