n.[C]

1. 小盒，小容器
   The plastic capsule was transparent all the way round.

   那个塑料小盒通体透明。

2. 【药】胶囊
3. 太空舱；（飞机的）可弹射座舱
4. 【植】荚膜；蒴果
5. 【解】被膜；囊；脑囊
6. （蒸发用的）小器皿
7. 概要

a.

1. 概要的；浓缩的
   This is a capsule description of the event.

   这就是关于那个事件的简要介绍。

2. 微型的

vt.

1. 概括，简述
2. 使浓缩

n.

1. a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.
   ▸a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole.
2. Anatomy  a sheath or membrane that encloses an organ or other structure, such as a kidney.
3. Botany  a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe.
   ▸the spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts.
4. the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.