pill
noun[C]
uk/pɪl/us/pɪl/pillnoun[C](MEDICINE)
B1
asmallsolidpieceofmedicinethat apersonswallowswithoutchewing(=crushingwith theteeth):
药丸；药片asleepingpill安眠药
avitaminpill维生素片
Mymothertakesthree or four pills aday.我妈妈每天吃3至4粒药。
Jamie's always hadtroubleswallowingpills.杰米吞药时总是很费劲。
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the pill
atypeof pill for women that is taken everydayinordertopreventthem frombecomingpregnant:
（女性的）口服避孕药Are youonthe pill?你在服避孕药吗？
- The new pill will be usedalongsideexistingmedicines.
- These pills I've been taking have done nothing for me.
- Thedoctorprescribedsome pills.
- Dad's alwaysforgettingto take his pills.
- When he was 17 he took anoverdoseofsleepingpills andnearlydied.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- enema
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Obstetrics: contraception
pillnoun[C](PERSON)
US
anannoyingperson:
令人讨厌的人Jennifer was being such a pill today.珍妮弗今天真烦人。
pillnoun[C](ON CLOTHING)
US(UKbobble)
asmallballofthreadsthatdevelopson thesurfaceofclothesormaterial:
（衣服或布料上的）球粒，纤维绒球Shesattheresulkingandpickingthe pills off hersweater.她坐在那里生闷气，一个劲地拽着毛衣上的绒球。
Textiles: general words
- baize
- Bargello
- bias
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier
- fibre
- multifilament
- nap
- padding
- pile
- reweave
- strand
- suiting
- swatch
- textile
- the weft
- webbed
- yarn
Idiom
sugar the pill
pill
verb[I]
USuk/pɪl/us/pɪl/(UKbobble)If apieceofclothingormaterialpills, itdevelopssmallballsofthreadsonitssurface.
（衣服或布料）起球粒，起纤维绒球Textiles: general words
- baize
- Bargello
- bias
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier
- fibre
- multifilament
- nap
- padding
- pile
- reweave
- strand
- suiting
- swatch
- textile
- the weft
- webbed
- yarn