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capsule

英['kæpsjuːl;-sjʊl] 美[ˈkæpsul]
  • n. 胶囊;[植] 蒴果;太空舱;小容器
  • adj. 压缩的;概要的
  • vt. 压缩;简述

英英释意


1. a small container
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. a shortened version of a written work
5. a structure that encloses a body part
6. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute