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pellet

/ˈpɛlɪt/

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noun

小球，颗粒

A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

Examples :

"a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"

一小块木屑、纸屑或矿石颗粒。

material substance item

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noun

铅弹, 弹丸

A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.

Examples :

"The air rifle used small pellets for target practice. "

那把气步枪用小铅弹进行射击练习。

weapon military material

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noun

食丸, 鸟粪丸

Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

Examples :

"In science class, we dissected an owl pellet to study what the owl had eaten by examining the tiny bones inside. "

在科学课上，我们解剖了一个猫头鹰的食丸，通过观察里面的小骨头来研究猫头鹰吃了什么。

biology animal bird physiology ecology nature body food science function

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noun

圆球，小球，黑点。

A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).

Examples :

"The stained-glass window depicted a knight with a large, ominous pellet on his shield. "

这扇彩色玻璃窗描绘了一个骑士，他的盾牌上有一个很大的、不祥的黑点 (hēi diǎn)。

heraldry color appearance

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noun

链环，节段。

One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.

Examples :

"The Pelletron accelerator uses many small pellets to accelerate the particles. "

Pelletron加速器使用许多小的链环来加速粒子。

physics technology machine device

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verb

制成小球，丸化。

To form into pellets.

Examples :

"The machine pellets the sawdust and turns it into fuel for the stove. "

这台机器把锯末压制成小球，然后变成炉子的燃料。

process agriculture food material

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verb

用弹丸打，投掷弹丸。

To strike with pellets.

Examples :

"The children used their toy guns to pellet each other with soft foam balls during the play fight. "

孩子们在打闹的时候，用玩具枪互相投掷软泡沫球。