capsule
noun
ˈkæpsjuːl
noun
1
a
plastic
container
shaped
like
a
very
small
tube
with
medicine
inside
that
you
swallow
whole
〔药物〕胶囊;
2
a
small
plastic
container
with
a
substance
or
liquid
inside
〔装物或液体的〕小塑料容器
3
the
part
of
a
spacecraft
in
which
people
live
and
work
〔太空船的〕密封舱，太空舱
a
space
capsule
orbiting
the
Earth
沿地球轨道飞行的太空舱