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BNC: 5443 COCA: 1923

pepper

1 pepper /ˈpɛpɚ/ noun
plural peppers
1 pepper
/ˈpɛpɚ/
noun
plural peppers
Learner's definition of PEPPER
[noncount] : a food seasoning that is made by grinding the dried berries of an Indian plant along with their hard, black covers : black pepper胡椒粉
see also cayenne pepper, salt-and-pepper, white pepper
[count] : a hollow vegetable that is usually red, green, or yellow and that is eaten raw or cooked辣椒;甜椒;柿子椒;灯笼椒
see color picture on this page; see also bell pepper, green pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper
2 pepper /ˈpɛpɚ/ verb
peppers; peppered; peppering
2 pepper
/ˈpɛpɚ/
verb
peppers; peppered; peppering
Learner's definition of PEPPER
[+ object]
: to add pepper to (food)(在食物上)撒胡椒粉

pepper with

[phrasal verb]
pepper (someone or something) with (something) : to hit (someone) repeatedly with your fists or with objects用拳头(或其他物体)反复击打
often used figuratively常用作比喻
pepper (something) with (something)
: to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface)撒上;使布满usually used as (be) peppered with通常用作(be) peppered with
: to put something in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)(在故事、演讲等多处)加入,插入
BNC: 5443 COCA: 1923

pepper

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noun (1)

pep·​per ˈpe-pər How to pronounce pepper (audio)
1
a
: either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments:
(1)
(2)
b
: any of several products similar to pepper that are obtained from plants of the same genus
cubeb pepper
c
: any of various pungent condiments of plants unrelated to the pepper
Szechuan pepper
2
: any of a genus (Piper of the family Piperaceae, the pepper family) of tropical mostly jointed climbing shrubs with aromatic leaves
especially : a woody vine (P. nigrum) with spicate flowers that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its red berries from which black pepper and white pepper are prepared
3
a
: capsicum sense 1
especially : one (Capsicum annuum) whose fruits are hot peppers or sweet peppers
b
: the hollow fruit of a pepper that is usually green when unripe and red or yellow when ripe
pepper adjective

pepper

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verb

peppered; peppering ˈpe-p(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce pepper (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to sprinkle or season with pepper
b
: to shower with or as if with shot or other missiles
2
: to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows
3
: to sprinkle or cover as if with pepper
peppered the report with statistics
a face peppered with freckles
pepperer noun

pepper

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noun (2)

: a baseball practice or warm-up game in which usually several fielders toss the ball a short distance to a single batter who hits it back

Example Sentences

Verb You need to pepper the stew more. pepper the costume with flecks of glitter

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi

Noun (2)

probably from pep entry 2 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pepper was before the 12th century
BNC: 5443 COCA: 1923
pepper

noun¹

1spice調味品ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEPPER | PEPPER + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcrushed, ground胡椒粉freshly ground black pepper剛磨好的黑胡椒粉cracked胡椒碎black, white黑胡椒粉;白胡椒粉cayenne紅辣椒粉lemon檸檬胡椒粉VERB + PEPPERadd, put in, put on, season sth with, sprinkle加胡椒粉;把胡椒粉加進⋯裏;把胡椒粉撒到⋯上;用胡椒粉給⋯調味;撒胡椒粉He put some pepper on his steak.他在牛排上撒了一些胡椒粉。grind磨胡椒粉PEPPER + NOUNgrinder, mill, pot, shaker (NAmE) 胡椒研磨機;胡椒磨;胡椒瓶powder (especially NAmE) 胡椒粉spray胡椒噴劑PHRASESsalt and pepper鹽和胡椒粉Add salt and pepper to taste (= in the quantity preferred).按口味加入鹽和胡椒粉。salt-and-pepper hair (= with some white hair) 斑白的頭髮 topic at food
pepper

noun²

2vegetable蔬菜ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEPPER | PEPPER + NOUN ADJECTIVEbell, sweet柿子椒;甜椒chilli/chili, jalapeño, hot辣椒green, red, yellow青椒;紅椒;黃椒stuffed填餡辣椒He gave me a great recipe for stuffed peppers.他給了我一份極佳的做填餡辣椒的食譜。grilled, roasted烤辣椒fresh鮮辣椒VERB + PEPPERchop, cut, slice剁辣椒;切辣椒;把辣椒切片stuff with sth用⋯填充辣椒peppers stuffed with meat and rice塞有肉和大米餡的辣椒roast烤辣椒PEPPER + NOUNsauce辣椒醬plant, tree胡椒樹 topic at food

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