| 单词 | pulp |
| 释义 | pulp (once / 1318 pages) 1nv 2n Pulp is a soft, squishy, or slightly wet mush. The soft inside part of your tooth is pulp, and the soft flesh of a peach is also pulp. There are many kinds of pulp, including the soggy stuff that starts out as trees and ends up as paper. The process of turning wood into paper starts with pulp, the stripped wood fibers that are steamed and ground or mixed with chemicals before being bleached and dried. Magazines printed on very rough, inexpensive paper were once also referred to as pulps, leading to the name "pulp fiction" for cheap, sensational books and magazines. WORD FAMILYpulp: pulped, pulping, pulps, pulpy+/pulpy: pulpier, pulpiest, pulpily, pulpiness USAGE EXAMPLESMendieta is a classic pulp detective: hapless, tough and driven, kind of corrupt but the only cop around not on the cartel’s payroll. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Drain 10 minutes, discard juices, and place pulp in a bowl. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) A man was pulping sugar canes into a drink. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n any soft or soggy mass he pounded it to a pulp Syn|Hyper mush mass a body of matter without definite shape 2n a soft moist part of a fruit Syn|Hyper flesh plant tissue the tissue of a plant 3n a mixture of cellulose fibers Hypo|Hyper bagasse the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants wood pulpwood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper) cellulose a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers 4n the soft inner part of a tooth Hyper vascular structure a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels 5v reduce to pulp pulp fruit pulp wood Hyper bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading 6v remove the pulp from, as from a fruit 2Hyper take out remove something from a container or an enclosed space n an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper Syn|Hyper pulp magazine mag, magazine a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it |
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