pith

Word family adjectivepithfulpithlesspithlikepithyadverbpithilynounpithinesspithballpith

Related topics: Plants

pith /pɪθ/ noun [uncountableU]

HBPa white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit 中果皮，衬皮〔橙等水果表皮下的白皮〕

Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith.

用锋利的刀削去这些橘子的表皮和所有衬皮。

→4 See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1

2. HBPa soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants 〔某些植物茎中的〕髓

Examples from the Corpus

pith• Small wonder that doctors are calling for the return of the parasol and pith helmet.• The blanched pith soaked up the sugar syrup during the candying process and turned out to be spectacular.• Peel 3 more oranges, cutting away all the pith and membrane.• Finally we both got fed up and left the pith on half the peel.• We tried taking out the pith from behind the bud, and we tried leaving it in - it made little difference.• Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple, refreshing dessert.• Remove zest from orange and lemon; avoid the bitter white pith.• The only real difference would be that the colonial governors sent to deal with the locals back then usually wore pith helmets.

Origin pith

Old English pitha

单词	pith
释义	pith Word family adjectivepithfulpithlesspithlikepithyadverbpithilynounpithinesspithballpith Related topics: Plants pith /pɪθ/ noun [uncountableU] 1 HBPa white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit 中果皮，衬皮〔橙等水果表皮下的白皮〕 Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith. 用锋利的刀削去这些橘子的表皮和所有衬皮。 →4 See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1 2. HBPa soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants 〔某些植物茎中的〕髓 Examples from the Corpus pith• Small wonder that doctors are calling for the return of the parasol and pith helmet.• The blanched pith soaked up the sugar syrup during the candying process and turned out to be spectacular.• Peel 3 more oranges, cutting away all the pith and membrane.• Finally we both got fed up and left the pith on half the peel.• We tried taking out the pith from behind the bud, and we tried leaving it in - it made little difference.• Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple, refreshing dessert.• Remove zest from orange and lemon; avoid the bitter white pith.• The only real difference would be that the colonial governors sent to deal with the locals back then usually wore pith helmets. Origin pith Old English pitha
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