n. 太空舱；小盒；胶囊（capsule的复数）

n a small container

n a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

n a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

n a shortened version of a written work

n a structure that encloses a body part

n a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space

n a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

v enclose in a capsule

v put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume