Word · Frequency #4969
pills
药丸;药片
pills is the plural of pill.
A small object that is swallowed whole and contains medicine.
口语中也泛指片剂;严格区分时 tablet 指片剂。
- 1.
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
药丸;通常为圆形或圆柱形,便于吞咽,内含药物
- 2.
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
形状或大小类似药片的东西
- 3.
Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
必须接受或忍受的令人不快的事物
- 4.
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
药丸形式的药剂
- 5.
A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
小块物质;如织物表面摩擦形成的纤维球
- 6.
a unpleasant or tiresome person
令人讨厌或乏味的人
- 7.
A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
圆角矩形标签,内含简短文字,标明所属类别
丸状物;粒状物;不得不忍受的苦事;苦果;讨厌的人;令人厌烦的人;(织物上的)绒球;起球;标签块;胶囊标签
In use
I take a pill every morning for my allergy.
She crushed the pill and mixed it with water.
You shouldn't forget to take your pill before dinner.
take + (a/an/the) + pill
注意'pill'是可数名词,常用'a pill'或'pills'。
She took a pill for her headache.
她吃了一片头痛药。
prescribe + (someone) + pills
The doctor prescribed her some pills.
医生给她开了一些药丸。
pill + noun (as modifier)
这种结构中'pill'作为定语修饰名词。
I need a pill case for travel.
我需要一个旅行用的药丸盒。
Connections
Collocations
- take a pill
- 服药
- You should take a pill for your headache.你应该吃一片药来治头痛。
- swallow a pill
- 吞服药丸
- He struggled to swallow the large pill.他挣扎着吞下那颗大药丸。
- birth control pill
- 避孕药
- She has been on the birth control pill for years.她服用避孕药已经好几年了。
- sleeping pill
- 安眠药
- The doctor prescribed a sleeping pill for her insomnia.医生为她的失眠症开了安眠药。
- vitamin pill
- 维生素片
- I take a vitamin pill every morning.我每天早上吃一片维生素片。
- bitter pill to swallow
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象药丸外面有一层糖“皮儿”,pill发音类似“皮儿”。
Context & Register
通常指口服药丸,适用于日常及正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'pill' (same /ɪl/ ending). The '-ill' spelling consistently represents the /ɪl/ sound in these examples.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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