单词 | pore |
释义 | pore (once / 703 pages) 1n 2v That trickle of sweat didn't just miraculously appear — it was secreted out of a pore, a really tiny opening on the surface of your skin. When used as a noun, pore means any tiny hole or opening that allows the passage of liquid. In humans, pores are the little holes that bring us such pleasures as armpit sweat and, when clogged, pimples. But when used as a verb, to pore means to concentrate your attention on or devote hours of focus to something: like poring over the overwhelming choices in the antiperspirant aisle. WORD FAMILYpore: pored, pores, poring, porous+/porosity: porosities/porous: nonporous, porosity, porousness USAGE EXAMPLESWhile she and Harriet played, the grandfather, with other reading material banned, sat in a corner rocking chair poring over the children’s books. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) Poring over the books was a little like bellying up to the oyster bar with the two writers. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) They pored over forensic evidence and GPS data as they sought to retrace the steps of the runaway attacker. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1n any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) Hyper hole an unoccupied space 2n any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal Hypo|Hyper ostiole a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance 3n a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper stoma, stomate germ pore a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination hydathode, water pore, water stomaa pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants lenticelone of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue aperture a natural opening in something v direct one's attention on something Syn|Hypo|Hyper center, centre, concentrate, focus, rivet rivet hold (someone's attention) absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep devote (oneself) fully to recallcause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression thinkfocus one's attention on a certain state zoom inexamine closely; focus one's attention on hear, listen, take heedlisten and pay attention drink, drink inbe fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to inclinebend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well cerebrate, cogitate, think use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
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