pith

英 [pɪθ]

美 [pɪθ]

n.  (橙子等水果中的)髓; 精髓; 核心; 要点
vt.  杀死; 使瘫痪; 除去…中的髓

现在分词：pithing　过去式：pithed　第三人称单数：piths　过去分词：pithed　

GRE

BNC.25255 / COCA.23670

牛津词典

noun

• （橙子等水果中的）髓
  a soft dry white substance inside the skin of oranges and some other fruits
• 精髓；核心；要点
  the essential or most important part of sth
  1. the pith of her argument
     她论据的核心

柯林斯词典

• （柑橘类水果皮和瓤之间的）衬皮
  The pithof an orange, lemon, or similar fruit is the white substance between the skin and the inside of the fruit.

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubsumnitty-gritty
• soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

verb

• remove the pith from (a plant)

双语例句

• The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
  他演讲的精髓在于着重阐述了教育的重要性。
• Research on Preparation and Properties of Molded Bagasse Pith Packaging Material
  蔗髓模压新型包装材料的制备和性能研究
• The pith of sunflowers is a kind of natural cellular material.
  向日葵髓芯是一种天然的高分子泡沫材料。
• Special subepidermal cells were found to exist beneath the epidermises of H. cordata stems and leaves and secretory cells were found to exist in the cortex and pith of the stems.
  鱼腥草茎和叶的表皮下有特殊的皮下层细胞，茎的皮层和髓中有分泌细胞存在。
• Refined tortoise and turtle tonic paste prepared from a-hundred-year-old pith and marrow is a superfine product promoting longevity.
  提炼百年精髓而制成的龟鳖精补膏，实为长寿精品。
• A charged pith ball may be used as a test body to determine whether or not a second body is charged.
  一个带电的木髓球可当作一个检验物体，去确定另一个物体是否带电。
• They learn to extract the pith from the spine-defended inedible stem.
  他们学会了在脊柱中取出不能食用的干茎。
• The central cylinder in which the primary vascular tissue is arranged around a pith, as in most seed plants.
  一种管状中柱，其中初生脉管组织排列在髓孔周围，存在于大多数种子植物中。
• The pith of this stemlike stele appears rather strongly like collenchyma tissue.
  茎状中柱的髓显得颇强健，像厚角组织。
• The History of China's Gardening-the Pith and Inheritance of Ancient China's Gardening
  《中国造园史》&中国古代造园之精髓与传承