| 释义 |
pith/piθ/ n. & v.●n. 1 spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, etc. (橙子、柠檬等皮下的)海绵层，中果皮 2 the essential part; the quintessence 核心；精髓 came to the pith of his argument 触及他论据的核心 3 Bot. the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of dicotyledonous plants 【植】(双子叶纲植物的枝、茎中的)海绵蜂窝组织，木髓 4a physical strength; vigour 体力；精力 b force; energy 力量；能量 5 archaic spinal marrow [古义]脊髓 ●v. tr. 1 remove the pith or marrow from 除去…的木髓(或海绵层) 2 slaughter or immobilize (an animal) by severing the spinal cord (用切断脊髓的方法)杀死(动物)；使(动物)瘫痪 □ pithless adj.[Old English pitha, from West Germanic] |