- [uncountable]
a powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns), used to give a hot, spicy taste to food 胡椒粉 Season with salt and pepper 用盐和胡椒粉调味 freshly ground pepper 新研磨的胡椒粉 sirloin steak with a pepper sauce 胡椒酱西冷牛排
Extra ExamplesAdd salt and pepper to taste. 适量放盐和胡椒粉。 He put some pepper on his steak. 他在牛排上撒了一些胡椒粉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crushed
- ground
- cracked
- …
- add
- put in
- put on
- …
- grinder
- mill
- pot
- …
- salt and pepper
- (British English) (also sweet pepper British English, North American English)(North American English bell pepper)[countable, uncountable]
a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked 甜椒；柿子椒；灯笼椒 
He gave me a great recipe for stuffed peppers. 他给了我一份极佳的做填馅辣椒的食谱。 peppers stuffed with meat and rice 塞有肉和大米馅的辣椒
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bell
- sweet
- chilli/chili
- …
- chop
- cut
- slice
- …
- sauce
- plant
- tree
- …
Word OriginOld English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’.