The English word for pepper is pepper.
I. PronunciationEnglish: [/?p?p?r/]; American: [/?p?p?r/]
II. Chinese Translationn. pepper; chili pepper; pepper powder
v. to add pepper to; to garnish; to sprinkle or put on in large quantities
III. Formspast tense: peppered
past participle: peppered
Present participle: peppering
Plural form: peppers
Four, phrases withblack pepper Black pepper
red pepper Red pepper
pepper sauce Pepper sauce
Five, bilingual example sentences1. Could you pass the pepper, please?
Could you pass me the pepper?
2. I like to sprinkle my soup with black pepper.
I like to sprinkle my soup with black pepper.
3. The spicy chicken was loaded with red pepper.
The spicy chicken was loaded with red pepper.
4. The old lady peppered her speech with funny anecdotes.
5. His letter was peppered with spelling mistakes.
His letter was full of spelling mistakes.
VI. Usage1. "Pepper" as a noun basically means pepper or chili peppers used as seasoning, either pepper grains or ground peppercorns. For example: She put some pepper in the soup.
2. "Pepper" as a verb can mean to add pepper to food, e.g. She peppered the salad.
3. "Pepper" can also mean "spice up", especially when inserting elements into speech or writing, as in: He peppered his speech with jokes. (He peppered his speech with jokes.)
4. The past tense and past participle form of "pepper" is peppered, and the present participle form is peppering.For example: The walls were peppered with bullet holes.
5. "Pepper" can be collocated with some adjectives, such as "black pepper" (black pepper), "red pepper" (red pepper). For example, I added some red pepper to the dish for some heat.