pellet

pellet
noun
  1. a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
    颗粒状物；小团；丸
    fish food pellets.
    丸状鱼食。
    ■a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet
    小子弹，小弹丸；轻型子弹
    ■(Ornithology)a small mass of bones and feathers regurgitated by a bird of prey or other bird
    (鸟)（猛禽等的）颗粒状呕吐物，吐弃块
    ■a small round piece of animal faeces, especially from a rabbit or rodent
    （尤指兔子或啮齿类动物的）颗粒状粪便
(pelleted, pelleting)
[with obj.]
  1. form or shape (a substance, especially animal food) into pellets
    使（动物的食物）形成小团
  2. hit with or as though with pellets
    用子弹（或像子弹一样）打
    the last drops of rain were pelleting the windshield.
    最后一阵雨滴像子弹一样打在挡风玻璃上。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French pelote 'metal ball', from a diminutive of Latin pila 'ball'
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