a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
a shortened version of a written work
a structure that encloses a body part
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
a pilot"s seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
Verb:
enclose in a capsule
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume;"capsulize the news"
中英词源
capsule 胶囊
来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子，词源同case, capsicum.
capsule
capsule: see case
capsule (n.)
1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.
词态变化
复数 capsules;
权威造句
1. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.
警察说他为了逃避逮捕就吞了一颗氰化物胶囊。
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2. A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
一个俄罗斯太空舱目前正在绕地球轨道飞行。
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3. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
你要服一粒维生素B胶囊。
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4. You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
你也可以选择便于服用的红参片或红参胶囊。
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5. The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.
