n.

1. 胡椒粉；辣椒粉；香辛调味品[U]
   I'd like to add some pepper to the bean curd.

   我想在豆腐里加一点辣椒粉。

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

   我买了些青辣椒做色拉。

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

   这老人仍然精力充沛。

vt.

1. 加胡椒粉于
   He peppered the soup.

   他在汤里加了辣椒粉。

2. 雨点般地撒（或掷，射）[（+with）]
   The reporters peppered her with questions.

   记者们向她接二连三地提问。

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

   他的脸上满是雀斑。

4. 痛打；严惩
   We peppered them with bullets.

   我们向他们猛烈射击。

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.