pod

• 名词，指植物的荚果或开裂的果实，也指水生哺乳动物的群体，或飞机上可分离的燃料容器。

A noun referring to a seed container of a plant, a dehiscent fruit, a group of aquatic mammals, or a detachable fuel container on an airplane.

1. Seed containerB1formal

   The vessel that holds the seeds of a plant, distinct from the seeds themselves.

   荚果

   • The pea pod was full of ripe seeds.
   • She opened the pod to collect the beans inside.
   • The plant's pod split open when it was dry.

   同义词capsulehullhusklegumeseedpodshell

2. Dehiscent fruitB2formalscientific

   A several-seeded fruit that splits open when ripe, as found in leguminous plants.

   裂果

   • The legume pod burst open, scattering its seeds.
   • Botanists classify this plant by its dehiscent pod.
   • The pod of the bean plant is a classic example of this fruit type.

   同义词legumeseedpod

3. Group of aquatic mammalsB1formalscientific

   A small social group of marine mammals, such as whales or dolphins.

   群

   • A pod of dolphins swam alongside the boat.
   • The whale pod migrated south for the winter.
   • Researchers observed a pod of orcas hunting together.

   同义词gamherdschool

4. Detachable fuel containerC1formaltechnical

   A removable container on an aircraft that holds fuel.

   外挂燃油箱

   • The fighter jet jettisoned its external fuel pod.
   • The aircraft's pod was designed for long-range missions.
   • Engineers inspected the fuel pod before takeoff.

• 动词，指把豌豆或豆子从豆荚中剥出，也指植物结出豆荚。

A verb meaning to remove peas or beans from their pods, or to form pods (as in plants).

1. Remove from podB1informal

   To take something, such as peas or beans, out of its shell or pod.

   剥荚取豆

   • She podded the peas for the stew.
   • He spent the afternoon podding beans for dinner.
   • The recipe calls for podded broad beans.

   同义词hullhuskshellshuck

2. B2formal

   To form or produce pods, as a plant does.

   结荚

   • The pea plants are starting to pod.
   • The beans podded early this year due to the warm weather.
   • The garden is full of podding okra.