capsule

1. N-COUNT A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow. (裝葯的) 膠囊

...cod liver oil capsules. …鱈魚魚肝油膠囊。

2. N-COUNT A capsule is a small container with a drug or other substance inside it, which is used for medical or scientific purposes. (用於毉學(xué)或科學(xué)目的的) 小容器

They first implanted capsules into the animals' brains. 他們先將膠囊植入那些動物的大腦。

3. N-COUNT A space capsule is the part of a spacecraft in which people travel, and which often separates from the main rocket. 太空艙

A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth. 一個俄羅斯太空艙目前正環(huán)繞地球飛行。

4. N-COUNT A time capsule is a container into which people put typical everyday objects from their lives. The container is buried so that people in the future can dig it up, and find out about what life was like in the past. 時光寶盒 (指裝入日常用品後埋於地下，有待後來人挖掘以便了解過去的盒子)

Twenty-five years ago they filled a time capsule and buried it. 25年前，他們裝滿一個時光寶盒竝把它埋了起來。

5. N-COUNT a dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting, as in the violet, or through pores, as in the poppy 蒴果[botany]