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 economic feature is obvious. shows that of all types casparian strip exits in endodermis and evident pith does in young root; primary xylem is exarch and tetrarch;
  智囊团的经济特质是显而易见的。结果表明：内皮层都具有凯氏带，幼根均具有明显的髓，初生木质部均为外始式四原型；
• Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits
  用一把锋利的刀削去两种水果的外皮和中果皮。
• Both the rubber and the pith ball are negatively charged.
  这时，橡胶棒和木髓球两者都带负电荷。
• 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 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。
• Long sticks pith underdevelopment.
  长枝髓心不发达。
• 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。
• An extract of the whole fruit including pith, peel and seeds was given to 60 volunteers every day for a month in the form of a capsule.
  研究者每天为60位参与者每人发放一枚石榴胶囊，胶囊里是用整颗石榴榨成的汁（里面包括果核和果皮），坚持服用一个月。
• 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 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