Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4781
tablet
药片；片剂
a small flat compressed cake of some substance
- 1.
A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
用于刻写的粘土、石头或木板
- 2.
A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
巴哈伊信仰创始人撰写的简短经文
- 3.
A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
药片；小而易吞的固体物质
- 4.
A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
几页空白纸装订在一起的纸垫
- 5.
A graphics tablet.
绘图板
- 6.
A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
平板电脑,一种便携式计算机。
- 7.
A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
一种圆形标记,允许火车在单轨线上行驶
碑；匾；石板；用于刻写的粘土、石头或木板；巴哈伊信仰创始人撰写的简短经文；药片；小而易吞的固体物质；几页空白纸装订在一起的纸垫
In use
The nurse handed me a small white tablet and a glass of water.
If the tablet is too large to swallow, you can break it in half.
The pharmacist put the tablets in a small orange bottle.
take [number/a/an] tablet
用于药品剂量说明。
Take one tablet twice a day after meals.
每日两次，饭后服用一片。
[material] tablet
指由特定材料制成的平板，常用于考古或历史语境。
The ancient clay tablet was inscribed with cuneiform.
这块古代泥板上刻有楔形文字。
tablet of [substance]
指某种物质制成的块状物，如肥皂、巧克力等。
Connections
Collocations
- take a tablet
- 服用一片药片
- You should take one tablet three times a day after meals.你应该每天三次饭后服用一片药片。
- swallow a tablet
- 吞下药片
- It's easier to swallow the tablet if you put it in yogurt.如果你把药片放进酸奶里，更容易吞下。
- prescribe tablets
- 开药片
- The doctor prescribed some tablets for my headache.医生为我的头痛开了一些药片。
- stone tablet
- 石碑
- The ancient stone tablet was discovered in the ruins.那块古老的石碑是在废墟中发现的。
- clay tablet
- 泥板
- The Sumerians wrote on clay tablets.苏美尔人在泥板上写字。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个平板电脑（tablet）上放着一片药片（tablet），都是扁平的，记住tablet的‘平’。
Context & Register
药品; 糖衣药片; 药片 | 通常用于医学或药房语境，在日常口语和正式说明中均常见。 | register: neutral | contexts: 医学, 药房, 医嘱 | note_zh: 该义项在医药领域非常普遍，日常使用中无需特殊场合区分。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'tablet' (stress on first syllable, ending /lət/ or /lɪt/). Note that 'table' (/ˈteɪbəl/) is a spelling lookalike but does not rhyme.
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.