tablet

US /ˈtæb.lət/
UK /ˈtæb.lət/
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1.

板, 碑

a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for inscriptions

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Ancient civilizations used clay tablets to record their history.
古代文明使用泥板记录他们的历史。
The Ten Commandments were inscribed on stone tablets.
十诫刻在石上。
2.

药片, 药丸

a small, flat, solid dose of a medicine or drug

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Take one tablet with water after meals.
饭后用水服用一药。
The doctor prescribed pain relief tablets.
医生开了止痛药片
3.

平板电脑

a thin, lighter-than-laptop mobile computer with a touchscreen display, typically larger than a smartphone

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She uses her tablet for reading e-books and browsing the internet.
她用她的平板电脑阅读电子书和浏览互联网。
Many students now prefer to take notes on a tablet rather than a notebook.
许多学生现在更喜欢在平板电脑上而不是笔记本上做笔记。