marrow
/ˈmærəʊ/noun
1
- （亦作vegetable marrow）Brit. a long white-fleshed gourd with thin green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable〈英〉（蔬菜）西葫芦。
2
- the plant of the gourd family which produces this西葫芦。
2.1
- Cucurbita pepo, family Cucurbitaceae.拉丁名Cucurbita pepo,葫芦科。
3
- （亦作bone marrow）[mass noun] a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality)骨髓。
短语
to the marrow
- to one's innermost being彻头彻尾地：
a sight which chilled me to the marrow.
令我极其心惊胆战的景象。
派生词
marrowless
adjectivemarrowy
adjective词源
Old English mearg, mærg (in sense 3), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.