A pellet is a small ball of paper, mud, lead, or other material.
例句
He was shot in the head by an air gun pellet...他被气枪弹丸击中头部。A beetle was rolling a pellet of dried dung up the hill.一只屎壳郎正在把一个干粪球往山上滚。
英汉词典释义
n.
坚硬小球或小丸
They said they were peppered with shotgun pellets as they walked in the forest.他们说在森林行走时遭到了猎枪铅弹的连续射击。Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them.甲壳虫把粪粒埋起来,然后在里面产卵。