pills

英 [pɪlz] 美 [pɪlz]

n.  药丸; 药片; 口服避孕药; 讨厌的人; 讨厌鬼
v.  起球; 结绒
pill的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 药丸;丸剂
    Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing.
    1. Why do I have to take all these pills?
      我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢?
    2. ...sleeping pills.
      安眠药
  2. N-SING (女用)口服避孕药
    If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.
    1. She had been on the pill for three years.
      她吃口服避孕药已有3年。
    2. ...the contraceptive pill.
      避孕药丸
  3. PHRASE 不得不承受的苦事;不得不接受的现实
    If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow .
    1. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
      你年龄太大了,没人愿意再给工作,这是你不得不接受的现实。
  4. PHRASE 把苦药包上糖衣;使不愉快的事变得较易接受
    If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.
    1. He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
      他提高了工资以使人们更易接受,尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。

双语例句

  1. I took one of the pills and chewed it up.
    我拿起一粒药丸,把它嚼碎。
  2. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure
    我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
  3. She laced his food with sleeping pills.
    她在他的食物里掺了安眠药。
  4. Why do I have to take all these pills?
    我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢?
  5. She could not have taken these massive doses orally. In the first place, she did not have enough pills.
    她不可能口服这么大的剂量,因为她根本没有足够的药丸了。
  6. She's been taking sleeping pills
    她一直在服用安眠药。
  7. She made Tina flush the pills down the toilet.
    她让蒂娜把药丸扔进马桶里冲走。
  8. You are given pills with small quantities of nicotine to wean you from cigarettes
    会给你一些含少量尼古丁的药片帮你戒除烟瘾。
  9. The pills are coated with sugar.
    药丸挂了一层糖衣。
  10. Sugar coating hides the taste of pills.
    糖衣掩盖了药片的药味。
  11. After taking some pills, the patient got off to sleep.
    病人服了一些药片,就入睡了。
  12. The doctor dosed out pills.
    医生配了药丸。
  13. Doctor Lin gave some pills to clear up my stomach trouble.
    林大夫给了我一些治疗胃痛的药片。
  14. The sugar coated the pills.
    药丸上涂了糖衣。
  15. He took a few pills before going to bed.
    他临睡前吃了几粒药。
  16. Navy cloth pills easily.
    海军呢爱起毛。
  17. He dissolved the pills in water.
    他把药片用水化开。
  18. Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet.
    维生素丸可补充你食物中所缺的营养。
  19. The pills cleared up his stomach trouble.
    这些药丸治好了他的胃痛。
  20. The doctor prescribed some pills for me.
    医生给我开了些药片。
  21. The doctor gave me a prescription for some pills.
    医生开了一个药方给我。
  22. How many pills did you take?
    你嗑了多少药丸?
  23. You took all the pills prescribed you?
    你吃了开给你的所有的药?
  24. I'll give you some pills and tablets and a cough mixture.
    医生:我给你开点药丸和药片,还有止咳合剂。
  25. She prescribed some pills to help me to sleep.
    她开了一些帮助我睡眠的药片。
  26. I've swallowed some pills by mistake.
    我误吞了一些药片。
  27. I took some pills, and now my headache is gone.
    我吃了一些药,现在我的头痛好了。
  28. I'll give you some another antibiotic pills and cough medicine.
    我给你开一些另一种抗菌素药丸和咳嗽药。
  29. Could it be me, I had to buy sleeping pills.
    我也叫人帮我去买安眠药了。