1 [U] a black or white powder with a hot taste that is used for flavouring food 胡椒粉: salt and pepper盐和胡椒粉
2 [C] a green, red or yellow vegetable that is almost empty inside 辣椒；甜椒 ☞picture on page C3 见C3页插图
pepper²
/ˈpepə(r) ||; ˈpɛpɚ/verb [T] pepper sb/sth with sth (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to hit sb/sth with a series of small objects, especially bullets （用一连串的小物品）打击（尤其是子弹）: The wall had been peppered with bullets.这道墙曾被子弹扫射过。