英语词汇“pith”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pith

(pĭth)

1. The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most vascular plants, consisting mainly of parenchyma.

a. The soft inner substance of a feather or hair.

b. The spinal cord.

3. The essential or central part; the heart or essence: The pith of your argument is controversial.

4. Strength; vigor; mettle.

5. Significance; importance: matters of great pith.

tr.v. pithed, pith·ing, piths

1. To remove the pith from (a plant stem).

2. To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into the vertebral canal.

3. To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord.

[Middle English, from Old English pitha.]

单词	pith
释义	pith (pĭth) n. 1. The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most vascular plants, consisting mainly of parenchyma. 2. a. The soft inner substance of a feather or hair. b. The spinal cord. 3. The essential or central part; the heart or essence: The pith of your argument is controversial. 4. Strength; vigor; mettle. 5. Significance; importance: matters of great pith. tr.v. pithed, pith·ing, piths 1. To remove the pith from (a plant stem). 2. To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into the vertebral canal. 3. To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord. [Middle English, from Old English pitha.]
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