pills

1. [C]药丸,药片 small ball or flat round piece of medicine,made to be swallowed whole
2. [S]口服避孕药 a pill taken regularly by women as a means of birth control

• coat a pill with sugar给药丸涂上糖衣
• swallow a pill服药丸

• bitter pill苦药丸
• sleeping pill安眠药

• on the pill在服避孕药期间

sleeping pill安眠药

bitter pill困恼；苦涩的药丸

contraceptive pill避孕药；避孕丸

poison pill毒药丸（比喻公司为避免被对方兼并而向对方索取极高代价的阻挠措施）

blue pill汞丸；蓝色丸

diet pill（美）减肥药丸

1. Father must take his pill on the hour.
   父亲必须在每点钟准点吃药丸。
2. The baby spat out the nasty pill.
   婴儿吐出了难吃的药丸。
3. This pill will help to settle your nerves.
   你吃了这片药神经就不那麽紧张了。
4. His mother told him to have a vitamin pill before leaving.
   他妈妈让他在走之前吃一颗维生素药丸。
5. Occasionally she had to take sleeping pills.
   她偶尔不得不吃安眠药。

1. She was nervous about returning to the pill because of worries about a possible cancer risk.
   因为担心可能患癌症的风险，她对再服用药丸很紧张。