pepper

noun

/ˈpepə(r)/

/ˈpepər/

[uncountable] a powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns), used to give a hot, spicy taste to food胡椒粉
- Season with salt and pepper用盐和胡椒粉调味
- freshly ground pepper新研磨的胡椒粉
- sirloin steak with a pepper sauce胡椒酱西冷牛排
see also black pepper, cayenne, white pepper
- Add salt and pepper to taste.适量放盐和胡椒粉。
- He put some pepper on his steak.他在牛排上撒了一些胡椒粉。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- crushed
- ground
- cracked
- …
verb + pepper
- add
- put in
- put on
- …
pepper + noun
- grinder
- mill
- pot
- …
phrases
- salt and pepper
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(British English)
(also sweet pepper British English, North American English)
(North American English bell pepper)
[countable, uncountable] a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked甜椒；柿子椒；灯笼椒
- He gave me a great recipe for stuffed peppers.他给了我一份极佳的做填馅辣椒的食谱。
- peppers stuffed with meat and rice塞有肉和大米馅的辣椒
Topics Fooda1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bell
- sweet
- chilli/chili
- …
verb + pepper
- chop
- cut
- slice
- …
pepper + noun
- sauce
- plant
- tree
- …

词源Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’.

pepper

verb

/ˈpepə(r)/

/ˈpepər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pepper	/ˈpepə(r)/ /ˈpepər/
he / she / it peppers	/ˈpepəz/ /ˈpepərz/
past simple peppered	/ˈpepəd/ /ˈpepərd/
past participle peppered	/ˈpepəd/ /ˈpepərd/
-ing form peppering	/ˈpepərɪŋ/ /ˈpepərɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

pepper something to put pepper on food（在食物上）撒胡椒粉
- peppered steak撒了胡椒粉的牛排
- Salt and pepper the potatoes.给土豆放上盐和胡椒粉。
词源Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’.