tablet
noun
ˈtæblɪət
noun
1
a
small
round
hard
piece
of
medicine
which
you
swallow
药片;
She
took
a
couple
of
headache
tablets.
她吃了几片头痛药。
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion
etc
tablet
2
a
small
hard
piece
of
a
substance,
especially
one
that
DISSOLVES
in
water
丸
water
purification
tablets
净水丸
3
a
flat
piece
of
stone
or
clay
with
words
cut
into
it,
for
example
above
someone’s
GRAVE
〔刻有文字的〕匾，牌
4
be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
used
to
say
that
something
does
not
change
[英] 不可更改，铁板钉钉
BrE
The
programme
should
not
be
set
in
tablets
of
stone,
but
improved
continuously.
此方案不应是铁板钉钉，而应可以不断改进。
5
a
set
of
pieces
of
paper
for
writing
on
that
are
glued
together
at
the
top
[美] 便笺本，拍纸簿;
AmE BrE