Capsule

['kæpsjuːl;-sjʊl] or [ˈkæpsul]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside.

(noun.) a small container.

(noun.) a structure that encloses a body part.

(noun.) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses.

(verb.) enclose in a capsule.

黛拉校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.

(n.) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.

(n.) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.

(n.) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.

(n.) A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

(n.) A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.

(n.) A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.

埃尔伯特編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Case, wrapper, envelope, covering, shell, sheath.[2]. (Bot.) Pod, pericarp, seed-vessel.[3]. (Chem.) Evaporating dish.[4]. Percussion cap.

整理:丽纳

解釋/意思:

n. the seed-vessel of a plant: a small dish.—adjs. Cap′sular Cap′sulary hollow like a capsule: pertaining to a capsule; Cap′sulate -d enclosed in a capsule.

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