pill (A2)
カタカナ: ピル
IPA: /pɪl/
Definition
A pill is a small, solid piece of medicine that you swallow. It can be round, oval, or oblong. The word 'tablet' means the same thing. A 'capsule' is a pill inside a gelatin shell.
意味: 錠剤（じょうざい）とは、飲み込む小さな固形の薬です。丸形、楕円形、細長い形などがあります。'tablet'も同じ意味で使われます。'capsule'はゼラチンの殻に入った錠剤のことです。
Examples / 例文
朝食後に薬を2錠飲んでください。 — Take two pills after breakfast.
この錠剤は飲み込みにくい。 — These pills are hard to swallow.
痛み止めを一錠飲んだ。 — I took a painkiller pill.
Pill の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Pill:
How to Use Pill
- take a pill (collocation)
- To swallow a medicine tablet — "Take one pill three times a day."
- a sleeping pill (collocation)
- A pill that helps you sleep — "The doctor gave her sleeping pills."
See "Pill" in the English dictionary
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