n.

1. 胡椒粉；辣椒粉；香辛調味品[U]
   I'd like to add some pepper to the tofu.

   我想在豆腐裡加一點辣椒粉。

2. 【植】胡椒；辣椒[C]
   I bought some green peppers for the salad.

   我買了些青辣椒做沙拉。

3. 辛辣性，尖刻性[U]
4. 活力，勁頭；膽量[U]
   There was plenty of pepper left in the old man.

   這老人仍然精力充沛。

vt.

1. 加胡椒粉於
   He peppered the soup.

   他在湯裡加了辣椒粉。

2. 雨點般地撒（或擲，射）[（+with）]
   The reporters peppered her with questions.

   記者們接二連三地向她問問題。

3. 使布滿[（+with）]
   His face is peppered with freckles.

   他的臉上滿是雀斑。

4. 痛打；嚴懲
   We peppered them with bullets.

   我們向他們猛烈射擊。

n.

1. a pungent, hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used to flavour food.
2. a climbing vine with berries that are dried as black or white peppercorns. [Piper nigrum.]
   ▸used in names of related plants having hot-tasting leaves, or fruits used as a pungent spice, e.g. Jamaica pepper, water pepper.
3. a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper.
   ▸a reddish and typically hot-tasting spice prepared from various forms of capsicum.
4. Baseball  a practice game in which a fielder throws at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielder.

v.

1. sprinkle or season with pepper.
2. (usu. be peppered with) scatter liberally over or through.
3. hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot.
4. archaic inflict severe punishment or suffering upon.