英语词组pepper是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

salt-and-pepper

A mottled mixture of black, grey, and white. Usually used in reference to hair. Her salt-and-pepper hair gave our teacher a look of distinction and authority.

pepper-upper

1. A stimulant of some kind; that which quickly imparts energy and alertness. I find that yerba mate tea is a much better pepper-upper than coffee—it gives you the same boost, without making you feel jittery or on-edge.

2. Something that increases enthusiasm, optimism, or eagerness. I hate these public speakers they bring in—they're meant to be pepper-uppers, but they just come across as totally phony to me.

pepper with

1. To sprinkle, dot, or cover something with a lot of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." Birds have peppered the various statues with poo, making for some very unsightly tourist attractions. Their entire house has been peppered with their kids' toys—you can't walk anywhere without tripping over something!

2. To add a lot of something interspersed or intermixed into something else, especially something spoken such as a story, speech, lecture, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." He always peppered his lessons with funny anecdotes and skits to help the students really engage with the material. My uncle can't tell a story without peppering it with various embellishments and mistruths.

3. To shower or rain down on someone or something with small projectiles or missiles. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." Riot police peppered the protestors with rubber bullets and tear gas.

pepper someone or something with something

to shower someone or something with something, such as stones, bullets, etc. The angry crowd peppered the police with stones. The sheriff's posse peppered the bandit's hideout with bullets.

pepper with

1. To intersperse something with something else, especially to make it more exciting, interesting, or colorful: She peppers her stories with interesting details. Our vacation consisted of long days at the beach peppered with exciting trips to the city.

2. To sprinkle liberally with something; dot with something: The kids have peppered the backyard with lost marbles.

3. To be sparsely distributed across something; dot something. Used in the passive: The green plain was peppered with small yellow shrubs.

4. To attack someone or something with or as if with small missiles: The attackers peppered the castle wall with a hail of bullets.

pepper-upper

n. an amphetamine tablet or capsule; a pep pill. I need me a little pepper-upper. Can I have a prescription?

salt and pepper

1. n. a black and white police car. There is a salt and pepper around the corner waiting for speeders.

2. mod. interracial, including black and white. It was sort of a salt and pepper meeting, with representatives from all neighborhoods.

词组	pepper
释义	pepper Ⅰ noun 1 an inexperienced, gullible victim of a gambling cheat. Playing on 'green' as a colour and as a slang badge of inexperience US, 1974. 2 cinders spread on a snowy road US, 1976 Ⅱ ⇨ Pepsi; pepper noun a French-Canadian. Originally directed as an insult, because it was said by anglophones that French-Canadians chose Pepsi™ over Coca-Cola™ because they thought the cans were larger, it has been adopted as a badge of pride, especially in the derived form 'pepper' CANADA, 1978 phrasepepper[peppered, peppered, peppering] pepper with 1. pepper sth with sth usually passive to include a lot of a particular type of words or phrases in a book, speech etc: The script, by Frank Clarke, is peppered with four-letter words and modern slang. Her early school reports were peppered with comments such as "Margaret has a very active imagination" and "Margaret must learn not to go off into a day-dream".pepper sth with sth (=use a lot of a particular type of language in a book, speech etc) Mussolini peppered his speeches with slogans.■ SIMILAR TO: sprinkle (with)2. be peppered with sth if something is peppered with smaller things, there are a lot of the smaller things all over it: The mountainside was steep and peppered with yellow bushes. He had thick black hair, peppered with grey.3. pepper sb/sth with sth to fire a lot of bullets or throw a lot of things at someone or something: Anyone who tried to resist was swiftly peppered with a hail of bullets. salt-and-pepper A mottled mixture of black, grey, and white. Usually used in reference to hair. Her salt-and-pepper hair gave our teacher a look of distinction and authority. pepper-upper 1. A stimulant of some kind; that which quickly imparts energy and alertness. I find that yerba mate tea is a much better pepper-upper than coffee—it gives you the same boost, without making you feel jittery or on-edge. 2. Something that increases enthusiasm, optimism, or eagerness. I hate these public speakers they bring in—they're meant to be pepper-uppers, but they just come across as totally phony to me. pepper with 1. To sprinkle, dot, or cover something with a lot of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." Birds have peppered the various statues with poo, making for some very unsightly tourist attractions. Their entire house has been peppered with their kids' toys—you can't walk anywhere without tripping over something! 2. To add a lot of something interspersed or intermixed into something else, especially something spoken such as a story, speech, lecture, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." He always peppered his lessons with funny anecdotes and skits to help the students really engage with the material. My uncle can't tell a story without peppering it with various embellishments and mistruths. 3. To shower or rain down on someone or something with small projectiles or missiles. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pepper" and "with." Riot police peppered the protestors with rubber bullets and tear gas. pepper someone or something with something to shower someone or something with something, such as stones, bullets, etc. The angry crowd peppered the police with stones. The sheriff's posse peppered the bandit's hideout with bullets. pepper with v. 1. To intersperse something with something else, especially to make it more exciting, interesting, or colorful: She peppers her stories with interesting details. Our vacation consisted of long days at the beach peppered with exciting trips to the city. 2. To sprinkle liberally with something; dot with something: The kids have peppered the backyard with lost marbles. 3. To be sparsely distributed across something; dot something. Used in the passive: The green plain was peppered with small yellow shrubs. 4. To attack someone or something with or as if with small missiles: The attackers peppered the castle wall with a hail of bullets. pepper-upper n. an amphetamine tablet or capsule; a pep pill. I need me a little pepper-upper. Can I have a prescription? salt and pepper 1. n. a black and white police car. There is a salt and pepper around the corner waiting for speeders. 2. mod. interracial, including black and white. It was sort of a salt and pepper meeting, with representatives from all neighborhoods.
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